Childminder EY427081

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 February 2016 15 September 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 is extremely knowledgeable about child development and has an excellent understanding of the learning and development requirements.  Children are very happy and form extremely close bonds with the childminder. She knows their individual needs and interests exceptionally well. Children feel extremely safe and secure, and become very confident learners.  The childminder has very high expectations of herself and the children. She checks the effectiveness of her practice extremely carefully and frequently to ensure that she consistently meets children's needs and that they excel.  The childminder has extremely strong partnerships with parents. She keeps them fully involved and informed as she uses a variety of ways to communicate successfully with them. This helps to provide children with a significantly high level of consistency in their care and development.  Children make rapid progress. All children, including very young children, make

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This provision is outstanding

excellent progress in developing their speaking, listening and understanding skills. Children communicate very confidently with others.  Precise observations and accurate assessments enable the childminder to monitor and plan children's progress exceptionally well. She has an extensive understanding of how to develop activities and support each child to reach their potential.

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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

 provide even more opportunities to extend younger children's early counting skills further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and learning, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her, including the impact of her teaching methods, and use of observation and assessment to support children's progress.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies, procedures, the childminder's qualifications and evidence of suitability for all household members.  The inspector gathered the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection and the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. Children's safety is always a top priority. The childminder is enthusiastic about her work and constantly strives to ensure that she provides excellent care and learning for all children. She uses constant and comprehensive self-evaluation to continuously improve and refine her practice and skills. The childminder keeps up to date with new ideas. She undertakes a wide range of training and is highly successfully at putting it into practice. For example, training helped her to recognise that she needed to give children more time to process their thoughts and ideas before answering questions.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides innovative activities, indoors and outdoors, which meet children's needs precisely. She monitors children's progress extremely well to ensure that she identifies and closes any gaps in their learning. The childminder promotes communication and language extremely well. For example, she continually engages children in conversation and asks very challenging questions to actively extend their learning. She talks about what she is doing to help younger children to understand and learn new words. The childminder skilfully extends children's mathematical language by using words such as 'more' and 'less' during activities. Very occasionally, she misses some opportunities to help younger children to extend their early counting skills even further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children behave exceptionally well and they flourish in an exceedingly nurturing environment where their physical and emotional well-being is highly promoted. Children form excellent relationships with the childminder. She always gives them her full attention and boosts their self-esteem. Children willingly attempt new tasks, take responsibility for tasks, and develop high levels of independence. There is an extensive range of resources that inspires children to explore and innovative activities that capture their interest. For example, the childminder has postcards sent from around the world to prompt discussions about other cultures, the wider world and respecting differences. Children are very enthusiastic when they arrive and eager to learn more.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared with the skills to excel in their next stage of learning, including school. They are very happy, confident learners and show high levels of curiosity and concentration throughout their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427081 Local authority Southampton Inspection number 822748 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 September 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Southampton, Hampshire. She works Monday to Thursday all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years. The childminder holds 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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