Childminder EY338065

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2018 23 November 2015

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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 and her assistant consistently reinforce behavioural expectations through sensitive guidance and positive praise. They are positive role models and help children to be kind and respect others. Children are very well behaved.  The childminder knows how children learn and develop. She interacts well to guide and extend their play. Children are eager to participate in activities and concentrate for extended periods of time. Children make good progress.  Children are very independent. For instance, they competently dress themselves in costumes with little help and enjoy taking responsibility for attending to their personal needs. Children develop many skills in readiness for school.  The childminder uses self-evaluation well to drive continued improvement. She actively seeks and acts on feedback from children and parents to sustain the good standards of care and education. She monitors her practice and that of her assistants well, and

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This provision is good

provides good support to enhance their knowledge and maintain children's positive experiences.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder misses opportunities to support her assistants further to encourage children to build consistently on their critical-thinking skills to an even higher level.  Partnerships with other early years providers are not fully established to help promote consistency in children's achievements.

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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 further support for assistants to make better use of opportunities to help children build on their critical-thinking skills to a greater level  extend partnerships with other early years providers involved in children's learning to enhance continuity in children's care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the areas of the home and discussed children's safety.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of adults in the household, a sample of policies and other documentation.  The inspector considered the views of children and parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder ensures that her knowledge of child protection matters and that of her assistants is current and up to date. She knows the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder implements stringent health and safety procedures to ensure that children are safe in her care. She has strong partnerships with parents and effectively communicates information with regard to children's learning and care. For instance, she discusses children's next steps and provides parents with ideas about how they can support their learning at home. The childminder ensures her assistants continued suitability to work with children. She has all relevant documentation in place.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes good use of her observations and assessments to monitor children's learning well. She plans interesting experiences to help them gain skills for their future learning. For example, she provides opportunities that encourage children to mark make and write for a purpose. The childminder provides a wide range of challenging activities to ignite children's curiosity. For example, children concentrate very well as they explore malleable materials and develop their finger muscles. The childminder and her assistants model mathematical language well, such as 'full' and 'empty', and teach children to count and understand amounts.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has created a home-from-home environment where children flourish. She has a gentle and caring manner, and develops strong bonds with children and their families. The childminder effectively supports children to feel self-assured and confident. For example, they happily explore and readily ask for help. The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles and hygiene well. For instance, she provides children with many opportunities to encourage them to be physically active outdoors and to wash their hands before eating. She supports children to take safe risks, for example, to climb apparatus and other equipment safely. Children enjoy nutritious snacks and meals to endorse their healthy eating practices effectively.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children have a positive approach to learning and become engrossed in their play. They use resources creatively as they pretend to make ice cream. They recognise colours and enjoy mark making and drawing. Children are keen to explore technology and know how to operate mechanical toys. They develop good social skills and play amicably together. Children are respectful, learn about people's similarities and differences, and willingly take turns and share.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY338065 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 1129564 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 November 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in East Croydon, in the London Borough of Croydon. The childminder cares for children between 8am and 6pm each weekday, throughout the year. She works with two assistants.

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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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