Childminder EY400079

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2016 7 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 provides exciting and challenging activities based on children's interests and development needs. Children thoroughly enjoy their learning and make excellent progress from their starting points.  The childminder constantly evaluates and reviews her excellent practice and that of her assistant. She is highly motivated to develop her skills and continuously identifies where she can improve outcomes for the children.  The childminder is extremely caring towards the children and builds excellent relationships with them. She is highly attentive and gives them the affection and support they need. For example, she provides consistent praise to children for their efforts to build on their self-esteem.  The childminder puts children's future learning and preparation for school at the very top of her agenda. Children are highly independent and responsible individuals who are very secure and settled with her. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their next

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This provision is outstanding

stage of learning.  The childminder is exceptionally skilled at extending children's early language development. For example, she listens and responds to children using simple words, praises each attempt at sound, and uses eye contact and facial expressions to help extend their communication skills even 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 opportunities to encourage children's thinking and solving of problems.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed areas of the childminder's home used for childminding.  The inspector sampled paperwork including children's records, risk assessments and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to a parent and read letters and questionnaires from parents and took account of their views.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection about her practice and children's learning and development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent and up-to-date knowledge of how to keep children safe and where to report concerns for their welfare. She has a meticulous understanding of how to identify and address potential risks. She gives high priority to continuing her professional development and uses what she learns to improve outcomes for children. For example, following training, she can now identify more precisely where children have gaps in their learning. The childminder has excellent links with other professionals and works extremely closely with them, sharing information to help promote consistency in children's learning. The childminder makes sure that her assistant implements her policies, and she closely monitors her practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her detailed observations, together with parents' contributions, to precisely assess children's learning. She uses this information exceptionally well to help her plan children's next steps for learning; linking their interests effectively to help her plan exciting and challenging activities. The childminder actively involves parents in their children's learning; seeking key information from them on children's starting points and ongoing achievements. She keeps parents very well informed. For example, she routinely shares detailed information with them and actively encourages them to extend further their children's learning at home. She uses activities to build on children's learning. For example, children use dry cereal to practise their threading skills. However, at times, she does not always challenge their thinking skills further when they find a task difficult.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is extremely skilful at responding to children's needs, and she has a calm, consistent and nurturing manner. Her excellent use of praise and consistent approach help to support children's emotional well-being and motivate them to be responsible for their own feelings and behaviour. Children form very secure bonds with her and build strong friendships with each other. Behaviour is exemplary, and children show exceptional levels of confidence and self-esteem. Children gain excellent independent skills and are encouraged from a young age to meet their own personal care needs.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children constantly develop and extend their excellent speaking and listening skills, which helps to prepare them extremely well for their future learning. Children are developing key skills in their communication and language, physical and social development. This helps them to become ready for their future learning and school. Children are making rapid progress from their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY400079 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 822500 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 12 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder has two assistants. She operates Monday to Thursday, 8am to 6pm, throughout the year. The childminder has a level 3 childcare qualification.

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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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