Childminder 510679

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 April 2016 8 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 uses clear and consistent boundaries to help children understand behaviour expectations and behave well.  Children achieve well and make good progress from their starting points. The childminder plans good-quality activities, adapting them very well to meet children's individual learning and care needs. This helps to build children's confidence and self- esteem well.  The childminder manages her provision effectively. For example, she regularly updates her knowledge and procedures to make sure that she reflects changes in legislation. Since the last inspection, she has involved parents more in contributing to their children's learning.  The childminder evaluates her practice effectively and carries out regular training. This helps to enhance the good-quality activities that she offers to children.  The childminder works in partnership with other professionals caring for children. For

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This provision is good

example, she regularly attends meetings and shares information about the children's learning and care with relevant professionals. This helps to successfully provide continuity in children's care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide many opportunities for children to develop their skills and learn more about a wide range of technology, and how it works.

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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

 increase opportunities for children to learn more about technology and how it works.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in the main play area.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector reviewed documents, including children's records and regulatory documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to protect children from harm. She completes highly detailed risk assessments and health care plans. This helps her to ensure that children receive the care they need and play in a safe environment. The childminder works closely with parents to meet children's individual health and learning needs. For example, she discusses changes to children's diets and agrees targets to support their learning and development. The childminder gathers parents' views on the service she provides to help her adapt and develop her practice to meet children's needs most effectively. For example, to help children who need additional support to develop their language well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder completes good-quality observations and assessments, enabling her to plan children's next steps for learning and track their progression. She identifies any gaps in their learning and takes effective steps to close them. Parents share details of their children's learning at home, which helps to strengthen the childminder's assessments of their progress. The childminder provides a broad range of activities, successfully adapting them for all children to participate. For example, to meet children's health needs, she introduced coloured rice rather than using sand. Children thoroughly enjoyed playing for long periods emptying and filling containers, and developing their pretend play. The childminder extended children's learning well, teaching them about staying safe; for example, how to sweep up loose rice so they did not slip on it.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder successfully encourages children's independence skills. For example, children gather the resources they need to play with the rice. They pretend to make cups of tea and cupcakes with the resources available. Children demonstrate their understanding of safety, for example, as they recall that tea is hot and you blow on it to cool it down. Children learn to make choices. They happily decide what activities they want to do throughout the day. The childminder helps children to learn about healthy lifestyles successfully, such as the importance of healthy eating and exercise. They have good opportunities to use a range of resources to promote their physical development.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are ready for the next stage in their learning and school. They manage tasks for themselves and learn how to make their own lunches, such as spreading butter and choosing fillings to make healthy meals. Children make good progress with their language and mathematical skills. They describe and talk clearly about the size of grains of rice as they use a magnifying glass to examine them more closely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 510679 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 836937 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 8 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1988. She lives in the Woolwich area of the London Borough of Greenwich. The childminder works 8am to 6pm weekdays, all year round.

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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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