Childminder in Bromley

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder offers a home-from-home environment, where children are treated as family. Children and their parents see the childminder as a grandmother figure. They build strong bonds and children enjoy being in the childminder's company. This helps children to be settled and confident to explore the resources and activities the childminder offers them.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder plays with children and talks to them constantly throughout the day. They play in the garden together, pretending to make tea and cutting plastic food in half. The childminder introduces new vocabulary as children play in the sand, such as 'scoop' and 'pat it down'. Children try to copy the actions as the childminder models the newly introduced words. However, the childminder's focus is on keeping all children happy, rather than what it is she wants children to learn. This means that, sometimes, what children can learn from activities and routines is restricted. For example, when children fill the sandpit with large trucks and cars, it prevents other children from practising their physical skills. Furthermore, it does not reinforce children's understanding of new vocabulary.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not fully understand her role in supporting children's development, particularly in the prime areas of learning. The childminder has some knowledge about what she wants children to achieve by the time they move on to pre-school. For example, she wants children to be able to share, be confident and to socialise. However, the childminder does not consider how best to support children to develop this knowledge. As a result, learning is incidental, and children do not make as much progress as they could. n The childminder is very attentive to children's needs and she follows children's interests. Children choose when to play outside and what to play with. However, the way the childminder manages this does not always support children's personal development effectively. For example, the childminder automatically dresses older children for outdoor play because she has not thought about what

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need to do better?

they can learn from these routine activities. Consequently, some children do not develop their self-help skills and independence as quickly as they could. n The childminder identifies when children have gaps in their learning, such as not being able to share. However, she does not use effective strategies to support children to manage their emotions and develop these skills. This leaves some children frustrated and learning to go without to pacify others. n The childminder is well established and has many years of experience as a childminder. Parents value this history and are happy their children are well cared for. However, the childminder has not kept up to date with the changes to the 'Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage'. Neither has she

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need to do better?

23 June 2022 evaluated her provision and sought ways to improve her practice and involve parents in this. n The childminder regularly shares photos with parents about what their children are doing at the setting. She tells them about the activities they have done and what they have eaten there. However, the childminder does not routinely share what children have learned or how she is supporting them to develop to the next stage. The childminder has not improved how she works with parents to support children's learning at home, as previously recommended. This limits the progress children can make. n Children learn some healthy routines, such as to wash their hands after playing outside. However, the childminder's lack of focus on what children learn at the setting means that some children do not develop healthy eating and oral hygiene habits.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder keeps up to date with mandatory training on child protection and paediatric first aid. She can recognise scenarios which may indicate a child is at risk of harm and knows the procedures to follow if there are concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder makes regular risk assessments to help keep children safe. She uses these to identify and remove hazards, such as before children use the family garden.

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Due date

put in place a curriculum that focuses on the prime areas of learning, builds on what individual children know and can do and helps them progress to the next stage in development 12/08/2022

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Due date

improve support for children's personal, social and emotional development, particularly in relation to managing their emotions and developing healthy eating habits and oral hygiene 12/08/2022

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Due date

23 June 2022 work with parents to understand what their children are learning at the setting and how they can support them further at home 12/08/2022

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Due date

keep up to date with professional development in order to be able to evaluate strengths and weaknesses in the setting and continually improve practice and teaching. 12/08/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number 136948 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10219671 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 5 Date of previous inspection 15 August 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1994. She lives in Biggin Hill, Kent. The childminder cares for children each weekday, throughout the year.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n The inspector observed interactions between children and the childminder. n The childminder showed the inspector a sample of documentation, including her first-aid certificate and children's two-year progress checks. n The childminder talked to the inspector about how she supports children's learning and well-being.

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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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