Childminder in Hampshire

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations of what children can achieve and provides a variety of activities to build on what children know and can do. Younger children benefit from good opportunities to build on their growing independence and are confident in their physical skills. The childminder praises children. She encourages them to develop good attitudes to learning new skills. This helps children to become confident in trying new things and supports their ongoing good progress.

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The provision is good

The childminder places a strong focus on promoting children's communication and language skills. She helps children to learn new words, to broaden their growing vocabularies. She models new words and helps children to pronounce these correctly to develop their good speaking skills. However, sometimes the childminder does not give children enough time to think through and answer questions, to help extend children's thinking and to give them time to respond to her. Nevertheless, children develop good language skills to support them in their next stage in learning.

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The provision is good

The childminder adapts the care she provides to support younger children well. They relish opportunities for a cuddle and the childminder treats children with kindness and respect. In turn, children behave well. Even from a young age children learn to use good manners and develop an understanding of sharing with their friends.

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need to do better?

n The childminder works closely with parents to support children's learning well. She gains a good range of information about children's care and existing abilities to help her plan for their learning. Parents comment positively about how the regular discussions about their children, which help them to support children's learning at home effectively. These strong partnerships help to contribute to the good progress children make. n Children demonstrate that they feel secure and happy in the childminder's care. The childminder has a good understanding about children's individual needs and adapts routines to meet their needs. This helps children to develop strong bonds with the childminder and helps to support their emotional well-being effectively. n The childminder makes accurate assessments of children's progress. She uses this to plan activities which support children's learning. For instance, she

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need to do better?

encourages children to count and name familiar colours as the childminder skilfully weaves this into their learning. She follows children's interests well and children enjoy including her in their games. This helps children to develop positive attitudes to their learning. n The childminder takes steps to develop her practice. She gains the views of

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26 September 2019 parents and has met the previous recommendations made. However, she does not use self-evaluation rigorously enough to identify ways to extend her already good practice, to raise the quality of teaching and children's outcomes to the highest level. n Children develop good communication and language skills. They enjoy sharing picture books and point out and name familiar animals. The childminder models language well and encourages children to repeat back new words she uses to help broaden children's speaking skills. However, sometimes she answers her own questions before giving children time to respond and develop their thinking skills further. n The childminder provides a wide variety of opportunities for children to engage in activities which help them learn about the community they live in. For instance, they visit the local zoo, take part in song time, and enjoy opportunities to visit toddler groups to play with their friends. Children gain a greater

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knowledge about the world they live in and this helps to prepare them for their future learning experiences well.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder gives children's welfare paramount importance. She regularly updates her knowledge of local child protection procedures. She uses training to ensure she understands how to identify and report concerns about a child, if they are at risk of harm. She understands about wider safeguarding concerns, including how to report concerns about children who are exposed to extreme views or ideas.

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should:

n give children more time to think through and answer questions to develop their thinking skills n review self-evaluation processes, to help identify areas of improvement to raise the quality of teaching and children's progress to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY282028 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10073361 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 to 2 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 14 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3. She cares for children from 8.30am until 3.30pm on weekdays throughout the year.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder discussed with the inspector how she plans for children's learning and the benefit this has to their overall development. n The inspector observed teaching in a variety of activities and the impact this has on children's learning. n The childminder shared the written views of parents, which the inspector took account of. n The childminder discussed her self-evaluation with the inspector and shared a sample of her records and policies. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and to children during the inspection, at convenient times.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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Inspection activities

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