Childminder 143187

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 March 2017 26 November 2014

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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 provides a safe and welcoming environment where children quickly feel at ease and secure. Children form strong emotional bonds with the childminder.  The childminder builds positive relationships with parents and keeps them well informed about their child's learning and development. This assists her in providing a cohesive approach to children's learning between the home and her setting.  The childminder effectively interacts with children and helps them to build on what they already know. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Children can independently choose from a good range of interesting and exciting activities that engages and motivates them in their learning.  The childminder encourages children to lead healthy lifestyles. For example, they enjoy healthy snacks of fruit and have opportunities for physical activity and rest during their day.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's use of evaluations is not yet fully effectively and she does not routinely take into account the views of parents and children to help identify areas to improve even further.  The childminder, on occasion, does not give children enough time to respond to the questions she asks them before supplying the answer. This does not help them build further on their developing thinking and problem-solving skills.

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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

 continue to develop the self-evaluation process further and increase opportunities for parents to regularly contribute their views to help improve and develop the setting further  allow children more time to answer questions and to solve problems to further develop their thinking and learning skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the inside and outside area of the premises with the childminder.  The inspector observed the childminder as she interacted with children and discussed the effectiveness of the activities with her.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process with her.  The inspector reviewed a sample of relevant documents.  The inspector discussed the childminder's safeguarding policy and procedures with her.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures. For example, she has attended safeguarding training courses to assist her in fully understanding her roles and responsibilities around safeguarding. The childminder identifies how to improve her skills and she also thinks about what will benefit children's learning. For example, she has added real fruit and vegetables to the role-play area to support further their sensory play opportunities. Parents are very happy with the caring environment the childminder provides and the very good progress she helps them make. For example, in how she supports children's developing speech and language.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder sits on the floor with the children and skilfully supports their play. She uses mathematical language. For example, she encourages children to count potatoes and pasta as they play with the role-play kitchen. The childminder uses this to teach the children the differences between hot and cold. For instance, children spontaneously use oven cloths to remove play pizza from the toy oven. Children practise their early writing skills and enjoy making marks in soft sand with their fingers and spatulas. The childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. For example, she repeats words clearly to children as they play and talks as she joins in with their favourite games.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder recognises that children all develop at different stages and plans around their individual needs. Children are confident and seek out the childminder's attention, for example, when wanting a cuddle. The childminder encourages good hygiene routines. For instance, children learn the importance of washing hands, such as before eating. The childminder takes children out on regular outings, for instance, to the park and the beach to see the hovercrafts. She encourages children to learn about the world in which they live and the people around them. The childminder encourages children's physical skills daily and they enjoy walks during the day to build on this. She teaches children how to learn to keep themselves safe, such as when climbing or getting down from a chair.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are developing good independence skills. For example, they competently feed themselves and put on their outside garments. They share and take turns and are well prepared for the next stage of their learning, such as going to nursery or school. Children develop good early writing skills and confidently use a wide selection of materials, such as crayons, felt-tip pens and chalks, to help them do this. They investigate and explore a wide range of resources and happily share their discoveries with the childminder.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 143187 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 1070345 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993. She lives in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The childminder provides childcare all day, each weekday, all year round except for four weeks family holiday.

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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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Telephone number

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