Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 November 2015 12 May 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

 The childminder uses her years of experience and good knowledge of child development to implement good teaching. She extends children's learning overall, especially in mathematics, to meet their individual needs. Children make good progress which is at least typical for their age.  Children form close attachments to the childminder and display their obvious affection with her. Children's personal, social and emotional development receives high priority. This builds confidence and enables children to build positive relationships.  The childminder has a sound understanding of how to promote children's health and safety. She has thoroughly assessed the risks in her home and for outings to ensure that children can play safely at all times.  The childminder has positive and effective working relationships with parents, ensuring cooperation in children's learning and development needs. Parents say they are very

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This provision is good

content with the service the childminder provides.  Children learn about the community and develop their social skills in readiness for the next stage of learning. For example, the childminder regularly plans trips to local groups to widen children's experiences.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not always have the best opportunities to develop their creativity and express themselves through a wide range of experiences.  The childminder uses a variety of toys and resources to help keep children fully engaged in their learning. However, these are not always well organised to enable children to make independent choices and initiate their own play.

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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

 extend children's exploration of music and materials to enhance their expressive arts and design development  encourage children to make choices and follow their interests to increase their independence skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder playing and interacting with the children, indoors and outdoors.  The childminder and the inspector observed an activity together and discussed the outcome and children's next steps in learning.  The inspector sampled children's learning records, a selection of policies and the fire safety records.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through their written comments and via one telephone conversation.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation processes and plans for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has recently attended training to update her knowledge, which she uses successfully to ensure children are safe. She also undertakes regular and thorough risk assessments of the environment. The childminder uses training courses, attendance at childminder network meetings and reading relevant information to support her professional development to best develop children's learning. The childminder has addressed recommendations from her previous inspection and parents are now fully involved in their children's learning. She is able to evaluate her practice and can identify areas for improvement. For example, she now provides age-appropriate writing materials to encourage each child's early writing skills more effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder communicates very well with the children and uses questions to make links with their previous learning experiences. For example, she talks to children about the lavender bush and the bees they saw in the summer, linking this to a bee in a puzzle. Children are happy and content and enjoy their time with the childminder. They are keen to engage in activities and explore the environment. For example, children enjoy listening to stories, playing with various small world toys, completing puzzles and taking daily walks. Children's mathematical development is progressing very well. The childminder is particularly effective in encouraging counting and number recognition beyond their typical age expectations. The childminder joins in with play sensitively, extending children's speaking and listening skills. She assesses children's progress often and has a good overview of children's next steps in learning. This enables her to plan focused activities to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

help children develop particular skills, which contributes towards their good progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children and their parents benefit from the childminder's caring and good settling-in routines. Children develop positive and trusting relationships with the childminder, which builds their confidence. The childminder supports children's understanding of the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle through sensible eating and exercise. Children's behaviour is very good. They show respect for each other, share happily, look after each other and play harmoniously. Parents are very happy with their daily feedback, which enables them to be involved in their child's development and learning.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress relative to their starting points. They gain the necessary skills ready for their next stage of learning. Children are confident. They listen carefully and learn to communicate their needs effectively.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 110791 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 835866 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1992. She lives with her husband in Andover, Hampshire. The ground floor is the main area used for childminding. The garden is not used by minded children, but the childminder uses local parks for outdoor play. The childminder usually works from 8am to 5pm each weekday, but in some cases works from 7.15am by agreement. She works throughout the year 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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Telephone number

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