Childminder in Southwark

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2016 14 June 2012

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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 Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder has addressed the recommendation from the previous inspection and she ensures appropriate resources are in place to support the older children's mathematical development.  The childminder implements effective policies and procedures to promote children's well-being and safety.  The childminder provides a wide range of experiences that stimulate babies' interests and motivates them to learn. Young children gain the skills they need and make good progress, in preparation for the next stages in their learning.  Children benefit from the childminder's consistent praise for their efforts, which promotes their self-confidence. She interacts with them well to support their learning and development.  The childminder develops warm relationships with babies and young children, and supports their emotional well-being effectively.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Some aspects of the childminder's programme of professional development are still not embedded fully yet, to enhance further the already good quality of practice.  The childminder does not always involve parents in young children's settling-in process, in order to strengthen partnerships and help young children to settle at a faster pace.

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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 explore further opportunities for ongoing professional development, in order to raise the quality of teaching and learning to an even higher level  strengthen further parents' involvement when settling-in children, particularly when they are new, to further ease the process.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the childminder's training certificates, insurance policy, records of attendance, risk assessments and the safeguarding policy.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her daily teaching and care practices.  The inspector jointly evaluated the effectiveness of an activity with the childminder, and observed the quality of teaching and care practices.  The inspector looked at the areas of the home used for childminding purposes.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder fully understands her duty to protect children from the risk of harm. She is aware of the procedures for reporting any concerns to keep children safe. The childminder identifies and removes any hazards to young children. She uses risk assessments effectively to keep children in her care safe and closely supervises babies. She ensures children access toys, equipment and resources that are suitable for their age. The childminder maintains required training, such as paediatric first-aid, and generally evaluates her service to identify areas for development. She seeks parents' views as part of her self-evaluation process to drive continuous improvements. She monitors children's learning from their starting points to ensure they make consistently good progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of child development and knows the individual learning needs of the children in her care. She ensures young children have access to stimulating resources and experiences, such as to promote their sensory development. For example, she places a mirror in front of babies so they can see their own reflection, and provides a soft brush for them to feel and a musical bottle to hear sounds. The childminder uses her observations well to identify children's next steps in learning. She knows how to interact effectively with young children to extend their learning. For example, she smiles along with babies and encourages them to make sounds as they explore with the rattles and shakers. Additionally, she encourages babies to move their hands and supports them to sit up.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a warm and caring approach with the children; for example, she comforts and rocks babies when they are unsettled. Young babies express their needs through emotions; for example, they smile to show excitement during play or cry when hungry. The childminder follows babies' individual feeding patterns and nappy changing routines, to meet their care needs effectively. She promotes good hygienic practices. For example, she washes her hands at appropriate times and maintains sleeping areas.

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Outcomes for children are good

Young babies gradually learn to become familiar with their new environment. For example, they show curiosity in the different textures and bright-coloured resources. They show early signs of communication; for example, they look in different directions, smile and make sounds to show their excitement when engaging with adults. Furthermore, they practise their early movement and coordination skills well, such as when moving parts of their body independently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY333638 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 834746 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 14 June 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in North Peckham, in the London Borough of Southwark. The childminder operates her service each weekday, all year round. She holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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