Childminder in Bromley

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder offers an outstanding and extremely welcoming home-from-home childminding service. All children flourish, particularly those children who may need extra help. Children show that they feel very safe, emotionally secure and confident in her company. For example, when the inspector arrives, children enthusiastically show them a wooden advent calendar and the salt dough tree decorations they have made.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder creates a wonderfully calm environment. She uses her knowledge of each child's interests to tailor their learning superbly, ensuring that they will enjoy and learn from the experiences provided. The childminder extends children's understanding exceptionally well by consistently deepening their learning. For example, she asks children the names of different planets. Her interactions are consistently high quality. Children keenly describe some planets as 'hot', 'cold' and 'dusty'. The childminder supports toddlers imaginary play superbly. For instance, they explore small-world rocket ships and astronauts as the childminder names objects and sings about going to the moon.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder uses her thoughtfully planned environment to encourage children's independence, curiosity and love of learning. For example, children help the childminder fill a bird feeder in the garden. They remember names of different birds. Toddlers confidently explore the garden, persevering to negotiates uneven surfaces with confidence. The childminder carefully considers opportunities to encourage children's natural wonder. For example, children keenly explore and sort cones, conkers and brightly painted pebbles with great enthusiasm.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is committed to her professional development. She regularly embarks on training to help to maximise children's learning and to enhance her teaching skills and knowledge. For example, she has deepened her knowledge of how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The childminder is extremely self-motivated and reflective. n The childminder develops excellent relationships with parents and carers, who praise her for the education and care their children always receive. Parents appreciate how inclusive and supportive the childminder is, such as when she finds out key words in the languages children also speak at home. They comment highly positively on the range of activities and daily updates they receive about their children's activities, including how to continue children's learning at home. n The childminder gets to know all children extremely well. She regularly reviews

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need to do better?

and assesses what she wants them to learn next. The childminder plans many

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5 December 2024 opportunities and experiences to consistently engage children. For example, older children become deeply involved as they thread tiny wooden beads to help to develop their fine motor skills. They concentrate as the childminder encourages them to count the beads. Children thrive due to the challenges and praise from the childminder. n The childminder is an excellent role model. All children behave superbly. The childminder consistently encourages good manners and for children to recognise each other's achievements. For example, older children keenly praise younger children, such as when they independently and correctly use a spoon during mealtimes. This helps to boost children's self-esteem and confidence. n The childminder places a very strong focus on building children's communication and language skills. For instance, she skilfully introduces new words to help to extend children's vocabulary. The childminder frequently reads stories and she

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sings lots of songs. The environment is extremely vibrant and exciting, with many enjoyable opportunities that help to enthuse all children. Children confidently express themselves, ask questions and have meaningful conversations. They are very confident communicators. All children make excellent progress. n The childminder uses every opportunity to enhance children's learning. For example, she sings to very young children during personal care routines. The childminder supports older children to make sandwiches at mealtimes, supporting their self-help skills. Furthermore, the childminder encourages children to use mathematical language to help to build on their early mathematical awareness. For example, she says that the sandwiches are cut in 'half' or 'quarters'. n The childminder strongly encourages children's good health and physical exercise. She creates many opportunities for children to talk about eating

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need to do better?

healthily, healthy choices and how to look after their teeth. For instance, the childminder encourages children to choose from a wide variety of fresh fruit when it is time for a snack. n The childminder is highly successful at planning rich and exciting opportunities that some children may not have experienced before. For example, she plans weekly trips to woodland toddler groups and frequent outings to farms and museums. She uses these outings to help to develop all children's understanding of the world around them.

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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 EY542839 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10367685 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 7 Date of previous inspection 19 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Beckenham, Kent. The childminder provides childcare for most of the year, from 8am to 6pm, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. She offers government funded childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children

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Inspection activities

n The childminder joined the inspector on a learning walk of the setting to discuss the curriculum and what she wants children to learn. 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, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. 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

5 December 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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5 December 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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