Childminder in Hampshire

Inspection date 29 August 2018 Previous inspection date 14 September 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 childminder greatly values and carefully considers the views of parents and children. For example, she sensitively supports parents and continues to look for innovative ways to exchange information with grandparents who live abroad. She successfully embraces and celebrates children's wider cultural heritage. n The childminder is highly organised and well informed. She underpins all areas of her practice with robust policies and procedures based on recent guidance from a range of professional bodies. Children play in environments that are thoroughly risk assessed and adapted to help keep them as safe as possible. n The childminder is patient, kind and highly reflective. Her observations of children's behaviour are extremely perceptive. They underpin an abundant range of exciting experiences that inspires children to reach higher levels of learning. n The childminder has created an exceptionally nurturing environment, where children

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This provision is outstanding

are valued and respected as individuals. Children quickly gain the confidence to try new experiences they are wary about, such as handling different textures, and embrace different activities. n Children make excellent progress in their learning. For example, young children thoroughly enjoy exploring a wide variety of books. They listen attentively to stories and music, and quickly link rhythms with movement and actions with rhymes.

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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 seek further ways to develop knowledge, skills and experiences to strengthen the quality of teaching and enrich children's learning experiences even more.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played indoors and during outdoor play. n The inspector reviewed policies and discussed the procedures relating to children's safety and welfare with the childminder. n The inspector looked at children's records, the childminder's planning and evaluation of activities, and information exchanged with parents. n The inspector took account of the views of parents in written communication. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on children's well-being, learning and development.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder strives for excellence in her practice. For instance, she conscientiously evaluates her service and chooses to offer a smaller number of children a higher quality of care. Recent improvements include a sharper focus on promoting children's skills in mathematics. For example, the childminder uses a wide selection of number rhymes with young children and models mathematical language to help them describe actions, such as filling containers half way up or to the top. Older, high-achieving children skilfully copy different ways of keeping scores during outdoor games. The childminder is extremely well informed about child protection procedures and has an excellent understanding of how to address any concerns. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder undertakes some well-targeted professional development to raise the quality of her practice and meet children's specific individual needs. However, she recognises that she could do more to broaden and develop her skills as a teacher. The childminder monitors children's progress diligently. She makes accurate assessments of children's achievements and plans activities that keep children moving forward at a rapid rate. For instance, children who are learning to speak more than one language quickly catch up with their age group in English and in other home languages.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is highly responsive to children's individual personalities and they quickly settle in her care. For example, she soon notices when babies prefer to be outdoors and soothes acutely anxious toddlers, who have never been separated from their parents, by singing familiar songs. Children quickly develop secure emotional attachments with the childminder and with friends they make at her setting. The childminder is vigilant in keeping children safe as they play. For instance, toddlers learn the confidence and resilience to say 'no' to children they meet at community activities when they do not like the way they are being treated.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their development, including school. Older children respect and do not challenge boundaries, such as keeping off equipment while it is wet. They negotiate how games will be played and are generally very successful at resolving disagreements or misunderstandings. Children listen to explanations about why other children behave as they do and adapt the way they manage situations. For instance, older children show respect and kindness to younger children who may have a very different approach to a game. Children soon learn how to hold and control a range of small tools, including pencils.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY420913 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10063249 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 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 14 September 2015

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The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Old Basing, in Hampshire. She operates her service from Monday to Friday, between 7.30am to 6.30pm, for most of the year.

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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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