Childminder in Lambeth

Inspection date 16 May 2019 Previous inspection date 1 February 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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n Parents feel well supported by the childminder. She provides detailed learning plans for children, based on their skills and interests. The childminder evaluates children's progress, and gives feedback to parents to support children's continual learning. n The childminder has a very clear understanding of her role to safeguard children. She knows how to protect children from harm, and puts steps in place to keep their learning environment safe. n The childminder knows children very well. She values children's different personalities, individual needs and learning styles. Children have many happy experiences at the setting. They develop close and warm relationships with adults, and with each other. n The childminder is ambitious for children. Children demonstrate polite manners and very good behaviour, in accordance with the childminder's high expectations. n The childminder encourages children's involvement in planning activities and tackling

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This provision is good

challenges. This supports children's to develop problem-solving skills. n The childminder places a strong emphasis on encouraging children to be independent. Children feed themselves, put on their coats and shoes, and tidy away toys. Children grow in confidence and take pride in meeting their own needs. n The childminder and her assistant work expertly together as an effective and supportive team. They provide a stimulating and well-organised learning environment, with a family dynamic. Children feel comfortable, and make good progress in their development. n The setting is not sufficiently resourced to fully promote children's understanding of technology. n The childminder does not have many examples of text displayed in the setting. As a result, the environment does not routinely promote children's reading skills, and support them to understand that print carries meaning.

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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 enhance resources further to extend children's understanding of technology n display examples of written words in the setting to promote children's developing reading skills, and support them to understand that print carries meaning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector met with parents and took into account their views of the provision. n The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant engaging children in activities, inside and outside in the garden. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistant to assess their knowledge of safeguarding children. n The inspector engaged in a joint observation with the childminder, and assessed her evaluation of the activity. n The inspector sampled pieces of documentation, including checks to establish the suitability of the childminder and her assistant, and any others residing at the premises. n The inspector sampled children's development records, and discussed children's progress with the childminder and her assistant.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder works hard to develop a close partnership between parents and teachers. She monitors children's development regularly, and is able to identify and close any gaps in their progress. This ensures children are well prepared to move on to their next stages in learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands that, in any situation, a child's well-being is always of paramount importance.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children's early communication and language progress is very well supported. For example, the childminder skilfully engages a group of children of different ages in a storytelling activity. She helps younger children to make connections in their learning by asking them, for example, if they wrap themselves in leaves when they go to bed, just like the very hungry caterpillar in the story they have been reading. Older children are fascinated by observing their own 'very hungry' caterpillars in the butterfly garden that the childminder has provided to extend their understanding of the natural world. Children learn many Spanish words and simple phrases from the bilingual childminder. They enjoy eating the childminder's Spanish dishes, and helping her to bake traditional cakes. This supports children to learn about different cultures and communities outside their own.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Young children are keen and independent learners. They are happy and secure in their play as a result of the close and secure bonds they develop with the childminder and her assistant. Children are encouraged to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. For example, the childminder demonstrates this by helping them to gather fruit from the trees in the garden, to make into fruit curds. Children love to eat this with natural yoghurt as a healthy pudding. The childminder emphasises the importance of exercising to promote physical development. For instance, children walk to the local park and soft-play centre, where they are able to run and climb. They engage in regular yoga sessions where the childminder teaches them to stretch and balance, promoting their emerging gross-motor skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points, and are well prepared for their next stages of learning. For example, young children are free to choose toys and activities, and are encouraged to learn to feed themselves and use drinking cups independently. Older children are encouraged to take into account the views of others, and learn how work as a team. These skills will be important when they start school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY341146 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 10064085 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 - 8 Total number of places 16 Number of children on roll 14 Date of previous inspection 1 February 2016

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The childminder registered in 2006. She works with an assistant, who is her husband. She lives in Streatham, in the London Borough of Lambeth. She provides care Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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