Childminder EY450986

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 October 2016 15 March 2013

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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 is highly reflective and focuses her evaluation of her practice exceptionally well. She continually builds on her expertise and updates her knowledge, which improve children's experiences and learning opportunities.  The childminder carries out very thorough risk assessments and is highly vigilant. She maintains a very safe environment in which children play safely.  The childminder skilfully uses her well-established observation and assessment systems to monitor children's progress. She identifies and plans for children's next steps in learning exceptionally. Children make outstanding and rapid progress from their starting points.  Children develop extremely warm and confident relationships with the childminder. They develop a very positive emotional well-being and feel very secure in her superb, nurturing environment. Children's behaviour is exemplary.  The childminder provides exceptionally well-equipped play environments both indoors

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This provision is outstanding

and outside. Children are extremely motivated to learn and develop.  Highly effective partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend support excellent continuity for children's learning. The childminder informs parents and other professionals involved in children's care about their progress extremely well. She provides parents with excellent ideas to extend their children's development at home.

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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

 create even more opportunities for children to develop their imaginations and creativity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children at play and the childminder's interaction with them.  The inspector evaluated the effectiveness of the activities with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation including children's development records, accident and medication records, and suitability records.  The inspector considered the comments from parents.  The inspector discussed how the childminder reviews and evaluates the provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an in-depth understanding of how to protect children welfare. For example, she has attended specialist training, which has helped her to recognise any children who may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviours and views. The childminder consistently builds on her professionalism. For example, she continues to study for an early years degree, which enhances her expert teaching skills. The childminder is highly reflective and monitors children's progress with parents exceptionally well. She researches ways to help swiftly close any identified gaps in children's learning. For example, the childminder skilfully helps children to use signs with words to make their needs known.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows the children extremely well. She is highly aware of each child's abilities and plans diligently for their next steps in learning. The childminder provides stimulating activities and observes children's play, sensitively joining in to extend their learning. She skilfully asks questions that help children to think and to express their ideas. For example, the childminder asked, 'Why is the sand passing quickly through the sieve?' Children carefully looked and exclaimed excitedly, 'It's got holes'. She helps children from a young age to develop early writing skills. For example, she helps babies to hold crayons to make marks, while older children draw pictures. The childminder recognises that she could use resources more innovatively to extend children's creativity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Sensitive and well-planned introductions to the setting help children to build strong bonds with the childminder. She helps children to understand about the diverse world they live in and to respect and tolerate others. For example, she uses a superb range of books to help children talk about the lives of other people. The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour. She encourages older children to help make the rules and set an example to the younger children. The childminder makes excellent use of the natural world. For example, while children investigate pumpkins and conkers she teaches them to name parts of the pumpkin and mathematical skills such as comparison of size.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are confident, independent and enthusiastic learners. Young children babble and quickly grasp new vocabulary. They listen attentively to stories and learn how to handle books with care. They develop excellent physical skills such as pulling to standing to explore activities on low tables. Older children coordinate their bodies extremely well, for instance they walk between stepping stones balancing on planks. Children learn an exceptional range of skills that prepares them extremely well for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450986 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1062852 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 4 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 15 March 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Andover, Hampshire. The childminder has a qualification in childcare at level 3. She works on Monday to Friday throughout the year. The childminder can provide occasional overnight care.

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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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