Childminder in Lewisham

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

Children are settled and enjoy their time with the childminder and her assistant. The relationships between the children, childminder and assistant are good. The childminder creates a home-from-home environment for the children and is warm and welcoming. Children become confident and are encouraged to choose what they would like to play with and the stories they would like to read. The childminder sets up activities that relate to the children's interests. However, activities are often not extended to ensure that children get the most from the learning experience. For example, during water play, children experiment with filling cups with water to make them sink. The childminder did not extend this learning for the children to experiment further.

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The provision requires improvement

Children respond well to the praise they receive. They behave well and listen and follow instructions from the childminder. Children are beginning to share and take turns as they play. The childminder supports them by coming down to their level and reminding them of the importance of sharing.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder supports children with their communication and language development. She and her assistant respond to sounds young children make to help them understand back-and-forth conversation. She supports children who speak English as an additional language through commenting on what they are doing as well as learning some key words and phrases. This supports children's emotional well-being.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has effective partnerships with parents and carers. The childminder and her assistant take time to get to know the children and their families. This helps children to form secure emotional attachments with them. Parents comment on the good quality of service the childminder provides for their children. They say they are happy and supported well by the childminder. n The quality of teaching is not at a consistently good level. The childminder knows the children well and can talk about what it is they need to learn next. However, the curriculum she offers does not reflect this. Children generally make some progress in their learning and development. However, their learning is incidental because the childminder does not plan activities and experiences well enough to build consistently on what they already know and can do. Therefore, children do not make the progress they are capable of.

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need to do better?

n The childminder reviews her resources regularly to ensure that they are safe and to check that she is offering children a variety of things to play with. She completes mandatory training, such as paediatric first-aid and safeguarding training. However, she does not identify training opportunities to help her build

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need to do better?

14 March 2024 her knowledge of the curriculum she offers, to enable her to support all children to develop to their full potential. n The childminder's risk assessment procedure ensures that hazards inside the property are minimised. This demonstrates that the childminder understands, and is capable of, effective risk assessment. However, this has not been extended to the outside space effectively to fully minimise risks to children's safety, including building rubbish. This means the childminder cannot allow children to fully explore their mobility or interests when using the outside space. The childminder monitors children as they play to ensure that there is no significant risk to them. However, these weaknesses could potentially impact on children's safety if not addressed. n The childminder provides healthy meals and snacks. Children have access to their own water bottles and know when they need to have a drink. They enjoy

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need to do better?

developing their physical skills, such as when they practise the recently developed skill of riding a bicycle. Children develop their hand muscles as they chop fruit for snack. Children regularly go for walks around their local community, to local parks and markets. n The childminder and her assistant keep their safeguarding training up to date. They know the signs and symptoms of abuse and the process to follow should they have a concern about a child. They understand the process to follow should an allegation be made against either the childminder or her assistant.

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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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Due date

implement a purposeful curriculum that considers children's age, stage and individual developmental needs to plan and provide suitably challenging experiences that build on what children already know and can do 12/04/2024

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Due date

14 March 2024 prioritise training and professional development opportunities to strengthen knowledge of effective teaching and learning in the early years foundation stage. 12/04/2024

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should:

n use risk assessments to identify any potential hazards, minimise risk and keep children safe, especially outside in the garden.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY276956 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 10316958 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 21 May 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in the London Borough of Lewisham. She operates her service from 8.30am until 6pm, throughout the week, for most of the year. She often works with an assistant. The childminder and her assistant hold an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. She offers funding for children aged three and four years.

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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 childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together around the areas of the childminder's home used for childminding. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant throughout the inspection. n A range of documents was looked at, including safeguarding policies, documents relating to the assistant and evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector observed an activity and discussed the learning with the childminder.

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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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