Childminder 128769

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 March 2016 16 June 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 carries out extremely precise assessments of children's development. She makes excellent use of this information to help her provide an exceptional range of activities for children. Children make excellent progress based on their starting points.  Children are confident to make independent choices in their learning. The childminder engages children very well and uses highly effective teaching methods. She provides an extremely welcoming and stimulating environment in which children play and explore.  The childminder is extremely kind and caring in her interactions with children. Children build very strong bonds with her, which helps them to feel happy, safe and secure.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder works very closely with them to help support children's personal care and learning needs exceptionally well.  The childminder has a thorough understanding of how to promote children's safety. For

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This provision is outstanding

example, she undertakes robust risk assessments of her home and for outings children participate in. This helps her to minimise hazards and provide a safe environment for children.  Children develop very strong communication and language skills to help support their future learning. The childminder is extremely skilled in talking to children as they play, to help her extend their learning. For example, she describes what young children are doing, and helps them learn new words to describe their actions.

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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 children's excellent understanding of mathematical concepts even further during daily routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's learning records, assessment documents and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector observed a range of play activities and spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.  The inspector checked evidence of qualifications and suitability of the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is extremely reflective and constantly evaluates her provision. She seeks feedback from parents and children to support this. The childminder makes excellent use of the knowledge she gains through training to help enhance her practice further. For example, she feels that training on dyslexia has thoroughly improved her ability to support children's reading. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an exceptional understanding of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child. The childminder works very effectively with other early years settings children attend. She provides ongoing support and guidance to other childminders, and shares detailed information with children's nurseries and schools. These excellent partnerships help to promote children's learning very well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder extends children's learning extremely well. She plans highly engaging activities that help stimulate children's motivation and interest. She uses her careful observations of children to help her identify the next steps in their learning. She shares this information exceptionally well with parents; for example, she provides them with daily written updates. This help to effectively support their understanding of how to further extend their children's learning at home. Young children develop excellent mathematical skills. For example, as children play, the childminder inspires their recognition of colour and numbers very well. However, the childminder does not always support children's mathematical learning even further, during daily routines.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder implements very clear boundaries for children's behaviour. She is an excellent role model and children learn from a young age about how to respect others. The childminder inspires young children to develop an excellent understanding of diversity and difference and the wider world. For example, they work together to identify different countries in maps. The childminder effectively promotes children's understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, she enthuses young children's interest in healthy foods through extremely well-planned activities, such as regular cooking activities.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress in their development. They acquire a very wide range of important skills to help prepare them for their future learning. Young children demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills. For example, they show very high levels of concentration as they work tirelessly to build towers from blocks. They also develop excellent independence skills, for example, when they help to prepare the fruit at snack time. They are very confident and are able to make their own choices in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 128769 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 825461 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 June 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1997. She lives in Catford in the London Borough of Lewisham. She operates her service for five days each week, throughout the year. She has an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. She offers overnight care.

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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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