Childminder in Bexley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 July 2017 Not applicable

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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 meet all aspects of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She has not maintained the required daily record of children's hours of attendance.  The childminder's performance management and supervision of her assistants are not highly targeted to ensure that their quality of practice and teaching is constantly improving.  Sometimes the childminder does not use her assessment of the children well enough to help them achieve their next steps in learning.  The childminder misses opportunities for children to develop their independence, especially during daily routines, such as tidy-up time and lunchtime.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides opportunities for children to learn about similarities and differences in people's lives and show respect for one another. Children behave well and they learn to share and take turns.  Children are happy and settled in the welcoming and well-organised environment. They develop good relationships with the childminder and her assistants. They are warm and responsive to children's individual needs. This supports children's emotional well-being and helps them to be confident and ready to learn.  The childminder establishes good partnerships with parents and regularly shares reports about their children's progress to keep them up to date.

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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

 keep and maintain an accurate daily record of children's hours of attendance. 25/07/2017

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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

 strengthen the performance management, supervision and professional development of the assistants so that practice and teaching are consistently highly effective and constantly improving  improve the use of assessments that promote the next steps in children's learning  provide children with more opportunities to develop their independence.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas, toys and equipment used for childminding purposes.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and assistant about their daily teaching and care practices.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder and observed the quality of care, teaching and children's learning.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the childminder's insurance policy, records of attendance, risk assessments and safeguarding policy.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through discussion during the inspection and from their additional written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder and her assistants keep their safeguarding knowledge up to date and know what they have to do if they have any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder's recruitment process includes relevant checks to ensure the assistants are suitable to work with children. Safeguarding is effective. However, due to the weakness in maintaining attendance records, children's safety is not always given full priority. The childminder seeks suitable opportunities to improve her professional skills and knowledge but does not always identify and address her assistants' practice. Parents praise the childminder's practices and value the support and consideration she gives them. Overall, regular assessments help the childminder to check children's progress. She completes the required progress check for children between the ages of two and three years.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistants use good teaching skills to engage and support children in their learning. Children are eager to talk about what they know and use their knowledge during role play. For example, children explain what they need to set up a store, such as a till and products. The childminder provides a range of resources and activities for children to enjoy and from which to learn. For example, children enjoy making music with different instruments and construction play, using trains, cars and blocks. The childminder praises children, acts as a good role model and provides them with clear guidance and explanations of behaviour according to their age. They delight in joining in with familiar songs and rhymes. Children have fun doing actions to songs and stomp their feet and clap their hands while singing and dancing.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The weakness in leadership and management means the organisation of the setting is not underpinned as well as possible. The childminder works closely with parents to help meet children's care needs and routines from the start. She helps children to settle in quickly and form close and secure bonds with her and the assistants. Children develop their personal and social skills well. For example, they are aware of others within their play and they learn to take turns and share. The childminder provides a suitable environment for children to move around in freely and access resources independently to help extend their learning, overall. Children have the opportunity to develop a healthy lifestyle. For example, they eat healthily and comfortably sleep between play sessions.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in relation to their staring points. Younger children develop their physical skills. For example, they are supported to learn how to pull themselves up and stand. Children develop good social skills and older children are introduced to phonics. For example, they look at letters and their sounds, which sparks interesting discussions among them. They share their ideas and extend their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY486194 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 1007671 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 18 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 2015. She lives in Plumstead, in the London Borough of Greenwich. The childminder works with assistants and operates weekdays from 8am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. She 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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Telephone number

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