Childminder in Bexley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 January 2016 7 June 2010

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Parents are exceptionally well-informed about their children's achievements and progress. The childminder maintains excellent levels of communication with them to ensure they feel fully included.  Children are extremely well behaved. The childminder is an inspirational role model and children have an excellent understanding of the rules and boundaries.  The quality of teaching and interaction is exemplary. Children have an outstanding range of motivational learning experiences. This helps children to be exceptionally well engaged and make excellent progress in their learning.  The childminder is committed to evaluate and review her practice. She is dedicated to making positive changes. She demonstrates an excellent level of determination to provide high-quality care for children.  The childminder maintains very close links with other providers and early years professionals. For example, she complements the planning of settings where children

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This provision is outstanding

also attend. Children have a high level of consistency in their learning and make excellent progress.  Children have excellent opportunities to develop their early reading skills. This helps support children to develop skills for their future learning exceptionally well.

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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

 continue to extend the variety of experiences for children to explore and use their already excellent early writing skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, including children's progress reports, policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children, parents and the childminder.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder continues to develop her excellent knowledge by attending regular training. This helps her extend how she carefully meets the individual needs of children. For example, she attends communication and language training to provide excellent support for their speech development. The childminder uses extremely effective ways to monitor and track children's progress. She very promptly identifies and closes any development gaps. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder carries out thorough risk assessments and children are encouraged to manage appropriate risks and challenges themselves. For example, children understand how to keep themselves safe while they investigate and explore on motivational trips out to the beach, museums and parks. The childminder has a very thorough knowledge of how to keep children safe and knows who to contact if she has concerns about their welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder supports children's learning extremely well as she has exceptional knowledge about their individual needs and interests. For example, children build model 'houses' and 'shops' to mirror the areas in which they live. They have exceptional opportunities to develop their creativity and imagination. The childminder is an inspirational role model with regards to children's communication skills. For example, she asks extremely high-quality questions and engages children in excellent discussions that use their thinking skills. Children develop excellent speaking and listening skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have exceptionally positive relationships with the childminder and each other. They have an incredibly high level of emotional well-being and sense of belonging. They are very confident and develop excellent social skills. Children develop an extremely good understanding of differences and similarities in society from the extensive range of experiences and resources. All children have highly effective opportunities to build on their early writing skills. However, the childminder recognises a need to extend the variety of resources further to maintain children's high interest. The children develop excellent physical well-being and development. For example, they are highly involved in preparing the very nutritious snacks and understand the importance of healthy eating and daily exercise.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional progress. Children are extremely independent and confident learners. This supports them incredibly well to develop skills for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY386645 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 822370 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Sidcup, Kent. She cares for children Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 5pm, during term time only.

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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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