Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 March 2016 15 November 2011

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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 Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder has a strong bond with the children. This helps them to feel secure and to settle quickly, ready to start their learning.  The childminder is consistent in her approach to behaviour management. Children behave well.  The childminder evaluates her practice effectively. For example, she gathers the views of parents and children and identifies further training needs to enhance her practice.  The childminder works closely in partnership with the other professionals caring for the children. This provides good continuity of care and learning.  The childminder provides good-quality teaching. All children make good progress with their learning and development from their starting points.  The childminder keeps the children safe. She undertakes regular risk assessments which help the childminder to identify any potential risks, to keep children safe.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not identified how to organise her provision to full effect to ensure that as soon as young children are ready, they are able to learn the same hygiene habits that older children develop as they take responsibility for washing their own hands to maintain their good health.  The childminder does not always carry out activities to promote younger children's exploration on a regular basis.

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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 younger children's understanding of actions they can take to promote their own health and well-being.  increase opportunities for younger children's exploration of the natural world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing in the main playroom.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector reviewed documents, including safeguarding and children's files.  The inspector gathered written parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection. She attends regular training to keep up to date with any changes to legislation. She fully understands the procedures to follow if children are at risk of any harm. The childminder regularly tracks children's progress, enabling her to identify any gaps with their learning. She is then able to promptly deal with this through effective planning. The childminder works closely in partnership with parents, providing good continuity of care. She regularly shares developmental progress of the children with them and gives them suggestions on learning the children can do at home. This contributes towards effective and consistent care and learning for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder successfully uses her good-quality assessments of children's progress to help her clearly identify their next steps of learning. The childminder then uses this information effectively to inform her planning to aid children's learning and development. She also successfully uses planning information from the children's pre-schools to enhance and extend their learning further. This contributes effectively towards her efficient planning for each child's individual learning needs. The childminder provides activities, which effectively target children's next steps of learning. For example, during the inspection, young children explored sensory activities. The childminder extended the activity by naming the objects, as they picked them up to feel, to work on the children's emerging language development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder works closely with the parents to promote children's well-being effectively. For example, she works closely with parents to make sure menus reflect children's special dietary needs. The childminder promotes children's physical development successfully. She has a good variety of resources in the garden, such as ride-on toys, and effectively uses local facilities, including children's centres, to further promote children's physical development. The childminder continually praises children's work, which helps to promote their self-esteem and confidence in trying new experiences.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain the necessary skills for their next stage of learning. Children access resources that meet their interests and are eager play, explore and learn. For example, younger children explore the musical instruments set out for them. They enjoy pressing different buttons to make the lights flash and the sounds, which aids their understanding of how things work.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY268252 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 847142 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Orpington, Kent. The childminder works all year round with the exception of two weeks in August.

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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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Telephone number

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