Childminder in Lewisham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 February 2017 29 January 2013

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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 establishes highly impressive partnerships with parents and helps make an extremely strong link between home and the setting. For example, the childminder shares activity ideas, recipes and training, such as outdoor play ideas.  Children learn exceptionally complex skills that help to prepare them extremely well for school. For example, they learn simple words and recognise letters, which helps them to gain an excellent understanding of reading and literacy.  The childminder plans inspirational activities that fully enthral the children in learning. She uses extremely effective ways to track children's progress. This helps her to rapidly highlight any gaps and provide individual support to help children catch up with their learning and exceed expectations.  Children have an exceptional understanding of other people's similarities and differences. For example, they explore their home languages, such as Portuguese.

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This provision is outstanding

 There is an extensive range of ways to encourage children to have an exceptional understanding of healthy lifestyles. For instance, they discuss the different food groups they eat and the benefits they have, such as calcium and protein.  Children have exceptional opportunities to develop their creativity and imagination. For example, they build large three-dimensional structures and explore making marks in interesting ways, such as using bubble wrap.

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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

 extend the already excellent opportunities children have to develop their technology skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder evaluates and reviews her practice extremely well. For example, she communicates daily with other childminders and asks them to routinely observe her in practice. She uses their feedback to help set targets and identifies relevant training. This has an exceptional impact on children's learning outcomes and helps keep children fully engaged in new learning experiences. The childminder recognises the need to continue to build on the opportunities children have to develop their technology skills even further. The childminder occasionally works with an assistant and monitors his practice extremely well. She has regular discussions with him to share new ideas. The childminder has an exceptional knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding policies to follow to help protect children's welfare. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder builds on children's interests expertly. For instance, during water play, she encourages children to explore water in different forms, such as ice, and participate in interesting experiments, such as using sticks to race down a river to discuss speed. Children are extremely well supported to develop their communication and language skills. For example, they are keen to make up their own stories using pictures on stones. All children communicate with great confidence and clarity. The childminder builds exceptional partnerships with other early years professionals, which helps to maintain an outstanding consistent approach to shared learning. For instance, she shares children's next steps in learning daily with the other settings that children also attend.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children take turns and remain patient in complex team games, with high levels of maturity. For example, they play hoopla and bowls. Children are extremely polite and behave impeccably. They have exceptional opportunities to challenge their physical skills. Children learn how to control big movements, such as climbing trees, and they develop exceptional hand-eye coordination, such as participating enthusiastically in baseball. The childminder helps children to manage their move to school in interesting ways. For example, she invites older previously minded children back for dinner to share their own stories of school.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make outstanding progress in their learning, including those who speak English as an additional language. Children participate in activities that require high levels of responsibility. For example, children use tools purposefully, such as hammers and electric screwdrivers. Children gain complex mathematical skills to support their future learning. For example, they participate in sums such as simple multiplication.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449285 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 1062730 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Downham, within the London Borough of Lewisham. The childminder cares for children from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder occasionally works with one assistant and holds a relevant early years foundation degree.

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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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