Childminder EY425557

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2016 13 March 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder thoroughly evaluates her provision and astutely plans for improvement. For example, superb outdoor areas support all aspects of children's development and entice them to spend long periods playing in the fresh air.  The childminder sets herself high standards across all areas of her provision. Her paper work is meticulous and well organised and helps the childminder to continually raise standards and outcomes for children.  Children are learning to think about their own safety, welfare and needs. The childminder carefully supports children as they move towards increasing levels of independence in dressing, managing hygiene routines and assessing new play equipment.  Children make good progress in their learning and development. They acquire the essential skills that they need in readiness for nursery and school.  The childminder works closely with parents to provide consistent care tailored to the

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This provision is good

individual needs of each child and changes in family routines.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always exploit opportunities to develop children's understanding and use of mathematical language in their play.  The childminder does not use her otherwise thorough evaluations to identify ways to raise the quality of her teaching to even higher levels.

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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

 extend and widen children's awareness of using mathematical language in their play to help them compare quantities and objects, and solve problems  seek practical ways to enhance knowledge and teaching skills further to achieve even better outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed care routines and teaching, and the impact of these on children's safety, welfare and learning.  The inspector reviewed policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's records, the childminder's planning and evaluation of activities, and information exchanged with parents.  The inspector took account of the views of parents in written communication.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on children's well-being, learning and development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has recently reviewed and tightened her policies, procedures and daily practices to safeguard and protect children. She includes and implements current guidance from her Local Safeguarding Children Board, Ofsted and her local authority adviser. The childminder keeps detailed information about children's achievements and next steps in learning. She shares these regularly with parents and ensures children make good progress in all areas of their learning. The childminder works well with other early years providers to make sure that children receive consistent experiences when they attend other settings and move on to school.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Arrangements for tracking and monitoring the individual progress of children are effective and feed into termly reviews of what children know, can do and understand. The childminder uses this information to plan, resource and source playful experiences that challenge children in many areas of their learning. She reflects well on her practice and recognises that she can add further challenge as children prepare to move on to school. For instance, the childminder helps older children to share books and rhymes with their toys. She also uses photographs of them to make story books with simple captions, which they can read together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are secure and happy in the childminder's presence. She knows them well and creates lots of opportunities for children to make choices and build their independence. Children are highly absorbed in their activities and confidently lead their own play and conversations with the childminder. For example, children pretend to make cakes and prepare healthy meals using play food and kitchen technology. The childminder extends their interest in healthy, sociable mealtimes by, for example, taking them to local cafes and restaurants as they explore shops and parks together. Children discover and explore the diversity of foods, cultures and customs in their local community and in the city centre.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development from their individual yet clearly established starting points. They listen attentively, show respect for other people and become very expressive, confident communicators. Children are polite and behave well for their ages. They adapt well to different social situations as they mix with wider groups of friends, care for younger children and meet new adults. Children acquire good skills and attitudes to learning to support their future education. They talk with excitement about forthcoming moves to school and new ventures in their community.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY425557 Local authority Southampton Inspection number 1049433 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 March 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in the Bitterne area of Southampton in Hampshire. The childminder provides care from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round except for bank holidays and family holidays. She receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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