Childminder EY539251

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children have many opportunities to initiate their own learning, demonstrating their curiosity and eagerness to learn. The childminder follows their lead and skilfully guides their learning. Children feel safe and secure in the childminder's home and form secure attachments with her. The childminder is a positive role model and has high expectations for all of the children. She strives for all children to become confident in their own abilities, be resilient and ready to 'take on the world' as well as being able to ask for help. This can be seen in the children's positive behaviour and attitude. They are confident, kind, respectful and have many opportunities to develop their social skills further, for example visiting playgroups where they can play alongside other children. The childminder has a secure understanding about the importance of assessing children's development right from when they start with

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The provision is good

her. She works effectively with parents, planning children's settling-in sessions to help to get to know the children and families. This helps her to plan challenging learning experiences for the children according to their ability and interests.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is very proactive and networks with other childminders to ensure she provides the best care possible for children. She regularly evaluates her practice, asking children, parents and the other childminders in her network for feedback. This helps her to continuously develop her practice and identify areas she needs to develop further. n Children enjoy many opportunities to develop their communication skills. For example, when reading a book about lights and fireworks, the childminder introduces children to new words and continues the themes during a painting activity. Furthermore, the childminder takes every opportunity to engage the children in discussions during outings. For example. when picking up other children from the nursery, she asks them about their day and what they enjoyed. However, the childminder misses opportunities, during these discussions, to ask children why things happen, to develop their critical thinking

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need to do better?

and problem-solving skills. n The childminder engages parents effectively, and they make very positive comments about the provision. Parents feed back their appreciation of the childminder's regular communication with them about their children's development and work. n Children enjoy daily activities outdoors, where they have access to all the different areas of learning, but especially the space to run around and be physically active. This positively helps support their overall well-being. Children choose mark-making activities in the garden, using chalk on the chalkboard. This promotes their early writing and literacy skills. They talk about the marks they make, referring it to the previous learning about fireworks. This shows that

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5 November 2019 children have an interest in the topics they learn about and apply their gained knowledge in their own play. n The childminder uses her knowledge about the individual children as well as about children's development to plan and implement challenging activities for the children in her care. She researches for new ideas, such as the 'emotion spoons', which she uses to help children learn about their feelings and how to respond to the different moods of others. n The childminder provides a welcoming and stimulating home-from-home environment for the children. She has a playroom with a variety of resources available for the children to access learning in the different areas. However, when children use the kitchen for activities or the bathroom for their personal self-care, the childminder does not always review if these are adjusted to the individual children's needs, for example making a step stool available so that

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younger children can easily access the sink independently to wash their hands.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder is fully aware of her role and responsibility to ensure children are safe. She ensures that the learning environments for children are safe and risks are minimised, including when taking the car for outings or visiting places in the local community. She has policies and procedures in place that underpin her safe practice. The childminder has a secure understanding about the signs that could indicate that a chid is at risk and confidently discusses the procedures she will follow if she has any concerns about children's safety and welfare. The childminder knows the importance of online safety and ensures children and parents are aware of this.

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should:

n continue to develop practice further, especially in regard to helping children to further develop their problem-solving and critical thinking skills n review the organisation of the provision in all areas that children use to ensure activities and resources are easily accessible and support children's needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY539251 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10093485 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 to 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Welling, Kent. The childminder operates all week, all day, for most of the year, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays. She holds a recognised childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around the areas of her home. She explained how she organises the curriculum to support children's learning and development. n The inspector discussed learning activities and assessed the quality and impact of teaching on the children's learning. She spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' views through their written comments. n The inspector sampled a selection of documentation, including policies, qualifications and children's records.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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Inspection activities

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