Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 March 2016 6 August 2009

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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 has an excellent understanding of how children learn and provides a captivating environment to ignite children's interest, fulfil their learning and advance their development. This helps children to thrive, make outstanding progress in their learning, and develop the skills needed for their future education.  Children benefit immensely from the excellent individual attention they receive from the childminder. Children make impressive progress in their communication and language development, and are confident communicators from an early age.  Children have excellent relationships with the childminder and show care and consideration for their friends. Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder gives extremely clear messages and praise where it is due, which helps children to feel valued and respected, and they are exceptionally confident.  Children benefit from the first-class communication the childminder has with their

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This provision is outstanding

parents and staff at other settings they attend. The childminder shares ideas, records and planning consistently with the parents, which helps them to support their children's learning at home and to maintain excellent continuity of care.  The childminder is extremely committed to her role and is highly motivated in providing a high quality service to the children. She carefully analyses what she does and regularly attends training to advance her excellent child care knowledge and skills.

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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

 explore further ways to build on children's understanding of differences and similarities in people and communities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play and the childminder's interactions within the main play areas.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector spoke to children and interacted in their play.  The inspector examined documentation, including children's records, learning journals, policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of her role and responsibilities. She provides excellent teaching and learning opportunities, and maintains comprehensive documentation, including learning journals for all the children. The journals are used highly effectively to record children's progress methodically, and to share children's exceptional achievements and next steps for learning with their parents. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extensive understanding of her role and responsibility to maintain children's welfare. She has an excellent awareness of possible indicators that a child may be at risk and is confident about how to report any concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children benefit from the childminder's complete dedication and show delight in her company. The childminder skilfully builds on what children know and can do, helping them to make rapid progress in all aspects of their learning. She makes learning enjoyable and uses inspirational teaching to promote children's communication and mathematical skills; children are exceptionally confident in these aspects of their learning. For example, children as young as two years old confidently counted to eight, discussed sizes and colours of shells as they searched for them in the water tray and sorted them into tubs. The childminder naturally challenges children in their learning, encouraging them to think and develop their knowledge and understanding. Children have some very good opportunities to learn about the world; however, slightly less attention is given to enhancing children's awareness of people's similarities and differences.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy and settled. They receive nurturing care tailored to their individual needs. The childminder sensitively supports children to become independent from a young age and they gain an excellent understanding of what contributes to a healthy lifestyle. The childminder makes excellent use of local parks to enhance children's physical development. She carefully considers the apparatus available and how she can use this to increase the challenge children have in this area of learning. From an early age children are skilfully taught how to manage risks and learn to use tools safely.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated and exceptionally engaged in all activities. They make rapid progress and exceed the typical levels of development for their age, given their starting points. For example, the attention and listening skills of two-year-old children are admirable. The variety in activities excites and energizes children's learning; for example, dancing and chasing games result in endless laughter and a happy and harmonious environment. Children show great enthusiasm for everything they do.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY320739 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 827314 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 6 August 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in the Purbrook area of Hampshire. She operates on weekdays for most of the year.

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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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Telephone number

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