Childminder in Southwark

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

Children are highly confident and well settled in this extremely nurturing setting. 'Hello, come in,' say smiling children, as they and the childminder welcome me warmly into the childminder's home. The childminder builds very strong, close relationships with children and highly values each child. She spends a lot of time finding out details about children's interests and routines to ensure that they are wholly reflected in activities. Children are highly motivated learners with excellent levels of concentration. The childminder manages their behaviour very successfully and children behave well and have excellent manners.

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The provision is outstanding

The curriculum is very carefully organised and enriching and all children make exceptional progress. Children gain excellent physical skills. The childminder provides focused, lively music and movement sessions to develop children's physical coordination. She takes them to the local park each day to play challenging organised ball games and to enhance their climbing and balancing skills. The childminder supports children's small-muscle development very successfully. For example, children use tweezers to transfer objects in containers. Children develop excellent understanding of the world. The childminder and children create engrossing pretend farms using toy animals, chicken feed and filled water troughs for horses. She clearly and expertly explains the role of the farmer and sheepdog to children. The childminder introduces ambitious new words, such as 'protect', to support children's language skills.

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n Children develop excellent early mathematical skills. For example, the childminder challenges children to match big and small water troughs to appropriate animals. She makes very good timely interventions in their play to secure their counting skills. The childminder teaches children names of different shapes, including three dimensional ones. n The childminder supports children's communication, language and literacy skills very well. She readily reads a wide range of stories, including interactive ones, to children. They listen attentively and develop a great love of books. The childminder questions children expertly to enhance their language skills. Children are very articulate and use a wide vocabulary. n Children gain excellent independence skills. Even younger children prepare and share fruit snacks by peeling and slicing fruit. They are eager to do things for themselves, such as put on their shoes and coats. Children take responsibility for

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caring for toys and resources and eagerly tidy them away at the end of play. n The childminder teaches children how to keep themselves healthy in highly effective ways, such as through informative discussions and interesting stories. Children have excellent awareness of the value of healthy routines and say, 'We

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25 June 2024 need water and food,' when questioned by the childminder. n Children act with great care and caution. For example, they handle knives safely as they chop up their fruit. They know how to use furniture safely and say 'no feet on the table' as they sit down for lunch. The childminder ensures that children have very good road safety awareness. n The childminder works exceptionally well with parents. She provides parents with regular updates on children's progress in highly effective ways, such as secure electronic messaging and daily verbal feedback. She regularly offers home activities ideas to support children's next steps for learning. Parents are highly appreciative of the care that the childminder provides for their children. n The childminder is deeply committed to enhancing her skills and knowledge. For example, she researches the internet for current early years articles to read to keep her practice up to date. The childminder attends a wide range of courses,

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including a course on enhancing the development of younger children. n The childminder is deeply evaluative of her work and sets highly relevant goals to build improvements. For instance, she plans to attend a course to enhance children's awareness of feelings to promote best outcomes for children. n Children develop excellent creative skills. The childminder introduces children to a very wide range of different textures and materials which children use in highly imaginative ways. For example, she takes children on walks to collect natural objects, such as leaves and twigs, which children use to make pictures. They thoroughly enjoy regular opportunities to use paint, chalk and crayons to draw and paint their own pictures. n The childminder teaches children very good oral hygiene awareness. For instance, children practise brushing the teeth on a tooth and gum model. The childminder reads stories, has discussions and sings songs with children to help

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them understand how to keep their teeth and gums healthy.

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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 EY307136 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 10351488 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 13 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in East Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark. The childminder provides care for children Monday to Thursday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round except for public bank holidays. She accepts funding for free early years education for children aged two, 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 carried out an activity and evaluated this with the inspector. n During the inspection, the inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The childminder talked to the inspector about how she organises her provision and her curriculum intent while the inspector viewed the premises. n The inspector viewed some documentation and held a discussion with the childminder. She read written feedback from the children's parents.

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Inspection activities

25 June 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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25 June 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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