Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date 9 April 2019 Previous inspection date 25 February 2016

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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 The childminder is very calm, caring and kind. She provides a warm, nurturing environment for children, who form strong bonds with her. Children are very happy, safe and secure and enjoy their time with the childminder very much. n The childminder supports older children's learning very well. She joins in with their play sensitively and asks plenty of interesting and thought-provoking questions. Children are inquisitive, motivated learners and progress well from their starting points. n The childminder supports children's early language development successfully. She listens carefully to what children say and repeats words back to them, modelling correct pronunciation. Children learn new words quickly and communicate their needs well. n Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder regularly shares information about children's welfare and learning with parents and discusses how they can continue to

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This provision is good

support children's learning at home. n The childminder accurately evaluates her provision. She gains the views of parents effectively and regularly identifies strengths and areas for further improvement. n The childminder does not always precisely assess and monitor children's progress to help her more consistently identify any possible gaps in their learning. n On rare occasions, the childminder focuses too heavily on the learning opportunities for older children, resulting in young children not receiving the same high levels of support.

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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 enhance systems for assessing and monitoring children's progress further, to provide a sharper focus on identifying any gaps in learning and development n ensure younger children receive consistently high levels of support and encouragement in their play and learning, to help them engage fully and make rapid progress in their development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed children and the childminder playing together. n The inspector examined a sample of documentation, including safeguarding policies and procedures and children's records. n The inspector and childminder discussed the play activities and children's learning during the inspection and undertook a joint observation of children's play. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The experienced and well-qualified childminder gives her own professional development high priority. She continuously accesses further training and online webinars to help update and improve her practice. She has recently introduced exciting new activity packs for when children are out exploring nature and the local community. Children also now have improved opportunities to make marks outdoors, such as using sticks to draw in the sand. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an up to date and thorough understanding of how to deal with child protection concerns. She knows how to identify and minimise risks to children effectively, to help maintain their safety and welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows children well and uses their interests successfully to provide a stimulating environment. She skilfully offers children further challenge, where appropriate. For example, as children explore toy dinosaurs, she teaches them more complex names, such as stegosaurus, and gives them pictures of dinosaurs to match to each toy. The childminder supports children's understanding of technology particularly well and gives them plenty of opportunities to explore. For instance, younger children excitedly push buttons on electronic toys, dancing to the sounds they make and pointing as they light up. The childminder builds on children's experiences well and children delight in looking at pictures of themselves at a farm, remembering when they fed the goats.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are very physically active and spend lots of time playing and exploring outdoors in their local community. They enjoy a variety of trips, such as to woodlands, museums and the seaside, and learn about the world around them through first hand experiences. Children behave well, are sociable and considerate of others. For example, older children thoughtfully hand out snack for their younger friends and pass them toys when they drop them. Children develop good early independence skills and enjoy managing simple tasks by themselves. For example, young children confidently find their nappies for changing and enthusiastically help to tidy away the toys before mealtimes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy their learning and spend a good time engaged in their play. They show a keen interest in, and enjoyment of, books and confidently point out pictures of different animals on the pages. Younger children move confidently and freely around the playroom and older children begin to use tools with skill, such as when cutting up fruit for snack. Children are beginning to recognise colours and count to three as they play. They concentrate well as they build simple structures with blocks and show good early imagination, such as when playing with toy animals. Children confidently learn the skills needed for the next stage in their learning and for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 110616 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10063297 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 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 25 February 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 1991 and lives in Bedhampton, Hampshire. She offers care on Monday to Thursday from 8am to 5pm, throughout the year. The childminder is qualified to 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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