Childminder EY285970

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 June 2016 1 March 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 has built good working partnerships with parents. He shares assessments of children's learning on a regular basis. Parents are encouraged to contribute their views and their children's achievements from home.  Children's physical development is promoted through the wide range of outdoor activities. Children enjoy playing on the push bikes and visiting the local parks, farms and playgroups. They particularly like autumn walks where they collect cones, leaves and other natural objects and use these to create pictures.  The childminder has sound knowledge about how children learn and develop. He provides activities that capture children's interests and allows them time to explore and extend their play for themselves. For example, children make towers with wooden bricks and add toy dinosaurs and cars, developing their imaginary play. They make caves for the dinosaurs and use the cars to break the caves apart.

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This provision is good

 Children feel happy and safe in the childminder's care. He provides them with a welcoming environment where they receive consistent boundaries and familiar routines.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder is committed to providing the best quality of care and learning for children, he does not always access appropriate professional development opportunities and strategies are not always sharply focused to support him to extend his quality of teaching to the highest level.

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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 the self-evaluation process to clearly identify focused areas for improvement, including continuous professional development to help extend the quality of teaching to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector observed and discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self-evaluation, children's learning records and a sample of policies.  The inspector read feedback from parents and talked to children during the inspection and took account of their views and responses.  The inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability of the childminder and all adults over 16 years of age living at the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of the procedures to follow if he has a concern about the safety and welfare of children in his care. He understands what action to take if an allegation is made against him. The childminder has built good partnerships with staff from other settings the children move on to. He shares assessments of children's learning with them to promote continuity of learning for each child. The childminder regularly evaluates and monitors children's progress. He uses information from observations and assessments of children's learning to identify any gaps and plan for their next steps in learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children have many opportunities to strengthen their mathematical skills. They count the number of objects on a picture and find the same number of cars to match that number. Children enjoy listening and joining in with stories. They eagerly await their turn to answer questions about the story. Children listen carefully and are pleased when they receive praise and encouragement for the answer they have given. Their language and communication skills are supported by the childminder. He repeats words and introduces new words to expand their vocabulary. The childminder talks to children about what they are doing as they play. Children's starting points are established during settling-in sessions. This provides the childminder with a clear picture of children's progress over time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children learn how to share and take turns with each other. The childminder is consistent in his approach to behaviour and children quickly learn the difference between right and wrong. Children learn independence skills from a young age and eagerly help in preparing their snacks and meals. They choose for themselves what they would like to play with and tidy up the toys when they are asked. Children learn to respect each others' differences through discussion, activities and sharing books about different festivals and people from around the world. They enjoy taster sessions where they try new food, eaten in different cultures. Children learn about what food is good and what food that is not so good for a balanced diet. This helps to support their understanding of living a healthy lifestyle.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder supports children to learn the necessary skills they need to be ready for their next stage in learning or for their move on to school. Through discussion, stories and visits to their new settings, children become confident about moving on. Children have fun making up their own words to a familiar tune and smile as the childminder laughs at the rhyming words they use. Children enjoy joining in with their favourite songs. They quickly learn the words to songs they sing daily at the beginning and end of each session.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY285970 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 1040287 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 March 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2004 and lives in London. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works on a daily basis with a co-childminder.

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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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