Childminder EY547070

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Good 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 childminder is caring, kind and warm, and has positive attachments and relationships with the children who attend. Children are settled, happy and have enjoyable learning experiences in the well-thought-out and interesting environment.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are encouraged to be independent from an early age. This is because the childminder has high expectations of what children are capable of. For example, even the youngest of children are able to competently feed themselves with the healthy and nutritious food provided. Children also know where to hang their coats and put their shoes, and the importance of washing their hands before mealtimes. Children behave very well. This is because they know what is expected of them. As a result, children are kind, considerate and respectful of one another. They are given opportunities to follow their own interests and ideas as they play.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder is skilled in adapting the children's play to meet and further enhance their learning needs. For instance, to further encourage children who have started to crawl, the childminder tests out what objects they are most interested in. When she identified that the love of a balloon was most exciting, she placed it out of reach to encourage children to crawl towards it. Children responded to this excitedly as they instinctively crawled after it. The childminder makes activities challenging, enjoyable and interesting. This supports children to be ready for what they need to learn next.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not have an in-depth knowledge of safeguarding in the wider context. However, her knowledge of the main categories of abuse and neglect, along with how well she knows the children, means she is equipped to identify when something may be awry. Therefore, although this weakness is a breach of the statutory requirements, children's safety and well-being are not compromised. n The childminder interacts meaningfully and positively with children. However, this is not always consistent when the childminder is undertaking care routines with children. This because they are typically managed in a functional way and opportunities to engage and interact with children during these times are not fully utilised by the childminder. n Children make progress as soon as they start with the childminder due to the clear, flexible and positive settling-in arrangements she has in place. The childminder works closely with parents to tailor the needs of children and their

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need to do better?

family as children are gradually introduced into the setting. This enables a smooth transition for children to settle well when they first start.

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need to do better?

6 January 2020 n Positive partnerships with parents, and other settings children attend, support children to have continuity in their learning experiences. The childminder fully supports children through their transitional stages. For example, she introduced a 'big sister academy' when she learned that some of the children were going to become big sisters. The childminder set up 'training' so children could learn how to feed, bathe, cuddle and dress their 'babies'. Children had a tick sheet of tasks they would learn about and received a graduation certificate once they had successfully completed the 'course'. Parents praised the childminder for this. n The childminder has a secure knowledge of how children learn and provides an enriching environment which successfully incorporates the seven areas of learning. This encourages children to be competent and eager learners. n The childminder uses what she already knows about children and what they can

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need to do better?

do to further enhance their learning. She evaluates her practice and activities that children are provided with. The childminder can identify when an activity is not challenging enough for children and has the skills and knowledge to further enhance it to meet the learning needs of children. For example, when introducing a new story to the children, it became clear this was already a well- known story to them. This meant that the matching pictures, which the childminder had replicated and provided, did not provide a challenging task for the children. The childminder demonstrated that she could have used the pictures for children to tell and act out the story themselves without the aid of the book. The childminder identified that she could have encouraged children to use their imagination, think critically, converse and listen to one another if she has asked them to retell the story from the pictures.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has an understanding of the main areas of abuse and neglect and knows what action to take if she has safeguarding concerns about children. Although the childminder has kept her safeguarding training updated, her knowledge and understanding of safeguarding in the wider context could be more robust. This is a breach of the statutory requirements but it does not compromise children's safety as the childminder knows children well and has a general understanding of the main indicators of abuse. The childminder keeps the premises and learning environment safe and secure.

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Due date

6 January 2020 strengthen knowledge and understanding of the wider aspects of safeguarding. 31/01/2020

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should:

n make full use of every opportunity to engage and interact with children in a meaningful way, particularly during care practices and routines.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY547070 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10105584 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 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Romsey, in Hampshire. The childminder provides care throughout the year. She holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector considered written parental feedback. n The inspector observed the childminder's practice and interactions with children during the inspection. n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and explained the educational programmes she has implemented for the children who attend. n The inspector talked to and interacted with children during the inspection. n The inspector sampled documentation, including children's records, accident forms and training certificates.

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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

6 January 2020 6 January 2020 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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