Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date 7 March 2019 Previous inspection date 20 May 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 Children are happy and settled. They form close bonds with the childminder, who is caring and responsive and meets children's individual physical and emotional needs well. n The childminder reflects on her practice well to identify strengths and areas for future improvement. For instance, she has enhanced how she shares children's progress with their parents, to help them support children's learning at home successfully. n The childminder promotes children's independence skills well. Older children learn how to manage some age-appropriate tasks for themselves. This helps them to gain the skills they need for their future learning, including their eventual move to school. n The childminder makes accurate observations of children's learning and monitors their progress effectively. The activities she provides ensure children receive appropriate challenge and enable children to make consistently good progress from their starting

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This provision is good

points. n The childminder promotes children's understanding of the world well. Children develop a good understanding about the natural world through hands-on experiences. For instance, as children look at a bird's nest, they talk about what nests are made of and think about how different birds hatch their eggs. n The childminder does not always capture opportunities within children's play to extend their mathematical skills as fully as possible. n The childminder has not fully developed systems for sharing information with other early years settings that children attend, to enhance continuity in children's learning experiences and care.

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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 make better use of opportunities that arise to develop children's mathematical skills and understanding further n strengthen existing links with other early years settings that children attend to promote a better exchange of information which is more closely focused on each child's individual learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder at convenient times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this had on children's learning. n The inspector took account of the written views of parents provided on the day of the inspection. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector discussed children's learning and development with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her roles and responsibilities to keep children safe. She knows how to identify and report any child protection concerns, following her local safeguarding procedures, to maintain children's welfare. The childminder takes a professional approach to updating her knowledge and skills, to ensure that she provides children with good-quality teaching and learning experiences. For instance, she has recently completed training to help her enhance the activities she provides for younger children's sensory play and exploration. Parents speak very positively about the service the childminder provides. For instance, they say that the childminder is kind, caring and patient and they appreciate the interesting activities and outings that the childminder arranges for their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder gains a good range of information about what children know and can do when they first start. This helps her to plan for children's learning from the outset effectively. Children benefit from a good range of activities which motivate their play and support their learning. For instance, children enjoy making bird feeders and talk about different foods birds eat. The childminder teaches children about the different birds that they can see in the garden. She provides children with pictures of birds and they learn the names of each type, confidently identifying the blackbird and robin. The childminder gives children time to think through and answer questions she asks them, to help develop their good communication skills. For instance, children think talk about how penguins hatch eggs. They recall the story the childminder has read to them and think about how they could hatch an egg.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well and are confident and happy in the childminder's welcoming home. The childminder encourages children to be physically independent. For example, she gives children time to put on and take off their shoes and wet play suits after they play outside. She praises children for their efforts and achievements. This helps them to feel valued and to gain confidence in their growing independence skills. The childminder provides a good range of activities to build on children's physical skills. For instance, children enjoy using ride-on toys and practise pedalling bikes as they become confident in their movements. The childminder helps children to learn about the wider community effectively. Children develop good self-awareness and understand the similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop the skills that they need for their future learning. They happily explore and learn to take turns and share as they gain good social skills. Children develop good body movements and control. For instance, they learn how to spoon seeds into the bird feeders they make. They gain good listening skills and speak confidently to make choices about their play. Older children gain some understanding of the letters and sounds they make. For instance, as children talk about days of the week, they sound out the 'T' as they find the word 'Thursday'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY470896 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10068901 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 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 20 May 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Eastleigh, Hampshire. She operates Monday to Thursday from 7.30am to 6pm, for most of the year. The childminder provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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