Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date 20 December 2018 Previous inspection date 10 December 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Met 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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This provision is good

n The childminder is caring and uses her warm interaction with children to establish good relationships with them. Children settle happily and say that they like coming to the childminder's home. n The childminder is a good role model and treats children with kindness and respect. Children behave well, are polite and courteous, and develop good social skills. This helps to support their future learning well. n The childminder uses self-evaluation effectively. She actively involves children in contributing their ideas and suggestions for improvement, and acts on their requests. For instance, children have asked for more cooking activities and the childminder has improved how she adds these activities to her weekly planning. n The childminder is well organised and effectively implements a comprehensive range of policies and procedures to underpin her good practice. n The childminder has not established fully effective partnerships with schools where

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This provision is good

children attend to help to extend children's learning to the highest level. n The childminder's professional development plans are not sharply focused on training to help her to continue to develop her knowledge and teaching skills to the highest levels.

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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 build on partnerships with the local schools where children attend and refine ways to provide a continued approach to children's learning n strengthen the programme professional development, to help raise the quality of teaching and learning to the highest level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder during the inspection. n The inspector sampled a range of documents, including policies, risk assessments and children's development records. n The inspector took account of the views of children and their parents, on the day of the inspection. n The inspector observed the children playing and interacting. n The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she plans for children's individual learning needs.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder offers children a safe and secure environment in which to play and learn. She makes good use of the training she completes to keep her knowledge of child protection procedures up to date. The childminder knows how to identify and report any concerns about children's welfare, to keep them safe. The childminder reflects on her practice and meets with other local childminders to share good practice. This helps her in making some improvements to the provision. The childminder keeps a check on the progress children make and identifies opportunities where she can build on what children know and can do. She keeps parents informed of their children's achievements through daily conversations. Parents speak positively about the childminder and the care she provides their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding about how children learn and provides a range of activities which motivate children's play. She captures opportunities to build on children's learning. For instance, children learn how to pronounce words correctly as the childminder sensitively models the words, and children repeat these back correctly. The childminder promotes children's choices about their play well. For instance, children talk about what they need to make slime as the childminder helps them to think about what ingredients they use and how they make it. Children benefit from opportunities to develop their creative ideas. For example, they enjoy using different coloured icing to decorate gingerbread Christmas trees as the childminder talks to them about what they are making.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children develop positive relationships with the childminder and with each other. Children are kind and learn how to play well with their peers. Older children happily share and take turns with younger children to help promote a happy and harmonious environment. The childminder encourages children to be independent and children are capable in attending to their own personal care needs well. The childminder provides good opportunities for children to take part in physical play each day. For instance, children visit the local park and take part in activities within their local community. The childminder places a strong focus on promoting children's choices and values their opinions. For example, children are able to make choices about the meals the childminder provides. She helps them think about the choices they make, to promote healthy eating.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain good social skills and learn to value and respect the differing needs of their friends. They gain good levels of concentration and are keen to take part in new activities as they gain confidence in their growing abilities. Children are able to count confidently and recognise and name different colours. They are capable to manage activities for themselves, such as when they learn how to use knives to cut up their foods at meals times. These skills help to support children in building the skills which support them in developing good transitions to their next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY423814 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10083552 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 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 10 December 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Fleet, Hampshire. The childminder provides care for children Monday to Friday from 6.30am to 6.30pm, for most of the year.

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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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