Childminder EY262481

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 June 2016 21 May 2012

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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 provides a consistent approach to behaviour management. She teaches children the importance of sharing and turn taking. Children behave well.  The childminder works closely with parents. She regularly shares children's stages of development and any identified next steps of learning with them. For example, they meet at regular parents' evenings to discuss children's stages of development. This helps to develop good continuity of care for children.  The childminder works closely with her co-minder to assess the quality of activities and care they provide. This helps them to continually improve the outcomes for children's learning and development.  The childminder gathers the views of the parents. She successfully uses these to help to improve her practice, for example, increasing the outings she offers the children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always make the most of the opportunities to promote children's literacy development. For example, she does not always fully promote and extend children's early mark-making skills during all aspects of play and learning.  The childminder does not always focus on extending children's understanding of information technology. For example, during a cooking activity the childminder missed opportunities for children to learn how to use timers.

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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 to build on children's early literacy development and mark- making skills  extend activities to build on children's understanding of technology and how things work.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in the main play areas and garden.  The inspector spoke with both childminders at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documents, including safeguarding and the children's files.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of what procedures to take if she has any concerns over child's safety and welfare. The childminder attends regular training, helping her to keep up to date with any changes to legislation. For example, recent training has included a course about planning and observations. This has enabled the childminder to further improve the activities she plans to help challenge children in their learning. The childminder works in partnership with the local early years team, which helps her to assess her practice and to set targets for development. The childminder works closely with her co-minder to work on these areas to make improvements. For example, they reviewed the type of information they give to parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of children's starting points and the progress they are making. She works in partnership with her co-minder to identify children's next steps of learning. The childminder uses these to plan good-quality activities to help her move children onto their next stage of learning and development. The childminder uses effective questions to help children to think about their answers. For example, when making pizzas, she asks the children about what food they have in front of them and which ones match the healthy eating ones. This prompts children to look at the healthy eating poster to match them up. The childminder uses her good-quality assessments to track children's progress, which helps her to identify any gaps with children's learning. She successfully uses this information to narrow the achievement gaps.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop good social skills. They are confident learners who regularly choose from the wide range of different resources to extend their activities. Children have unlimited access to outside play areas, helping them to make good progress with their physical development. This also enhances children's independence, as they are able to choose where they would like to play. Children learn about where food comes from; for example, they grow fruit and see the different stages of strawberries growing. The childminder teaches children how to keep themselves safe. For example, they learn how to leave the home in an event of an emergency.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn new skills that help to prepare them well for the next stage of their learning and in readiness for school. For example, they learn how to make their own lunches. Children make good progress with their mathematical development. For example, the childminder sings songs with the children, involving them to count the number of dinosaurs they have.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY262481 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 837265 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She works with another childminder, from her house in Peckham, within the London Borough of Southwark. The childminder works four days a week from 8am to 6pm.

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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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