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 offers a welcoming home-from-home environment for all children. Children demonstrate they feel safe, secure and happy as they confidently take part in different activities, such as role-play dressing up.

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The provision is good

The childminder makes good use of everyday opportunities to help children learn how to care for animals. For instance, children show delight in scooping out the animals' food for their breakfast. Children follow good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands after feeding and handling the animals to prevent the spread of infection. The childminder offers children many unique learning opportunities to develop life skills. For example, she gains appropriate permission from parents for their children to take part in weekly pony rides. Children learn that when brushing the pony, they must stand to the side for their own safety.

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The provision is good

Children demonstrate an eagerness to learn and develop their early literacy skills. This is illustrated as they enthusiastically find foam play letters and spell their names. They show good levels of concentration and say each letter sound successfully. This helps prepare children well for the next stage of their learning. The childminder's high expectations of children's capabilities encourage children to challenge themselves.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children's developing life skills well. This is illustrated as children use cutlery successfully to cut their fruit for snack. They make a 'bridge' with their fingers and ensure the knife is between this to prevent them from cutting themselves. Children thrive with having this level of independence and show they have positive self-esteem. n The childminder uses simple routine-based activities to promote natural learning opportunities. This is demonstrated as children show an interest in using a clock, with support from the childminder. They then decide whether it is time for their lunch. During lunchtime, the childminder encourages children to split their sandwiches in half, which children do. These discussions help encourage children's developing mathematical language as they become familiar with numbers, time and size. n The childminder plans well towards children's learning. Overall, she shows

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need to do better?

flexibility in her approach to teaching and follows children's interests well. However, there are a few occasions, such as during art activities, where the childminder does not always give children the freedom they need to construct their work using their own thoughts and ideas. n Children behave well in the childminder's home. They show kindness and respect the boundaries that the childminder puts in place. For instance, they understand

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need to do better?

9 January 2020 they have a short period of time to play on the computer and respond well to this. n Children show they have strong attachments with the childminder. They are at ease in her company and show enjoyment in taking part in activities with her. Children demonstrate resilience when completing tricky puzzles. Their positive attitudes to learning and encouragement from the childminder help children to achieve. n The childminder works closely with other professionals to help to develop her knowledge and skills. She meets with other childminders regularly and they share activity ideas and feedback on any training they attend. This has a positive impact on the childminder's own professional development, which helps to raise children's outcomes. For example, the childminder recently completed a training course which has helped her to understand children's behaviours more clearly and support their individual needs.

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need to do better?

n Although the childminder has good professional relationships with parents, she does not use these relationships to regularly gain feedback. This prevents the childminder from being fully reflective in the service she offers.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates a robust knowledge of keeping children safe. She has a good understanding of child protection procedures and is confident to explain the process she would follow should she have a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder understands the importance of sharing information. She has a good knowledge of when would not be appropriate to share information which could put children at significant harm. The childminder has completed relevant safeguarding training to keep her knowledge up to date. She has written policies and procedures which support her practice, including what to do if she had an allegation made against her.

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should:

n allow children more opportunities to express their own thoughts and ideas through expressive art and design n explore more ways to gather information from parents about what their children are learning at home, to help consolidate and extend their learning further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY392391 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10106381 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 3 to 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 3 March 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder lives in Lymington and registered in 2009. She has a childminding qualification. The childminder operates three days a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 7.30am until 5.30pm. She accepts government funding for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n A learning walk took place to discuss how the early years provision and the curriculum are organised. n The inspector observed the childminder to see the quality of teaching. n Discussions were held with children and the childminder at appropriate times. n A sample of documentation was viewed. This included policies and procedures, qualifications and certificates.

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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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9 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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