Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 December 2016 2 July 2014

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not maintain accurate records of children's daily attendance. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not consistently provide children with appropriate guidance to help them learn how to keep themselves safe.  Partnerships with other settings that children attend are not fully developed. For example, there is not a regular exchange of information to help support consistency in children's learning and care.  The childminder does not make effective use of self-evaluation. She has not addressed weaknesses in her practice including breaches of the legal requirements.

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It has the following strengths

 Children make good progress. The childminder is an effective teacher. She identifies their strengths and next steps to support their learning further.  The childminder builds good relationships with parents. For example, she keeps them up to date about their children's progress and shares information and ideas to help them further support their children's learning at home.  Children who are learning English as an additional language are particularly well supported. They have a good range of opportunities to explore their home language and use both their own language and English in their play and with the childminder.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that an accurate daily record of the names of all the children being cared for and their hours of attendance is continuously maintained. 03/01/2017

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 build on all opportunities to further raise children's awareness of their own safety  develop further the relationship with other settings that children attend to help provide continuity in their care and learning  make effective use of self-evaluation to identify all weaknesses in practice to help raise outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to parents and read written feedback, and took their views into consideration.  The inspector jointly observed an activity with the childminder and held a discussion regarding children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's policies and procedures, attendance registers and children's learning records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not maintain an accurate record of all children's hours of attendance. She demonstrates appropriate knowledge of child protection. She knows the procedures to follow if she has concerns about children in her care and attends training to stay up to date with current safeguarding guidance. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has successfully developed how she records children's learning and shares the information with parents. However, she has not used self-evaluation effectively to identify all areas of her practice that need to be addressed. The childminder works well with her assistants and considers their views. She meets with them to help develop their practice. Assistants attend mandatory training such as first aid. The childminder ensures that ratios are appropriately maintained at all times.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works well with parents. She gathers information from them when children first start to help her understand their needs and development. The childminder effectively monitors children's progress and knows how to support their learning to help them catch up. The childminder and her assistant introduce children to mathematical language. For example, they name different shapes and use routine times and rhymes to help children learn numbers. Children enjoy being creative. They use their imaginative skills and ideas to paint and draw. Children proudly show the childminder their achievements.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children easily settle with the childminder and are happy in her care. The childminder provides children with the opportunity to spend time in the local community. For instance, children socialise with others at local toddler groups and go to the park to play on different equipment, which helps to support their social and physical skills. However, the childminder does not consistently remind children how to use tools and equipment appropriately to raise their understanding of their own safety. Children play happily with each other. They share, take turns and behave well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make choices in their play and learn to share their views and opinions with others. They develop good independence skills, for example they get their shoes and put them on ready to go outside. Children are confident and excited to learn new things. They enjoy receiving praise for their efforts and have good attitudes towards learning. Children learn a good range of skills to help them prepare for the next stage of their learning including their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472854 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1080196 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 5 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Farningham, in the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder offers care from 7.30am to 6.15pm on weekdays, during term time only. The childminder is a qualified teacher and works with assistants.

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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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