Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 April 2016 28 July 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 a highly stimulating and welcoming environment. Children are extremely confident and very eager to join in. They engage quickly in the wide range of activities that they can choose for themselves or that the childminder organises.  The childminder provides exceptional opportunities to involve parents in their children's learning. For example, she provides home learning packs for parents to complete with their children at home. This supports highly effective partnership working and promotes extremely positive outcomes for children.  Partnerships with parents are exceptional. Parents are very complimentary about the level of care and learning that their children receive. Children form excellent relationships with the childminder and her assistants, which helps to support their emotional well-being extremely effectively.  The childminder is highly effective at promoting children's communication and language

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This provision is outstanding

skills. For instance, she engages them in rich conversations and uses sign language when they sing. Children make excellent progress from their starting points and are prepared exceptionally well for the next stage in their learning.  The childminder has an extremely positive attitude to her role. For example, she attends frequent training to build on her outstanding knowledge and develops her own training plan to deliver to staff. This helps her to 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

 strengthen even further the already excellent partnerships with professionals and other settings that children attend.

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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.  The inspector spoke to children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely confident about recognising the signs that would cause her concern about a child's welfare and the processes to follow. She efficiently monitors and evaluates the work of her assistants. For example, she observes their practice and skilfully identifies training to suit their individual needs. The childminder continually seeks the views of parents and children and incisively recognises areas that she wants to develop further. Overall, the childminder has excellent partnerships with other professionals, although she has not yet developed alternative ways to share her practice with them further. The childminder has a comprehensive system to closely monitor and track children's progress and swiftly identify any gaps in development early.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides an excellent range of exciting experiences to help children make rapid progress. She uses her exceptional teaching skills to encourage children's literacy skills. For example, she reads to them using hand movements and sounds, and stops at various points to allow children to express their own ideas. Children are very eager to join in and highly motivated to learn. For instance, the childminder quickly involved children to look at a ladybird that landed on her arm. She asked the children questions and encouraged them to look for further insects. Children found a newt, which the childminder used to extend their understanding of the world even further. The childminder constantly asks questions and encourages children to think for themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children form highly positive relationships and secure attachments with the childminder and her assistant. For example, she gets to know the children and their families extremely well before children start at the setting. Children behave exceptionally well for their stage of development. The childminder consistently encourages them to play together, which helps them to form excellent relationships with each other. The childminder provides a vast range of opportunities for children to learn about each other and their differences. For example, she provides books and resources reflecting their individual backgrounds.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make consistently high rates of progress and are very ready for their next stage in learning. They show high levels of concentration and are inquisitive in their learning. For example, children enthusiastically explore the outside space to find resources that they have talked about in their story. They develop excellent levels of independence. For example, children effectively manage their own personal needs from a young age.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY264920 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 826629 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 18

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 28 July 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Bromley, Kent. She offers all-day care, Tuesday to Thursday, throughout the year. The childminder works with four part-time assistants. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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