Childminder EY338382

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 April 2016 30 May 2012

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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

 Teaching is of a very high standard. The childminder makes excellent use of her accurate assessments of children's learning to plan motivating activities, which help children to make rapid progress. She monitors children's development extremely closely to identify what they need to do next to help them continue to excel.  Children's behaviour is exemplary. They develop exceptionally strong relationships with the childminder and flourish in the extremely welcoming and nurturing environment. Children are very happy, secure and confident. They rapidly acquire the skills they need for school.  Partnerships with parents are outstanding. The childminder shares information exceptionally well with parents, which supports their knowledge of how to further extend their children's learning at home.  The childminder promotes children's enthusiasm for learning exceptionally well. She listens carefully to children as they speak and responds skilfully to their ideas. She

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This provision is outstanding

challenges children as they explore their surroundings, to help maintain their engagement and extend their thinking skills further.  The childminder has an extremely robust understanding of how to support children's safety. For example, she undertakes thorough risk assessments to help her minimise hazards and maintain a safe environment for children to play in.

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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

 explore ways to further strengthen children's creativity and imagination skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed a range of play activities and spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector looked at children's learning records, assessment documents and a selection of policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of qualifications and the suitability of the childminder.  The inspector discussed safeguarding with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is extremely well organised and very knowledgeable. She reflects very carefully on the service she provides and regularly seeks the views of parents. This helps her to enhance her practice and further improve the excellent outcomes for children. The childminder makes exceptional use of knowledge gained through training. For example, training on storytelling has thoroughly improved her ability to promote children's love of reading. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to protect the children in her care. This helps her to provide the safest possible environment for children. The childminder communicates very effectively with parents and other early years settings children attend. These excellent partnerships help to promote children's learning and personal care exceptionally well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled in planning varied experiences that enthuse children to learn. She has an exceptional understanding of how children develop and extends their learning extremely well. For example, when young children drew a person, the childminder asked them why they chose particular colours and then asked them to name the parts of the person and to find different parts of their own body. Even very young children eagerly take part in mathematical activities. For example, they confidently and enthusiastically counted the different fruits in a story book. Children thoroughly enjoy engaging in role play, and demonstrate excellent imaginative skills. However, the use of resources available for role-play opportunities could be extended even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model and implements clear boundaries for behaviour. She uses extensive praise to celebrate children's achievements and effectively involves young children in decision making by allowing them to choose what they would like to do. The childminder provides an extensive range of multicultural resources and activities to help children learn about diversity. The childminder promotes young children's self-care skills and independence exceptionally well from the start. For example, they rapidly learn to feed and dress themselves. She provides children with limitless support to take sensible risks and explore their surroundings confidently.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress. They gain excellent listening, speaking and literacy skills, which helps to prepare them very well for their future learning. Young children demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills. For example, they carefully experiment with how to fit a range of different-sized boxes inside each other. Children are confident, persevere with challenges and are very eager to learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338382 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 827443 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in Thornton Heath, Croydon. She operates for five days each week, throughout the year. She has an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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