Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 March 2016 1 October 2010

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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 a rich and highly stimulating environment. Children are extremely confident and fully enjoy their learning as they move freely around the setting. They engage quickly in the wide range of activities that they can choose for themselves or that the childminder organises.  The childminder has a comprehensive system to closely monitor and track children's progress. She swiftly identifies any potential gaps in development early and provides exceptional levels of support to help children to be ready for their next stage in development. Children make excellent progress from their starting points.  Children form highly positive relationships and secure attachments with the childminder and her assistants. For instance, they spontaneously approach them to give cuddles and affection. The childminder supports their emotional well-being highly effectively.  The childminder provides exceptional opportunities to involve parents in their children's

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This provision is outstanding

learning. For example, she offers parents' meetings to discuss children's progress and encourages parents to take home toys and books that children enjoy. This supports highly effective partnership working to promote extremely positive outcomes for children.  The childminder has a very positive attitude to her role. She attends frequent training to build on her outstanding skills and help maintain her high-quality service.

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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 implement plans to reflect even more fully on children's backgrounds, including languages spoken at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning and development.  The inspector viewed all the premises used for childminding.  The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including suitability checks and children's records.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely confident about the child protection signs that would cause her concern about a child's welfare and the processes to follow. She has robust recruitment and vetting processes in place. For example, she conducts interviews, seeks references and completes the relevant suitability checks. This effectively helps keep children safe from harm. The childminder efficiently monitors and evaluates the work of her assistants. For example, she provides regular supervision and skilfully identifies training to suit their individual needs. She sets concise targets for improvement and incorporates the views of children, parents and other professionals in the self-evaluation process extremely well. This helps maintain the highest quality provision and extremely positive outcomes for children in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses her exceptional teaching skills to challenge children and help them make rapid progress. She provides a sharp focus on building children's communication and language skills. For example, she repeats back their early words and efficiently increases their vocabulary by adding words to help them form sentences. The childminder encourages young children to develop high levels of imagination in their play. For instance, she fits in with their role play ideas and they make her a cup of tea. Children are very eager to join in and highly motivated to learn. She skilfully adapts activities to effectively build on children's learning. For example, she asks children, 'Who is on the bus?' and introduces positional language and counting. This helps boost their mathematical development extremely well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is very effective in supporting children's understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they have a 'gardening club' each year where children plant and grow their own food to eat. This also contributes to their physical well-being. Children are exceptionally well behaved for their stage of development. The childminder consistently encourages children to play and collaborate together, and this helps them form excellent relationships with each other. The childminder provides an exceptional range of opportunities for children to learn about each other's backgrounds and diversity. However, she does not take all opportunities to explore other languages spoken at home.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make consistently high rates of progress and are very well prepared for their next stage in learning. They build excellent mathematical skills. Children show high levels of concentration and control, and are frequently absorbed in activities, such as painting and water play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY386066 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 822366 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 13

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 October 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Bromley, Kent. She offers all-day care, from Monday to Friday, throughout the year. The childminder works with three part-time assistants.

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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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