Childminder EY498908

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 April 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 is calm and gentle in her interactions with the children. She encourages children well and acknowledges their achievements, which helps them to build on their confidence and self-esteem. Children display familiarity with the environment and they choose and use resources independently. They are emotionally secure and settle well.  The childminder supports children well to help them build on their understanding of the world. For example, she provides a treasure basket from which children learn to find objects that are soft, hard, bumpy and shiny.  Children build on their counting skills. For example, the childminder encourages them to count as they go up the stairs. Children count confidently up to 13. They build skills that help to prepare them for future learning.  Self-evaluation is effective. The childminder plans well for improvements. For instance, she seeks advice from her local authority and pursues opportunities, such as training,

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This provision is good

to improve her knowledge and skills. She has made positive change to how she observes, assesses and plans for children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully considered ways to increase children's understanding of similarities, differences and diversity.  The childminder misses some opportunities to extend children's critical-thinking skills.

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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

 increase children's understanding of what makes themselves and their families unique  extend ways to help children build on their critical-thinking 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 took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times.  The inspector assessed the childminder's self-evaluation process and her plans for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder carries out thorough risk assessments to ensure children's safety at all times. She understands her responsibility to protect children in her care and knows how to refer any issues to outside agencies. The childminder tracks children's progress regularly and completes progress checks as required. This helps her to identify any gaps in children's learning and development, and plan effectively to help them catch up if required. The childminder shares information effectively with parents, to help support continuity in children's learning and care. For instance, they share information about children's achievements and the childminder works closely with parents to help plan precise next steps in children's learning. She values their views, for instance, to plan interesting outings for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children well, to help them build on their literacy skills. For example, during a reading activity she encouraged children to use picture clues to name objects. Children identified that there were apples, bread, butter, cheese and yoghurt in the picnic basket. She teaches them to identify the initial sounds of words, such as 'xylophone'. This helps them to build on their early reading skills. The childminder knows the children well. For example, she understands from her observations which shapes they can identify confidently and provides them with opportunities to learn the shapes that they do not know. Children build on their early mathematical skills well. The childminder supports children's communication and language development effectively. For example, children learn to describe action words, such as 'kicking' and 'swimming'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children to build on their hand-to-eye coordination skills. For example, children focus well as they stack building blocks. The childminder tunes in well with children's play ideas. For example, she constructs a tower with the building blocks alongside the children as they build their own tower, and they compare the structures that they have created. Children learn from positive interactions with the childminder. The childminder provides nutritious food for children. She meets their individual dietary needs effectively. This contributes to children's good health and well-being. The childminder uses positive strategies to help support children's good behaviour. For example, she reads stories to them about sharing and taking turns. The childminder supports young children well to learn routines, such as using the toilet independently.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children build on their understanding of technology. For example, they press the buttons in audio books and listen to pre-recorded songs. They build on their creativity, for example, they make actions in response to the songs. All children, including those who learn English as an additional language, make good progress from their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY498908 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1042174 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 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 2016. She lives in Beckenham, in the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder 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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