Childminder in Croydon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 June 2017 26 January 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 is exceptionally well skilled at managing children's behaviour. She uses a wide range of highly effective strategies to support positive behaviour, including use of praise, sharing agreed rules with children, and offering clear explanations for why certain behaviour is not desirable. Children behave in excellent ways.  The childminder plans expertly and assesses children thoroughly. She provides children with a very wide range of meticulously planned and thoughtfully prepared activities, which covers areas of learning exceptionally well. The childminder uses assessment information of children to present children with highly challenging tasks. They make excellent progress.  Children have excellent early literacy skills. For instance, they can recognise and write their own names, and have excellent knowledge of letters and their sounds.  The childminder is very strongly committed to continually improving her skills and

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This provision is outstanding

knowledge. For instance, she attended a course on teaching early mathematical skills, which led to much more effective ways to do this.  The childminder has a thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of her practice, and has set highly relevant goals to build ongoing improvement. For example, a previous recommendation has been fully met and older children are now very well challenged in their learning.  Children have a very mature understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, the childminder discusses and explains all aspects of road safety. She carries out regular fire drills where children know how to leave her home in case of an emergency.

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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 area to further enrich activities for those who learn best outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the premises with the childminder.  The inspector observed and evaluated an activity with the childminder, and discussed children's progress.  The inspector observed the interaction between the childminder and children, and spoke with the children when appropriate.  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 has excellent links with parents to support children's learning. For instance, each week parents bring in photographs of things children have experienced outside of the setting which children describe to the childminder and her assistant. This supports their language skills expertly. The childminder gives parents frequent and full updates on how their children are progressing. She works extremely successfully with her assistant to maintain close checks on children's progress. She very readily spots and rectifies any growing gaps in learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has excellent knowledge of procedures to follow should she be concerned about a child. She is highly attentive to children's safety and comprehensively checks her home, resources and toys, to help reduce the risk of accidents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder develops children's thinking skills constantly and very effectively. For instance, when children find that their sand moulds are not forming well, the childminder challenges them by asking them what they might need to add to the sand to make firmer models. Children think about this and respond by saying, 'More water needs to be added'. The childminder provides excellent support to extend children's understanding of the world. For example, they investigate mini-beasts in the garden and discuss their features and habitats. She extends their learning further by asking children to identify the mini- beasts they have found on a chart displayed in the garden. The outdoor area provides children with many exceptional challenges where they practise balancing, jumping and climbing using a wide range of equipment. The childminder recognises that the stimulating wide variety of outdoor activities could be developed even further to support those

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are exceptionally independent. For instance, even the youngest children skilfully prepare their own snacks and sandwiches at lunchtime, and can put on different items of clothing by themselves. The childminder makes very effective use of high-quality resources to teach children about difference, such as multicultural stories and dressing-up clothes. Children thoroughly enjoy discussion and celebration of different festivals from around the world. Children have an exceptional understanding of, and high regard for, people from a variety of backgrounds.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely confident and very highly motivated to learn. They have excellent concentration skills and are very articulate communicators. Children have exceptional counting skills, and some even perform simple addition and subtraction. Children learn highly valuable skills for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY245070 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 1085573 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 12 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Sanderstead, in the London Borough of Croydon. The childminder works with an assistant. She provides care for children each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm, during term time only. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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