Childminder in Southwark

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 January 2016 30 November 2011

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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

 The childminder is extremely knowledgeable and well qualified. She understands children's interests exceptionally well and plans rich, imaginative experiences for them. Children are highly motivated, and eager to explore and learn.  The childminder provides extensive opportunities to help children become confident and independent. Children take care of their own personal hygiene needs and make decisions about their play.  The childminder has an in-depth understanding of how children learn and develop. She uses every available opportunity to enhance children's language, physical and personal, emotional and social skills exceptionally well. She helps children to make excellent progress and become extremely ready for future learning.  The childminder develops exceptional partnerships with parents, professionals and other settings children attend. She uses these partnerships to provide excellent continuity for children and help them to excel in all areas of learning.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder uses highly successful systems to evaluate and monitor all aspects of her setting. She uses her self-evaluation exceptionally well to target areas for improvement in order to enhance her first-class provision further.

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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

 strengthen further the extremely good opportunities for children to explore technology to help them learn more about the wider world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the areas used for childminding and spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including the childminder's self- evaluation, qualifications, policies, procedures, and children's learning and assessment records.  The inspector looked at the suitability checks for all adults living in the household.  The inspector took account of parents' written views and feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder's knowledge, understanding and thorough practices to keep children safe are excellent. She keeps up to date with local child protection practices and regularly reviews new legislation. The childminder is highly aware of the appropriate procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. Children learn how to manage their own safety at all times. The childminder monitors children's learning and development meticulously, and tracks their individual learning and progress accurately, to help them progress extremely well. She has addressed the recommendation from her last inspection. Children now have many opportunities to understand that text carries meaning, to help enhance their excellent experiences. The childminder makes exceptional use of training opportunities to continually improve her skills and expertise. She shares her expert knowledge, practice and ideas with other

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

childminders, to help achieve highly positive outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children develop exceptionally well. They thoroughly enjoy their time in this inspirational environment. The childminder offers them excellent support and is highly skilled in teaching children to learn through play. For example, children thoroughly enjoy imaginative play as they pretend to prepare for a party. The childminder extends children's knowledge expertly. She teaches them excellent mathematical language as they predict which objects will fit into a tube. Children are highly motivated as they learn interesting new words such as 'tipping', 'bigger', 'wide', 'round' and 'perfect', and count in different situations. The childminder provides a range of electronic resources for children to explore. However, she does not take every available opportunity to promote children's understanding of technology even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder takes children on regular walks and trips to local groups, parks and places of interest to the children, to encourage their interest in the local community. The childminder is highly skilled and sensitive to the needs of children. She provides a remarkably warm and genuinely nurturing environment. Children show they are extremely well settled and happy in her care. The childminder encourages children to be kind and respectful. They are exceptionally well behaved and extremely well mannered. The childminder praises them for their efforts to help promote their self-esteem. The childminder encourages children to manage tasks independently and is extremely good at promoting their knowledge of good hygiene and healthy eating.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make exceptional progress from their starting points. They are prepared extremely well for starting nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426366 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 823245 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 30 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Bermondsey, in the London Borough of Southwark. She operates from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder holds an early years foundation degree.

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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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