Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 1 June 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 friendly and caring approach towards children and they settle well in her care. Children clearly enjoy her company and they develop close attachments with her. This positively develops their emotional well-being.  The experienced childminder supports children extremely well to develop their early literacy and mathematical skills. For example, older children learn to read words and small phrases, and they confidently identify numbers in the environment, such as door numbers. Children make good progress towards the next stages in their learning.  Children benefit from regular fresh air and exercise. For example, they enjoy walks to local amenities and have regular opportunities to explore physical activities in the childminder's garden and on visits to the play park.  The childminder provides her assistant with effective support and guidance. She ensures that he has relevant training, such as paediatric first aid. They share

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This provision is good

information regularly and work well together to effectively encourage children's development and improve the quality of practice and provision.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always help children learn how to keep themselves safe, such as by practising emergency evacuations.  On rare occasions, the childminder misses opportunities to extend children's understanding of good behaviour as they engage in learning activities.

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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 learn how to keep themselves safe  strengthen children's good understanding of behaviour expectations to encourage undisrupted learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector carried out discussions with the childminder and her assistant.  The inspector viewed a sample of documents, including children's learning records.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder reflects well on her practice and develops clear targets for improvement, with a sharp focus on children's achievements. For example, she shares ideas with other childminders and early years providers. This helps her to introduce positive changes to her setting and to continually improve teaching practices. The childminder establishes close links with local schools and other settings that children attend. She shares information with them regularly, which helps to promote continuity in children's care and learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant understand how to identify signs and symptoms that may cause concern about children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes good observations and assessments of what children know and can do. She monitors children's progress carefully, which helps her to plan effectively for their ongoing learning. She works in close partnership with parents to identify children's interests, which helps her to plan exciting activities that stimulate children's engagement and enjoyment. For example, she builds on children's interest in clocks. Children were very excited as they made their own cuckoo clocks, and they had recently visited the local shop where they had listened to different chimes. The childminder encourages children's communication skills well. For example, children share their experiences with her and describe their visit to London and that they saw the River Thames.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides an inclusive environment, and all children and their families feel welcome. For example, children who speak an additional language see print in their home languages. This helps them to feel valued and extends their experiences. The childminder praises children, for example, when they remember routines, such as washing hands before eating. This helps to build on children's positive self-esteem. Children learn to make healthy choices. For example, the childminder provides them with nutritious food and they talk about their favourite vegetables.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop their creativity well, for example, they use different materials to make toy models of people. They learn about emotions, for instance, as they describe that their toy has a happy face. Children develop their mathematical skills. For example, they examine the length of objects using a measuring tape and learn to compare sizes. They learn to identify letter shapes and write several letters in a row to make an 'alphabet snake'. Children make very good progress in their learning and are very well prepared for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 137178 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1043540 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She lives in West Wickham, in the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder provides childcare all day, Monday to Friday, for most of the year.

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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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