Childminder in Lewisham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 December 2017 28 November 2016

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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 always record children's hours of attendance accurately. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  At times, the children do not have enough time to respond to questions and extend their learning further.  The childminder has not fully established links with other early years settings that children attend, to support and build on continuity in their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is committed to improving her practice. She has successfully addressed all the required improvements since her previous inspection.  Children are actively engaged in play and the childminder provides good-quality teaching. She interacts with them to motivate and support their learning. She assesses the children's development and plans activities to help children make good progress.  The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment. Children are happy, content and settled. They build good relationships with the childminder and each other.  Children learn about healthy lifestyles. For example, they learn about healthy foods, good self-care skills and have daily opportunities to learn outdoors.  The childminder has effective partnerships with parents and takes their views into account. For example, she implemented procedures to ensure parents are informed about what their children do during their stay with her. This helps to support children's

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It has the following strengths

learning at home and to provide consistency of care.

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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

 maintain an accurate daily record of children being cared for that includes their hours of attendance. 08/12/2017

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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

 extend children's learning further during planned activities and give them enough time to respond to questions  develop partnerships more with other settings that the children attend, to support their continuity in care and learning further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector reviewed documentation, including children's records, and policies procedures.  The inspector discussed how the childminder evaluates her practice and provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge about child protection and knows whom to contact if she has concerns about a child's welfare. However, she does not always keep accurate records, such as maintaining an accurate record of children's attendance. Since her last inspection she created a development plan where she identifies and addresses areas for further development. She is keen to keep her knowledge and skills up to date. For example, she reads early years magazines, attends childminding forums and liaises with the local authority. She ensures that she regularly assesses risks in her home and on outings. This helps her to keep children safe. The childminder has not successfully built on her links with other early years settings that children attend. This does not always help her to extend continuity in children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her knowledge of the children to make resources of their interest available and incorporate their next steps in learning. For example, children freely choose books and enjoy reading stories with the childminder together. This helps develop their fondness of books and literature. The childminder completes the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years and shares this with the parents to assess children's development. This helps to identify if there are any gaps and ensure they are addressed in a timely manner. Children enjoy singing songs with the childminder that relate to the activities in which they engage. For example, when children talk about painting a rainbow they start singing a rainbow song together. This helps to create a lovely atmosphere were children are motivates to learn and boosts their self-esteem.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not always keep a record of children's attendance. This does not have a significant impact on children's welfare, although it means that her records are not accurate. However, she cares for children affectionately and knows them well. She uses this knowledge and information from parents to meet children's needs. Children learn how to be safe, including on outings when using public transport. The childminder manages children's behaviour effectively, they build friendships with other children and learn good social skills. Children have opportunities to share ideas and contribute to the activities planning. For example, they voted about the end of summer outing. Children learn about democracy and the importance of respecting others. However, occasionally, the childminder does not give children ample time to respond to her questions.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good communication skills, which they use as a very important tool to make their needs and wishes known. Children develop early writing skills and gain an understanding of how print is used. They are independent and know that learning is enjoyable. For example, younger children look for fingers when putting gloves on and count to check if they are all there. They develop skills they need for their next step in education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY316346 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 1079535 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 November 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in the London Borough of Lewisham. Her provision operates Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 6.30pm, with the exception of 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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