Childminder in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Inspection date 12 August 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 Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n The childminder provides an exceptionally inviting and stimulating environment where children are highly motivated and show excellent levels of curiosity. She is an excellent role model for children's behaviour, and they feel emotionally secure and make strong relationships. n The childminder encourages children to be extremely independent from a very early age. She regularly reflects on, and improves, areas where children play and learn to promote their independence and confidence. n Children make good progress from their starting points. The childminder uses her observations to identify children's interests and plans and provides activities that help them to prepare for the next stage of their development. n Partnership with parents is strong. The childminder provides parents with regular updates about their child's progress, and they value the care she provides. n The childminder has a good overview of her practice. She identifies areas to improve,

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This provision is good

based on children's needs, to ensure her practice continually improves to benefit the children in her care. n The childminder acknowledges that the range of resources and activities that help children to learn about diversity is not extensive. n Although the childminder keeps up to date with required training and has attended some training, she misses opportunities to extend her professional development to raise practice to the highest level.

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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 develop the range of resources and activities that encourage children to better understand and value diversity n use a range of opportunities to broaden professional development to extend children's learning and development to the highest level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children as they played. n The inspector and childminder observed the children together and discussed children's progress and planned next steps in their development. n The inspector spoke to parents to gain their views about the provision. n The inspector sampled some documentation, such as the childminder's safeguarding policy, and looked at children's development records online.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder has a confident knowledge of safeguarding matters. She has attended training and understands the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child. The childminder does not currently use her assistant, but has effective systems to support and guide her practice when required. The childminder monitors each child's progress and knows them well. This enables her to identify and remedy any emerging gaps in development. She continuously reflects on her practice and provides and adapts innovative resources to meet children's needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a lovely way of talking to the children. She is gentle and encouraging, prompting children to respond to, and copy, what she says, promoting good behaviour and language development. She supports children's developing language skills well in a variety of ways. She encourages songs and rhymes and listens to children's attempts to communicate, responding with enthusiasm to foster their conversations. The young children enjoy sensory play, such as sand and water, and develop early writing skills as they make marks with paint on the garden fence.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides a genuinely caring environment where children flourish. Children have strong bonds with the childminder and each other. Children learn about their feelings through some of the innovative resources the childminder provides. For example, 'mood cards' and 'mood badges' prompt discussions about the feelings of themselves and others. Children's level of understanding and cooperation relating to hygiene is exceptional for their age. The very youngest children wash their hands enthusiastically, ready for mealtimes. The childminder provides a small mirror to help them see what they are doing as they wipe their mouths, supporting their independence with skill and ingenuity. She provides an environment to nurture and encourage children's independence exceptionally well. For example, all resources are at children's height. A low-level mirror and tissues enable the youngest child to learn to blow their

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

nose. Outside, a long bubble tub and wand is taped to the leg of the tent shelter, so children can use the bubbles by themselves. The childminder provides high standards of cleanliness and models a great respect for the environment and sustainability. She has considered how to cut waste and provide sustainable resources and implements this exceptionally well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain exceptional levels of confidence and are highly motivated to learn, explore and investigate. They develop good physical skills through a broad range of activities. For example, young children learn to fill a water sprayer and pump it to build the pressure and spray the garden and turn the handle on an apple peeler, showing great delight. Babies learning to walk have space and resources to practise their developing skills. All children feel emotionally secure and settled and ready to move on to the next stage of their development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY544026 Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Inspection number 10093433 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She holds a level 2 qualification in childcare. She lives in Bournemouth and offers childcare each weekday for 48 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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