Childminder EY453789

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 January 2017 12 June 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 motivated to make constructive changes and develop the provision she offers children. She makes sure that children really have a voice. For example, she talks to them about what they already like and about what she can do to make their time with her even more enjoyable.  Children behave well. They are polite and considerate and think about how their actions affect other people. Children of different ages happily work together.  The childminder makes sure that all parents and children feel welcome. She works well with parents and has a good understanding of what children enjoy playing with at home. Together they set realistic learning goals and the childminder plans a range of enjoyable and challenging opportunities for children.  The childminder helps children adapt well for the move to school. For example, she familiarises them with the school environment and they talk about what to expect.

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This provision is good

 Learning is a very positive experience for all children. They achieve good outcomes.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 On occasions, the childminder does not encourage children to manage some tasks independently.  The childminder does not build on some aspects of children's physical skills. For instance, children have limited opportunities to practise different types of movement, such as balancing and crawling.

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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

 build on children's independence and encourage them to carry out suitable tasks for themselves  support children to move in a wide range of ways and practise different physical skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed interactions between the childminder and children in all areas of the setting.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about her safeguarding policy and the procedures she follows to protect children.  The inspector viewed children's learning records and talked to the childminder about how she plans to meet children's individual needs.  The inspector talked to the childminder about self-evaluation and the changes made to develop outcomes for children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is enthusiastic. She learns more about teaching young children and ways to develop her setting further. For instance, she has recently accessed training focused on reflection and improvement. She makes conscious decisions about changes to make for the most positive effect. For example, she identified that the garden was difficult to use in very wet weather. She worked closely with her co-childminder to make changes to the area. Children now use the outside area all year round, which contributes to their good health. The childminder communicates well with other providers to share useful information to provide children with consistent support for their learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of the local child protection procedures to follow if she has a concern to keep all children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works very well with her co-childminder to plan activities that will suit the needs of every child. She has a good awareness of activities that individual children prefer to take part in and uses these to help them make further progress. She develops children's early reading and mathematical skills well. For example, she helps older children to say the sounds they hear in words and to count animals in a story, and encourages younger children to make animal sounds, such as 'woof' for a dog. The childminder closely monitors children's progress and shares this information with parents to help extend learning at home. The childminder considers how children of different ages play and learn. For instance, during a painting activity, older children chose to experiment with different sized brushes and shaped stamps, and younger children enjoyed the experience of making marks using their hands.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children's growing confidence. Children enjoy talking to her and respond positively to her guidance. Children are happy to express their feelings and talk to the childminder about their families and friends. The childminder encourages children to play cooperatively. For example, they learn to wait their turn to play with toys and carefully pass toys on to others when they have finished. The childminder is perceptive and fully considers children's needs. Children build positive relationships with her.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are very interested in looking at books and can anticipate what will happen next in the story. They enjoy socialising with other children and settle well. Children listen to instructions before taking part in activities and are well prepared to cope with school routines. Children count objects and add small amounts together. All children make continually good progress and achieve well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY453789 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1063056 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 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 June 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She operates from a house in Totton, Southampton. She works Monday to Friday between the hours of 7.30am and 6pm all year round. The childminder works with her mother, who is also a registered childminder.

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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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