Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date 1 April 2019 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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This provision is good

n Children develop strong bonds with the childminder, who is calm and affectionate with them. Children develop good levels of confidence and self-esteem and settle happily in the childminder's care. n The childminder takes a professional approach to building on her teaching skills, which supports the good progress children make in their learning. For instance, she completes training to extend her understanding of children's individual learning styles, to help her provide activities which motivate children's play. n The childminder completes robust risk assessments to identify and minimise risks to children effectively. For example, she has moved home since her registration and has made changes to her garden to create a safe, secure and exciting learning environment to help those children who prefer to learn outdoors. n The childminder provides good opportunities for children to learn to manage some age-

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This provision is good

appropriate routines independently. This helps children to gain skills that support their next stage in learning well. n The childminder helps children learn to value and respect each other's similarities and differences through a range of activities, including discussing and celebrating their individual family festivals. This helps children to gain a good understanding about their local community and the wider world. n The childminder does not plan for children's next steps precisely enough to help raise their progress to the highest level. n At times, the childminder does not give children enough time to think about their answers when she asks them questions.

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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 focus more precisely on identifying children's next steps in learning, to help accelerate their good progress n provide more thinking time for children to consider their answers and respond to questions during their play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke to the children and the childminder, at convenient times, during the inspection. n The inspector took into account the written views of parents provided on the day of the inspection. n The inspector looked at all relevant documentation, including children's records, policies and procedures and evidence of the suitability of those living on the premises. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. She discussed teaching methods with the childminder. n The inspector toured parts of the childminder's home that children use.

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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 any concerns about children's welfare and wider aspects of safeguarding. The childminder knows what action she would take if a child was at risk of harm. The childminder makes effective use of self-evaluation to identify what works well and how she can drive ongoing improvement. For instance, she has developed how she shares children's progress with their parents, who comment positively on how this keeps them well informed about their children's achievements. The childminder makes accurate assessments of children's learning and monitors their progress effectively. This helps her to ensure that outcomes for children are consistently good.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of children's individual interests. She captures good opportunities to build on what children know and can do during their play. For instance, as children play 'shopping' the childminder teaches them about the different names of fruit and vegetables that they could buy. She models words clearly, such as teaching children about the 'watermelon' to help build on toddlers growing vocabularies. The childminder recognises children's individual preferences for learning and adapts activities to support this well. For instance, she helps younger children to develop the muscles in their hands to support their early writing skills. They confidently use crayons to write 'shopping lists'. She teaches toddlers about the names of different colours as they practise drawing lines on paper.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. The childminder helps children to learn how to value and respect the differing needs of their friends well. For example, she teaches younger children to learn to share and take turns with toys. Children respond well to her encouragement and praise and develop good social skills. The childminder provides children with a variety of opportunities to learn about the community they live in. For instance, they visit local parks, the zoo and toddler groups to meet and play with their friends. The childminder values and respects each and every child. She finds out about any upcoming religious festivals which are special to children and celebrates these, to help children to feel valued.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. They gain good early writing skills and confidently make choices about what they want to play with. Younger children develop good physical skills, such as being able to use cutlery to feed themselves independently. Toddlers explore their environment freely and seek comfort from the friendly childminder as and when they need it. They enjoy their time at different social groups that support their ability to form relationships with others. These skills ensure that they are prepared well for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540963 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10089933 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 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Winchester, Hampshire. The childminder provides care for children Monday to Thursday, from 7.45am to 6pm, for most of the year. The childminder is able to receive funding for children aged two, three and four years old.

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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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