Childminder EY485648

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 May 2016 Not applicable

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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 highly qualified childminder uses her expert knowledge in early years to provide a first-class service to children and families. Her passion, dedication and very high expectations of herself shine through and greatly benefit the children in her care.  The childminder has a very thorough understanding of her role in meeting legal requirements for safeguarding and welfare. She follows highly effective procedures to support children's health, safety and well-being. For example, she minimises electronic safety risks and uses lidded cups for adults' hot drinks. Children thrive in their care.  There is an extremely high focus on active learning in a vastly-resourced, stimulating environment. This, coupled with the childminder's meticulous planning and skilled teaching delivery, helps children make rapid gains in their developmental progress.  The childminder places exceptional emphasis on supporting children's early

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This provision is outstanding

communication skills. Through her highly skilled teaching, she provides a language-rich and nurturing environment, which children relish.  The childminder's evaluation methods and uncompromising commitment to improvement is meticulous with excellent results. She consistently and continually reflects on her practice, and involves parents and other professionals in this process.  Partnerships with parents are exemplary. The childminder uses highly communicative systems to ensure there is seamless continuity in children's care and learning.

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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 further children's opportunities to think critically and to become more creative.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play activities and the childminder's interactions with them.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about the children and looked at their learning records.  The inspector sampled some safeguarding and leadership documentation.  The inspector sampled written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has extremely high standards for the level of care and learning children receive. She uses very successfully her experiences as an early years practitioner and current training to make improvements to her practice. For example, audit training has enabled her to make subtle changes to the organising of her excellent play resources and equipment. She monitors the educational programme skilfully to ensure that it meets each child's needs and measures their progress precisely. This highlighted a minor weakness in promoting children's critical thinking skills and being creative. Safeguarding is effective. She has an excellent understanding of safeguarding issues and is extremely alert to responding to changes in children's welfare, and following correct procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides an exceptional educational programme of exciting and challenging activities that encourage children's natural curiosity to learn. She goes to great lengths to present an extremely stimulating environment within her home. This encourages children to be highly independent in their play, to discover and take a lead in their own learning. For example, children aged one year put on their wellington boots spontaneously, walk to the patio door and say, 'Garden'. This leads on to fun play and mark making with brushes outdoors, guided by the childminder's high-quality and tailored support. Expert assessments of children's progress and planning of adult-led activities highly meet the learning needs of every child that attends. For example, the childminder often uses sign language to aid rapid progress in children's understanding and talking skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is exceedingly caring, patient and understanding. She meets children's care and learning needs expertly. Children have a wonderful time in a play space where they feel extremely settled, secure and flourish. Children behave remarkably well and show extremely high levels of confidence. For example, children aged one year involve visitors in their early symbolic play with pasta shapes. Each child is carefully included by the childminder; they thrive upon the very specific attention, praise and encouragement given to them. Children play in a very safe environment and the childminder supports them to take risks in a carefully managed way.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are highly motivated, effective learners who are extremely well prepared for their future. For example, children aged one year are quick to sign and communicate their needs, sometimes using three words together after choosing an object in the 'song box' which relates to a favourite song. They enthusiastically and busily explore, 'having a go' at the numerous activities, such as role play or mark making on paper. As they use pencils, they vocalise the word 'spider', showing excellent physical and imaginative skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485648 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1004920 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives with her husband, their two young children and her sister in a house in Hedge End, in Southampton, Hampshire. The childminder holds Early Years Professional Status and her service is open all year round, from Monday to Thursday.

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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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