Childminder in Southwark

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 February 2018 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 evaluates her provision well. For example, she uses self-evaluation to identify priorities for improvement and strengthen all aspects of her provision. This helps her to set high expectations and drive improvement.  The childminder has a good observation and assessment system. For example, she observes children's achievements, tracks their progress, and uses her assessments to plan suitable and interesting activities for them to play and learn new skills. Children make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder helps children to behave well. She is quick to respond to young children when they need help to learn how to share, or to play gently with toys.  Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder communicates well with parents. She encourages parents to share observations of their children's development from home and asks them for their feedback on her provision. This helps her to fully support

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This provision is good

children's personal and development needs.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently offer children the time they need for less- structured play so that children can fully explore and finish their activities without interruption.  The childminder does not always consider the ages of children during planned activities. For example, she does not adapt painting activities to suit both young toddlers and older children, to fully encourage their different learning needs.

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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

 provide opportunities for less-structured play to allow children to explore and finish activities when they are ready  consider the ages of children when planning activities to fully meet their unique learning needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children and observed children playing.  The inspector and the childminder participated in a joint evaluation of an activity.  The inspector viewed a sample of documentation.  The inspector and the childminder discussed safeguarding, risk assessment and monitoring of children's progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of how to identify and report child protection concerns. This helps her to protect children's welfare. The childminder shares information about children's learning with other settings that children attend. This shows good partnership working and helps the childminder to better support the children's development. The childminder has a good programme of professional development. For example, she does online research and reads articles on early childhood education. This contributes towards helping her to find new ideas for themed activities, such as playing with a mud kitchen in the garden.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

There is a strong focus on developing young children's understanding of the world and their literacy skills. For example, the childminder develops themes around the books children are reading, such as learning about all the animals in the book. Every morning the childminder engages children as they take part in group time. They sing songs that the children choose and they do the actions. This kind of teaching helps them to develop their creative skills and strengthens their language development. The childminder promotes independence well. For example, she encourages children as they make and serve their own snacks. The childminder helps older children to prepare for starting school. For example, she helps children to learn to recognise their written names before they start school so that they can register on arrival and find their belongings.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a good understanding of children's cultural backgrounds and makes children feel welcome in her home. For instance, children display flags from their countries on her wall so she can talk to them about the country their parents have come from. She sings songs with children and helps young toddlers to do the actions. The childminder encourages children to tidy up after their play to help them learn how to take care of their environment. She gives children praise to help them to build good levels of self-esteem and promote their emotional well-being. The childminder encourages young children to develop good levels of physical well-being and to learn more about the world around them. For example, children enjoy walks along the waterfront to look at the boats and maritime artefacts. They enjoy a book about a caterpillar, then visit a butterfly conservatory to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly.

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Outcomes for children are good

Young children are well prepared for their next stages of learning. They engage in pretend play, such as making and stirring rice in a pot. Young children are able to play alongside one another. They are secure and happy while they play. Older children confidently communicate their ideas to others and to visitors. They develop good physical skills. For example, young children build animals out of blocks. They use some numbers during play and give meaning to the marks they make, such as when they draw a cat.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491463 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 1024922 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 3 Number of children on roll 3

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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 South East London. She is qualified at level 3. She is open from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, for 50 weeks a 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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