Childminder in Bexley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 March 2018 17 November 2015

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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 reflects on her provision at every opportunity to continually improve her practice and children's learning. Her tireless attitude towards improvement since her last inspection has resulted in high-quality provision. Children progress extremely well.  The childminder uses ongoing professional development to continually improve her teaching skills, which has an excellent impact on all areas of children's learning.  The childminder encourages children's language and mathematical skills particularly well and children become highly engaged in challenging play experiences.  The childminder keeps parents continually informed about their children's progress. Parents say they are extremely happy with the provision and feel that the childminder helps children to become polite, independent young people.  The childminder is an excellent role model who encourages children to play cooperatively and learn to share and take turns. Children gain high levels of well-being.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder facilitates children's eagerness to ask about and learn new things exceptionally well. Children have ample opportunities to learn about the world around them and the similarities and differences between themselves and others.  The childminder provides children with ongoing opportunities to learn about healthy lifestyles. For example, children eat healthy meals, eagerly talk about their favourite types of fruit for snack and enjoy many opportunities for outdoor play and exercise.

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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

 find even more ways to engage parents in their children's learning, to continue to provide children with highly consistent learning experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector and the childminder looked around the areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at convenient times throughout the visit.  The inspector took the views of parents and children into consideration as part of the inspection.  The inspector sampled documents and records, including children's records and the childminder's self-evaluation, policies and procedures.  The inspector and the childminder discussed the effectiveness of some of the activities provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder uses ongoing risk assessments to enable children to continually explore and learn in safety. She has a clear understanding of local safeguarding procedures and how to recognise when a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder knows children tremendously well and meticulously monitors their progress to rapidly close any gaps in their learning. Overall, partnerships with parents and local schools are extremely good in meeting children's needs. The childminder acknowledges that she could do even more to engage parents further in their children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder continually entices children to explore the excellent resources and play experiences available. She uses mathematical language exceptionally well. For example, as children find a green ball in the ball pit, she asks them to find another one, then one more and asks how many this will make altogether. Her excellent use of questioning and explaining helps children to link their ideas and solve problems, to create seamless learning. When children veer their ride-in cars off the path and onto the grass, she uses excellent positional language to help them manoeuvre these backwards and forwards onto the path successfully. The childminder encourages children to pronounce words, such as 'elephant' and 'ambulance' correctly as they play. Even children help each other to say words, such as 'strawberry', correctly, as they happily chat together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder forms exceptionally close bonds with children. She offers them endless praise and encouragement, to help them develop high levels of contentment, confidence and a remarkable eagerness to learn. The childminder is gentle and kind towards the children and children's behaviour is exemplary. They learn excellent manners for their ages, follow routines extremely well and willingly help and respect their friends. For example, they happily tell them they will push them higher on the swing when they have finished what they are doing. The childminder helps children to learn how to stay safe in different situations extremely well. For example, children confidently explain that the snow has broken the slide, so they cannot use it. They are highly independent with managing tasks for themselves without prompts. They put on their coats and shoes, tidy away what they have played with and confidently complete activities to their satisfaction.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children, including the most able, enjoy the exemplary range of play experiences on offer. They are highly confident in making choices in their play and talk excitedly about their favourite activities. They concentrate for long periods and persevere as they complete self-chosen tasks, such as highly complex puzzles, or use programmable toys, independently. They develop excellent language skills, show great excitement as they recite action songs and rhymes, and show immense confidence and motivation to learn. They even teach each other new skills and are extremely well prepared for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 115834 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 1125013 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 November 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1997. She lives in the Crayford area of Dartford, in Kent. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three years. The childminder holds a relevant childcare 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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