Childminder EY442816

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 October 2016 3 December 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

 Children learn to communicate their ideas and talk about what they do. For example, they set up a doll's house and describe who lives there. They pretend to iron and state 'it is hot'. They learn to use a good range of vocabulary.  Children benefit from regular opportunities for physical exercise and fresh air, for instance, as they play in the childminder's garden and on regular outings to local amenities. This has a positive impact on their health and well-being.  Children make good progress in their learning. The childminder monitors children's progress regularly, which helps her to identify any concerns for their development. She works in close partnership with parents and professionals to help plan best possible support for individual children's learning and care needs.  The childminder reflects well on her practice and she has made good progress towards the recommendations raised in the previous inspection. For example, she has improved

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This provision is good

opportunities for children to extend their home experiences, including exploring resources and books that reflect their backgrounds.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, the childminder's assistants do not make best use of children's play to help them learn to explore media and materials in different ways.  Occasionally, the childminder and her assistants miss some opportunities to encourage children to build even further on their already good self-help skills.

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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 opportunities for children to explore media and materials in a range of ways  provide consistent opportunities for children to engage in tasks that help them to develop their already good self-help skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children and their interactions with the childminder and her assistants.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder and her assistants as appropriate.  The inspector viewed a sample of documents, including suitability checks and children's learning records.  The inspector assessed the childminder's self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder keeps up to date with changes to safeguarding guidelines. She ensures that her assistants are suitable to work with children and know how to identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues. She ensures her premises are safe for use by the children. The childminder monitors her assistants regularly and supports them closely to help identify appropriate training and professional development opportunities. This helps her ensure that the overall quality of teaching, learning and care is continually improving. She shares information effectively with local schools and other settings that children attend. This helps support continuity in their care and learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children skilfully to persevere and complete activities when challenges occur. For example, older children learn to try out alternate pieces and complete jigsaw puzzles. This helps build on their understanding of shapes, space and measures. The assistants deploy themselves effectively to help support individual children to follow their interests in play. For example, children use their imagination and create a traffic jam, firstly with toy cars and then with their ride-on vehicles. The assistant joins in enthusiastically in their play and she supports them closely to help ensure their safety. For example, she teaches them to look over their shoulders and check if the path is clear before they go backwards.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistants provide a warm and caring environment. Children display confidence in approaching adults for help and enjoy sharing their experiences with adults. For example, they make a pretend cake for the assistant and they sing the happy birthday song. They respond well to her gentle interactions, for example, they smile and chat with her happily as they play. Children learn to take account of the needs of others. For example, they learn to share resources with each other during group tasks. The childminder provides children with healthy snacks and meals, which helps support their physical well-being. She provides appropriate seating for the children at mealtimes to help support their independence and safety.

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Outcomes for children are good

Young children develop an understanding of the sequence of events in their day. For example, they know it is sleep time after lunchtime. This helps support their early mathematical development. Older children learn about the use of technology. For example, they learn that some toys are battery operated. Children display curiosity to explore. They make good progress towards the next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY442816 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1059164 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 12 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder works with two assistants and provides childcare all day on weekdays, for most of the year. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 4 and one of her assistants holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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