Childminder in Bromley

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

Children are happy, confident and settled. They are independent and enjoy choosing their own play. The childminder ensures that all learning environments indoors and outdoors are safe and secure. Children gain good social skills. For example, they happily take turns and share as they play nicely together. The childminder is kind, friendly and welcoming. She provides a caring and nurturing environment, and children build strong attachments with her. When children first join her setting, she gains information from parents about children's care and learning needs. This enables her to plan appropriate activities for them from the outset. Children develop positive attitudes to their play and are eager to learn while playing with the childminder. For example, children happily engaged with the childminder during an activity about the seasons. The childminder's use of questioning to extend children's learning is usually effective, but sometimes she

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The provision is good

does not give them time to think about their answers and respond fully. The childminder has high expectations for all children. The children enjoy lots of outdoor activities and trips with the childminder. Children behave well. They willingly follow instructions and benefit from lots of praise. The childminder works effectively in partnerships with parents and other settings the children attend, regularly sharing information about children's development and activities. She understands the children's learning needs well, although she does not assess their progress in all of the areas of learning.

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n Children learn and develop across a broad range of areas through well-thought- out activities. The childminder carries out regular checks of what children know, understand and can do. She interacts well with children as they play. She questions them to extend their learning, but sometimes does not give children time to respond to questions and share their ideas fully. n The childminder ensures that children have a wide range of experiences to encourage them to be physically active. For example, they play outdoors and visit local parks. The childminder provides children with healthy meals and uses these everyday routines to teach them the importance of following good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before meals. n The childminder knows the children well and assesses their learning to establish what they already know and to plan for their next steps. However, these assessments do not incorporate the skills children are achieving across all areas

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of the curriculum. n The childminder uses effective teaching skills when playing with children, such as developing their language acquisition. She introduces vocabulary and clearly explains what the new words mean. For example, while reading a book about the seasons, she enthusiastically explained differences between the seasons.

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need to do better?

8 January 2020 n Children behave well. The childminder is a positive role model. She provides guidance and effective strategies to promote children's positive behaviour and well-being. The childminder supports children to understand about their feelings and emotions, using ideas and activities she acquired from a recent training course. n Self-evaluation of the childminder's practice is effective. She asks parents to complete questionnaires to help her to assess the quality of her provision. She has forged strong links with other professionals in her area and works effectively in partnerships with other settings children attend in order to maintain continuity in their learning. n Children are motivated and show curiosity about the natural world. For example, they eagerly explored different leaves, describing the texture as they talked about the trees they see in the garden; the childminder skilfully extended their

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interest to wooden resources as they explored the different objects. n The childminder supports children's literacy skills as they share books together. Children enjoy regular story time, with the childminder using stories with props. She uses this opportunity to enhance children's love of books. n The childminder is committed to her role and her ongoing professional development. She completes regular training and makes good use of networking opportunities to meet with other professionals. This enables her to share ideas for good practice and keeps her knowledge and skills up to date.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good, secure knowledge about how to protect children from harm and the procedures to follow if she has any concerns regarding a child's welfare. She is clear on what her roles and responsibilities are with regards to keeping children safe. The childminder knows the procedure to follow should an allegation or complaint be made against her. The childminder keeps her knowledge up to date. She reviews her policies and procedures regularly to ensure they are in line with the local authority. The childminder thoroughly risk assesses her home and teaches children how to keep themselves safe.

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should:

n give children sufficient time to think about their responses to questions and to share their ideas fully n ensure the monitoring of children's progress includes all areas of the curriculum.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 136492 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10061884 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 to 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 15 January 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1997 and lives in Bromley, Kent. She provides care on Monday to Friday from 7am to 6.30pm, for most of the year.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and childminder discussed children's learning and progress. n The childminder and inspector completed a learning walk of the setting to understand how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector observed the childminder's teaching during activities with the children. n The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including feedback from parents, safeguarding procedures and suitability records. n The childminder and the inspector held a meeting.

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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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8 January 2020 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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