Jardine, Georgina Margaret

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 warmly greets young children as they arrive and says goodbye to parents in the languages that children hear at home. She provides a nurturing and welcoming environment for all children to have a positive sense of self and what makes them unique. Children very enthusiastically greet the inspector with a cheerful 'Happy Halloween' and 'Happy Diwali'. The youngest children give the inspector a big smile and wave their hand. Children show high levels of confidence in social situations. They demonstrate that they feel emotionally secure and safe in the childminder's care.

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The provision is good

The childminder's well-planned, sequenced curriculum promotes positive outcomes for all children, and they make good progress. The childminder is committed to helping all children make the very best progress they can. For example, she identifies those children who excel in their learning. She plans more challenging experiences and adapts her interactions to meet their individual learning needs. Children show a positive attitude to their learning and behave very well.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans many outings and regularly meets with other childminders and their minded children. This helps to develop children's sense of self within the local community, good health and social skills very well.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is committed to her professional development. For example, following training, she has enhanced her child development knowledge and skills to further enhance children's learning. n Children enjoy listening to stories and enthusiastically sing songs and rhymes. The childminder provides a song bag and props to engage and enthuse children's enjoyment. Children excitedly 'sleep like bunnies' and readily count up to five when they sing about 'naughty monkeys on a bed'. This also helps children to positively engage with learning. n The childminder's skilful and positive interactions help to support children's communication and language skills very well. For example, she frequently introduces new words, models language and comments on children's play. Children are very confident communicators and keenly use new words and share their ideas. n Supporting children's mathematical skills to help all children excel in early

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need to do better?

mathematics is a strength of this childminder. For example, she frequently uses mathematical language and introduces mathematical concepts such as addition and subtraction. n Children develop a very positive attitude and interest in early mathematics. For example, they confidently use mathematical language, such as while building

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need to do better?

31 October 2024 with construction pieces. They say that they are looking for 'medium size' bricks. Children make birthday cakes from dough and excitedly say, 'I am three,' as they enthusiastically count pretend candles. n The childminder is a positive role model. She teaches young children to share toys and consistently encourages good manners. Children show their understanding by using good manners themselves. Children are friendly and polite and they behave well. n The childminder knows all children very well. She plans opportunities to meet their individual learning needs and interests, such as toy cars and dough. She has good knowledge of child development. She uses this alongside her assessments to make sure all children make good progress and are not left behind in their learning. However, on occasion, the childminder does not consistently encourage all children to participate fully in the activities provided to

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need to do better?

help to enhance their learning further. n The childminder engages positively with parents to support children's development and regularly shares a review of children's progress. This supports a consistent approach in their learning, and so that parents can continue children's learning at home. n The childminder understands the importance of working effectively with other professionals to help to promote positive outcomes for all children. For example, she communicates frequently with teaching staff at the nursery children also attend. Furthermore, the childminder knows that if a child is not making the expected levels of progress, she will seek support from other agencies to promote a specific and targeted approach.

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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 support all children to join in and fully participate in the opportunities available, to help to deepen their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY412054 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10359940 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 12 Date of previous inspection 12 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Bexleyheath, in the London Borough of Bexley. She operates her service Monday to Friday, from 7.45am to 5.45pm, for most of the year. The childminder offers the government funded places for childcare. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how she ensures they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for her curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their views with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

31 October 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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