Childminder EY295773

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 July 2017 4 August 2016

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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

 Children make good progress in their learning and develop a wide range of skills. The childminder observes children's play regularly. This helps him to provide challenges throughout their play.  Children thoroughly enjoy their time with the childminder and are happy learners. They eagerly play together, making up games with the childminder. The youngest children have access to smaller climbing frames and appropriate wheeled toys so they can play alongside older children safely.  Children have good relationships with the childminder. This helps them to develop their emotional well-being. The childminder helps children to be confident with their personal care skills.  Parents have good relationships with the childminder. Parents enjoy reading about their child's learning and progress.  The childminder has good relationships with the local schools and he drops children off and collects them throughout the day. Children who are leaving the setting are well

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully develop the learning environment to sharply focus on all areas of learning, particularly for those children who learn best outdoors.  The childminder misses opportunities to encourage the assistant to reflect on her practice to improve the quality of opportunities she provides for children.

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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

 further develop the play environment to sharply focus on all areas of learning, particularly for those children who learn best outdoors  support the assistant even further to reflect on her practice and support her to identify areas for training and support.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector assessed the steps the childminder has taken to address the weaknesses from the last inspection.  The inspector sampled children's assessment records and discussed planning.  The inspector checked the childminder's safeguarding procedures through the scrutiny of documentation, and observation of children at play.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning inside and outdoors.  The inspector spoke to parents available at the time of the inspection and took account of their written views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder has significantly improved his practice following the last inspection. He has improved how he completes an evaluation of the setting. For example, along with his co-childminder, they have developed their assessments of children's progress to help focus their teaching skills more sharply. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has attended training to keep himself up to date with the latest regulations to keep children safe. He knows how to refer any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder accurately monitors children's progress. He interacts with children to support and challenge their next steps in learning. The childminder and co-childminder work well as a team and they manage their time and tasks well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses his knowledge of the children's needs to plan activities. The children like to play outside. The childminder plans this area with a good range of climbing frames, wheeled toys, balls and sensory play. He uses this equipment to set children learning challenges. For example, before children can play football they need to write their names on the patio to be able to record their scores. This helps to motivate and engage children from their individual starting points. The childminder enables children to and they happily tidy the play room before they go outside to play. He provides children with opportunities to problem solve, such as how to make a shade on top of the tall climbing frame in the sun.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very happy, they laugh and enjoy the company of the childminder. They call him to invite him to join their games. They enjoy talking with the childminder and try hard to achieve his challenges, for instance, which child will be ready to go outside first. They are developing good self-help skills, such as when they cut their strawberries for their snack. Children understand how to keep themselves safe and behave very well. The childminder and his co-childminder are consistent in their expectations of behaviour for the children. The childminder watches children as they challenge themselves on the climbing frame. They learn to share and take turns with the horizontal ladder and the slide. Children are aware of how to keep themselves safe in the sun.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good or better progress and they develop the skills that they need for future learning. They understand, speak and listen well. Children write their own names and enjoy playing with letters in words. Children develop a good language to describe position and size. For instance, they know how to use wet sand to build shapes. They mainly share the equipment well and build on each other's ideas. For example, they invite children to join in playing with the tent they have made on the climbing frame.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY295773 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1107610 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 August 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004. He lives in New Milton, Hampshire. The childminder works with his wife, who is also a registered childminder. He works with an assistant on some days during the week.

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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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