Childminder in Lewisham

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 experienced and dedicated childminder ensures that children are warmly welcomed into a home-from-home environment. She provides children with a fun and enabling environment in which to learn. She plans a varied curriculum around the seasons, celebrations and children's interests, and builds on what they already know. Planned outings within the local community enhance and broaden children's experiences further. For example, children enjoy trips to the local market to sample different fruits and herbs. They develop their large physical skills as they regularly go for walks for fresh air and exercise and visit soft-play centres. They also have fun as they socialise with other children at playgroups, developing friendships outside the setting.

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The provision is good

The childminder promotes child-led play alongside planned activities, and she supports children's curiosity and ideas. The childminder is calm and reassuring and is careful in her interactions with children. She understands the importance of allowing children time and space to discover for themselves and when to interact and support play. The childminder is a good role model and children behave well. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in her care and have established close and trusting bonds with the childminder.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows children well, overall, and understands their abilities. She sets targets to help children to build on their existing skills and knowledge in a sequential manner. By regularly reviewing and monitoring children's progress, she identifies any gaps in their learning. This helps to ensure that children achieve positive outcomes and make progress. n On occasion, the childminder does not follow her curriculum intentions as precisely as possible to include all children when providing activities. This does not impact on children's enjoyment or attitude to learning as there are a range of resources constantly available, which children explore enthusiastically. However, during some focused activities, the childminder does not follow her curriculum intentions as precisely as possible to ensure they meet the needs of the children. This does not consistently support children to make the best

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possible progress. n The childminder's curriculum places a strong focus on supporting children's language development. She speaks clearly and repeats words to enhance their speaking skills. While children play, she narrates their actions and asks questions to encourage their thinking. The childminder uses familiar stories to support children's learning. Children also enjoy looking at books and selecting stories to share. This helps to foster children's love of reading. Children make good progress in their language development.

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need to do better?

5 March 2025 n Parents provide healthy and nutritious packed lunches. The childminder ensures that children stay hydrated. She helps children to understand the importance of good hygiene practices, such as handwashing after using the toilet. This helps to support children's understanding of healthy habits. n The childminder encourages children to explore and complete puzzles. She uses language to encourage children to recognise the patterns within the puzzle to support them to problem-solve. She counts with the children during activities and encourages them to recognise shapes. Children use language such as 'bigger' and 'smaller' when describing objects they fill with water. This helps children to build their knowledge of numbers, shapes and measurements. n Parents speak highly of the care the childminder provides, noting that their children make progress and grow in confidence. The childminder maintains open

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communication with parents, keeping them informed about their children's progress and sharing ideas to support language at home. The childminder is in the early stages of building a partnership with other settings children attend to ensure continuity in children's care and learning. n The childminder has accessed mandatory training opportunities. However, her systems for self-evaluation to identify areas to improve her practice and enhance her knowledge further are not effective. She does not identify and focus her professional development to raise the quality of teaching further to ensure the best possible outcomes for children.

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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 focus more on the identified learning intentions for children during planned activities to fully support their progress n strengthen the process of evaluation to ensure weaknesses in practice are identified and targeted professional development is accessed.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 128871 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 10368018 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 6 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in the London Borough of Lewisham. She offers care from Monday to Wednesday between 8am and 6pm, throughout the year, apart from holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. 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

5 March 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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