Childminder EY298496

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 February 2016 11 February 2009

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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 benefit from a good-quality learning environment. The childminder is particularly successful in teaching mathematical activities, which support children's interest, and motivates their play. All children make good progress from their starting points.  Children demonstrate that they develop good relationships with the childminder, who uses her individual knowledge of children to support their emotional well-being effectively.  Children behave well in the childminder's home. They develop good social skills, such as turn taking and sharing, and learn to value and respect each other's values and beliefs. This helps children prepare for their future learning, including their move to school.  The childminder reviews her practice, and gains the views of parents and children. She attends further training, to maintain a good standard of care and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not make the best use of all opportunities to share detailed information about children's learning and development with other settings that children attend.  Children do not always have enough opportunity to develop 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

 extend relationships established with other settings that children attend to obtain more information about children's learning  build on daily opportunities that enable children to develop their independence.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector observed children engaged in a range of learning activities, and observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder, a selection of children's records and safeguarding procedures, and discussed her self-evaluation process.  The inspector took account of parents' written views, provided on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder provides children with a safe and secure environment in which to play and learn. The childminder has a good understanding of local child protection procedures, and what action she would take if she had concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder is qualified and has a good understanding of her roles and responsibilities in meeting children's learning and welfare needs. She regularly monitors the quality of her setting. She also checks children's learning to ensure that they make consistently good progress. The childminder has built good relationships with parents to support children's learning at home effectively. Parents speak positively about the childminder, and value the good-quality care and learning environment that she provides.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans a thoughtful range of good-quality activities and play opportunities that extend children's learning. The childminder uses every opportunity to extend children's good thinking skills, so that children remain focused on activities and become actively involved in leading their own learning. The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills well. For instance, she models new words when reading children stories and encourages children to be confident communicators, as they think about what might happen next. The childminder uses her regular observations and assessments of children's learning to plan for their next steps in learning, which she then shares with parents on a regular basis.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children play and explore happily. The childminder uses good settling-in procedures to ensure that she knows about younger children's interests and care routines. Children demonstrate they develop good relationships with the childminder, who is kind and caring and supports their needs effectively. The childminder promotes children's self-esteem, for example, through praise and encouragement. Children learn about good routines that promote their physical health. For example, the childminder encourages healthy lifestyles, she provides nutritious meals and snacks, and children enjoy daily activities in the local community to learn about the natural world through hands-on experience.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress. Older children develop good mathematical skills, such as using numbers for counting in play activities. Children's literacy skills are developing well. For instance, they sound out the letter sounds as they learn their own names. Children enjoy learning the key skills that prepare them well for their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY298496 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 827035 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 11 February 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder has been registered since 2004 and lives in Gosport, Hampshire. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, for most of the year. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a relevant 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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