Irving, Kirsty Ann

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder provides an exceptionally welcoming and homely environment that sparks children's enjoyment for learning. Children feel extremely safe and have formed wonderful attachments with the childminder. Children are highly confident and curious learners who explore their environment enthusiastically. For example, they are curious to explore hidden items inside a suitcase and test out cameras and digital voice recorders with increasing interest.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder has developed a rich and well-considered curriculum. Children delight in trying new experiences and the childminder skilfully plans activities that enhance children's learning and development. For instance, children are excited to explore their garden with magnifying glasses in search of spiders.

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The provision is outstanding

Children have exceptional behaviour and are confidently learning about their emotions and feelings. This is a result of the childminder's high expectations of the children's behaviour and her exemplary role modelling. She successfully implements highly effective behaviour strategies that support the children in understanding right from wrong. Children confidently select picture cards relating to the behaviour rules and use these to help them resolve their own conflicts.

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n The childminder is an outstanding teacher. She maximises opportunities to ensure children are consistently exposed to a language-rich environment. For example, she models sounds to children and refers to stories and rhymes during play. n Children are incredibly independent. They confidently complete tasks and routines and can do so without support. For example, children select their own cereals, bowls and cutlery at breakfast and cut their own fruit at snack time. n Children have wonderful opportunities for emergent writing and mark making. The childminder provides the children with engaging resources, including an old fax machine for letter recognition and mini clipboards and pencils for mark making. The children inquisitively talk about letters and make marks which they excitedly say are their 'shopping lists'. n The childminder is highly effective at evaluating her setting. She strives to continuously improve and develop her practice, to ensure children have

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exceptional early years experiences. For example, she creates plans for areas she would like to develop and offers child-friendly questionnaires to obtain the children's views too. n The childminder aims to provide children with superb opportunities and experiences that support their early education and develop their knowledge of the local community and the wider world. For instance, children go on outings

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25 October 2019 each week, including to playgroups, local grocery stores and historic forts. n Partnerships with parents are extremely effective. Parents cannot praise the childminder highly enough. They describe her as 'outstanding in every way'. The childminder shares information with parents daily and provides regular informative updates about their children's progress. She also shares tips and activities that they can complete at home, which further supports children's learning. n Children have impressive manners. The childminder reinforces these manners throughout the day and children respond with delight to her praise and encouragement. For example, children use phrases such as 'you're welcome' and 'please may I have?'. Children have an excellent awareness of their behaviour and respect for others. n The childminder's passion for early education shines through. She organises her provision in a professional manner and takes her personal learning and

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development seriously. The childminder frequently undertakes training that will enhance and improve her knowledge. She carefully tracks how this training has an impact on the children and the benefits that it has. n The children have superb self-awareness of hygiene routines and how to support their own personal needs. For example, children confidently look in the mirror to wipe their noses and faces. They talk about germs and why they need to wash their hands. Children consistently demonstrate wonderful independence and take great pride in completing small tasks themselves.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder is highly vigilant with regards to safeguarding and keeping children safe. She has an excellent knowledge of wider safeguarding concerns and confidently identifies the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. The childminder has robust policies and procedures in place and is fully aware of her role and responsibilities, She knows who to contact if she has concerns about a child's safety and welfare. The childminder places great importance on keeping her knowledge up to date and completes regular safeguarding training.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY549232 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10123472 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 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in August 2017. She lives in Sarisbury Green, near Southampton. The childminder operates from 7.30am to 6pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, all year round . The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n A learning walk was conducted with the childminder, to understand how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation together. n Discussions were held with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The written views of parents were read and taken into account. n The inspector sampled some of the childminder's policies, procedures and paperwork. n The experiences of two children attending the childminder were tracked by the inspector. n A meeting was held between the inspector and the childminder.

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Inspection activities

25 October 2019 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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25 October 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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