Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date 18 June 2019 Previous inspection date 5 February 2014

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Outstanding 1 Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

n The highly talented childminder has an exemplary understanding and knowledge of her role and responsibilities. She uses her experience and high-quality skills to provide an excellent provision of care. She has extremely high expectations for all children. n The enthusiastic childminder knows the children incredibly well. She uses extensive methods to gain information so she has an accurate understanding of children's starting points. She uses her concise observations to plan for children's next steps in learning and closely monitors the progress children make. Children are exceptionally motivated to take part in their play. Children make rapid progress in all areas of learning. n The childminder demonstrates exceptional teaching skills and plans meticulously to ensure children gain the very most from all of their activities. This is evident, for example, during an activity that helps children understand life cycles. The childminder

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This provision is outstanding

chalks out drawings to represent the process of planting seeds so children can confidently follow the steps independently. With high levels of concentration, children look at the pictorial steps to find a pot, use a trowel, fill the pot with soil, plant a seed and water. They confidently use the tap on the water butt to fill their watering can, and know that the flower should be in the sun to grow. n Children have exceptionally high attention spans. They thoroughly enjoy learning in the highly stimulating environment offered to them. Children's behaviour is exceptionally positive at all times. They show high levels of respect to each other, particularly to the babies attending. Babies and younger children settle incredibly well because the childminder adapts play confidently, so all children can join in. For instance, as older children plant seeds, the youngest children stand or sit close by, explore the pots and

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This provision is outstanding

resources with curiosity, while watching their older peers. n Parents are extremely keen to share their views of the childminder's setting. They positively acknowledge the safe environment and the enriching activities their children enjoy. Parents add that communication is highly effective and the childminder is affectionate and caring to their children.

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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 explore even more ways to build on excellent teaching opportunities to enhance and extend children's learning through play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children during very well- planned activities indoors and outdoors. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about her aims for the activities and how she plans for children's learning and monitors the quality of their progress. n The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and children's records. n The inspector spoke with children and read feedback provided by parents. n The inspector discussed with the childminder how she updates her skills and knowledge and how she evaluates the quality of her practice.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder embeds her robust policies, procedures and risk assessments to thoroughly support children's health and safety. The highly enthusiastic childminder is dedicated to her role and is extremely keen to continually improve. She regularly networks with other professionals. She speaks passionately about recent training to support play in the younger ages. She states this training was informative and inspirational and consequently has incorporated many new ideas into practice. The childminder is highly reflective of her practice. She recognises that through even more purposeful training she can further enhance her teaching. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a very secure knowledge and understanding of all safeguarding matters. She knows how to protect children in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The highly skilled childminder interacts with purpose at all times, to engage children and promote their social skills, language and communication. This is evident as children play imaginatively with a toy farm. Children excitedly role play being a farmer and animals. They work collaboratively to mend the pretend barn roof that collapsed. The childminder is proactive in extending their play further by introducing a narrative about the dentist and doctor. This further engrosses the children, who talk articulately about dental hygiene and recall their visit to the doctors. The childminder works particularly well with parents. She is extremely mindful of supporting children's readiness for school. She helps to achieve this through liaising with schools, as well as offering comprehensive support to parents to guide their child's independence and emotional well-being. The childminder uses rigorous methods for monitoring her assessments of children's achievements to

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The dedicated childminder meets children's individual needs consistently. Her exceptionally well-resourced environment offers children rich and varied learning opportunities. Children's welfare is actively promoted. The childminder helps children learn about safety, such as when using a safety knife to cut up fruits, or risk assessing their abilities on the slide. As the childminder reads a story about weather, young children articulate a clear knowledge of when they may need hats and scarves or when they may see a rainbow. Children flourish in her care and respect each other's differences. They gain this awareness as the childminder encourages children's use of the languages spoken at home and in providing books in these languages.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely ready for the next stages of learning. They show high levels of interest for the wider world, demonstrated by their knowledge of life cycles for plants, butterflies and chicks. Children test out their ideas as they problem solve during craft activities. With the childminder's guidance they work out that resources made with plastic may need more glue than those made of paper. Babies form deep bonds with the childminder. They happily explore their surroundings and show emotional security as they play with the childminder, who uses hand puppets to interact with them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY467953 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10108867 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 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 5 February 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in the South Ham area of Basingstoke, Hampshire. The childminder works Monday to Thursday for most weeks of the year. She receives funding to provide free early years education to children aged 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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