Childminder in Lewisham

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

The childminder has created a safe, warm and welcoming environment that supports children's curiosity to explore. She is calm and nurturing, and children develop secure and trusting relationships with her. Children move around the setting happily and confidently. They begin to develop their own preferences and interests. The childminder builds on children's development with a challenging and ambitious curriculum. Children steadily build on what they already know and can do and make good progress from their starting points in development.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for all children. Babies and young children begin to develop skills of independence and resilience. For example, they attempt to put on their slip-on indoor shoes or feed themselves at snack time. The childminder demonstrates to children how things work, such as putting rings onto a pole. She then gives children time to coordinate their developing fine motor skills, providing lots of encouragement. When children achieve their goal after concentrating hard, the childminder rewards them with lots of praise. Children's behaviour is good. The childminder is a positive role model for children. Even for the youngest children, the childminder introduces the concept of 'my turn, your turn' using sign language alongside simple instructions.

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n The childminder is passionate about providing quality care and education for every child within her care. She talks confidently and in depth about children's starting points in learning and the progress they have made. n The childminder provides a language-rich environment for children. She uses language to build children's emerging vocabulary. Children have opportunities to enjoy songs, rhymes and stories together. They hold the childminder's hands, anticipating the part of the rhyme where they will clap hands. As children share books, they press the buttons to make the accompanying noises, smiling in delight at the effects. n The childminder deals with the individual care routines of babies and young children compassionately. She follows children's home routines to ensure that their transition from home to the setting is smooth. As the childminder changes children's nappies, she sings and talks to children, giving them her undivided

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need to do better?

attention. The childminder settles and rocks children to sleep to the sounds of lullabies, before lying them into their travel cots. n Children are active learners. They enjoy exploring the range of sensory and textural experiences on offer. Children focus intently as they develop and build on their skills, such as filling and emptying containers. However, occasionally during these moments, the childminder interrupts children's focus to show them or demonstrate another way to play. Children then lose interest in what they are

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7 March 2024 doing and move onto something else without finishing what they initially wanted to achieve. n The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles within the setting. She offers a varied menu with freshly prepared meals each day that meet the nutritional needs of young children. Children have access to fresh fruit and vegetables during their snacks. The childminder sits eating fruit with children, role modelling making good food choices. Children enjoy daily trips out to local parks to use play equipment. The childminder uses these visits to develop children's physical skills, as well as looking at wildlife and plants in the environment. n The childminder works in partnership with parents. Parents have real time updates on how much children have eaten or slept via an app that the childminder uses. Parents receive regular progress reports to understand how they can support their children's learning further at home.

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n Children learn about the world around them and the community they live in. The childminder finds out what is important to children and families, and celebrates this within the setting. She also shares her cultural heritage with the children, such as cooking them dishes, such as jollof rice, as part of her varied menu. n The childminder continues to invest in her own professional development. She has participated in several courses that have deepened her understanding of the early years foundation stage. The childminder is proactive in using what she has learned to positively impact on children within her own setting.

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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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should:

n consider how to enhance children's engagement in their independent and focused learning more consistently during their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496960 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 10316969 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 1 Date of previous inspection 23 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in the London Borough of Lewisham. The childminder works all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 2.

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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 and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years setting, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

7 March 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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7 March 2024 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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