Childminder EY285560

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2016 5 November 2010

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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. She makes precise, focused observations of children's achievements that enable her to have a thorough knowledge of each child's unique learning needs.  The childminder has an outstanding pursuit of excellence. She continually reviews her practice, seeking parents' and children's views to maintain the highest quality provision for children. She makes excellent use of the skills she gains from ongoing training and her research for her degree.  The childminder organises the environment indoors and outdoors extremely successfully, ensuring that she reflects diversity and the children's backgrounds. Children are extremely independent learners; they make choices and are highly creative.  The childminder's outstanding partnership with parents has a significant positive impact on children's well-being and development. They exchange extensive information and

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This provision is outstanding

work together highly effectively.  Children are extremely emotionally secure and arrive ready and eager to learn. Their behaviour is exemplary and the childminder supports them extremely well in learning to respect people's differences.  The childminder provides excellent support for her assistants to ensure they work together consistently to meet children's needs and provide outstanding outcomes.

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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

 use every opportunity for older children to recognise letters to extend their literacy skills even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of teaching indoors.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and carried out a joint observation.  The inspector checked safeguarding information and the safety of the premises.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies and procedures, children's development records and planning.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and the children's and parents' survey, as well as written feedback from parents left for the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has organised advanced safeguarding training for herself and her assistants. She ensures they have an exemplary knowledge of what to do to protect children from harm and skilfully helps older children to understand their rights. The childminder expertly evaluates the purpose of any changes she makes to her practice on the impact to children. Through gaining qualifications, she and her assistants have an impressive understanding of the theories that underpin child development and use them well. The childminder monitors children's progress highly effectively and identifies gaps. She is extremely proactive in seeking additional support for children to catch up.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder gains excellent information on children's starting points and makes robust observations. She understands each child's uniqueness, interests and next stages of learning. The childminder thinks of exciting ways to support children and challenge their development. For example, children enjoy role play and dressing dolls to help with their self-care skills. The childminder enriches children's vocabulary and communication skills. She encourages children to learn through trial and error and to think of alternative ways of completing a task. The childminder gives children plenty of time to process their thoughts and respond. She provides a wealth of experiences for children to develop their early writing skills. For example, children make lists, use sticks in mud and notice words in the environment, although she does not always help children to recognise letters.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder continually reviews the organisation of her premises to best meet the needs of the children attending. For example, she provides calm areas and spaces for children to feel secure and have discussions. Children have outstanding opportunities to explore their emotions and understand others' feelings. For example, they are able to notice themselves in the mirror, discuss facial expressions, and are confident to ask for a hug from their friends. Children gain an excellent awareness of keeping safe and healthy. For example, they confidently help themselves to drinks of water. They fully understand the importance of hygiene. Children go on many outings to extend their experiences. For example, they learn about safety at the beach.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress from their starting points. They are confident, articulate learners. For example, they work together to build a den from natural resources, communicating ideas. Children use mathematical language throughout their play and activities. For example, they recognise shapes, weigh and sort resources by size and count the total in a group. Children gain outstanding skills in preparation for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY285560 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 826870 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 5 November 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives on the outskirts of Hythe, near Southampton. The childminder provides care each weekday, including before and after school, for 49 weeks a year. She holds an early years qualification at level 4 and is currently working towards a degree. Her husband and daughter sometimes work as her assistants. Her daughter holds an early years qualification at level 3 and is working towards a degree, and her husband is working towards a qualification. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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