Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 October 2015 27 January 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Children are happy and settled. They have positive relationships with the childminder, which promote their emotional well-being effectively.  The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding and child protection. She is clear on the procedures to follow if she has a concern, to promote children's safety.  The childminder regularly observes and assesses the children and uses the information effectively to plan for their next stages of development. As a result, children make good progress in their learning.  Strong partnerships between the childminder, parents and other early years settings mean that information about children's care and development is shared effectively.  The childminder makes good use of the outdoor learning environment to enrich children's learning and promote their physical development well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, the childminder does not always make the best of the opportunities during the play activities to extend children's language development.  The resources and play equipment are not organised in a way to enable all children to easily access the play equipment and resources to fully support their independence.

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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

 make full use of the opportunities to enrich children's language during play activities  review the organisation of resources and play equipment to increase opportunities for children to make independent choices about their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and the children, and reviewed the play equipment and resources.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, planning and assessment.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector looked at the systems used by the childminder to evaluate her provision, and comments from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is clear on her responsibility to provide children with a safe and secure environment. She has a positive attitude to the continual development of her practice to improve outcomes for children. She completes relevant training events to develop her skills further and recognises how this has helped her to offer children new ways to learn. For example, she now provides different materials for children to use in their imaginative play. The childminder reflects on her provision to identify ways to improve her provision. She has implemented new online systems to help her monitor children's progress more effectively. This enables the parents to contribute children's achievements at home, promoting continuity for children's care, learning and development. The parents comment positively about the childminder's provision and how their children are 'developing new skills and their confidence is growing'.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy a wide range of stimulating and interesting play experiences, which promotes their all-round development. The childminder's positive interaction and good support helps all children to be ready for the next stage in their learning. Children show good levels of confidence as they learn to do things for themselves, such as chopping up their own fruit at snack time. The childminder talks with the children about which foods are good for them to help raise their awareness of eating healthily. She skilfully introduces numbers and counting through routines and activities to increase children's mathematical development. During the baking activity, the children had great fun pressing, rolling and manipulating the bread dough as they created their hedgehog shapes. The childminder offered sensitive support while allowing children to follow their own ideas and be creative. Children proudly showed others their hedgehog shapes, demonstrating good levels of self-

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder knows the children well and ensures that all children receive her individual attention. For example, when reading a story, she explains to children to listen to others as they take turns to talk about the animals in the pictures. This teaches children to respect each other. The childminder talks to children in a calm and respectful manner. She teaches children the importance of sharing and taking turns with others, such as during the baking activity. This helps the young children to understand how to manage their behaviour and, as a result, the children behave well. Children are gaining an understanding of risk through a varied range of activities to encourage them to explore their environment.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are supported well to make good progress in their learning and development. The childminder teaches them key skills to prepare them for the future.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413582 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 832093 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 27 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in the Totton area of Hampshire. The childminder has an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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