Nancy Cambridge

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 very confident and settle well. They have a close, loving, caring relationship with the childminder. Children confidently explore their environment, choosing what they want to play and who with. Children seek out the childminder for cuddles and reassurance, using their own comforts to develop confidence in difficult situations.

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The provision is good

Children show extreme imagination throughout their play. They use role play effectively to carry out tasks and skills that they experience with the childminder and at home. For example, children use the oven gloves to safely remove food from the play oven to show their understanding of keeping themselves safe.

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The provision is good

Children develop close friendships and relationships with their peers. They learn to cooperate and negotiate with each other, taking turns and swapping resources to support their development of social skills. Children show high levels of enthusiasm and curiosity for new experiences, showing an eagerness to learn new skills.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. They listen to rules and boundaries that are part of their everyday routines. The childminder is a positive role model for children to learn to be polite and develop good manners. Children respond well by using manners throughout their play, saying please and thank you at appropriate times. They show care and compassion to each other through role play. For example, when they play doctors they help to make their friends better.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows children very well. She confidently describes their likes, their play preference and how they learn best. Children engage well with the childminder, showing a keenness and enthusiasm to learn. They listen to and absorb information, using this in their play to show their understanding of newly learned skills and experiences. For example, they chase balloons and hit them up in the air to help develop their coordination. The childminder extends this experience further to fill balloons with helium to strongly highlight the understanding of the words 'up' and 'down'. n Children learn through a variety and balance of adult-led and child-initiated play. The childminder provides challenges for children's individual levels of learning through their child-initiated play, adapting the teaching according to their learning needs. However, some adult-led activities are very structured and,

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need to do better?

sometimes, the approach is too high an expectation for young children. For example, the childminder provides structured sessions to teach children phonics, when children may not have the basic skills in communication and language yet. n Children learn about the importance of physical well-being. They talk about

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need to do better?

29 November 2022 washing their hands, using soap and drying them before snack time. Children make healthy choices at snack and lunchtime from a variety of fruit and vegetables. The childminder works well with parents to support children's nutrition and ongoing health issues. Children learn to use the toilet independently, promoting their skills in readiness for starting school. n The childminder is eager to develop her knowledge and professional practice. She uses other childminders as a support network as well as attending regular training to update her knowledge and skills. n Parents make positive comments about the service they receive from the childminder. They talk about their reassurance of children playing in a safe and secure environment and the different experience they have throughout the day. Parents receive up-to-date information through communication systems and verbal information. They work together to support children's ongoing

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need to do better?

development, both in the setting and at home. However, parents are not always made aware of the expectations for children's learning and how learning is promoted through play. This means that parents do not have a secure knowledge of how to fully promote learning at home. n Children thoroughly enjoy listening to stories. The childminder has a keen awareness of children's interests and support these well through books and stories. Children enjoy cuddling up together to enhance the social experience of stories together. Children concentrate well, focusing their attention on the subject of the book. They begin to use the new vocabulary they are introduced to by the childminder. For example, children talk confidently about the fast- speed train, the tractors and the heavy goods vehicle in the book. They show a respect for books, turning pages carefully and putting books back when they have finished with them.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a robust knowledge of child protection procedures and what to do if she has a concern about a child in her care. The assistants, that are used on rare occasions, are kept up to date with the latest procedures to follow to provide a consistent approach to children's welfare. The childminder knows the signs and symptoms of child abuse. Children play in a safe and secure environment. The childminder encourages children to learn about keeping themselves safe through daily routines, such as tidying away toys that they have used.

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should:

n develop a stronger understanding of supporting individual children's learning through adult-led activities and use this knowledge to extend children's learning

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should:

29 November 2022 through purposeful play n support parent's understanding of the skills children require to prepare themselves in readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460025 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10236113 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 4 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 22 February 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in New Eltham, within the London Borough of Bexley. She provides care from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder holds a qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded places for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder occasionally works with an assistant.

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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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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