Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 2017 22 April 2015

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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 plans meticulously and accurately, and she assesses children comprehensively to provide them with highly effective challenges. Children make excellent progress.  The childminder manages children's behaviour highly successfully. For instance, she shares her expectations with the children, who fully understand and embed these rules to behave in exceptional ways. Children have high regard for themselves and each other, and learn to respect others from different backgrounds.  The childminder has highly successful links with parents to keep them very well informed of their children's progress. She provides excellent opportunities for parents to contribute successfully to their children's learning.  The childminder has an astute knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of her provision. She has set highly relevant goals to build ongoing improvement. Previous recommendations have been met, for example, daily routines now include excellent

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This provision is outstanding

opportunities for children to do things for themselves.  The childminder provides children with a very exciting variety of textures and materials to extend their creative skills superbly.

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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 already excellent outdoor provision to provide an even wider range of activities to support those who learn best outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the premises with the childminder.  The inspector observed interaction between the childminder and children and spoke with the children at appropriate times.  The inspector discussed children's progress and observed, and discussed, an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at some documentation and held a discussion with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly committed to continually advancing her skills. For instance, she has attended a broad range of courses, including effective partnership working, which has led to great improvements in this area. The childminder keeps an expert eye on children's progress to accurately identify and close any growing gaps in learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very secure knowledge of possible signs of concern around a child and is confident about procedures to follow to keep children safe. She is meticulous about children's safety and carries out thorough checks on all areas of her home, toys and resources to protect children from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides excellent levels of support to extend children's communication and language skills. For instance, she questions children expertly and uses every opportunity to teach them new vocabulary. The childminder teaches children exceptional early literacy skills. For example, she makes excellent use of puppets to engage children highly in stories, prompting excellent levels of participation from children. The childminder supports children's understanding of the world very successfully. Overall, children have excellent physical development opportunities, such as climbing, balancing and obstacle races. The childminder recognises that she could develop the outdoor area even more to provide an even greater range of activities to support children's learning in other areas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely confident and highly motivated to learn. They are exceptionally independent. For example, they help to prepare fruit snacks and even young children can put on different items of clothing. The childminder places great importance on teaching children how to behave in safe ways. For instance, they show excellent awareness of younger children outdoors and ensure that they give them enough time and space to move around freely. Children demonstrate an excellent knowledge of how to behave in safe ways. They say, 'No running, hold hands', when discussing road safety. The childminder teaches children very healthy daily routines, such as eating nutritiously and taking part in exceptional physical activities that present highly effective challenges for all age groups.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children focus well on tasks and keenly explore their environment with endless curiosity. Children are highly confident in their counting skills and have an excellent knowledge of the names of different shapes. They use mathematical language very well to describe size and weight. Children learn highly valuable skills to support their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY100318 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1091247 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in Bromley North, in the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder provides care for children from Monday to Thursday from 7.20am to 6.15pm, all year round except on public bank holidays.

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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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