Childminder EY220766

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 June 2016 9 May 2013

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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 is very organised and shows a strong level of commitment to continually improve her already well-established and effective practice.  The childminder has a thorough understanding of possible child protection issues. She knows the correct procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child in her care.  The childminder fully supports children when settling in or moving on to nursery or school. Effective partnerships with parents and other professionals help her to gather and share information to provide continuity in children's learning.  The childminder encourages children to share their thoughts and to make choices. She treats their ideas with respect, which helps to develop children's confidence to share their opinions.  Children make good progress in their learning. They are confident, self-assured and excited as they take on new challenges, such as starting school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasion, older children do not have enough time to recognise and work out their own solutions to problems before the childminder steps in to help them.  At times, the childminder misses opportunities to show older children how to be sensitive to younger children's needs and feelings.

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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

 make sure that children, particularly older ones, have enough time to think through and try solving problems creatively for themselves, before stepping in to help them  encourage children to be more sensitive to the needs and feelings of children who are younger and less experienced in their play.

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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 spoken to on the day and reviewed written communication from parents.  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 understands her responsibility to safeguard children and the procedures to follow in the event of any concerns about their welfare. She keeps up to date with new guidance and amends her policies accordingly. She routinely implements a broad range of procedures to keep children safe in her daily practice. The childminder conducts accurate self-evaluation and sets clear targets and priorities for improvement, to continually raise the quality of her provision. She values and takes good advantage of a wide range of training opportunities, which is helping her to raise the quality of her teaching. She provides children with exciting activities that capture their enthusiasm for discovery and learning and which help them to achieve good outcomes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder keeps detailed information about the progress that children make. She shares this regularly with parents and uses it effectively to identify what children need to do next and how she can help them. The childminder is very skilled at devising learning- rich activities. For example, toddlers concentrate for long periods as they use various tools to mix, scoop and move materials between containers. They are highly motivated to practise and master new skills as they learn to handle the different tools. Children learn new vocabulary through, for example, using high-quality, home-made resources linked with their favourite stories. Older children develop very good speech skills and take a more active role in planning their play and learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very happy and settled in the childminder's home and care. She creates a warm and welcoming environment and works closely with parents to provide continuity in children's care and learning. Following building work, the garden requires further attention, so the childminder takes children out each day to explore different parts of their community. For example, children try out new physical skills on a wide variety of play equipment at local parks. They learn to recognise and enjoy the diversity of the world and different communities through various activities, such as trips to the seaside, to the city and into the local countryside.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. They eagerly join in activities and relish using the superb range of resources available to them. Overall, children are well prepared for school. For instance, they develop good levels of independence and take increasingly greater responsibility for helping to organise activities. Children seek to form positive relationships with adults and other children. They benefit from guidance on how to adapt their behaviour and compromise. Children enjoy listening for sounds and rhymes and develop good early literacy skills. For example, they use books well to develop their current interests and they begin to link written text with illustrations.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY220766 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1048793 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 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in Fair Oak, Eastleigh. The childminder provides care from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round except for bank holidays and family holidays. 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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Telephone number

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