Childminder in Southwark

Inspection date 13 September 2018 Previous inspection date 27 January 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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The provision is outstanding

n The childminder evaluates her service extremely well. She uses her very strong relationships with parents and external practitioners to accurately identify areas for further development. This helps her to successfully make continuous improvements and leads to highly positive outcomes for children. n Children enjoy taking part in highly stimulating activities in the excellent environment, inside and outdoors. They are very happy, confident and secure. Their emotional well- being is very well supported by the childminder, who meets their individual needs exceptionally well. n The childminder gives extremely effective support for children to develop very good communication and language skills. For example, she skilfully uses her extremely positive interactions to consistently extend children's increasing range of vocabulary and promote their critical-thinking skills. n The childminder is very ambitious for the children in her care. She carefully considers

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The provision is outstanding

how to build on their learning experiences in her home and outside of her setting, with the very close involvement of parents. n Children have many opportunities to develop high levels of independence and make choices about what to do. They receive superb support to become highly motivated and successful learners. n Parents speak very highly of the service provided and of the childminder always going 'that extra mile'. They greatly value the way the childminder regularly shares information, sensitively offers support and involves them in their children's learning.

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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

n continue to implement effective strategies to deepen children's understanding of their heritage and background even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector reviewed relevant documents, including children's learning records and those relating to children's safety and health and information shared with parents. n The inspector jointly observed and discussed a children's activity with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of interactions between the childminder and children, and assessed the impact of this on children's learning. n The inspector sought the views of parents during the inspection visit. n The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home used by children, inside and outdoors.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes training to update and further extend her safeguarding knowledge. She is very confident to identify potential risks to children and knows how to report concerns about a child's welfare should they arise. She is vigilant and supervises children extremely well in her home and on their frequent outings and visits. The childminder communicates very well with teaching staff at the local school. She shares detailed information about how children learn best and gives valuable advice on how to support their emotional well-being. This is highly successful in supporting children's continuity of care and learning during moves to school. The childminder is exceptionally responsive to the needs of parents. For instance, changes to the way information is shared have successfully led to even further parental engagement in children's learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder skilfully introduces new concepts and extends children's thinking as they play. She plans activities carefully that help children's mathematical development. For example, she encourages children to measure themselves against sunflowers that they grow and discusses height and length. The childminder's support for children's communication and language is superb. For instance, when a child notices an aeroplane, the childminder extends his language by pointing out the 'jet stream' that it leaves in the sky. The childminder's inviting learning environment enables children to consistently follow their ideas and interests using the easily accessible and exciting resources. For example, children access buckets to transport soil, use technology to select music and songs, and choose props when sharing stories. The childminder shares her accurate assessments of progress frequently with parents and gives a high level of support for

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

them to further understand how to support children's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is very attentive to children's individual needs and helps successfully build emotional resilience in children as they experience change. Children show that they are constantly engaged in learning and eager to explore. The childminder forms very strong bonds with children, and is knowledgeable about wider family members and their impact on children's lives. She is already exploring how to further deepen children's awareness of their heritage and family backgrounds. Children demonstrate their growing independence as they find and put on dresses and matching shoes before dancing to rhythmical music. They show very high levels of enjoyment as they dance, sing and role play. They learn about the communities and cultures of others, for instance, as the childminder speaks with them about flamenco dancers.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children communicate very well as they speak about the 'volcanoes' and 'lava' they create. Younger children use the small hand muscles needed for later writing to cut bananas in half during snack. Children make rapid progress in their learning and are extremely well prepared for the next stages in their learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY307136 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 10065937 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 27 January 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in the East Dulwich area of the London Borough of Southwark. She provides care from 8am to 6pm from Monday to Thursday, all year.

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Registers

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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