Childminder EY481350

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 September 2016 Not applicable

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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 places the highest priority on using up-to-date, well-informed policies and procedures to protect children and to keep them safe and healthy.  Highly effective partnerships with parents and other settings provide consistency in learning and raise outcomes for children.  The childminder has high expectations of children and herself. Assessment is meticulous for all areas of learning and informs the outstanding detail of individual planning, which supports each child to make very rapid progress.  Children develop an excellent understanding of diversity. For example, the childminder helps them talk about the different people they see and meet as they explore their local community.  The childminder regularly seeks the views of children, their parents and other professionals and uses these extremely well to continually improve her service. Where necessary, she is proactive in securing specialist guidance to address children's

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This provision is outstanding

individual needs.  Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning. The childminder ensures that parents and other settings have detailed information to help children continue to flourish.

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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

 implement plans to extend the older children's understanding and confidence in using technology for a wider range of purposes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed care routines and teaching, and the impact of these on children's progress.  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

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is vigilant in her use of thorough risk assessments to keep children safe as they play. For example, she diligently reviews and improves the safety and effectiveness of her premises to ensure that she delivers exceptionally high standards of education and care in all circumstances. Teaching is inspirational. The childminder is extremely motivated and successful in developing her professional knowledge and skills. She knows exactly how to build on children's play and enthusiasm for learning, and creates further opportunities that feed their imaginations and challenge their thinking.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder monitors the progress of individual children extremely thoroughly. This helps her to identify and address any areas where children need more help. The exceptionally attentive childminder listens carefully to what children say. She expertly asks questions that extend children's learning and encourage them to share their ideas. The childminder conducts accurate self-evaluation and identifies clear priorities for improvement. For example, she has reflected carefully on how she intends to further enhance the older children's use of technology through investigations of the natural world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides extensive opportunities for children to grow in confidence and social skills. For instance, they explore carefully chosen toddler groups and play areas together. She works closely with parents and other carers to agree how to consistently encourage positive behaviour. Children have excellent opportunities to learn about being healthy. For example, they examine cobs of corn they have grown and think how to eat them. The childminder uses her garden and trips into the countryside extremely well for children who like to be active and inquisitive in the fresh air. For instance, children learn how to climb safely and they use flood gates to change water flow in small streams.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress from their starting points and are exceptionally well prepared for school. They know their views are valued and are confident to share them politely. Children are keen to explore and motivated to learn. They know to look closer at the world around them to discover hidden treasures, such as tiny fascinating creatures and patterns in numbers. Children develop excellent skills for literacy and mathematics. They mix well socially and willingly share, negotiate and cooperate. Children help to establish rules that work for everyone.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481350 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 996706 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Kempshott, Basingstoke and provides care from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, during school term times. 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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