Childminder EY487722

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 July 2017 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

 Teaching is inspirational. The childminder provides countless opportunities for children to engage in challenging activities. She has established a highly successful system to observe and assess children's development, enabling her to focus on planning for the next stage in their learning. Children make exceptional progress in their learning from their starting points.  The childminder has an excellent knowledge of how to keep children safe. She conducts regular risk assessments to help ensure that she successfully minimises risks to children in the home and during outings.  The childminder has a very nurturing, reassuring approach. Children respond to her extremely well, forming strong bonds to make them feel welcome and valued. This is highly effective in promoting children's personal, social and emotional well-being.  The childminder has highly successful strategies in place to involve parents in two-way

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This provision is outstanding

sharing of information. Parents are very positive about the guidance the childminder provides to help them continue with their children's learning at home.  The childminder provides exciting resources and well-organised play areas to encourage children to make independent choices in their play. She makes excellent use of every opportunity to encourage children to develop their confidence and self-esteem.

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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 focus on professional development to maintain the already excellent level of practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation, including policies, procedures, evidence of suitability, evidence of training and children's learning and development records.  The inspector took note of parents' written views.  The inspector had a tour of the premises used for childminding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is consistently vigilant in her approach to making sure children are protected from potential harm. She is proactive in seeking additional training to keep her knowledge up to date. She is planning to seek extra professional development opportunities in the near future to further strengthen her knowledge to maintain her excellent level of practice. The childminder uses an extensive range of written policies and procedures successfully that helps promote the safe and effective running of the setting. Parents' and children's comments are extremely complimentary about the childminder and the excellent quality of service she provides. The childminder constantly monitors her setting and makes well-targeted changes when necessary to respond to the needs of children and their families. For example, following a review of the play environment, she revised an area of the playroom to make it even more

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

inviting and now children readily access and use this area.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder uses consistent strategies help children to acquire the skills they need to communicate. For example, the use of picture schedules helps children that are less able to communicate to understand the routine. The childminder has high expectations of children's learning and offers exceptional support and challenge in everything that children do. Children are extremely eager to learn and demonstrate great confidence as they join in with discussions and suggest ideas. For example, as they carry out a painting activity, children talk of mixing different colours and show curiosity as to what new colours may be created. Children show an excellent understanding of numbers, such as counting the amount of cars as they roll them though the paint.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children enjoy excellent opportunities to develop their muscles and coordination, for example, through regular exercise in the well-resourced garden. They are very confident as they jump, hop like 'little rabbits' and balance. The childminder develops children's understanding of healthy and unhealthy food, and how food grows. For example, she discusses how some strawberries they have grown are healthy, and compares how some are ripe or rotten. The childminder encourages children to make decisions about their own safety. For example, she explains the importance of sitting correctly on a seesaw, and what could happen if these instructions are not followed. The childminder is an excellent role model and has high expectations. Children are incredibly polite and their behaviour is impeccable.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning. They rapidly gain self-confidence, social skills and an excellent understanding of the world. Children concentrate excellently during activities and are confident communicators, happy to share their own ideas. For example, children pretend to be pirates and confidently shout out, 'Shiver me timbers!'

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487722 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1012209 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Bursledon, Southampton. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.30pm on Monday to Friday.

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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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