Childminder EY298238

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 extremely happy and very highly motivated to learn. The childminder has close, nurturing bonds with children and takes great care to get to know them well. She meets their needs expertly by, for example, ensuring that activities are firmly linked to their interests and by implementing familiar routines. Children settle exceptionally well. They behave in very safe ways. For example, they readily follow robust road safety routines to ensure they act with care and caution when crossing the road. They are very aware of how to handle tools and materials safely to avoid accidents. The childminder helps children to understand and to manage their feelings exceptionally well. For example, she uses 'Super Stan,' a soft toy, to talk to children about different emotions and how to handle them. Children draw different faces with different emotions on mirrors. The children respond very well to this approach. Children develop excellent independence skills. For instance, they

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prepare their own fruit snacks and learn to dress themselves. Children willingly help to tidy up. The childminder helps children to learn about, and to respect, others successfully. For instance, she discusses and celebrates a very wide range of interesting cultural and religious festivals with children. The childminder has an excellent range of multicultural resources, including dolls, books and puzzles, to support children's understanding in this area further.

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n The childminder provides a well-considered, diverse and exciting range of activities based securely on areas of learning. She carries out regular, thorough assessments of children's learning and uses this information to ensure that they are highly challenged. Children make exceptional progress. n The childminder supports children's early literacy skills very successfully. For example, she uses a collection of interesting objects to stimulate discussion and develop children's language skills very well. The childminder has a vast range of high-quality books and story props. The children really enjoy using these, which helps to support their early literacy skills in many ways. n The childminder offers children vibrant, stimulating creative experiences. For instance, children enjoy placing coloured bath salts in water. The childminder teaches them new words to describe the events, such as 'dissolve'. She extends

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the activity further by giving children ice to add to the water, and uses words such as 'melting' to describe their observations. n The childminder helps children to develop an excellent understanding of the natural world. For example, she takes children on walks through local woodland where they learn about flowers, such as crocuses and bluebells, and go on hunts to find minibeasts. The childminder plants and grows vegetables with the children in her garden. This helps them to learn about where food comes from and how things grow.

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26 February 2020 n The childminder manages children's behaviour very well. For example, she uses praise to motivate children to behave in very positive ways. The childminder shares group rules with the children, who have good understanding of the childminder's expectations. Children behave in excellent ways. They have very good manners and say 'please' and 'thank you' appropriately. Children share and take turns well. n The childminder has excellent partnerships with parents. She uses flexible, effective approaches to keep parents very well informed of their children's progress. The childminder provides useful ways for parents to support children's learning, such as home activities which cover different areas of learning. She gives parents information on courses, such as healthy eating and first aid, which most of them have attended to enhance their skills and knowledge. n The childminder monitors her practice thoroughly. For instance, she deeply

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reflects on activities, what children have learned and whether they need to be improved to promote the very best outcomes for children. The childminder robustly checks all aspects of her provision and has set highly relevant goals to improve practice. She closely reviews children's progress to accurately identify and support children who need extra help. n The childminder is extremely committed to improving her skills and knowledge. She has attended a very broad variety of courses. For example, she attended a course on supporting the development of children aged between one and two years, which led to improvements in practice.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a very secure knowledge and understanding of possible indicators of abuse. She has full knowledge of the procedures to follow should she have concerns about a child's welfare, and is aware of the 'Prevent' duty and of the signs and symptoms of wider safeguarding issues, such as female genital mutilation. She is vigilant in this area and has robust systems to ensure that action is taken promptly. The childminder ensures that her safeguarding knowledge is always kept up to date. She carries out comprehensive daily checks which cover all parts of her home, to help prevent hazards.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY298238 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10137766 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 9 February 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Bexleyheath, in the London Borough of Bexley. She operates all year round from 7.15am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. The childminder has a childcare qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector carried out an observation of an activity and discussed this and children's progress with the childminder. n The inspector had a tour of the premises with the childminder and discussed the curriculum. n Interaction between the childminder and children was observed and the inspector spoke with children, when appropriate. n The inspector held a discussion with the childminder and reviewed some documentation. n The views of parents were considered during the inspection.

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26 February 2020 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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26 February 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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