Childminder EY265768

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 March 2016 8 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 is extremely motivated to continually develop her knowledge and practice to enable her to provide the best possible outcomes for children. For instance, she is exceptionally well qualified, discusses ideas with other childminders, and is dedicated to completing training to improve her teaching.  The childminder has excellent relationships with parents. Parents are fully engaged in sharing information about their children's care and learning from home. Continuity is strong to enable the childminder to identify and close gaps in children's learning.  The childminder is warm and friendly and builds highly effective bonds with children. Children gain confidence to explore and settle quickly because they feel safe and secure.  The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder assesses children's learning and uses their interests to plan challenging experiences to promote further development.

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This provision is outstanding

Children make consistently high rates of progress in relation to their initial starting points.  The childminder uses ongoing self-evaluation effectively to improve experiences for children. She is enthusiastic and successfully seeks the views of others to drive improvements to enrich the service she already provides.

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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

 review the accessibility of resources to ensure that younger children can make even more choices for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the areas of the premises children use.  The inspector spoke to the childminder to determine her knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder, and observed her interactions with the children.  The inspector looked at written policies and other relevant documents.  The inspector read parents' written comments to gain their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of the types of risks that can affect children's welfare. She is confident to take action and to refer her concerns to ensure children are safe. She teaches children about dangers so they can learn to keep themselves safe. For example, children enjoy taking part in emergency evacuations, learn to cross roads safely and gain an understanding about stranger danger. The childminder skilfully risk assesses environments and resources to make sure that they remain suitable for children to use. The childminder is highly focused on strengthening relationships with other settings that children attend to strengthen efficient partnerships.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows children extremely well and uses her knowledge of their interests and behaviours to plan activities and experiences that extend their learning. She skilfully questions children, demonstrates and repeats language to develop their communication skills even further. The childminder teaches children about the environment and nature, such as recycling left-over food to feed to worms. For example, children enjoy discussing planes that fly over the garden, using their imagination to consider who might be flying the plane and where it might be going. Children have excellent opportunities to develop their physical skills. The childminder values diversity and provides excellent chances for children to learn about a wide range of cultures and people from their community.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder has high expectations of what children can achieve. She supports them to recognise their achievements and take pride in their successes. Children enjoy receiving praise when they have done something well. The childminder encourages children to play cooperatively. Children behave extremely well and confidently use their manners. They have excellent chances to exercise and to eat healthily. Some resources are not as easy for younger children to choose and select without help. Children go with the childminder when she collects older children from school, and she talks to them about when they are going to go to school to help them become familiar with change.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children learn to count, and to recognise, name and match shapes as they play and engage in activities. They develop their early mathematical skills extremely well. Children make exceptional progress in their communication skills and are prepared well for going to school and for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY265768 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 826636 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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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the London Borough of Lambeth. She operates Tuesday to Thursday, from 8.30am to 5.30pm, for 47 weeks a year. The childminder holds a relevant childcare 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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