Childminder in Kent

Inspection date 30 October 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The childminder gets to know individual children's personalities well. Children are happy, confident and settled. They have a good sense of belonging. n There is good use of a wide range of places of interest to extend children's learning opportunities. For example, they visit the circus and the aquarium with the childminder. n The childminder has a good link with other early years professionals. For instance, she liaises with other childminders to share activity ideas regularly. This helps her to keep children engaged and motivated to learn, to ensure that children continue to make good progress in their learning and development. n Children have good opportunities to learn about other people's similarities and differences. For example, they try foods traditional to other countries, like Indian curry. n Children gain good skills to support their future learning. For instance, they are independent and confident to choose their own play and prepare and serve their

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The provision is good

snacks. n The childminder effectively evaluates her practice. She reviews the day's events and uses her findings to support her future activity plans.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not consistently extend children's' speaking and listening skills even further. n The childminder misses some opportunities to extend children's interest to explore and investigate the natural world.

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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 make better use of questioning and provide children with enough time to think and respond, to extend their communication and language skills even further n build on children's opportunities to explore and investigate the natural world more extensively.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children. n The inspector sampled written documentation, such as children's progress reports, and policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke with children and the childminder at convenient times.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder is proactive at keeping up to date with new early years updates and builds on her knowledge and skills even further. She carries out her own independent reading and research, and attends beneficial training. For example, she has learnt about the ways to plan new activities for children. This helps her keep children interested in new learning experiences. The childminder establishes positive partnerships with parents and helps keep them involved in their children's learning. For instance, she encourages them to add to their children's progress records regularly. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of the safeguarding and child protection procedures to follow to help keep children safe and protect their welfare. This includes knowing who to contact to seek advice and how to raise and follow up any concerns. The childminder helps children to understand how to keep themselves and others safe. For example, they

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

talk about how to cross roads safely on regular trips and outings.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder closely monitors and tracks children's individual progress. This helps her to highlight any gaps in their development promptly and provide children with good support to help close them and catch up in their learning. The childminder skilfully builds on children's interests and ideas. For example, children who are excited by a story about a witch, go on to make puppets of the characters from the book and retell the story in their own way. Children bring their fantasies and imagination alive. The childminder helps children to prepare for their future move to school well. For example, children confidently count as they play and discuss shape, colours and size as they build.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children's personal skills well. Children are polite and behave well. For instance, they follow the rules and boundaries with confidence and know what is expected of them. Children develop good physical skills. For example, they explore larger climbing and balancing equipment at regular trips to the park with the childminder. Children develop good hand-to-eye coordination. For instance, they enjoy activities, such as threading. Children gain a good understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they help prepare healthy and balanced snacks and talk about the importance of washing away germs before they eat.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children of all ages make good progress in relation to their individual starting points and develop good skills to support their future learning. They develop good early reading skills. For instance, children enjoy a wide range of reading materials and recognise letters and simple words confidently. Children develop good social skills and build meaningful friendships. For example, they play happily together and help each other to complete tasks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537184 Local authority Kent Inspection number 10077282 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 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Swanley, Kent. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Thursday. The childminder holds a relevant early years 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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