Childminder EY443724

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 August 2016 7 November 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 carefully considered all aspects of her safeguarding responsibilities. For example, she is vigilant in keeping children safe as they play. She helps them to understand how to assess and manage small risks through everyday activities and outings, for example, as they play in paddling pools and use scissors to shape puppets.  Highly effective partnerships with other early years providers are established. The childminder prepares and supports children extremely well during times of change.  Children show superb levels of engagement in their learning. The childminder prepares inspirational experiences and patiently gives children time to think, explore, develop and express their own ideas. Children make outstanding progress in their learning.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder uses exemplary information- sharing practices to support continuity in children's learning and care. She draws on

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This provision is outstanding

parents' knowledge and aspirations for their children when planning exciting activities and opportunities for play.  Children's behaviour is exemplary for their ages. The childminder is an excellent role model who gently affirms her high expectations for courtesy, respect and caring behaviour.  Children are extremely confident, articulate, imaginative and resourceful learners who are very well prepared for school.

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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 the strong programme of professional development even further to ensure that practice continually improves to maintain outstanding 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 outstanding

The childminder sets herself exceptionally high standards, with the aim of providing increasingly high-quality care and learning for each of the children in her care. She quickly responds to new guidance, improves her policies and procedures to protect children, and supports all areas of their health and well-being highly successfully. Safeguarding is effective. Self-evaluation helps the childminder identify and work towards challenging improvements across all areas of her practice. For instance, she recognises the significance of exploring other areas of professional development to help extend her already excellent teaching skills and maintain outstanding outcomes for all children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Since her last inspection the childminder has significantly raised the quality of her teaching. For example, she monitors children's achievements very closely, knows precisely how she can encourage further progress and skilfully does so as children follow their own interests and play. Children make excellent levels of progress during their time with the childminder. For example, they clearly and confidently express their ideas, choices and feelings as they make puppets and retell favourite stories. The childminder uses her professional network and research skills extremely well to source and create innovative teaching materials. Children persist and master new skills through play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is highly sensitive to children's individual needs and personalities. She works closely with parents to skilfully address children's fears. For example, she nurtures children's confidence as they care for pets, while also encouraging a healthy respect for less familiar animals. The childminder has a calm and positive manner and children are happy, confident, sociable and settled in her presence. She expertly furthers children's understanding about how to keep healthy, for instance as they select pictures of healthy food for themselves and feed unhealthy food to a toy gorilla. She extends the diversity of food children eat, for example as they prepare nutritious snacks and meals together.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely confident and self-assured because their personal needs are incredibly well met by the childminder. They take care of each other as they assess risks and move toys before embarking on challenging physical play. Children also help tidy away and respect their environment. Children are curious about the world around them. They enjoy and discuss outings, which have broadened their experiences and understanding of people, occupations and places of interest. Children make excellent progress in their learning and development. They are increasingly independent and develop skills that prepare them very well for school and the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443724 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1059200 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 7 November 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in May 2012. She lives in Beggarwood in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The childminder provides care from 7.30am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, all year round except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder 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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