Childminder in Portsmouth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2016 16 April 2014

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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 meticulous in her attention to detail. She seeks the views of parents, children, assistants and students to support her exceptionally reflective practice. Well- considered plans for development and improvement help her to raise the quality of her practice.  Children enjoy an exceptionally wide range of exciting activities and experiences. The childminder uses children's interests to plan highly engaging activities to support and extend their learning. Children make excellent progress in their learning and development.  The childminder is extremely active in seeking out training opportunities to support children in her care and their families. Parents comment very favourably about her high levels of support and advice, and her exceptionally good communication.  Children form very close emotional relationships with the childminder and her assistants. They enjoy their time with the childminder and their behaviour is exemplary.

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This provision is outstanding

 The environment is extremely inviting and stimulating. Children have access to many exciting resources. They enjoy long uninterrupted periods of time to become deeply engaged as they play, learn, explore and discover.

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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

 strengthen systems used for tracking the progress that groups of children make to ensure they all continue to make excellent progress in their learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder, her assistant and the children as they played, and spoke to them at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's house and garden used for childminding.  The inspector took note of parents' and children's views provided in writing on the day of inspection.  The inspector sampled relevant documentation, including suitability checks, children's records and the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally well organised and highly motivated to achieve the best outcomes for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder ensures her assistants are very confident in all child-protection issues and what action to take if they have any concerns. The childminder monitors and coaches her assistants to ensure high quality practice. For example, she identifies any weaker areas of their practice and quickly targets training and support to raise quality and skills. The childminder is inspirational to other professionals. For example, she researches and delivers relevant training, and enthusiastically challenges everyone to develop and improve their practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent knowledge of children's current interests and fascinations, and uses these to plan highly engaging activities for children. For example, the childminder finds specific toys that children like to engage them in learning colours. Innovative ideas and activities extend children's learning. For example, children have made a book about colours and use this around the setting to match colours. The childminder has highly successful systems of working with parents. For example, before children start, parents are fully involved in sharing information with the childminder about their children. The childminder uses highly accurate observations and assessments to monitor children's progress. However, she does not identify all possible groups of children to ensure they make the same excellent progress in their learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder and her assistants are excellent role models for children. They are exceptionally calm and supportive, and provide a warm and caring environment where children thrive. Children show high levels of cooperation with others as they play. For example, they share resources independently and help each other to tip up big trays of rice. The childminder works with parents and other professionals to support children to have a healthy lifestyle. For example, children enjoy a wide range of healthy snacks and the active challenge of large play equipment at local parks. They develop a growing awareness of the need to wash their hands and equipment to prevent germs spreading.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very well prepared and supported to move on to school. They learn to be sociable and communicate effectively. Children learn to be independent, and make their own choices and decisions. For example, they confidently collect their own resources to add to activities. Children learn to manage their own needs. For example, they put their own coats on to go outdoors and practise changing into school uniforms. Children make extremely good progress in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY233163 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 826420 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 11 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 April 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in Southsea, Portsmouth. She offers care Monday to Friday, from 7am to 7pm, throughout the year. The childminder receives funding for free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder has a relevant qualification at level 3. She works with two assistants.

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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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