Childminder in Lewisham

Inspection date 22 January 2019 Previous inspection date 5 July 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 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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This provision is good

n The childminder provides a warm, welcoming and well-organised environment where children settle quickly and build strong attachments. New children settle in over several sessions, which helps to increase their confidence and enable them to feel happy and safe. n The childminder and her assistants plan exciting and challenging activities which capture children's interests. They get to know the children well and observe them as they play. Children make good progress from their starting points. n Partnership working with other professionals is strong. The childminder is committed to supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their families. n The childminder and her assistants manage children's behaviour very effectively. Children receive regular praise and encouragement, follow rules and behave well. Children demonstrate high levels of confidence and cooperate with adults and their

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This provision is good

peers competently. n The childminder gives regular support and supervision to her assistants. She identifies training and encourages continued professional development to increase their existing knowledge and to strengthen the effectiveness of the provision. n Parents receive daily feedback on their children's care and learning, which supports their emotional well-being. However, the childminder does not have fully established systems for working effectively with parents and does not regularly share information about their children's progress to promote a united approach to learning. n Recent changes to assessing children's progress are not fully established. The childminder does not consistently identify gaps in learning as rapidly as possible.

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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 introduce ways of better informing parents about their children's progress and enable them to contribute more fully to their children's development to support a shared ethos for learning n embed fully the new systems to ensure children's progress is monitored rigorously and any gaps in their learning are found quickly.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities and the interactions between the childminder, her assistants and the children. n The inspector viewed documentation, including the children's records, and sampled some policies and procedures. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their written views. n The inspector looked around the premises and checked the suitability of all adults who work or live on the premises. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and observed the quality of teaching.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistants have all completed safeguarding training and can demonstrate their knowledge of the correct procedures to follow if they have any concerns regarding a child's welfare. The childminder has robust risk assessments in place, and the assistants support her to ensure that the environment is safe and that children learn about potential hazards. For example, the assistants check the garden area before use and practise regular fire evacuations with the children. The childminder has made improvements to her provision and has addressed the previous recommendations through evaluating her practice more sharply. For example, she seeks the views of parents and children and has added more resources to support children's interests. These include compact discs of music in different languages to promote diversity and children's home languages, and an

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

increased number and range of books to support early literacy skills and improve outcomes further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistants use their knowledge of the children to provide activities that meet their individual abilities well. For example, children who enjoy numbers use cubes to build and extend their counting skills, others play with dinosaurs and books to build on their knowledge and learn new facts. Adults engage well with children during play and extend their imagination skills. Children dress up as doctors and nurses and use teddies and dolls as their patients. Adults support them to act out new and previous experiences. Early literacy skills are promoted as children recognise their names and phonetically sound out the letters during circle time. Children sing songs with actions and enjoy rhyming stories which enhance their communication and language development. Mathematical concepts, including size and positional language, are introduced as children discuss the different size and colours of their chairs and who they

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's physical development is actively promoted by the childminder and her assistants. Children access the garden daily and use bicycles, balls and climbing equipment to develop their physical skills. The childminder provides healthy snacks and meals, and the adults use opportunities proactively to extend children's knowledge about healthy lifestyles. Children are supported well to be independent. Young children learn the routines quickly. They know that they need to wash their hands after playing in the garden and before mealtimes. They put on their coats and boots for outside play. Adults promote positive behaviour. Children listen well and clear away their toys together as they sing the 'tidy up' song.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are keen learners and enjoy the activities on offer. They make good friends and play well together. They are sociable and learn to take turns and share. Children develop good language skills and are confident communicators. They learn to write their names and increase their skills for the next stage of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY418759 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 10064605 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 3 - 10 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 24 Date of previous inspection 5 July 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2010 and provides her childminding service from her co- childminder's home in Hither Green, London. She works with two assistants on a daily basis, and additional assistants work at the setting when required. The childminder works closely with two other registered childminders who care for children locally. She operates her service from 8am to 6pm on weekdays all year round, except for public bank holidays. The childminder receives funding to provide free education to children aged three and four years old.

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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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