Childminder EY397466

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 April 2016 12 May 2010

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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 Outstanding 1

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This provision is good

 Children are exceptionally happy and well settled. They have very close bonds with the childminder, helping them to develop extensive levels of confidence and independence.  Children play in extremely well-resourced environments where they have excellent opportunities to choose what they want to play with. They are highly motivated and very eager to learn.  All children make good progress in relation to their individual starting points and abilities. The childminder provides interesting activities and experiences that help them enjoy their learning.  The childminder develops effective partnerships with parents. They regularly share information about what children know and can do. This promotes children's learning and achievement well with the childminder and at home.  The childminder continuously updates her professional development. She regularly attends training and carries out her own research. This has helped her to develop her

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This provision is good

understanding and skills in providing effective care for children with different abilities.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not have many opportunities to explore and extend their early writing skills, to support their literacy development as fully as possible.  The childminder does not always extend children's learning of number, shape, size and measure.

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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 opportunities for children to practise their early writing skills  extend children's understanding of number, shape, size and measure.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed the childminder playing with the children in a range of activities.  The inspector looked at a sample of policies, and discussed children's assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder and discussed the self-evaluation process.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in writing.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to protect children from harm. She makes good use of training to keep up to date with the most recent safeguarding procedures. The childminder monitors and assesses children's development effectively to enable her to plan well for the next steps in their learning. She has developed self-evaluation well since her last inspection, which helps her to check and improve her practices to support good outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a very good understanding of how children learn and helps them to enjoy learning through their play. She provides activities and experiences that thoroughly absorb children and develop their imaginative skills well. For example, using the children's interests, she read a story about a fairy garden with them, and extended their learning by encouraging them to create their own miniature gardens. Children delighted in using a wide range of interesting resources to make their creations. The childminder promoted children's language skills very well, helping them to use a wide vocabulary to describe the different items in their gardens.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is warm, affectionate and exceptionally sensitive to children's individual needs. She frequently praises children, and their self-esteem and confidence flourish, supporting excellent independence and self-assurance. Children receive exceptionally good support to test their ideas and solve problems. For example, when baking cakes, the childminder encouraged them to think about what ingredients they needed and how they would add them to make the right mixture. Children develop extensive physical skills and learn how to keep themselves safe. They skilfully used tools and equipment to make their cakes. The childminder provides extraordinary support for children with a wide range of needs and abilities. She works exceptionally closely with parents to provide specific levels of support to ensure the inclusion of all children.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and very active learners who lead and develop their own play. Children display very good language skills and have lots of time and space to independently play and explore, helping them to try new things and choose how to do them. Children have very strong imaginations and concentration, and have very good social skills. Children's exceptionally strong self-esteem and emotional security prepare them well for the next stage in their learning and moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY397466 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 822475 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in the Woolwich area in the London Borough of Greenwich. She works weekdays from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a level 3 early years 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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