Childminder in Southwark

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 May 2016 25 February 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 is inspirational. She is fully dedicated to her professional development. She meets with other local childminders to share knowledge and ideas. Regular training keeps her teaching skills up to date. This helps to ensure that children make excellent progress.  The childminder evaluates her practice well and sets clear goals to promote best outcomes for children. She meticulously checks children's progress. The childminder is exceptionally skilful in following children's interests and ideas to extend their learning. Activities evolve to further capture children's imagination and concentration extremely well.  The childminder promotes children's good health brilliantly. She provides appetising, freshly cooked, nutritious meals and snacks. Children enjoy excellent daily outdoor physical challenges to support their physical development very successfully.  Children behave exceptionally well. The childminder reminds them of the rules and her

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This provision is outstanding

expectations through very strong praise and encouragement. Children learn excellent skills that help them to keep healthy and safe.  Children are extremely happy and thrive in the childminder's exceptional care. They feel safe to take risks appropriate to their age and develop excellent physical skills, balance and coordination.

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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

 foster more opportunities for children to learn about and use technology to extend their learning further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. She took account of testimonials and references from parents and the views of children.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation and children's records.  The inspector read and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder meets children's individual care and welfare needs exceptionally well. She gathers comprehensive information when children start and is extremely vigilant in responding to their health needs quickly. Parents are extremely complimentary about the information they receive and how quickly their children settle. She values their ideas and contributions. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder puts children's safety and well- being at the heart of all she does. She is extremely clear about the procedures to follow if she has concerns about the safety of a child. The childminder demonstrates an exceptional drive to maintain outstanding levels of provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children understand very quickly when listening to instructions and carry out increasingly complex tasks. The childminder encourages highly innovative and interesting experiences that support children's creative and physical development. For example, she helps young children develop their senses and hand-to-eye coordination. She provides a wealth of materials, such as sand, water and rice. Children use a wide range of toys that help them learn to operate things and explore how things work. However, very occasionally, there are missed opportunities for children to use technology to extend their learning even further. Children show immense interest and fascination in all they do. For instance, they experience an excellent variety of materials in the home corner. Children discover and enjoy finding out what lids fit different sized saucepans and estimate how many spoonsful of rice fill the bowl, to support their early mathematical development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder strongly values children as individuals, and they interact very confidently and happily with her. Children face new challenges extremely well. They take safe risks and are highly confident in their choices. Children enjoy a wealth of opportunities for physical play indoors as well as outdoors. For example, they develop excellent balance and coordination as they climb up and down stairs in the garden and jump on the trampoline. The childminder expertly fosters children's safe use of toys and equipment through her excellent supervision and guidance.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children rapidly become confident, imaginative and independent learners. They listen and concentrate extremely well. For example, they develop excellent concentration skills as they persevere with tasks during role play. They can identify and match shapes and colours from posters and toys from a very young age. They develop their early writing and reading skills very well. They are prepared brilliantly for their next setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY298370 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 847383 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in the Nunhead area in the London Borough of Southwark. The childminder's service is open on weekdays from 7.30am to 6.30pm.

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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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