Childminder EY426502

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 August 2017 13 May 2015

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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 provides extremely good-quality teaching and children make remarkable progress in their development. She provides an extensive range of exciting experiences which children thoroughly enjoy.  The childminder provides children with a highly effective balance of activities. For example, she follows children's ideas and interests to plan for a rich and varied educational programme and extends their learning as they play.  The childminder forms exceptionally warm and caring attachments with children who settle extremely well. She uses every opportunity to praise them for their achievements. Children have high levels of confidence and self-esteem. Their behaviour is excellent.  Children's language and communication skills are excellently promoted. The childminder is very skilled at interacting with children during their play. For example, she uses first- rate questioning techniques to help children to develop their thinking.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder and her co-childminder work very well together, sharing their skills and experiences to provide the best possible service to children and their families.  Partnerships with parents and other providers are exceptional. The childminder successfully works with others to promote a consistent approach to meet children's care and learning needs.

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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 the already excellent knowledge and skills and gain further expertise to enhance children's learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises and garden used for childminding.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's development records, and checked evidence of the childminder’s safeguarding knowledge.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at various times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection and as shown in their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an excellent understanding of child protection procedures and knows how to report concerns. Her very close monitoring of children's achievements helps her to ensure that the children's progress is rapid and consistently developed. The childminder and her co-childminder have an excellent working relationship. Their continuous evaluation of the provision means they are always looking at ways to improve. The childminder is well qualified and consistently identifies how she can deepen her exemplary knowledge. For example, from September she will be studying for higher qualifications in early years practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled in using conversational skills to stimulate children's thinking, listening and ability to express themselves. For example, the childminder's questioning greatly stimulated children's curiosity about materials as they found the best clothing for their toy monkey to wear for a rainy day. The childminder encourages children's investigative skills extremely well. For example, during toy mini-beast play, she helped children to use magnifying glasses to look for differences between their toy bugs. Children made rapid strides in mathematics and they noticed size differences and counted the mini-beasts' legs. The childminder greatly enriches children's listening, understanding and speaking skills using a variety of activities, including use of vibrant music, movement and singing activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are nurtured and thrive in this exceptionally welcoming and well-organised environment. They are very polite and develop excellent relationships with other children of all ages. The childminder seizes every opportunity to teach the children the importance of keeping themselves healthy. The setting's outside area and local outdoor spaces supply children with wonderful opportunities to learn outdoors and be physically active in the fresh air. Children have a wide range of experiences that help to further their understanding of the wider world. They learn about different festivals and visit places of interest, including local farms, parks and shops.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared with the skills they need for the next stage in their learning or the move to school. Children are very confident communicators. They make excellent progress in mathematics. For example, younger children spontaneously count the number of pieces of sausage or vegetables on their plates. Older children accurately count higher numbers and are able to add or take a few away. Children develop a love of reading and make excellent progress in understanding sounds and letters. Children have extensive opportunities for developing their mark-making skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY426502 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1094800 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 5 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Whitchurch, Hampshire. The childminder works with another childminder at her co-childminder's address in Whitchurch. She provides care from 7am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, for most of the year, except for family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification to level 3.

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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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