Childminder EY399448

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 September 2017 12 February 2015

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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 are happy and settled. They enjoy their time with the childminder, who provides a welcoming environment and has a calm approach.  The childminder plans a broad range of activities to match children's interests and learning priorities. She makes good use of outings in the local community to encourage children's understanding of the world.  The childminder keeps a regular check on children's development, which helps her to identify and address gaps in their learning. Children make good progress.  Effective partnerships with parents and other early years professionals enable the childminder to meet children's individual needs well. Parents report positively on the friendly atmosphere and how well the childminder supports children's learning and development.  The childminder is keen to continue developing her professional role to benefit the children. For example, she is due to start studying towards an early years foundation

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This provision is good

degree to further extend her knowledge about children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to encourage children to think for themselves. She is not always skilful in her questioning.  The childminder does not always take advantage of situations that arise to further develop children's understanding of the importance of healthy eating.

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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

 extend opportunities for children to think and solve problems  make better use of opportunities that arise to extend children's understanding of the benefits of eating healthily.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities, and the childminder interacting with them, inside and outside.  The inspector talked to the childminder about children's activities, their progress and how she keeps them safe.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents, which included the childminder's safeguarding policy and children's progress records.  The inspector took account of parents' views, obtained from the childminder's questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands about child protection issues and knows what to do if she has concerns about a child. She keeps her knowledge up to date through regular training. The childminder assesses risks effectively in her home and on outings to provide a safe environment. The childminder's self-evaluation includes the views of parents and children. She regularly reflects on her provision to help her identify areas for development. For example, she has recognised that some children would benefit from more resources and activities to encourage their understanding of how to manage their feelings.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are keen to take part in a good variety of learning experiences. The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn through play and real-life events. For example, children learn about the world around them through interesting practical activities. These include planting, growing and harvesting vegetables at an allotment and visiting various places where they learn about animals and nature. The childminder supports children's language development well. For example, she joins in children's play, encouraging older children to recall and talk about their preferences and events in their lives. When younger children attempt to copy words, she repeats the words back to them, so that they know she understands them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder collects useful information from parents when children start to attend that helps her make children feel secure. Children develop a strong sense of belonging in an environment that parents describe as having a 'family feel'. For example, children like to look at and talk about photographs of themselves and their friends enjoying activities. The childminder helps children understand about keeping themselves safe and involves them in thinking about risks and dangers, and how to prevent them. Children benefit from being active in the fresh air every day to help with their development. For example, they practise physical skills, such as throwing and catching a ball, and swinging and stretching on large apparatus in the garden. Visits to woodlands enable them to take calculated risks as they scramble and climb on natural obstacles.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn various useful skills that help to prepare them well for the next stage in their learning and starting school. For example, children develop increasing independence in caring for themselves. They practise good routines for caring for their bodies and older children use the toilet without help. Children learn to put on and take off their outdoor clothing, and understand how to use tools safely to prepare food. Children start to recognise familiar written words, and understand about looking after their own belongings. For example, children keep their personal items in individual containers, labelled with their names.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY399448 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1094048 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 5 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Totton, Southampton. The childminder provides childcare three days per week, for 46 weeks of the year. She receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years, and holds a relevant early years qualification at 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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