Childminder EY476731

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 July 2016 Not applicable

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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 and her assistant work exceptionally well as a team to help achieve excellence in the quality of practice and provision. They use their knowledge and skills extremely well to deliver a highly successful learning programme. Children make significant progress towards the next stages in their development.  Children thrive in a language-rich environment and make exceptional progress in their communication skills. Furthermore, they benefit from highly interesting opportunities to learn other languages, such as French and Cantonese.  The childminder offers lots of praise to acknowledge good behaviour. For example, when younger children spontaneously say 'thank you' at mealtimes, she praises older children for modelling polite language to them. Children develop a positive sense of themselves and establish excellent relationships with each other. This contributes significantly to their emotional well-being.

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This provision is outstanding

 Self-evaluation is exceptionally strong. The childminder has very high expectations for all children and focuses improvement actions extremely well on helping children achieve the highest levels of success in their learning.  Effective information sharing with schools and other settings that children attend contributes to a highly unified approach to identifying and addressing any gaps in children's learning.

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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

 continue to build further on the already excellent opportunities for children to develop their creativity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children and their interactions with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed a sample of documents including children's learning records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder and her assistant are extremely committed to supporting individual children's needs exceptionally well. For example, they deploy themselves sensitively and plan activities highly effectively to help ensure that all groups benefit from their time at the setting. The childminder monitors the work of her assistant extremely well and identifies precise training needs that help to raise the quality of teaching even further. She completes highly detailed assessments of children's progress and monitors individual children's development exceptionally well. Safeguarding is effective. Recruitment processes are extremely thorough and place great emphasis on the safety of the children. The childminder and her assistant have an excellent understanding of the possible signs and symptoms that may cause concern for children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and her assistant fit in sensitively with children's ideas and enthusiastically join in their play. This helps to motivate children exceptionally well. Children show high levels of eagerness and involvement in what they choose to do. For example, older children use their imagination exceptionally well to create exciting play themes. They imagine a little town in the childminder's garden and pretend to take the train to different venues, such as a shop, the doctors and to the park for a tea party. Although they enjoy excellent role play opportunities, children do not always have regular access to a range of art and craft materials to help build on their creativity even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children behave extremely well and develop an excellent understanding of boundaries. For example, the childminder has developed and displayed specific rules for each area of the house that children use. She guides children consistently to develop an understanding of what is expected. The childminder works in excellent partnership with parents and professionals to help support children with medical needs. Children enjoy exciting opportunities to learn about the wider world. For example, they post a parcel to the childminder's friend who lives abroad and she uses pictures and videos to discuss with children about people living in other countries.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Young children develop an excellent understanding of routines, such as sleep time. They enjoy a wide range of opportunities to develop their physical skills and are willing to take appropriate risks, for instance, they confidently explore the trampoline in the garden. Older children make significant progress in their early literacy skills. For example, they learn to comment on pictures in stories and describe how the characters feel. Children develop strong skills that help to prepare them for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476731 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 975521 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 10 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in the London Borough of Bromley. She works with an assistant and provides childcare all day, Monday to Thursday, for most of the year. Both the childminder and her assistant are qualified teachers.

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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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