Childminder in Bromley

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children are very warmly welcomed by the extremely caring childminder and her assistant when they first arrive. This helps children to settle very quickly and supports their emotional well-being to a very high level. Children flourish in an extremely vibrant and exciting environment. For example, children explored the loose parts of recycled and authentic resources, such as locks, keys and latches, and wooden figurines, including camels and turtles. This helps to promote young children's exploratory drive and curiosity to an outstanding level. The childminder skilfully plans activities and experiences across all areas of learning that fill young children with awe and wonder. A wealth of enjoyable experiences capture their interests and motivate them to learn. Children show a strong capacity for perseverance, such as when they pick up objects with pegs and tongs, and concentrate as they build towers with real potatoes and large pebbles. Young

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The provision is outstanding

children are very sociable and show that they feel safe. For example, they keenly told the inspector their name and invited her to complete a peg puzzle with them. Children's behaviour is exemplary, given their young age. They play alongside their friends, listen to stories together and take turns with toys.

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need to do better?

n The extremely dedicated and devoted childminder regularly reviews her practice and provision to improve her outstanding childcare service and education for all children. For example, she is pursuing an accreditation scheme to develop her outstanding teaching skills and stimulating environment to an even higher level. n The childminder ensures her assistant is kept fully up to date with childcare matters, teaching skills and safeguarding information. The childminder's extremely ambitious vision is shared by her assistant through highly effective policies, values and expectations. They work superbly together. n Children benefit immensely from the childminder's inspirational curriculum which is based on their interests and individual needs. She provides a wealth of activities that promote children's play, motivation and problem solving. For instance, children keenly worked out whether pom-poms fell through a large or

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a small tube. Furthermore, the childminder uses everyday mathematical language alongside their play, such as size, colours and numbers. Children show delight and interest in sounds. For example, they enthusiastically sang songs and made noises on metal pots; they developed their listening skills and were intrigued by the sound of a large wooden rainmaker. n Exceptional routines support children's care, health and emotional security. Children eagerly follow daily routines. For example, when they have a snack, they enthusiastically wash between their fingers and thumbs until they make lots of bubbles. Excellent hygiene practices are consistently followed for the youngest children. The childminder successfully follows children's care routines

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30 January 2020 from home to promote a high level of consistency. n The childminder's expert teaching supports children's early communication and language skills superbly. For example, children choose picture books about wildlife and their favourite characters. They keenly share them with the childminder and her assistant. Very young children excitedly babble and point to pictures that interest them. Additionally, the childminder introduces new words alongside children's play, such as 'whizz', 'pop' and 'whoosh', to further extend their vocabulary. n The childminder has outstanding knowledge of each child's development. She plans inspiring experiences to help them to make rapid progress from when they first start. The childminder skilfully monitors and assesses children's learning and development, and swiftly identifies any gaps in their progress. This means all children make the best possible progress and achieve very well towards the

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early learning goals. n Parents are extremely complimentary about the childminder, they typically describe her as being 'fantastic'. The childminder provides excellent support to parents. For example, she routinely shares a summary of children's development with them and encourages them to continue children's learning at home. Children regularly take home books that they have chosen from their regular trips to a local library. This further encourages a love of books and early reading skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant make use of regular training opportunities to refresh their strong knowledge of safeguarding. This includes wider safeguarding issues, such as the risks of radicalisation and extremism. She shares an extensive range of policies and procedures with parents and her assistant to ensure children's safety and welfare are a high priority. She understands the action to take if she has a concern about a child's welfare and the correct local procedures to follow. She can identify the signs that a child may be at risk of harm and knows how to report any concerns to keep children safe. She provides parents with information about child safety. The childminder and her assistant ensure the home is safe and secure, and they supervise children closely at all times.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410909 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10136801 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 0 to 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 24 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Hayes, in the London Borough of Bromley. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3, and her assistant holds a childcare qualification at level 2. The childminder works with an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector evaluated the quality of teaching and its impact on children's learning and development. n The inspector and the childminder completed a learning walk to understand how the childminder organises the curriculum and environment. n The inspector spoke to the assistant and parents at appropriate times during the inspection. n A range of documentation was viewed by the inspector, including public liability insurance, suitability checks, safeguarding policy and procedures, and paediatric first-aid certificates.

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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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