Childminder in Croydon

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 provides a home-from-home environment where children arrive happy. Children feel safe and confident to select activities of their choice. They independently pull out resource trays and put them away with encouragement. The childminder follows children's interests during play and consistently extends their learning. For example, during a sand activity, children add water; the childminder then encourages children to wash dinosaurs and make sandcastles. Mathematical concepts are woven throughout the curriculum, with children learning about size and quantity during play. They count while mounting steps on the slide and count how many times they are pushed on the swings.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from a curriculum that is broad and supports children to develop skills across the seven areas. There is a language-rich environment that helps children foster their communication skills and learn new words, such as 'stuck'. As children play with dinosaurs and fruits, the childminder narrates and repeats words for children so that they can remember them.

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The provision is good

The childminder establishes strong bonds with children and is a good role model. She responds sensitively to children and listens to their views and opinions. Children respond with good behaviour and listening skills. Children benefit from fresh air and exercise every day, visiting the local library and parks. They have ample opportunities to learn skills for later life when visiting playgroups, such as politeness and manners.

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n The childminder plans activities that are interesting and engaging, where there is a good balance of adult- and child-initiated learning. This encourages children to have fun during play while promoting what she wants children to learn. She recognises the importance of incorporating physical activity every day, with children delighting as they kick footballs and throw balls through a basketball hoop. n Children have plenty of opportunities to socialise and learn about the diverse world they live in. They visit the local area, where the childminder explains differences and similarities in people they see. Children behave well, and the childminder encourages them to follow expected behaviour. Children follow simple instructions such as tidying up and wiping their hands, supporting them to strengthen essential skills for later life. n Children develop their imagination and creativity as they play with the role-play

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need to do better?

kitchen and small-world toys. They are supported to hold drawing utensils as they colour at the table and explore which hand may be their dominant. The childminder encourages empathy and helps children to talk about how they are

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25 February 2025 feeling. This supports their emotional development. n The childminder offers praise and encouragement to children for all their efforts, which motivates them to learn and builds their confidence. Children have a positive attitude to learning and progress well to the next stages of their development. The childminder consistently adapts and builds on children's interests. She encourages them to engage in messy play and build towers using real tins from the home corner. n The childminder has a good overall understanding of how to support children's communication, including those with speech delays. She offers advice to parents on the minimal use of dummies and takes children to sessions run by the local authority, encouraging children to develop their speech and interactions. However, the childminder is not always consistent in how she implements advice shared by other professionals when pronouncing sounds and words to support

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children to develop their speech. n Relationships with parents are strong. They praise the childminder highly for her invaluable support and warmth, alongside fostering their children's creativity and curiosity. Parents highlight the high levels of support and guidance the childminder provides for their children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The childminder communicates with parents regularly using an app, sharing updates throughout the day. She shares information with parents about providing healthy lunchboxes and provides opportunities for parents to share their views. This supports the childminder to be reflective and to strive for continuous improvement. n The childminder clearly identifies areas she would like to develop, including training on supporting children who speak English as an additional language. She plans to invite parents to run story sessions to share their culture to

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enhance diversity in the curriculum. She has established a good support network and attends monthly meetings with local childminders to share best practice.

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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 implement strategies to support children's speech and language more effectively, to enable them to make even better progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545953 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 10368047 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 2 Date of previous inspection 6 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in the London Borough of Croydon. She provides childcare from Monday to Friday, 7am to 5.30pm, during term time. She offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. 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 interactions between 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

25 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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