Childminder EY536680

Inspection date 20 September 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 close relationships with parents and her links with external practitioners to identify accurately how she can enhance her service even further. This leads to highly positive outcomes for children. n Children enjoy taking part in highly stimulating activities in the excellent environment, inside and outdoors. The childminder gives very high levels of encouragement and praise to children as they play and learn, and they respond extremely well. n Children are very happy and secure in the childminder's care. Their emotional well- being is very well supported and she meets their individual needs exceptionally well. n The childminder demonstrates an extremely strong commitment to her professional development. Children benefit greatly from her enhanced teaching practice and expertise. As a result, children are making substantial progress in their development.

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The provision is outstanding

n Parents make very positive comments about the service provided. They greatly value the way the childminder regularly shares information and involves them in their children's learning. One parent shares that the childminder is 'committed to do all she can' to help her child develop.

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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 strategies to deepen children's understanding of the similarities and differences between themselves and others even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector reviewed a range of documents, including children's learning records, documentation 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 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 seeks regular updates to extend her strong awareness of safeguarding issues further. She is very confident to identify potential risks to children and knows how to report concerns about children's welfare should they arise. The childminder has completed a wide range of training to enhance her knowledge and skills. For example, she has attended training to deepen her understanding of how to support children's communication and language development, and engage parents. The childminder works extremely closely with parents and involves them very effectively in children's learning, for example, as they learn sign language or review targets for learning together. She is highly ambitious for children and accurately evaluates how she can improve her very effective practice even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder implements highly effective strategies to help support children to access her very engaging learning environment successfully. For example, she uses pictures and symbols to support children who need additional help with their learning, to understand what will happen next and engage in activities. The childminder makes excellent use of her precise observations of children's learning to plan activities that children enjoy. She uses her very good knowledge of children to build on what they already know and can do, and extends learning very well. The use of exciting props, such as flashing ducks during number songs, for instance, develops children's mathematical awareness and motivates them to explore how things work. The childminder skilfully encourages children to count as she takes away or adds ducks. The childminder uses her accurate assessments of children's progress to identify very quickly when they may need extra

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

help to keep up with their peers. She swiftly and skilfully addresses any potential gaps in their learning. The childminder demonstrates superb work with parents and other professionals that may be involved.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder uses her exceptional relationships with children to provide high levels of reassurance when they are in the company of unfamiliar adults. Children receive excellent support to develop good social and emotional skills, such as during visits to rhyme-and-sing sessions. The childminder personalises children's care and learning with strong involvement and a high level of support from parents. Her highly consistent approach helps children of all abilities to develop good self-care and independence. For example, she uses familiar phrases and visual aids to encourage children to do things for themselves, such as finding their yoghurt in the fridge and putting their spoon in the sink after eating. The childminder is considering how to use her very good knowledge of children's families further to deepen their awareness of others around them.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for their next stages in learning. They create music using hanging pots and pans, and strengthen the small hand muscles they need for later writing as they make marks with chalk.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536680 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10067378 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 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in the Eltham area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. She works Tuesday to Friday during term time. The childminder holds a qualification at level 3.

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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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