Childminder EY433417

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 August 2016 4 October 2012

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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 has a robust knowledge of the action to take should she have any concerns about a child's health, safety or welfare.  The childminder's meticulous planning and excellent partnerships with other childminders help her provide high levels of care for all children as they explore their wider community together.  The childminder's perceptive observations, thorough assessment and astute professional judgement, give her a valuable insight into how each child learns best. This information informs her planning to meet children's individual needs and ensures children make excellent progress in their learning and development.  The childminder sensitively encourages children to value and respect each other. They celebrate each other's successes, talk about their families and experiences, and learn more about other people's lives.  Children are extremely confident, articulate, imaginative and resourceful learners who

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This provision is outstanding

are very well prepared for school.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. Parents say they 'respect and admire' the childminder's expertise, and that she 'provides exceptional levels of care'. They also say she is sensitive and highly skilled in settling children into new ventures and nurturing their increasing levels of self-confidence and independence.

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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

 identify further professional development opportunities to build on the outstanding standards of care and education.

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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, including arrangements for supervising her assistant and the provision of maternity cover.  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 outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. For example, the childminder makes excellent use of her detailed risk assessments to evaluate and improve upon her provision. She identifies and maintains ways to provide high levels of continuity, care and learning for children during times of change. Self-evaluation is also extremely effective in ensuring that the childminder can continue to raise the quality of her already outstanding teaching. She recognises the importance of exploring a wider range of avenues to help her maintain the excellent outcomes children achieve. The childminder's assistant is well-trained, and continues to receive supervision in areas such as child protection and paediatric first-aid.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Teaching is exceptional. For example, inspired by international games, the childminder helps children plan and fulfil individual challenges and negotiate rules for team games. Precise assessments and excellent information sharing with parents underpin the childminder's thorough understanding of each child's interests and abilities. She successfully nurtures children's confidence and raises their skills across all areas of learning. For instance, she acts out the role of a commentator celebrating children's performance, as they attain new levels of success in garden games. She plays the part of senior doctor, reviewing the medical care children give to a doll. Children answer with pride and confidence as they express their feelings, achievements and intentions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is extremely skilled and experienced in nurturing secure emotional relationships with children and they quickly flourish in her care. She constantly nourishes children's enthusiasm to try new activities and is always near to observe and offer well- pitched encouragement. The childminder sensitively supports children as they grow in independence and prepare for new ventures, such as school. She raises children's awareness of other people's perspectives, such as when playing with babies or making games fair for the younger children. Children reflect the childminder's expressions of kindness and rise to her expectations as they play thoughtfully and caringly together.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children show superb levels of engagement in their learning. They are keen to explore and imaginative in their play. Children know how to use and enjoy a wealth of extremely well- chosen books to support current interests, such as rockets and space, bird watching or anatomy. They hear and quickly absorb more challenging vocabulary and concepts such as 'gravity', 'oxygen', 'injection' and 'binoculars'. They persist when their tepee building, winching or plaster sticking does not go to plan and work out a better strategy. Children are ready for school and positive about setting out on their next adventures.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433417 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1059044 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 11 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Old Basing, Hampshire. The childminder provides care from 7am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, all year round except for bank holidays and family holidays. On occasion, the childminder's elder daughter, who is registered as an assistant, works with her. 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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