Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date 3 October 2018 Previous inspection date 14 October 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Not Applicable

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The provision is outstanding

n The childminder develops extremely good partnerships with parents and seeks feedback to understand their needs and the effectiveness of her practice. Parents say they have an enormous amount of respect for the childminder. They describe her as being extremely professional and passionate in her drive to provide the very best care and guidance for their children. n The childminder has recently improved the way she shares information with parents. This helps parents to understand her high standards of working, know what their children are doing each day and keep up to date with planning for future events. n The childminder provides children with excellent opportunities to discover their local community and environment. For example, during the holidays, children learn how to plan, pay for and make return trips on buses and trains. They thoroughly enjoy exploring different places, such as ponds, nature reserves and museums.

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The provision is outstanding

n Children enjoy extremely wholesome and delicious meals together around the family dining table. They gain an excellent understanding of how to make healthy choices, such as eating fresh fruit with natural yoghurts, to avoid eating high levels of sugar.

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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 develop higher levels of skills and strategies to help children understand how to manage a broader range of online technology safely.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played indoors and during their outdoor play. n The inspector reviewed the childminder's policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with her. 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 spoken to on the day and reviewed written communication from parents. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact her professional development, experience and practice have on children's well-being and development.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is highly reflective and evaluates her provision meticulously. For example, she has refurbished her kitchen and the main play room to improve children's safety and welfare further. Children quickly source materials and develop their own interests, such as technology to learn Spanish, dressing up to support imaginative story lines or tools to help prepare tea. The childminder has an exemplary understanding of potential risks and procedures to help protect children from harm. She knows when and whom to contact if she has concerns about a child. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is vigilant in checking children's welfare and works exceptionally well with parents to meet children's individual needs. Improvements in children's emotional well- being underpin every area of their lives and they flourish.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder makes targeted and very thorough action plans to ensure that she helps children to develop higher levels of knowledge and skill. For example, she uses her highly effective partnerships with children's class teachers to complement how they teach literacy and mathematics. The childminder invests time in further research to develop her own teaching skills and helps children to develop and practise new skills to higher levels. Children rapidly develop robust levels of self-confidence and transfer new social and academic skills to other situations. The childminder provides children with innovative opportunities to explore topics, such as the planets or historical events, in more depth. For instance, children build their own intricate model of 'the Titanic' and check reference books to settle a debate about the funnels having different names. The childminder shares her exemplary policies and procedures on online safety with

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

children's parents. However, as she extends the range of technology available, she recognises there are new opportunities for developing children's online skills further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is particularly skilled at sharing her high expectations for children's behaviour with them. Children respond very favourably to her very gentle, clear and positive guidance. They listen carefully to the rationale behind decisions and know that she will explain further if they do not understand. For example, they learn that some plants may cause irritation and there are ways of checking this before they use them in their artwork. Children show a great deal of respect and affection for the childminder and to each other. For instance, children swiftly organise themselves into teams, negotiate rules and tactics, and record their scores fairly. Different ages of children play thoughtfully together, encouraging and praising each other for their efforts.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY435309 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10063262 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 4 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 14 October 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011. She currently offers before- and after-school care during school terms and some school holiday cover.

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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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