Childminder in Greenwich

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

The childminder is extremely passionate and driven to provide the very best early education for all children within her care. The childminder's natural warm, caring and nurturing personality helps her to build exceptionally strong relationships with children. She provides children with constant reassurance, which ensures they are extremely happy, confident and secure within the setting.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder has developed a highly ambitious curriculum for all children. Children have a wealth of opportunities inside and outdoors that enhance their learning and development. Children display extremely high levels of curiosity, concentration and engagement. They focus for sustained periods of time completely absorbed in their chosen tasks.

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The provision is outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary. They show empathy to the needs of others, such as by giving a cuddle or passing a toy to cheer up a friend. Older children are eager to help to support younger children. For example, they bring their plates and cutlery to their highchairs before sitting down to eat themselves.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder has high expectations for children. Children have impeccable manners, saying 'please' and 'thank you' without prompting. Children are extremely independent. They confidently complete self-care tasks, such as dressing themselves for the garden or feeding themselves using cutlery with ease.

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n The childminder knows children extremely well. She talks in depth about the progress they have made since beginning at the setting. The childminder understands where children's strengths lie and ensures that they are challenged appropriately to nurture these individual talents. Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage of their learning. n The curriculum for communication and language is outstanding. Children are skilled communicators and have wide vocabularies. They have favourite rhymes and songs and will casually break into song while putting on their coats when getting ready for the garden. Children enjoy books. Younger children point to familiar objects within the pages, such as the stars and the moon. Older children are beginning to recall and retell stories with greater clarity. n Children learn about the community they live in. The childminder provides an extraordinary array of outings to the library, playgroups, parks, farms and

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museums to build upon children's current learning within the setting. Children develop confidence and resilience as they encounter new experiences which offer new challenges and opportunities. n The childminder has embedded the principles of British values within the setting.

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23 February 2024 Children are extremely respectful to each other and to the childminder. The childminder shares her home language and culture with children, which helps them to understand that they are different but equal. She marks festivals and celebrations with stories, songs and art and craft activities. The childminder provides older children who attend after school with access to a children's magazine, which provides them with facts and stories about what is happening in the world today. n The childminder skilfully promotes healthy lifestyles when she implements the curriculum. She offers children a range of fresh fruit and vegetables daily as part of their snacks and meals. The childminder provides freshly home-cooked meals, which are nutritional balanced. Children are involved in the preparation and serving of meals. They try ingredients in different stages, for example, raw and cooked spinach so they learn about different tastes and textures. In the garden,

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children grow strawberries and blackcurrants, and when ripe they pick and wash them ready to eat. n Partnership with parents is exceptionally strong. Parents speak extremely highly of the childminder and the impact she has had on their children's learning and development. Parents value the open communication and the warmth and love the childminder shows their children. n The childminder continues to develop her own professional development and strengthen her own knowledge through attending regular courses. For example, the impact of a recent communication and language course is evident in the childminder's positive interactions with children. n Children have an array of opportunities to be physically active within the setting and local parks. They show they can skilfully negotiate space, climb, balance and move their bodies in a variety of ways.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497958 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10316996 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 31 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Eltham within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The childminder operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. She holds a appropriate qualification in childcare and education. The childminder offers funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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 setting. n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

23 February 2024 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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