Childminder in Lambeth

Inspection date 22 February 2019 Previous inspection date 21 October 2015

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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 Children feel safe and have fun in the welcoming and stimulating environment. The childminder and her co-childminder work together very well. They provide a wide range of activities and monitor children's progress effectively. This helps to prepare children well for their next stage in learning and, eventually, school. n The childminder is effective in her self-evaluation process. She reflects on her practice and makes changes that benefit the children. For example, since the last inspection, the childminder has reorganised children's play space to help their easier access to resources and the garden. n Children particularly enjoy the interesting and exciting garden play, where they have many resources that captivate their curiosity and enable them to work out problems themselves, which supports their earliest mathematical skills. n Children behave well and enjoy their activities. They respond enthusiastically to the

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This provision is good

childminder's positive teaching skills that encourage good manners and helpfulness. n Occasionally, the youngest, more timid children do not become wholly engrossed in group activities. n The childminder does not fully explore different ways of involving parents more in children's assessments to help them achieve their maximum potential to the highest level.

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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 review activities, such as group times, to fully involve those children who are more timid n strengthen the working partnership with parents to capture their ideas and views on their children's assessments and the planning of activities, to help raise children's learning to the highest level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her co-childminder. n The inspector observed children engaged in a variety of activities indoors and in the garden. n The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder and read a sample of children's development records. n The inspector read the childminder's self-evaluation and took account of the feedback from parents. n The inspector checked the safety of the premises and the required documentation.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder has a good understanding of her role and works very effectively in partnership with her mother, who is also a registered childminder. Together, they evaluate their practice and the childminder arranges training. For instance, a recent session on the process of how children learn has helped the childminder reflect further on children's thinking, which enables her to adapt her activities accordingly. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge of how to protect children. She risk assesses her home and ensures that suitability checks are carried out on all adults on the premises. The childminder has clear procedures regarding agencies to make a referral if she is concerned about a child's welfare. She maintains accurate documentation about the children in her care and works well with other provisions that children attend to support their continued learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows what children can do before they start. She accurately assesses their progress and identifies gaps in their learning. This helps her to plan well for children's next steps. Parents receive regular updates, through methods such as text, written routines and discussion, which keeps them informed about their children's day. Parents are happy with the care their children receive. Babies explore many tactile resources, such as soft rubber balls, and the childminder extends the activity with toddlers, encouraging them to roll the balls to each other. This helps to support their developing coordination. The childminder tests children's listening skills during activities such as singing. Children eagerly copy the childminder's actions to songs. They repeat the sounds of animals and enjoy finding models, such as pigs and horses, to match the sounds they hear.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children play well together. They often visit other settings where they meet other children and learn how to share, take turns and learn respect for others. Children feel secure in the daily routines, including meal and sleep times where they cooperate well. Children learn about safety. For example, children become proficient in going up and down the stairs to their playroom and they wait for the childminder before going into the garden. The childminder successfully promotes healthy eating. She provides a range of nutritious snacks and children thrive exercising outdoors.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from when they first start with the childminder. They develop a healthy curiosity to explore their surroundings and investigate how things work. For example, babies feel the smoothness of the wooden blocks while older children work out how these fit and slide together. Children enjoy listening to stories and older children help themselves to books. Children develop good self-care skills appropriate to their age and stage of development. For example, babies and toddlers learn from the start the importance of keeping their hands clean before eating. Older eagerly help to clean tables in preparation for mealtime.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY335753 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 10060351 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 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 21 October 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Brixton, in the London Borough of Lambeth. She is available to work each weekday from 8am to 5.30pm for most of the year. The childminder works with her mother, who is also a registered childminder. The childminder is qualified with an appropriate childcare 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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