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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 September 2015 12 January 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has exceptionally caring relationships with children. This helps children to feel extremely safe and secure, and emotionally ready to move on to the next stage of learning.  The extremely enthusiastic childminder uses her knowledge and highly effective teaching methods to enhance children's learning. As a result, children make rapid progress in their learning and development, and they are exceptionally well-prepared for their move to school.  The childminder plans an extensive range of activities both indoors and outdoors. She includes activities and experiences that raise children's awareness of nature, diversity and their local community. She incorporates children's individual interests to enhance their learning.  The childminder is inspirational in the way she works with parents. She has highly effective ways of fully involving them in their children's learning from the start.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder continually evaluates her practice. She involves parents, children and other professionals in helping her identify improvements. She keeps up to date on changes to practices and successfully uses her knowledge to provide children with high- quality care and educational experiences.  The childminder safeguards children exceptionally well. She places significant emphasis on keeping children safe and healthy, providing them with daily access to the outdoors to explore their natural environment.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 review the organisation of resources in some areas of the environment so children can consistently select and explore toys independently with ease.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a tour of the childminder's premises.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and interaction between the childminder and the children, both indoors and outdoors.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector took into account the written feedback from parents.  The inspector sampled documentation such as children's termly assessments, policies and procedures, and attendance registers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an outstanding understanding of her responsibilities and implements the requirements to an exceptionally high standard. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely good knowledge of child protection and the process to follow should she have concerns. The childminder's experience, training and research provide her with an excellent knowledge of how activities promote children's overall development. She builds very strong relationships with other settings that children may also attend. This enables her to plan excellent activities to complement children's learning. The childminder has an extremely clear vision of the changes she intends to make to improve her provision continually. She reviews children's progress significantly well and regularly shares her highly detailed assessments with parents to show that children make excellent progress from the start.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The highly passionate childminder's interactions with the different age groups of children are outstanding. For example, the younger children explore nature as they crawl around the grass and pick up flowers. The childminder uses this opportunity to reinforce language and develop children's understanding by repeating words. She encourages older children's understanding by giving them time to think and have a go before she intervenes. She uses highly effective questioning that promotes children's natural curiosity. For example, as children match pairs together she discusses other items that may go together, allowing children to work out processes for themselves. The childminder's brilliant understanding of how children learn helps her keep children engaged and interested in learning throughout the day. However, the childminder provides children with such a well-resourced environment that sometimes children have too much choice. Parents gain a wealth of

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

information and are extremely complimentary about the childminder and the service provided.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model. She constantly praises the children's efforts, and this significantly encourages children to develop skills, such as balancing independently. As a result, she very effectively builds children's confidence and self- esteem, which results in exceptionally good behaviour. The childminder has highly effective ways of promoting children's independence through daily routines. Children are encouraged to put their own waterproof clothing on and wellington boots. They benefit from using the outdoor area and fields surrounding the childminder's home in all weathers. This helps to develop their understanding of being healthy and the natural world around them. The childminder also supports their good health by providing well- balanced, nutritious meals that she has carefully planned and prepared herself. This promotes children's physical well-being exceptionally well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children benefit greatly from the childminder's teaching so that they are extremely well- prepared for their next stage of learning. Children develop confidence, independence and make excellent progress in all areas of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY346549 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 835155 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 January 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Stoke Charity, Winchester. She cares for children Monday to Friday, from 7am until 7pm, and provides overnight care. The childminder provides funded early years education for children aged two, three and four years. She works all year round except for personal holidays.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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