Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 June 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 are highly motivated and extremely eager to join in with the inspiring activities and experiences that the childminder provides. She uses a wide range of well- established teaching strategies to support children to make rapid progress in relation to their starting points.  The childminder offers a unique bilingual service. Children's language skills are developing extremely well and they communicate in English and Polish superbly.  The childminder develops extremely warm, caring bonds with children. Children thrive, they are very happy and demonstrate that they feel exceptionally safe and secure in her care. For example, children independently instigate conversations and seek cuddles as they involve the childminder in their play.  Children demonstrate superb independence skills for their age. They routinely carry out tasks, such as preparing for lunch by cleaning the table, finding their own cutlery,

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This provision is outstanding

cutting up fruit and vegetables, and taking their own shells off boiled eggs.  The childminder is extremely ambitious and, through accessing regular training, she ensures that the quality of her provision improves rapidly. Her evaluations include the views of parents, other professionals and children, enabling her to build on the already excellent levels of achievement for all children.

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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

 continue to build on the already excellent opportunities offered to children to learn about letters and the sounds they represent even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder about her practice and children's learning and development.  The inspector sampled documents, including children's records.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. She held discussions with her regarding children's learning and the impact of teaching on their progress.  The inspector read comments from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder places children's welfare at the heart of all she does. She attends safeguarding training and shows a remarkable understanding of child protection. She knows the steps to follow to make referrals of any concerns she may have about a child. Parents' written comments describe how they are extremely happy, and they praise the dedication the childminder gives to sharing information and say how they continuously work in partnership. This enhances the childminder's evaluations of the children's achievements so that, together, they promptly close any gaps in their learning. The childminder has high expectations of her practice, and she recognises how she can continually build on opportunities to teach children about letters and letter sounds. The childminder methodically manages risks in her home and garden and on outings.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder maintains a highly successful system for tracking children's progress. She makes accurate assessments of their ongoing skills from their starting points. This enables her to plan meticulously for each child's individual learning needs. Children develop an excellent awareness of the natural world. They delight in explaining how they have grown caterpillars that turned into butterflies. The recall of the activity and the vocabulary used show the impact the childminder's teaching has on children's learning. Children's literacy skills are cleverly extended as the childminder incorporates paper and pens with activities. For example, children kept a log of the progress they observed, by drawing pictures to show the stages that evolved as the butterflies formed.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children enjoy an excellent variety of trips out, for example, to forest-school sessions, water parks and animal-rescue centres. This helps promote their understanding of the world superbly. They also attend playgroups, where they have opportunities to socialise with other children and understand that people may have different lives to their own. Children develop excellent hand-to-eye coordination through daily encouragement of independence. For example, they are proficient at putting on their own coats when going into the garden. They also show an excellent understanding of the distribution of weight, as they pour milk into their cups, without spilling a drop.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children use mathematical language, such as 'big', 'medium' and 'small', as they compare the size of onions they are growing and when weighing ingredients in the mud kitchen. They describe items with delight when playing 'what's in the box' and choose songs to sing that relate to the item. Children understand the importance of sharing and helping others, and are superbly well prepared for the next stage of their learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497416 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1054869 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 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 the London Borough of Bromley. She provides childcare all day 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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