Mitchell, Ruth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 November 2015 24 October 2011

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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 uses her extensive skills and knowledge to accurately identify children's individual learning and development needs, whatever their starting points. This very successfully promotes the development of all children.  Children are carefully nurtured and settle very well. They confidently develop high levels of self-assurance and independence. This enables them to play and explore, and be extremely well-prepared for their next stage of learning.  The childminder gathers extensive information about children from parents when they first attend. She continues to share information very effectively at very regular intervals. This means parents are always fully up to date with children's progress and involved in their children's learning.  Children are extremely safe and secure in the childminder's care. She uses continual risk assessments to ensure the environment is suitable for children to play freely, and

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This provision is outstanding

comprehensively assesses risks for outing venues.  The childminder is highly effective as she uses training and self-evaluation to develop her knowledge and skills. This enables her to provide children with continually improving learning experiences of the highest quality.  The childminder supports children completely with a very full range of experiences and activities that promote their learning across the curriculum. For example, she plans trips to local toddler groups and wider community activities.

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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

 continue to build on the learning that takes place about diversity in the wider community.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and children at play throughout the inspection.  The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation and discussed the outcome.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and checked the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in their written responses.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation processes and plans for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder implements excellent systems that fully support children's learning and development; for example she has meticulous records. The childminder uses extensive methods, such as online courses, to ensure that her knowledge is up to date. This helps to support her ongoing professional development. She uses excellent teaching skills, such as prompting but not intervening unnecessarily, so that children make the best possible progress. The childminder comprehensively monitors children's progress as she quickly and accurately identifies any areas for improvement. She works exceptionally closely with parents and other early years professionals to address these when necessary. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extremely thorough understanding of the safeguarding procedures to follow if she has child protection concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder demonstrates outstanding teaching skills and promotes children's learning in all areas. Children become exceptionally confident talkers; for instance, the childminder uses methods tailored to each child's individual needs. She provides extremely interesting and exciting activities for children to explore, such as using modelling dough with glitter to replicate fireworks. Children make owl pictures to follow up a visit where they saw owls and held them. Since the last inspection, children use every opportunity to count and use numbers, and do so confidently. For learning about letters and sounds the childminder has, for example, created an environment rich in letters and signs for children to explore. The childminder has an extensive range of resources, including those that cover diversity. She continues to develop opportunities for children to extend their understanding.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children and parents benefit from the childminder's extremely caring and well-planned settling-in process. Children develop highly positive and trusting relationships with the childminder that build their confidence and independence. The childminder is significantly skilled as she helps children understand about their feelings and those of others. This is an excellent example of how she manages children's behaviour, and they behave exceptionally well. She provides extensive opportunities for children to develop their physical skills, such as with outdoor play in all weathers. She ensures children have well- balanced and very nutritious snacks and meals.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points. Children rapidly gain the skills they need for their next stage of learning or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY362393 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 835478 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 24 October 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007. She lives in Andover, Hampshire. The childminder has a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. She works weekdays from 8am to 5.30pm, all year round except for bank holidays and family 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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