Childminder in Croydon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 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 provides children with highly enjoyable learning experiences which reflect their interests and stages of development. Children make significant progress in their learning and benefit from innovative resources and experiences.  The childminder works extremely closely with all parents to support children's learning and development in the setting and at home. She updates them constantly on their children's progress and shares information in different languages.  Children's personal independence is given a high priority. They develop excellent levels of self-esteem and confidence through learning how to do things for themselves. For example, making playdough and washing-up after lunch.  Children consistently learn to embrace, value and respect similarities and difference in themselves and others.  Children receive excellent support to develop their communication and language skills.

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This provision is outstanding

For instance, the childminder constantly extends their vocabulary, by introducing and explaining new words to them. This helps to further extend their understanding of language. Children are extremely confident communicators.  The childminder makes excellent use of her qualifications, self-reflection and training to constantly improve her practice and outcomes for children.

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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

 provide children with even wider opportunities to explore natural objects and materials.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching, inside and outdoors, and assessed the impact of this on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with parents and sampled written feedback to gather their views.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, discussed children's progress and sampled their observation records.  The inspector sampled documentation, such as policies and procedures, and risk assessments.  The inspector discussed the self-evaluation process with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection responsibilities. She is always careful to ensure all parents are very clear in their understanding of her safeguarding procedures. The childminder supports and supervises children exceptionally well, teaching them how to stay safe and independent. Highly informative observations and progress records precisely track children's learning and achievements. Children make rapid improvement in their development. The qualified childminder is committed to achieving excellence in her practice. She constantly has ideas to improve her already excellent practice still further, such as to provide more opportunities for children to explore natural objects and materials. The childminder spends time sharing her expertise and understanding of how children learn with parents. This helps them to develop ideas together about how to extend children's skills further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder values children's views and favourite activities highly when planning activities. She adapts activities continually, to meet children's changing needs and interests. For example, moving resources constantly to ensure they are accessible for the very young children. The childminder also very cleverly helps them to extend activities using their favourite resources, such as drawing pictures using coloured pencils, to link their thinking. The childminder skilfully introduces mathematical ideas and language into children's play so that they develop excellent early mathematical skills. For example, she uses every opportunity to support children to count and introduces them to new ideas, such as counting backwards, and pretend shopping using real money and products.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder places a high emphasis on supporting children's emotional and physical well-being, and ensures they always feel a strong sense of belonging. For example, she ensures children always have a picture of their family to look at, should they feel unsettled. The childminder is an exemplary role model, inspiring children to be highly motivated, extremely self-assured and curious to explore. Children behave exceptionally well, responding to frequent praise and careful explanations from the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly confident and very happy. They make choices and know they can follow their own interests in play. Children are keen to try new things and develop excellent attitudes towards learning. They gain very strong early writing and literacy skills. For example, children explore mark making, outside as well as indoors, and learn letter sounds. They are mesmerised making patterns in sand and glitter, and eagerly talk about their play. Children are extremely well prepared for the next stage of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477094 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 979418 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 Croydon. The childminder operates her service on Monday to Friday, all day, for most of the year, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a childcare qualification at level 2. She receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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