Wheeler, Janine

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder creates an extremely friendly and warm atmosphere where children excel and flourish. She is an excellent role model and has high expectations of the children. A result of this is that children's behaviour is highly commendable. Parents feel listened to and the childminder builds exceptionally supportive relationships with them. Parents comment on her helpful advice and appreciate this. Children are extremely happy and settled. They have the freedom to choose from high-quality resources that are age-appropriate indoors and outside. The childminder listens to the children. She expertly supports them to engage in meaningful conversations and extends their vocabulary. The children are highly engaged in play and learning. The childminder knows and understands the children exceptionally well. She consistently uses her expert knowledge to plan a range of highly innovative and awe-inspiring activities that are well suited to their

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The provision is outstanding

interests. Younger children have countless opportunities to develop coordination and physical skills needed for the next stage of learning. Older children create resources to use for imaginary play. Children experience the outdoors and take part in planned and purposeful activities. For example, they try pond dipping and watch the combine harvester, which helps to extend their knowledge of the world around them.

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need to do better?

n Activities are well resourced, which encourages children to explore and motivates them to become independent learners. n Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder is commendably dedicated to involving parents and is key to children reaching significant milestones, especially in regards to their personal care. She encourages parents to extend their children's learning. For example, the childminder prepares activities for the children to do at home and offers simple activities that can be fitted into a busy parent's everyday life, such as matching socks while doing the laundry. n The childminder uses well-focused trips to extend children's learning about the world around them. Children learn about the different stages of a butterfly's life cycle through walks and through observing caterpillars on leaves. n The childminder creates a language-rich environment. She speaks clearly, narrating what young children are doing. She gives children time to think about

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answers and how to pronounce words, helping their growing vocabulary. n The childminder actively seeks additional professional development opportunities in order to enhance her excellent teaching skills. This helps her to ensure that children are well prepared for school, making sure they get off to a flying start. n Children extend their problem-solving and mathematical skills through activities and resources that are well-thought-out. Young children experiment with how to

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30 September 2019 balance scales, and older children learn positional language through putting together a three-dimensional rocket. n The childminder acts as an exceptional role model and works hard to listen to the children. She supports them to talk and to solve their own disputes with positive reinforcement and praise. As a result, children display high levels of social skills and are extremely polite and positive towards each other. n The childminder has an outstanding knowledge of the children in her care and understands them remarkably well. She is highly skilled at tracking their development, to help her to swiftly identify gaps in their learning and provide essential early intervention for their future progress. n The childminder works extremely hard to build strong and reflective relationships with other early years provisions that the children may attend, to ensure that the children make continuous excellent progress.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder keeps up to date with all safeguarding training. She has an excellent understanding of the signs and symptoms that would indicate that a child is at risk of harm. She knows how to identify and report any child protection concerns. The childminder has an extremely broad and secure understanding of wider safeguarding concerns. She has robust safeguarding policies and procedures in place to protect the children in her care from harm.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY376114 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10108691 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 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 24 June 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in a village on the outskirts of Winchester. She operates Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector sampled and checked policies and procedures during the inspection. n The inspector discussed the ongoing evaluation process with the childminder. n The inspector observed documentation regarding parents' opinions and evaluation of the setting.

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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

30 September 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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