Childminder EY482058

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 November 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

 Children are very safe and happy. New children quickly settle into the routine and are highly confident. The childminder is immensely caring and establishes extremely positive, warm bonds with children, supporting their emotional well-being superbly.  The childminder skilfully adapts her activities to cater for children such as those learning to speak English as an additional language. All children make excellent progress, particularly in their communication skills, in relation to their starting points.  Children behave superbly for their age and are exceedingly kind to each other. Toddlers learn to negotiate calmly and sensibly with each other, willingly sharing toys without the childminder's support. The childminder is an extremely positive role model. For example, she consistently shows children how to speak politely while she interacts with them, demonstrating excellent manners.  The childminder is passionate about her setting and her expectations are extremely

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This provision is outstanding

high. She thoughtfully reflects on all aspects of her service, recognising her strengths and accurately identifying areas to improve, to help her develop her setting and children's outcomes to an outstanding level.  Children benefit greatly from the childminder's highly effective partnerships with parents. She works with parents to make accurate and sharply focused assessments of children, and precisely plans for their next steps to challenge them continually.

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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 develop the strong provision for teaching early writing skills, particularly to enhance younger children's exploration of early mark-making opportunities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the parts of the premises used for childminding and talked to children at appropriate times.  The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation including children's records and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector considered the written views of parents.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about children's learning and of how she reflects on the quality of her service.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is highly vigilant and clearly understands her duties in ensuring children's welfare. She confidently knows how to recognise and report any signs that indicate a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder works extremely well with others to make continual improvements to her practice. She is extremely eager to develop her skills and professional knowledge, to maintain excellent outcomes for children. For example, she works closely with other early years professionals to share ideas and acts on the advice of others, to enhance her strong teaching expertise. The childminder implements highly effective systems to check on the progress of individual children to ensure they all make equal progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children play eagerly in a very welcoming, extremely stimulating and well-organised environment. The childminder uses her in-depth knowledge of how children learn to plan highly rich, varied and exciting activities. She skilfully plans these around their individual interests and next steps to challenge children's learning, so they remain extremely focused. For example, in the playroom, she offers an inviting and eye-catching themed table display with an arrangement of different books and props linked to winter, to enthuse and engage children, whilst encouraging their curiosity and understanding of the world. Children have many exciting opportunities to experiment with mark making, although the childminder is looking at ways of extending these.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children have a vast range of opportunities to learn about themselves and others. The childminder embraces their different backgrounds and plans experiences to help them deeply understand their uniqueness. For example, she provides multicultural clothing, such as saris, for them to dress up in. Furthermore, she has an educational display of the different types of clothing, representing people in the wider world, for children to wear, which she skilfully uses to focus children's attention on and enhance their understanding of diversity. She effectively instils high levels of mutual respect. Children are highly independent and develop exceptional physical skills. For example, they help to prepare their healthy and nutritious lunch carefully while responsibly using tools for cutting. They develop high levels of self-esteem and learn to manage risks.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make superb progress and are well prepared for their future learning. Toddlers use their imagination and confidently share their ideas. They develop excellent early mathematical language such as independently using a wide range of words to describe the size of objects. They learn how to communicate confidently and listen attentively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482058 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 996709 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 4 Number of children on roll 10

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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 Lewisham. The childminder operates her service 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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