Childminder EY501750

Inspection date 22 August 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The childminder is developing good partnerships with parents and other carers. She provides good levels of consistency in children's care and continues to nurture greater co-working to further encourage children's interest and progress. n The childminder makes informed observations and accurate assessments of children's achievements. She monitors and evaluates the rate of children's progress and reflects carefully on ways to help children further. n The childminder provides healthy snacks and nutritious home-cooked meals. Children enjoy plenty of opportunities to be physically active, such as playing in the garden, and visiting local parks and play areas. n Outcomes for all ages of children are good. They learn from, and help each other. Children enjoy plenty of encouragement and support to progress towards the next steps in their learning. Effective monitoring clearly illustrates their achievements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n In the busyness of activities, the childminder does not consistently model the words very young children need to hear, understand and begin to say, to develop their vocabulary and communication further. n The childminder sometimes lacks confidence and knowledge in providing children who are high achievers with appropriate levels of challenge, to help them to form letters and numbers.

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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

n improve planning to target, model and celebrate babies' first words to help them develop a broad vocabulary and communicate more effectively. n extend professional knowledge to strengthen already good teaching and provide further levels of challenge, particularly in literacy and mathematics.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed, listened to and spoke with the children as they played indoors and during outdoor play. n The inspector reviewed policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder. n The inspector looked at children's records, the childminder's planning and evaluation of activities, and information exchanged with parents. n The inspector took account of the views of parents in written communication. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on children's well-being, learning and development.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder has made very good use of her experience and training as a nursery practitioner to establish secure foundations for her practice. For example, she underpins all areas of children's safety and welfare with up-to-date policies and procedures, and ensures her assistant is well trained and guided. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to recognise and respond appropriately to a broad range of potential child protection issues. The childminder continues to evaluate her practice and identify areas of professional development to help her raise the quality of her teaching even further. For instance, she is beginning to prompt children to take a more active role in planning, reviewing and possibly improving their chosen activities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder designs and constructs very exciting play areas inside and outside. Children of all ages are quickly captivated by things to do and explore. For example, they talk to the guinea pigs, delve into a good range of books in a tepee and weigh out real vegetables in a mud kitchen. The childminder's own enthusiasm for learning is infectious. Boys and girls willingly have a go at flower arranging. They practise small finger movements as they twist nuts onto bolts and sort spanners from screwdrivers. The childminder provides children with a diverse range of materials that inspire them to express their ideas. For instance, children decorate plant pots, paint characters from their imaginations, colour greeting cards and experiment with musical instruments.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder knows each child in her care very well. Babies and toddlers settle in quickly, secure in the consistency of her care and attention. The childminder takes her responsibility to protect children from infections very seriously. She establishes good hygiene practices with children of all ages and quickly implements further measures to minimise the risk of cross infection when illnesses do occur. Children are very happy. They have warm relationships with the childminder, who is kind and fair. She regularly seeks the children's views and includes them in establishing shared rules and values.

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Outcomes for children are good

All the children are making good levels of progress in their learning. The older ones are very well prepared socially and emotionally for school. They are kind and thoughtful when playing together and are sensitive to the younger children's needs. For example, putting scissors out of the reach of toddlers and initiating turn-taking games with them. Children are polite, cooperate willingly when they are asked to help tidy away and work well as a team. They are creative in their play, enjoy experimenting and become increasingly confident in pursuing their own lines of enquiry.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY501750 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10057178 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016, she also works with an assistant. The childminder lives near Basingstoke, in Hampshire. She operates her service from Monday to Friday, between 8am to 6pm, for most of the year. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Registers

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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Registers

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