Childminder in Portsmouth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 June 2018 1 October 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

 The childminder uses positive strategies to help children sort out their own disputes. Children are happy to talk about how they are feeling and learn to compromise with friends. They are very well behaved.  The childminder has increased opportunities for children to learn about their own community. They socialise with people from different backgrounds and access a variable range of activities. Children enjoy extending their knowledge of the world.  Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning and when the time comes for their move on to school.  The childminder helps children to become familiar with books. Children enjoy turning the pages. They are content and relaxed as they point out what they can see and hear. They further develop their speech as they make links to their home environment.  The childminder supports children to develop a good understanding of life cycles, such

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This provision is good

as when they work together to nurture plants. Children are excited to discuss how tall plants have grown and to taste new vegetables.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully involve parents in the assessment process. She does not find out what every child is able to do at home to establish a clear starting point.  Occasionally, the childminder does not support children to follow effective hygiene routines, such as when they are preparing to eat outdoors.

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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

 strengthen parental involvement in helping to establish what children are able to do when they first start at the setting  continue to support children's understanding of how to follow effective hygiene routines, particularly when eating outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas the childminder uses when she looks after children.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she identifies potential areas for improvement.  The inspector watched the childminder leading activities for children in all areas of the setting. The inspector evaluated an adult-led activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she monitors children's individual progress and how she addresses any areas of concern.  The inspector reviewed safeguarding policies and spoke to the childminder about how she responds to potential concerns about children's welfare.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder reflects on her practice well and continues to pinpoint areas for improvement. For instance, she introduced new resources that are intended to provoke conversation. This has been successful. Children engage in rich conversation and use some complicated vocabulary for their age. The childminder pursues a range of learning opportunities to raise the quality of teaching even further. Recently, she has developed a deeper understanding of how to extend children's play, based on their individual interests. Furthermore, she continues to share tips for good practice with other childminders in the local area. Safeguarding is effective. She shares up-to-date information with parents about her safeguarding policies and procedures. She has a secure understanding of how to respond to concerns about children's welfare in a timely fashion. She assesses her setting thoroughly to remove any hazards to children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder frequently monitors children's learning to check that they are making appropriate progress. She helps children to consolidate their knowledge, such as when she encouraged them to identify familiar colours in the environment. Children confidently talked about the results of mixing different colours. The childminder supports children to use their imagination. For example, she worked with them to arrange a tea party. She taught them about different tastes and textures, and children talked about the feeling of sour fruits on their tongue. The childminder supports children to use creative skills. For instance, she demonstrated how to manipulate dough into the shapes of animals and small creatures, and children happily made their own creations. The childminder extended children's use of mathematical language. Children discussed folding the dough in half to make it smaller.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides children with good opportunities to move and be active, such as taking them to dance classes. Children excitedly discussed new dance moves they have learned. The childminder tests children's memory skills. She talks to them about activities they have enjoyed with their extended families. Children were excited to share their experiences as they introduced a conversation about foods and their favourite ice cream treats. The childminder is improving opportunities for children to understand nutrition, such as when she plans cooking activities.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children particularly enjoy using words to fill in gaps in familiar stories. They happily engage in mark-making activities and decorate cards. Children compare quantities and talk about the concept of heavy and light. They discuss what happens to water when they climb out of the bath tub. Children make good progress and they are confident to attempt new, unfamiliar tasks.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431506 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 1131458 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 October 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Portsmouth, Hampshire. She holds early years teacher status. The childminder operates for most of the year from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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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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