Childminder, Out-of school day care in Bexley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 February 2016 3 March 2009

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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 maintains an exceptionally welcoming and stimulating environment. There is a very wide range of well-organised resources and planned activities. Children have opportunities to practise and develop their skills in all areas of learning. They make outstanding progress from their starting points.  The childminder is highly effective as she encourages and supports children to develop their independence. Her consistent support and praise encourages children's confidence, increasing their motivation to solve problems and overcome challenges.  Children make outstanding progress in their mathematical development. The childminder's highly skilful interactions support children to learn about numbers, shapes and size.  The childminder is an outstanding role model and helps children manage their own behaviour exceptionally well. For example, she encourages excellent manners, respect for others and taking turns with the toys.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder establishes excellent links with other early years settings that children attend, such as local nurseries and schools. She helps to ease children's moves to school and promotes high effective continuity in children's learning.  Self-evaluation is excellent. The childminder consistently gathers parents' and children's views and implements changes to maintain her outstanding service.

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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 strengthen the excellent promotion of diversity to build on children's understanding of different languages and cultures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children participating in activities and interacting with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector reviewed the children's assessment records and a selection of policies and procedures, including those for safeguarding.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took account of parents' written views about the quality of the provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent partnership with parents. There is an outstanding exchange of information about children's learning and care enabling home learning and continuity. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes additional training to ensure she has the most up-to-date information to help her keep children safe and protect them from harm. The childminder is very committed to providing the highest quality experiences for children. Children's care and education is a priority as the childminder continually strives to maintain her outstanding provision. For example, she completes a wide range of training that she evaluates, and implements ideas to continually improve her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is excellent at observing and responding to children's needs and interests. For example, she consistently encourages children to make choices about their learning that follow their interests and skilfully extend their play. The childminder uses observations skilfully to develop and monitor accurate assessments. Her very thorough understanding of how each child learns helps children to move forward quickly to the next stage of their learning. Children develop their literacy skills exceptionally well. For example, the childminder encourages babies to develop an interest in books. She supports them to turn the pages carefully or lift flaps and expands their vocabulary as she reads the story.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder actively ensures that her stimulating environment and resources reflect diversity. This helps all children develop an exceptionally strong sense of belonging and an excellent understanding of the wider community. For example, they celebrate a wide range of different festivals and look at books in other languages, including children's own home languages. Very occasionally, the childminder does not make the best possible use of children's home languages to strengthen all children's awareness of other cultures. Children have excellent opportunities to develop their social and physical skills. For example, they willingly negotiate with other children and competently use the larger and more challenging equipment at playgroups and soft play areas.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make outstanding progress in their learning from their starting points. They benefit greatly from the excellent variety of learning experiences that prepare them for their future learning and school. Children are highly confident and very keen to learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY298238 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 827027 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 3 March 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Bexleyheath, in the London Borough of Bexley. She cares for children between the hours of 7.15am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, 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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