Childminder in Hampshire

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

The newly registered childminder ensures children have a fun time with her and their needs are met. However, her lack of confidence, understanding and experience in meeting the early years foundation stage requirements means that children's care and experiences are not consistently good. For example, the childminder has an inconsistent approach to children's safety, specifically risk assessments. She provides children with plenty of opportunity to be creative with paint and dough but does not focus well enough on building up young children's vocabulary. The childminder's expectations of children do not consistently match their needs and level of development.

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The provision requires improvement

Children show good behaviour and are very content in the childminder's care. Babies will often go to her for cuddles and snuggle in with their comforter when they feel sleepy. They demonstrate a strong relationship to the childminder and are developing good relationships with their friends from a young age. Young children receive a lot of praise from the childminder, which helps develop their self-esteem. They are very keen to explore and investigate their stimulating play environment, such as when they make sounds with the musical instruments. Babies often smile happily and engage socially with the inspector and the childminder.

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need to do better?

n Young children are extremely happy in the care of the childminder, who is kind and sensitive to their emotional needs. New children quickly settle because the childminder offers a nurturing environment and flexible and informative settling- in arrangements with parents. n Children enjoy independently exploring the well-resourced and spacious play environment. The childminder provides children with a busy day with a variety of play activities which suitably cover their all-round development. For example, children regularly go to community groups to play and interact with friends. They enjoy sensory experiences, such as exploring coloured rice with their hands, and decorate biscuits to resemble a poppy on Remembrance Day. n The childminder pays good attention to healthy eating and providing children with nutritious home-cooked meals at midday. There is strong attention to meeting the health needs of children, such as those with allergies or who require

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need to do better?

a doctor's appointment. n The childminder builds good communicative relationships with parents, who report positively about the setting. For example, they drive out of their local area to use the childminder's services and like the little communication diary which is filled with information about their child's day. The childminder encourages parents and children to evaluate her setting and demonstrates a keen attitude to improvement.

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need to do better?

12 November 2019 n The childminder is not consistent in keeping all risks to a minimum within the home and garden. She supervises children and has a secure understanding of how to keep children safe with regards to her dog. However, she allows several children to play on the trampoline at one time because she has not considered all possible risks to children's safety. n The childminder is fully trained in child protection and has a good policy and procedure in place. However, on occasions, she lacks confidence to consistently put her procedures into practice. n The quality of the children's education is not yet consistently good. The new childminder lacks teaching knowledge and experience and is developing her understanding of how children learn. Although the childminder assesses children fairly accurately, she does not consistently build on children's knowledge and skills, particularly when supporting children's language development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The new childminder has accessed a lot of training and understands about child protection. She has past experience as a foster carer and is knowledgeable about how to keep children safe from harm. Her understanding of the different types of abuse is very secure, including the wider aspects of safeguarding such as protecting children from radicalisation. However, she lacks confidence in her abilities to follow her good procedures. Since registration, she has followed procedures by notifying the local authority of concerns, but this was after notifying Ofsted first and seeking advice.

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Due date

improve risk assessments, specifically when children play on high-risk equipment such as trampolines 29/11/2019

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Due date

improve knowledge and confidence of safeguarding arrangements, including how to respond appropriately when worried about a child 29/11/2019

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Due date

12 November 2019 develop a better understanding of how children learn, and improve teaching skills particularly when supporting children's communication and language skills. 29/11/2019

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2531157 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10129712 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 0 to 11 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019, and lives in the Havant area of Hampshire. She is open from 7.30am until 6pm throughout the year. She holds an appropriate early years qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector conducted a learning walk with the childminder to discuss how she organises the early years provision, including the aims and rationale for her curriculum. n The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder and evaluated the quality of teaching. n The inspector observed children's play and talked to the childminder about the children. n The inspector held a leadership and management discussion with the childminder to talk about safeguarding arrangements, and sampled documentation. n The inspector spoke to a sample of parents to gain their views of the setting.

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Inspection activities

12 November 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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Inspection activities

12 November 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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