Childminder in Lambeth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 July 2017 Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder works closely with parents and gathers their views to help shape her service. Recent changes have been made to the menus and they work together to help the children have healthy and balanced diets.  Children have close bonds with the childminder. They settle in well and the childminder is quick to offer cuddles of reassurance to the children. This helps to support children's confidence in trying new activities and experiences.  The childminder works closely with other professionals caring for the children. They regularly share the children's stages of development and the targets they are working towards. This provides good continuity of learning and helps children to progress well.  The childminder encourages parents to extend their children's learning at home. For example, parents take home children's favourites books to read together to help to extend children's learning and development.

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This provision is good

 The childminder teaches children mathematics through everyday activities, for example, counting the stairs as children climb them. This helps the children to learn in enjoyable ways.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always provide activities to extend younger children's natural curiosity and exploration as they play.  The childminder does not consistently support younger children's understanding of how things work and why, to further encourage their learning.

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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 activities to allow children to develop their natural curiosity in exploration and sensory play  provide more opportunities for younger children to understand how resources work and why.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children in the main play area and garden.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection, including about the learning that took place.  The inspector took parents' views into account.  The inspector reviewed documents, including safeguarding, risk assessments and children's learning files.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she evaluates her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is fully aware of her role in keeping children safe. She carries out daily safety checks to help the children to play in a safe learning environment. The childminder has a clear understanding of what procedures to follow if she has any concerns regarding children's welfare. The childminder works closely with the local authority and other childminders to help review her practice. She uses this information effectively to identify any training she would benefit from and to help her to improve the service she provides. Recent training has included how to better use the outside space. This helped the childminder to identify how to adapt activities to meet children's individual needs when playing outside.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works closely with parents to identify children's starting points. She uses these effectively to inform her planning to help her to progress children's learning and development. The childminder carries out well-informed assessments, helping her to narrow any gaps in children's learning. The childminder uses her good knowledge of children's home languages to help them learn English as an additional language. The childminder is skilled in supporting the children and coaxing them to try new things, such as water play. During the inspection, she slowly introduced the children to the water and gradually poured some water over their fingers so they could feel it. Children built their confidence as they tried to splash the water and copied how the childminder made bubbles with her hands. This type of activity also helps to encourage children's physical development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy enhancing their physical development. The childminder helps to support them as they learn how to climb steps and use slides. They smile with delight when they reach the top and learn to manoeuvre themselves so they can slide down unaided. This also helps to support children's self-esteem. The childminder is consistent in her approach to behaviour management. She teaches children the importance of sharing and turn taking. Children behave well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing the skills needed for the next stages of their learning. They develop their physical development through enjoyable activities. Children learn to problem solve, for example, how to put different shaped foam bricks together. They develop good coordination and giggle with excitement when they learn how to knock them over.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY486375 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 1005783 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 2

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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 Lambeth. The childminder works Monday to Friday, for 48 weeks of the year.

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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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