Childminder EY284257

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 March 2016 8 December 2008

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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 dedicated to continuing to improve his professional development. For example, he updates his knowledge of safeguarding legislation and ensures that this is clearly reflected within his practice. This significantly promotes children's welfare.  Children develop extremely positive attitudes to others. The childminder keeps very clear, consistent boundaries and children are exceptionally well-mannered.  The childminder forms highly effective partnerships with parents. He keeps parents very well informed of their child's activities and is consistently supportive in working with them to promote a successful continuous approach.  Children form very strong, trusting bonds with the childminder and respond extremely positively to his friendly, humorous approach. Children are content, happy and feel safe and secure in his care. This significantly supports their emotional well-being.  The childminder gives priority to evaluation. He is fully committed to providing high-

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This provision is outstanding

quality care for children and in liaison with his co-childminder, expertly builds on their already exemplary practice. This promotes excellent outcomes for children.  The childminder provides inspiring and stimulating play experiences for children that are based on their interests and abilities. Children are extremely motivated and eager to participate in activities and they make excellent progress from their 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

 continue to monitor children's access and use of resources and encourage their extremely good learning skills further still.

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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 took into account the written and spoken views of parents.  The inspector discussed children's development with the childminder.  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 awareness of safeguarding issues. He is vigilant in meeting his responsibilities of following appropriate procedures to promote children's welfare. He is well organised and has formed clearly detailed and very informative operational policies and procedures, which he shares with parents. The childminder significantly prioritises children's safety. For example, he carefully assesses possible risks for any outings according to venues and children's abilities. The childminder has established very good liaison with local schools and other settings children attend. This is highly effective in providing clear continuity for children's care and learning needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder promotes children's communication skills exceptionally well. He skilfully questions children's ideas and encourages effective discussion, successfully supporting them in thinking critically in their play. The childminder significantly supports children to develop an excellent awareness of early mathematical concepts, such as empty and full. For example, children concentrated extremely well digging in the sand, filling buckets and excitedly making different sized sandcastles. The childminder tracks children's progress extremely well. However, occasionally he misses opportunities to monitor children's use and access of resources and equipment. For example, to fully support any identified gaps in their learning. Children are extremely happy and motivated to learn through their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is highly effective in promoting children's good health and physical well- being. For example, children thoroughly enjoy playing in the garden and benefit from the excellent opportunities to develop their confidence and coordination. They excitedly jump high on the trampoline or climb carefully over and through a tunnel. The childminder successfully encourages children to assess possible risks themselves and they gain an excellent understanding of the consequences of their actions. This significantly supports children in developing responsible attitudes to keeping themselves and others safe.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well behaved and polite. The childminder continually praises and encourages children's efforts and they develop high levels of self-esteem and become very confident communicators. They develop excellent negotiation skills and play together cooperatively, learning to respect the views of their friends. Children become engrossed in activities and concentrate extremely well. Younger children listen carefully to their older friends who talk very positively about their experiences at school. They quickly gain confidence in what will be expected of them there. Children develop the necessary skills to prepare them very well for their future learning at school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY284257 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 826845 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 8 December 2008

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. He lives in Sarisbury Green, Southampton, Hampshire and works with his wife, who is also a registered childminder. The childminder is available to care for children Monday to Friday, all year round. At times, he is also available to care for children overnight and at weekends. He receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a level 5 childcare qualification.

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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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