Childminder EY218661

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 February 2016 17 March 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's teaching practice is inspirational. She closely observes children's emerging interests and plans precisely to meet their individual needs. Children are highly motivated to explore and thoroughly enjoy their learning.  The childminder focuses sharply on promoting children's physical, social and communication skills. Children make excellent progress from their starting points and rapidly develop the key skills that support their future learning.  The childminder's home is very welcoming and she provides a stimulating range of toys and resources. Children can freely choose what they want to use and their independence skills thrive.  The childminder is very caring and professional in her relationship with children and their families. Children bond well with her and settle extremely well in her care. This helps to promote their emotional well-being exceptionally well.  The childminder is highly reflective of her practice and rigorously drives improvements,

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This provision is outstanding

to help her achieve exceptional standards in children's learning and care. She has made excellent progress and met the recommendations raised in the previous inspection.  The childminder has established extremely close partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend. Children have excellent continuity as they move between settings and this has a positive impact on their learning and development.

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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 opportunities for children to develop their counting skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children and their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector viewed a sample of documents, including children's developmental records.  The inspector carried out discussions with the childminder as and when appropriate.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has very high expectations for all children and is strongly committed to meeting their individual learning needs. She monitors their progress rigorously. She uses this knowledge exceptionally well to help identify and close gaps in their learning, and fully support their ongoing progress. The childminder identifies her training needs precisely and has a sharp focus on children's achievements. For example, after attending training about children's thinking and learning, she has now strengthened her planning processes to take account of their individual learning styles. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is highly committed to protecting children's welfare. She keeps her knowledge regularly updated on the procedures to follow to ensure children's safety.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her excellent understanding of children's ages and stages of development to interact extremely well with them. For example, she is highly responsive to young children's babbling and nonverbal communication, and models language to extend their communication skills further. She skilfully questions older children, to help challenge their thinking and to build on what they already know. For example, she helps children to explore and understand the differences between a microscope and a microphone. The childminder introduces mathematical language to young children, such as 'big' and 'small' as they explore shapes. However, she does not always take every opportunity to extend their counting further, such as when they stack cubes into towers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder skilfully promotes opportunities for all children to express their choices and preferences, and lead their own play and learning. For example, when they return from pre-school, they actively decide what toys and resources they would like to play with after lunch. The childminder consistently uses a wide range of strategies to teach children how to keep themselves safe from harm. For example, she uses visual aids to discuss and reinforce road safety with the children, and talks to them about why they should not run indoors. Children develop a healthy lifestyle and, for example, have an excellent awareness that exercise and nutritious food help them grow stronger.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children, including those learning English as an additional language, make outstanding progress in their learning. They demonstrate a great love for books and develop their early reading and early literacy skills exceptionally well. For example, they listen intently as the childminder reads to them and eagerly explore what is hidden under the flaps in books. Children flourish in confidence, develop as independent learners and are prepared extremely well in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY218661 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 842552 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 17 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. The childminder lives in Brockley in the London Borough of Lewisham. She provides childcare all day on weekdays during term time.

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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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