Childminder EY494021

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 January 2018 Not applicable

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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 has a good understanding about children's individual interests. She provides an enjoyable range of activities which motivates children's play and learning. Children consistently make good progress and are prepared well for their future learning.  Children develop good relationships with the childminder, who is kind and caring and supports children's emotional well-being effectively. Children behave well and play happily together. They respond positively to the childminder's gentle encouragement and praise and are considerate of each other's needs.  The childminder has good relationships with parents. For instance, she uses her frequent discussions with them about children's ongoing development and includes their ideas for children's learning when planning activities.  The childminder takes a professional approach to improving her teaching skills. For instance, she has made good use of knowledge she has gained from recent training to

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This provision is good

build upon children's understanding of the world.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not seek enough information from parents about what children already know and can do when they first start to help assess their starting points.  Occasionally, the childminder's planning for children's next steps in learning does not focus sharply on what they need to learn next.

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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

 seek more initial information from parents about what children already know and can do, to involve them more in establishing children's starting points  enhance planning even further and focus more sharply on children's next steps in their learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and children's learning and evaluated activities with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder. She looked at a selection of children's records and safeguarding procedures and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector had a tour of the parts of the childminder's home she uses for the care of children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, provided in writing, on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her role and responsibilities in keeping children safe. She attends regular child protection training and knows the procedures to follow to keep children safe from harm. The childminder makes good use of self-evaluation to develop her practice and includes the views of parents and children to help identify any improvements. For example, she has improved how she provides opportunities for children to develop their imaginative play. Parents comment positively about the childminder. For instance, they say that the childminder provides children with a variety of experiences to develop their love of nature, art and music.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder is qualified and experienced. She has a good knowledge of how children learn and plans a range of activities to build upon what they know and can do. The childminder makes good use of spontaneous play activities to follow children's interests. For instance, children enjoy learning nursery rhymes as they play the piano. The childminder teaches them how to press different keys to make sounds and supports them in learning the words to the songs, which they sing confidently. The childminder places a strong focus on supporting children's understanding of the world. For instance, she helps children to learn how to melt ice as they experiment with using salt and the warm sunshine. The childminder helps them think about what might happen next as children confidently talk about their predictions. The childminder makes regular observations and assessments of children's learning and keeps a close check on the progress they make.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder places a high priority on helping children to learn to manage some self- care routines independently. For instance, children enjoy choosing their own fruit snacks, learn how to cut these up and pour their drinks. The childminder works closely with parents to provide consistency in children's care routines, such as potty training. She uses opportunities to help children to learn about good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands after they use the potty and before they eat. Children are happy and confident and demonstrate a caring attitude to each other. They take part in a variety of activities which build their physical skills. For instance, they enjoy playing in the park and make regular walks from school to gain fresh air and exercise.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and capable learners who develop skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning, including their eventual move to school. Children are keen to take part in activities and they develop good communication skills in their creative play. For instance, when using paints they learn about red, blue and purple colours and experiment with painting ice. They enjoy learning about the wider world and about other languages in their play. For instance, they listen to nursery rhymes in English and then in Japanese.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY494021 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1033808 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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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. She lives in Farnborough, Hampshire and provides care for children Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm, for most of the year. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 4.

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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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