Childminder EY339297

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 May 2016 28 January 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 makes excellent evaluations of her practice and is highly motivated to make improvements. She reflects extremely carefully on which changes will have the most impact on children's learning and development, and puts these in place.  The childminder forms superb partnerships with parents. She shares learning information with parents consistently and they are extremely well supported to carry on teaching their children new skills at home.  The childminder has formed exceptionally strong bonds with children. They respond particularly well to her respectful guidance. She listens very carefully to them, and responds quickly to their needs. Children feel incredibly secure and are exceptionally well supported to experiment in their learning.  The childminder knows children extremely well and offers them exciting learning opportunities. She fully considers children's interests and understands how she can

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This provision is outstanding

keep them engaged and motivated in their everyday learning.  Children make excellent progress in all areas of their learning and development. Children are physically and emotionally well prepared for the move to school. For example, the childminder is incredibly enthusiastic when she talks to children about school and the fun they will have.

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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

 provide even more opportunities for children to engage in sensory play to support their curious and exploratory nature.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the childminder and children interacting in all areas of the setting.  The inspector discussed safeguarding procedures with the childminder at appropriate times.  The inspector viewed the childminder's self-evaluation documents and discussed changes made.  The inspector spoke to children and read references from parents.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder strives continually to improve her already superb practice. For example, when she monitored activities on offer, she realised that she occasionally put more emphasis on some areas of learning than others. She investigated ways that she could create a better balance and altered her practice to do this. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has robust procedures in place if she has any worries about a child's welfare. She has an excellent awareness of reporting procedures to follow to help keep children safe. The childminder is highly focused on improving her excellent knowledge of the early years. For example, she studies new learning concepts and looks at ways to implement them, taking into account how children learn best.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is exceptionally perceptive when teaching children new skills and she continually considers the ages and abilities of all children involved. For example, older children created a narrative to accompany a puzzle based on a favourite story. Younger children worked on their spatial awareness with the puzzle boards. She asked questions that encouraged them to use their imagination and their communication skills. The childminder uses highly effective procedures to make sure that children are assessed from the time they join her setting. Children are able to access an impressive range of resources. However, children do not always have opportunities to explore and investigate using their senses.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides exceptional support to children to help them understand why they should be kind and respectful to each other during play. Children behave tremendously well at all times. They are supported exceptionally well to follow routines. For example, during tidy-up time, children washed paint from toy animals and cleaned the floor with a dustpan and brush. The childminder celebrated their efforts and children were extremely pleased with their hard work. Children are given superb guidance to understand how others live. For example, children talk about visiting other countries and learn some key words in other languages.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are emotionally very mature. They experience a wide range of social settings and mix with a range of ages and abilities. Children are incredibly confident and they acquire fantastic communication skills. They show an interest in the world around them and they ask interesting questions. For example, children asked about what predators eat in the jungle and responded carefully to the answers they were given. Children work tremendously well together and are ready to work with others in the school environment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY339297 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 827453 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 28 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2007. The childminder operates her service from a house in a residential area close to Bordon, Hampshire. She operates her service from Monday to Friday between the hours of 7.30am and 5.30pm. She holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged 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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