Childminder in Bexley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 October 2017 Not applicable

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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 highly stimulating activities to help inspire children's learning. Children are engrossed and display excellent levels of concentration and focus. They eagerly share their ideas with the childminder and benefit from positive interactions with her. Children of all age groups, including those new to the setting, make rapid progress from their starting points.  The childminder supports children's emotional well-being extremely well. For instance, she carefully observes young children's responses when they attend different playgroups and she chooses to take them to places that reflect their preferences. Children feel valued. They build confidence and settle extremely well.  Children display excellent levels of creativity. For instance, they build stories around toys and use their imagination to load toy animals in play vehicles and take them to 'school' and the 'vet'. The childminder joins in their play and they excitedly mimic

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This provision is outstanding

conversations and build further on their theme of play.  The childminder evaluates her practice and provision meticulously to continually plan and implement improvements to achieve the highest standards in children's care and learning. She makes excellent use of professional development opportunities, for instance, to plan for and encourage a strong ethos of equal opportunity and to help children learn about diversity.

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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 help children build even further on their rapidly developing reading skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children and the childminder's interactions with them.  The inspector viewed a sample of documents, including children's learning records.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and discussed how she plans for children's learning.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly focused on meeting individual children's needs. Excellent procedures for monitoring children's progress mean that she is able to identify and address concerns in their learning accurately and at an early stage. Partnership with parents is strong. For instance, the childminder has carefully considered parents' views to develop revised procedures for recording and sharing information with them about children's progress. Parents express the view that she 'goes out of the way' to keep them informed. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder places a high priority on children's welfare and well-being. She has a thorough understanding of the procedures to follow should she be concerned for children's welfare. She provides consistent opportunities for children to keep themselves safe from harm in the event of an emergency. Children flourish in a safe and caring environment.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder challenges children's learning extremely well and helps to stimulate their curiosity to explore. For instance, she provides opportunities for children to make musical instruments and encourages them to test out filling their instruments with different materials such as cotton wool and pasta. Children curiously explore shaking their instruments and she helps them learn that cotton wool does not make a noise as it is 'soft' and 'light'. The childminder skilfully supports children's mathematical skills. For example, she helps children learn to arrange numbers in sequence as they explore building a 'number snake'. They learn what comes before and after each number. The childminder supports children's literacy skills extremely well. For instance, children learn to identify letter shapes and label their work, although she occasionally misses some opportunities to help them learn to link letters to sounds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides consistent opportunities to help support children's understanding of the importance of hygiene practices and personal care. For example, she plans enjoyable activities to help them learn about the importance of dental hygiene. Extremely effective partnerships with parents and other settings help to ensure a shared approach, and children's care and learning are highly consistent as they move between environments. For instance, together they support young children extremely well to help them develop routines and to manage their behaviour highly effectively and positively. Children develop a range of physical skills. For instance, during activities, they learn to spread glue, peel off sticky labels and pick up small objects with their fingers.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop an excellent understanding of the meanings of words. For instance, during a book reading activity, they listen to clues such as 'it has sails and it turns' and respond correctly by pointing to the windmill in the illustration. Children develop as motivated learners and build on a range of skills that helps to prepare them extremely well for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488369 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 1017443 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 the London Borough of Bexley. She provides childcare all day on weekdays for most 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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