Childminder in Greenwich

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 May 2018 Not applicable

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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

 Children enjoy an excellent range of opportunities to practise their skills and strengthen their physical development. They are encouraged to 'have a go', which helps them to rapidly build their confidence skills and explore the apparatus and equipment available. Children have fun and make rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder has a positive and calm manner. Children feel safe and secure in her presence and they are extremely willing to take on new challenges together. They play well together, are kind to each other and show they care about each other's needs. The childminder meets their physical and emotional needs extremely well.  The childminder monitors and assesses children's learning and progress extremely precisely. She provides an excellent range of stimulating experiences, which very successfully builds on what children know and can do.  The childminder works very successfully with parents and other professionals. She

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This provision is outstanding

seeks information from parents about children's starting points to help her to plan immediately for children's next steps in learning. This helps to ensure continuity of learning.  The childminder is highly motivated and committed to providing the best possible care and learning experiences for children. She regularly reflects on her practice and extends her knowledge and skills. She reads relevant research and completes training, and is constantly looking to improve her provision.

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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

 extend the already excellent range of professional development to continue to inspire high levels of teaching and the very best outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed all areas of the home used for childminding, and the toys and resources available.  The inspector spoke to a parent, and viewed written comments obtained by the childminder and took these views into account.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She sampled a range of documentation, including the children's learning records, certificates of training and evidence of suitability of adults living on the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is extremely knowledgeable in child protection procedures. She has an excellent understanding of how to identify, record and report any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder ensures that the environment is safe for children. She completes thorough risk assessments of her home and teaches children very well how to identify and manage risk during daily activities. The childminder expertly engages with parents and fully involves them in their children's learning. For example, she regularly exchanges information with them about her provision and their children's development, including sharing ideas to develop further their children's skills at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder expertly talks through everyday situations, providing children with superb opportunities to develop their language and vocabulary skills. During activities, she watches and listens carefully to understand children's thinking and challenge their learning expertly. For example, she encourages children to find out things for themselves and solve simple problems, such as where you might find certain insects in the garden. She skilfully encourages children's mathematical development. For example, children count how many pebbles they have, work out who has the most and they share them out equally among each other. The childminder makes accurate observations and assessments, and meticulously reviews children's progress across all areas of development. She promptly provides additional support for weaker areas of development, to close any gaps in children's learning rapidly. The childminder updates her professional skills in safeguarding

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

children through a range of training. However, she recognises the benefit of targeted professional development in specific aspects of teaching to help her to continue to inspire outstanding outcomes for children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder consistently models and encourages respectful attitudes. Children are highly cooperative and behave extremely well. The childminder provides highly sensitive support to help children gain confidence to take part in activities. She offers excellent support for them to learn to share, take turns and problem solve as they play alongside each other. For example, older children encourage younger children to play with them and help them to learn the rules of the game. They wait patiently for them to take their turn, rather than jumping in to answer questions for them. Children have high self-esteem, they are wonderfully sociable, friendly and caring. They thoroughly enjoy their time at the setting.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Younger children show great interest in the world around them and become extremely confident explorers. Older children learn increasing levels of independence. They are highly motivated to learn and become absorbed in activities, showing high levels of concentration skills. Children make rapid progress and gain excellent skills that prepare them for their future learning and move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497958 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 1037591 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 the Royal Borough of Greenwich. She operates all year round, Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 7pm.

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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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