Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date 19 February 2019 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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder assesses and monitors children's progress well. She identifies what children need to learn next and successfully provides suitable challenges to help all children achieve well. n Children benefit from a highly welcoming and stimulating environment that the skilled and caring childminder consistently provides. Children settle very well and quickly form tremendously warm relationships with her. They are emotionally secure. n The childminder provides a variety of stimulating and exciting activities to help all children learn and make good progress. For example, children enthusiastically made faces from pebbles and craft material. They firmly held a glue brush and concentrated as they successfully stuck googly eyes. n The childminder enriches children's early communication and language skills very well. She reads many stories linked to activities young children choose, to further help them

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This provision is good

make connections in their play. n The childminder ignites children's curiosity to a very high level. Children keenly explore outdoors. They use 'big' and 'little' sticks to rummage through leaves and mud to find bugs. n The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation to identify what could be improved, and she promotes partnership with parents effectively. n Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities for children to see a variety of environmental print and text, to help extend their growing curiosity about letters and words, particularly during their play outdoors.

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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 maximise opportunities for children to see a variety of environmental print and text so they understand that words carry meaning, particularly outdoors.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector had a tour of the parts of the premises used for childminding. n The inspector reviewed an activity with the childminder. n The inspector observed and discussed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning and development. n The inspector viewed written feedback from parents and took account of their views. n The inspector viewed evidence of suitability of the childminder and household members. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation information with the childminder and viewed a range of documentation, including the childminder's paediatric first-aid certificate and public liability insurance.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder regularly updates her safeguarding knowledge and wider child protection awareness to a good level. The childminder understands what action to take if she is concerned about a child's welfare. She knows the local procedures to follow to report her concerns. The childminder assesses risk in all parts of her home used for the purpose of childminding and prior to outings to minimise any potential hazards. She helps children learn how to keep themselves safe, including in the event of a fire. The childminder evaluates her practice well. Since registration, she has accessed a wide range of training to develop her knowledge and skills further, for example, to help her precisely identify what children need to learn next to successfully extend their learning to a higher level.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, teaching is strong and occasionally the childminder shows some outstanding teaching skills. She responds very well to children's individual needs and provides varied, imaginative experiences to motivate and engage children to learn. For example, she very quickly responds to young children and encourages them to sound out dinosaur names. She introduces new words such as 'spiky' to promote their vocabulary to a good level. The childminder uses mathematical language alongside children's play. Children are challenged to count pebbles as they keenly put them in a tin bucket. Parents speak highly of the childminder. They are kept well informed about their children's progress and they regularly receive a summary of their progress. The childminder successfully engages with parents to support their children's learning to a higher level.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is a tremendously good role model. She skilfully encourages children to learn good manners and she implements 'golden rules' to help all children show respect, care and concern for one another. The childminder helps young children recognise and identify their feelings superbly. For example, she expertly shows children visual pictures when they are sad. The childminder implements highly effective daily routines. Young children follow excellent hygiene practices and they show very good manners at mealtimes. The childminder promotes children's healthy lifestyles expertly. Children benefit greatly from plenty of fresh air and physical exercise. For example, children visit local parks and farms and enjoy weekly woodland walks. The childminder promotes equality and diversity to a very high level, as evidenced by displays of a variety of positive images. Children enjoy dressing up and exploring different ways to wear sari

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

fabric to promote their imaginations and creativity.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn key skills and they are emotionally well prepared for the next stages in their learning. Young children confidently count beyond 10 and recognise colours as they play. They independently put on their boots and try extremely hard to wash their hands independently. Children repeat phrases and words from favourite books and learn new words, such as 'butterfly' and 'chrysalis'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542839 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10090413 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 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Beckenham, Kent. The childminder provides childcare from Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6.30pm, for most of the 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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