Childminder EY265329

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2016 15 March 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 fully committed to providing exceptionally high quality provision for children. She is highly effective in evaluating the effectiveness of her practice and ways to improve it. This actively promotes excellent outcomes for children.  Children benefit from the very positive partnerships that the childminder forms with their parents. She keeps parents extremely well informed of their children's activities. They work together very closely to provide continuity and support children's care and learning.  The childminder significantly promotes children's emotional well-being. She has a very nurturing, caring approach and children respond very positively, feeling safe in her care.  Children behave exceptionally well. The childminder acts as a very good role model and praises children often. Children develop high levels of self-esteem and confidence. They form secure attachments with their friends and play extremely cooperatively.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children flourish in the childminder's care. She provides an excellent range of motivating and purposeful play experiences that securely build on children's existing abilities and interests. Children thoroughly enjoy their play and this significantly contributes to the extremely good progress they make from their different starting points.

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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

 monitor children's spontaneous choices during their freely chosen play to organise resources in the most effective way to enrich their experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's interactions in play indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed documentation, such as operational policies, procedures and required records, including those for suitability.  The inspector discussed children's development with the childminder and viewed assessments.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection issues and her responsibility in promoting a child's well-being. She continually increases her own professional development through training. This has successfully kept her knowledge of safeguarding and any changes in legislation updated to promote children's welfare further still. The childminder provides a very secure, comfortable home and is highly effective at assessing risks according to children's differing abilities. She successfully shares information on children's progress with other childminders and pre- schools that children attend to provide continuity for their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder understands children's stages of development extremely well and is highly effective in monitoring their individual progress. Children develop very high levels of mathematical awareness and problem-solving skills. For example, they concentrated exceptionally well as they scooped up colourful rice to pour into different sized funnels and tubes. When the rice got stuck, they decided that the tube was 'too twirly' and tried another tube. They experimented and quickly found that it was easier to use a spoon to transfer the rice to the funnel. The childminder provides inspiring activities that significantly support children's learning and participation. However, occasionally when they play freely, they are unable to access some toys independently to explore their spontaneous ideas in play fully.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are very much valued and welcomed by the friendly, reassuring childminder. They are extremely well mannered and quickly learn to be tolerant and respect the needs of others. Children develop extremely positive attitudes to staying fit and healthy and thoroughly enjoy an excellent variety of inspiring physical play opportunities and outings. For example, children have great fun going to see the horses in a nearby stable. They enthusiastically demonstrate how they run around the paddock and leap over the low horse jumps. The childminder is highly effective in supporting children's understanding of keeping themselves safe. Children talk very confidently about walking sensibly and looking and listening when crossing roads.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children concentrate very well and become fully engrossed in their play. They develop excellent early literacy skills. For example, they gain an extremely good understanding of letters and sounds and carefully sound out those in their names. Children are keen to use paint brushes and water to 'write' the letters of their name on an outside wall and do so well. They develop extremely good balance and coordination as they confidently climb on logs or wooden play equipment in a local wood. Children become enthusiastic learners and are very well prepared for going to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY265329 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 826632 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Alresford, near Winchester, Hampshire. The childminder is available to care for children Monday to Friday, all year round. She holds a level 3 childcare qualification. The childminder receives funding to provide free early years 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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