Childminder EY464136

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 November 2016 23 January 2014

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 is highly reflective in evaluating her practice. She welcomes and includes the views of others when making changes to improve outcomes for children. For example, since her last inspection she has made several improvements to the organisation of activities and the play area. This has helped her to achieve the current extremely significant standards in the setting.  Children make exceptionally good progress in their learning and build secure foundations for starting school. The childminder uses a wide range of highly effective teaching strategies to help develop children's speaking, listening and vocabulary skills.  The childminder's partnership with parents and other early years settings that children attend is exemplary. Parents are extremely well informed about the progress of their children and the childminder provides excellent ideas to support their learning at home.  Children are extremely confident and independent learners. The childminder builds

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This provision is outstanding

strong relationships with children and pays careful attention to their individual care and learning needs.  The childminder places a strong emphasis on children's safety. She has highly efficient safety measures and thoroughly risk assesses all her play areas to help children play in safe learning environments.

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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 extend learning opportunities in the outdoor learning area even further to support children who prefer to learn outside.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed all areas in the property used for childminding.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed documentation, including children's records, policies and procedures.  The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she uses self-evaluation to develop her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is very ambitious and sets extremely high standards for her practice. She undertakes independent research and training to help her extend and build on her knowledge even further. For example, through training, she has provided parents with excellent information on the dangers of social media and the internet to help them protect their children online. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an in-depth understanding of how to protect children should any welfare concerns arise. She can easily identify any children who may be at risk of harm, including from extreme behaviours and views. The childminder monitors children's progress exceptionally well to identify gaps in their learning, and takes prompt action to swiftly close the learning gaps.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to extend children's play and to engage their curiosity. For example, children's interest in dinosaurs led to a creative activity where the children made a dinosaur fossil. Children listened enthusiastically to a story about dinosaurs before excitedly pretending to make different breeds of dinosaurs out of dough. The childminder skilfully used the activity to extend children's understanding of the natural world even further. For example, she explained the difference between herbivores and carnivores and children were enthralled to learn this. Overall, children have very good opportunities to explore play outside. The childminder recognises how she can develop her outdoor learning area further to support children, particularly those who prefer to learn outside.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is extremely passionate about what she does and children flourish in her care. She creates a nurturing and exciting learning environment where children learn to respect one another. For example, children learn about rules and take great delight in learning about other people's customs and beliefs. Children develop an excellent awareness of risk and how to manage this. For example, young children know that they must leave the building once the fire alarm goes off and call the emergency services.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally confident and highly enthusiastic. For example, they contribute immensely to discussions and pay close attention while the childminder explains the difference between an author and an illustrator. Children are very imaginative and use excellent ideas in play. For example, they mix different colours of paints and experiment painting on a foil tray. They do simple adding and subtracting sums and begin to write their names. Children are exceptionally well prepared for their next stage of learning, including starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY464136 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 1060869 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 6 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 January 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Eltham, in the London Borough of Greenwich. She provides care from Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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