Childminder in Bromley

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 builds warm and trusting relationships with children. She gets to know individual children well and finds out about their interests. Children feel happy and behave well. The childminder creates an environment where children are able to make choices about what they want to do. Children select from activities that capture their imaginations and interest in learning. They feel excited and motivated to learn.

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The provision is good

The childminder promotes a love of books and stories among children. She reads to children in ways that excite and engage them. All children make good progress. The childminder teaches ambitious new language to children. She gently corrects children when they make mistakes. Children learn that making mistakes is part of learning. Children are able to use increasingly challenging vocabulary in appropriate contexts. This supports their fluency.

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The provision is good

The childminder skilfully teaches children a range of skills. She adapts her teaching as she identifies where children need support or to extend their learning. The childminder repeats and reinforces ideas and activities that children find exciting. Children are able to spend time practising new knowledge and skills. All children make good progress and are well prepared for school.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a strong understanding of how young children learn. She assesses what children know and can do and confidently identifies gaps in their learning. The childminder focuses her planning to enable children to spend additional time on the skills that they need to practise. The childminder considers children's attendance when planning her day. This ensures that all children have a well-rounded and suitably challenging curriculum. n The childminder encourages children to learn a wide range of mathematical skills. She teaches children to recognise numbers, count accurately and talk about shapes and patterns. The childminder gently extends children's thinking. She encourages children to solve problems. Children enjoy learning about numbers. This promotes their knowledge and understanding of mathematics. n The childminder understands that it is important for children to have familiar routines. She repeats activities that children are familiar with. The childminder

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need to do better?

has clear expectations of children. Children learn through repetition and this helps them to feel successful. Children know what to expect at certain times of the day. This makes them feel happy and safe. n Parents and carers have strong relationships with the childminder. They say that the childminder's flexible and approachable attitude helps them to share information about what their children know and can do. Parents report that

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need to do better?

7 February 2025 communication is effective. They say that the information the childminder gives them helps them to focus on their children's key learning at home. n The childminder understands that some children need support to feel emotionally secure in new situations. However, on occasion, in social situations, the childminder's expectations of children are not consistently ambitious. As a result, children's opportunities to have a go at communicating with new people are sometimes limited. This means that children are not able to develop their confidence consistently. n The childminder promotes children's physical health successfully. She plans a varied and healthy menu for children. Children learn to try new foods and discover which foods are good for them. They explore a variety of flavours and textures and learn about which foods are healthy. This promotes children's physical health. n The childminder is reflective of her practice. She plans a variety of development

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need to do better?

opportunities that support her professional development. This helps the childminder's knowledge and skills to continue to develop over time. n The childminder understands that it is important for children to learn about other people. She plans a variety of opportunities for children to explore their local community and celebrate their individual backgrounds. However, the childminder does not sequence a wide range of opportunities to learn about different communities into her curriculum. As a result, children do not have further opportunities to develop their tolerance and respect for other people.

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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 children more consistently in social situations to help promote their confidence n build on how children learn about differences between themselves and others to develop their respect and tolerance for a wide range of people and communities beyond their own.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY546081 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 10376071 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 4 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 15 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in the London Borough of Bromley. The childminder offers her service all year round, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for the childminder's own holidays. She has an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides government funded childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and discussed how she ensures that 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 childminder spoke to the inspector about the children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n The inspector observed the interactions the childminder and the 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

7 February 2025 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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