Childminder EY344344

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder commits to providing a good level of care. She has high expectations for children's learning and development. Children settle quickly. The childminder and her assistant use the information they gather from parents when children first start to meet their needs and requirements. Children display trusting bonds and are praised and encouraged in their play and learning. This helps children to develop confidence and self-esteem in their own abilities. Children are learning about the wider world around them. They go on regular outings and this also helps to promote children's physical development. For instance, they enjoy visits to the park to have the opportunity to use large-scale play equipment and learn how to manage simple risks. Nevertheless, the childminder does not plan for purposeful outdoor play for much younger children, to support and encourage their changing interests.

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The provision is good

The childminder and her assistant help children to become independent in their own self-care skills quickly. Babies are starting to feed themselves and older children help to prepare snack. Children make their own choices in their play and enjoy taking part in activities. However, the learning environments are not organised to provide children with the space they require to fully explore and investigate in their play.

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need to do better?

n The childminder uses robust recruitment procedures to ensure the suitability of her assistant. Regular supervision meetings are held to provide her assistant with opportunities to reflect and build on her own practice. The childminder has worked well towards the recommendation from her last inspection. Her assistant has now gained an early years qualification. This has helped her to improve her understanding into how children learn and develop. n Children have good communication and language skills. Babies and younger children are supported to build on the range of words they use. Older children are using their increasing abilities and memory skills as they attempt to use more complicated phrases. For instance, children use descriptive words as they read a dinosaur story and talk about the different features they recognise. n The childminder and her assistant track and monitor the progress that children

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make. They are confident in how to swiftly identify potential gaps in children's learning or when to add additional challenges. There are good partnerships with parents and with other settings that children attend. This provides children with a joined-up approach towards the next steps for their future learning. n Children enjoy joining in with the others during activity time. They explore different textures of pasta to help them to build on their sensory experiences. Children enjoy shaking the bottles they are filling to listen to different sounds.

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5 February 2020 The childminder and her assistant are skilled at adapting their interactions for the ages of the children in their care. However, the learning environments are not organised to provide children with space to fully explore in their play. n The childminder helps children to build a love of stories and to understand that words carry meaning. Children enjoy bringing their favourite books from home to share with the others. Babies and younger children enjoy lifting flaps to start to recognise and name items. Older children are starting to recall parts of the stories they remember. n Children enjoy singing songs and moving their bodies in time to music. They are learning to tap out beats and show their increasing abilities as they correctly repeat specific rhythms. Children are starting to use early mathematics and to problem-solve in their play. Older children use their estimation skills to

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need to do better?

experiment with a variety of lids and bottles and younger children repeatedly close clips and locks on jigsaw puzzles. n The childminder ensures that children have access to the outdoors to help them to have fresh air and exercise. Older children use their imaginary skills as they use the toolbox to fix the playhouse. They use large chalks to draw patterns on the ground, to help to build on their early literacy skills. However, the childminder does not plan for more purposeful outdoor play opportunities for younger children, to continuously support their changing interests in their learning. n The childminder uses the process of self-evaluation well. She values the comments and suggestions of parents, the children and her assistant to help to identify areas for improvement.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant are confident in how they would identify the signs and symptoms of abuse. They understand the procedures they would use to report any concerns. The childminder recognises the importance of keeping her safeguarding knowledge and that of her assistant up to date. The childminder uses robust recruitment procedures to ensure the ongoing suitability of all people who work directly with the children. The childminder and her assistant use good risk assessment processes to keep children safe and secure at all times when at the setting and on outings.

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should:

n review the organisation of the learning environments, to provide children with more space to fully explore and investigate in their play n plan for more purposeful outdoor play opportunities for younger children, to

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5 February 2020 continuously support their changing interests in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY344344 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 10136483 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 5 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection 22 April 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in North End, Portsmouth. She offers care Monday to Friday, from 7am to 5.30pm, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three years old. The childminder holds a suitable early years qualification at level 3. She employs one assistant who also holds a level 3 qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder discussed her professional development with the inspector, how she supports her assistant and how she evaluates her provision and the current areas identified for improvement. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. The inspector also discussed the arrangements for the safeguarding of children and the childminder's reporting procedures. n The inspector observed the interactions of the childminder, her assistant and the children and the impact the teaching has on children's learning and development. The inspector observed play indoors and in the garden area. n A range of documentation was sampled, including suitability checks, recruitment files and qualification certificates. n The inspector accompanied the childminder on a learning walk around the areas of the home used for childminding. The inspector took into account the written

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comments on questionnaires from parents.

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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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Inspection activities

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