Childminder in Bromley

Inspection date 7 May 2019 Previous inspection date 11 March 2016

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 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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This provision is outstanding

n The childminder gets to know children and families extremely well. Children develop excellent bonds with the childminder. They settle quickly and are happy and secure. The childminder is very sensitive to their individual needs, which supports children's emotional well-being exceptionally well. n Children thoroughly enjoy a broad range of challenging and exciting activities. The childminder includes children's ideas and interests in her highly effective planning. She enthusiastically engages children in play and successfully motivates them, increasing their experiences. n The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how children learn. She observes, assesses and monitors children's progress exceptionally well. Children's next steps in learning are accurately planned to enrich their development further. Children make rapid progress from their starting points. n Partnerships with parents are exceedingly strong. The childminder keeps them updated

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This provision is outstanding

extremely well with the progress their children make. She positively shares daily information and ideas to extend learning at home. This raises children's self-esteem and promotes a highly effective and well-coordinated approach. n The childminder is proactive in making improvements to her high-quality teaching. She regularly accesses training to increase her knowledge and understanding and enhance her continued professional development. For example, recent phonics training on letters and the sounds they represent has supported younger children to develop early writing skills and older children to increase school readiness further.

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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 develop the already improved outside area to create more opportunities to extend children's learning even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's developmental records. n The inspector checked the areas of the home used for childminding and reviewed the suitability checks of adults living in the household. n The inspector took account of written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to deal with child protection issues. She regularly completes safeguarding training and has robust policies and exceptional safety measures in place to help children stay safe. She is confident to follow procedures if she has concerns regarding a child's welfare. The childminder is highly skilled in evaluating her practice to maintain her excellent provision. Previous recommendations have been addressed. For example, partnerships with parents have been strengthened to support learning at home further. The childminder seeks views from children and parents to make improvements to learning opportunities and the environment. For example, recent changes to the garden and the introduction of new resources have promoted opportunities for children to develop their curiosity and imagination. This area is to be developed further. The

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

childminder has plans to provide a digging and planting area to extend the excellent learning opportunities further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is passionate about teaching children. She plans an excellent range of activities that capture children's interests and challenge their next stage of learning. Young children learn about the natural world as they enthusiastically hunt for bugs and blow seeded dandelions. The childminder encourages early language and communication skills exceptionally well. She engages children in conversation, shares stories, and uses dual-language books to support understanding and respect for children's home languages. The childminder supports young children's literacy development well. For example, children find their names and learn initial phonic sounds. Children make marks on clipboards as they tick off the insects they find. Older children develop their early writing skills and play phonic games to enhance their learning at school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an extremely positive role model and teaches children to be respectful of each other. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They follow rules, are very polite and use good manners. The childminder listens well to children and provides them with praise and encouragement. She helps children of all ages to develop extremely high levels of independence and enjoy a range of responsibilities. For example, young children wash their hands, wipe their faces, fasten their shoes and help to tidy away. Children develop an excellent understanding of healthy lifestyles. They eat fruit and vegetables for snacks and try new foods. Older children contribute ideas and make suggestions for the nutritious menus.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children form positive relationships with their peers and have exceptional social skills. They are excellent communicators and show good concentration skills. Young children count and learn about shapes and colours as they construct with bricks. They develop their physical expertise as they climb the slides and use tricycles in the garden. Children make extremely good progress and develop many skills for their future learning and the subsequent move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441125 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10061960 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 11 March 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder provides care to children from 7.45am to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year. She holds 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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