Childminder in Lambeth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 January 2016 20 May 2010

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 The childminder plans enjoyable activities for children based on their interests. This helps children to be enthusiastic and motivated to learn.  The environment is highly welcoming and children feel at home. They respond very positively to the childminder's cheerful personality and have fun.  Children have exceptionally strong relationships with the childminder and are very happy, settled and secure. The childminder is very caring and responsive to children's individual needs and promotes their emotional well-being exceptionally well.  Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder takes a keen interest in finding out what children do at home, so that she can continue to promote these interests in her home. This supports good consistency in children's learning and development, helping them to be ready for the next stage in their learning.  The childminder is competent, dedicated and experienced. She has a strong passion to

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This provision is good

improve her provision, which enables her to make changes that support children's learning and development well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children are not always able to practise their early writing and drawing.  The childminder does not always extend children's good understanding of numbers and counting further to strengthen their mathematics skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 provide children with more opportunities to practise their drawing and writing  further extend children's understanding of numbers and counting to develop their mathematical skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder with the children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation including policies, qualification certificates and children's learning records.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of child protection issues and follows robust policies and procedures to underpin her good practice. This helps her to keep children safe and protect them from harm. The childminder regularly checks on children's development and progress to identify and address any gaps. She successfully updates her knowledge by attending training and meeting with other professionals. For example, she attends weekly drop-in sessions with other childminders, where they discuss their practice and share ideas. The childminder keeps up to date with good practice guidance and attends a wide range of relevant training to build on her knowledge. This has a positive impact on the quality of her practice and the new experiences she provides for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children well and accurately monitors their learning and development. Assessments are frequent and show the good progress children make. This helps her to identify where children may need extra support, so children acquire the skills required for their next stage in learning. The childminder encourages children to solve problems in their play and be independent learners, for example, when completing puzzle games. This helps children to think for themselves. Children engage in many conversations with the childminder, developing good communication and discussion skills. Children learn some mathematical concepts well to identify different numbers and count the numerals on a clock face.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder supports children's independence exceptionally well so they learn to take care of their own personal needs. She skilfully encourages the youngest children to try to do things for themselves before offering assistance. This very effectively develops their enthusiasm and ability to persevere and have a go. The childminder very successfully encourages healthy eating and involves children in mealtimes to help them develop very positive attitudes towards healthy food. Children are extremely confident learners. They immerse themselves in games and activities, and play exceptionally well with the childminder. She gets to know children extremely well, very efficiently supporting their emotional well-being. Children settle with great ease, are very happy and clearly flourish in her care.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. All children are working at typical levels of development for their age. They are happy, confident and keen to learn, which helps prepare them well for the next stage in their learning, including going to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY319647 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 847555 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in the Tulse Hill Area in the London Borough of Lambeth. The childminder operates her service Monday to Thursday from 8am to 6pm, all year round.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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