Childminder in Southampton

Inspection date 21 May 2019 Previous inspection date 4 March 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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder has a very good knowledge and understanding of her role and responsibilities. She has a secure working relationship with her co-childminder. Together, they regularly reflect on practice and the quality of learning opportunities for children. As a result, children's needs are met exceptionally well. n The childminder implements and uses her policies, procedures and risk assessments to promote children's health, safety and well-being effectively. n The warm and caring childminder helps to ensure that children are emotionally secure in her care. Children benefit from a highly stimulating and exciting environment and are extremely willing to join in with their activities. Younger children in particular demonstrate security and safety in the enthusiastic childminder's care. This is highly evident during their interactions with her in role-play experiences that help them learn more about real-life experiences.

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This provision is good

n The childminder uses her initial observations of children and discussions with parents to assess children's starting points. Her regular and focused observations help her plan for children's next steps in learning. However, systems for monitoring children's attainments across all areas of learning are not robust enough to measure the rate of progress more accurately. Nevertheless, the childminder has very high expectations for children, and children make good progress. n Children's behaviour is exceptionally good throughout the day. They are highly engaged and very eager to learn. Children show utmost respect for each other and their environment. n The childminder is an effective teacher, who interacts warmly. Children have very high levels of communication and literacy awareness. For example, older children can confidently write their name. Younger children demonstrate good levels of listening and

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This provision is good

speaking. This includes children learning English as an additional language. The childminder confidently extends learning. However, at times, she is not as proactive at extending older children's awareness of mathematical terms and reasoning.

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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 strengthen the quality of assessments to assess more concisely the individual progress of all children in all areas of learning n enhance further the ways older children gain more mathematical knowledge and understanding.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children indoors and outdoors. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder's co-childminder. n The inspector spoke with children and took the views of parents into account. n The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she updates her skills and knowledge.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder uses her experience and skills to offer an interesting environment for children, with a range of resources and activities to meet children's individual needs. The childminder regularly updates her skills and knowledge. She achieves this through training and personal research. She acknowledges the importance of training, including to enhance her understanding of safeguarding children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of all safeguarding matters. The childminder evaluates her practice well. She values the views of parents, who state that children are content, happy and are 'learning new things every day'.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows children well. She uses this knowledge to plan effectively for their learning. Her initial meetings with parents help the childminder to build a picture of children's interests. She plans well for children's next steps and shares their achievements with parents on a regular basis. The warm and caring childminder interacts purposefully and she demonstrates effective teaching skills. Children are highly engaged and keen to join in with their activities. The childminder extends children's learning confidently. This is apparent as the childminder reads to children. They listen with interest, anticipate what is happening, know the characters and show awareness of comprehension as they explain the ending. The childminder proactively helps younger children to develop their communication skills, for instance, by using sign language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is extremely supportive of children's independence and confidence in social situations. For instance, she warmly encourages children to introduce themselves at inspection. The childminder encourages children's confidence. For example, she praises children who sing independently in front of their friends. These friends are highly responsive, clapping at the end in acknowledgement. Mealtimes are very social occasions. Children enjoy a vast range of fruits and vegetables for snack. They make pizzas for lunch, confidently deciding on their toppings. Children have high levels of fun outdoors. They show curiosity as they look at nature, finding ants and a snail. They laugh as they chase bubbles. Older children participate in obstacle courses that enhance their physical development and coordination skills. The childminder uses very high standards of hygiene and safety when carrying out routines for younger children's

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

personal needs. All children have strong emotional attachments with her.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are extremely happy in the childminder's care. Older children show interest in literacy as they demonstrate the correct way to hold their pen, write their names and sound out the letters of their names. Older children show their awareness of difference and are keen to help care for younger children. They support them in singing activities and demonstrate actions so younger children can follow. Younger children are incredibly keen to learn. For example, they enjoy colouring activities and name and identify colours, such as pink. They later look for items around that are of the same colour. All children show readiness for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 131295 Local authority Southampton Inspection number 10072356 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 3 Date of previous inspection 4 March 2016

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The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Southampton, Hampshire. The childminder regularly works from her mother's home as co-childminders. She works Monday to Friday for most weeks 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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