Childminder EY303482

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

The well-established, extremely experienced and consistently outstanding childminder provides an inspiring, highly stimulating and welcoming environment to ignite children's interest in learning while in her care. New children settle very quickly and develop exceptionally close emotional bonds with the childminder. Highly effective settling-in procedures enable the childminder to share essential information about the children with their parents from the onset of her care. Children thrive and flourish from the childminder's high expectations of them. The skilful childminder supports older children to be mindful of younger, newer children. She uses age-appropriate language to support their emerging friendships and provides positive requests to display kind and gentle behaviour towards each other. Children are happy and well motivated to learn. The childminder encourages children to gain independence, try new things and take pride in their achievements,

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such as when they successfully complete an age-appropriate jigsaw independently.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder is an inspirational practitioner. She knows her children extremely well and develops a superb understanding of their individual needs. The childminder has an excellent understanding of the early years foundation stage and how children learn. She uses her ambitious curriculum and meticulous observations to ensure that children are consistently challenged to extend their skills and knowledge. This supports children to make excellent progress in their learning and develop the essential skills for the next steps in their development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is meticulous in her self-evaluations to ensure her practice and provision are of the highest standard. She specifically completes training and participates in webinars to build upon her professional knowledge and reflect on improving her practice. This means that the children are in constant receipt of high-quality teaching methods. n The childminder networks with other childminders within the local community. Together, they attend toddler groups, library sessions and local parks and woods, as well as take turns to host play dates in their own homes. These rich experiences help to develop children's respect for people and communities beyond their own and increase their confidence in social situations. n The childminder intelligently supports children to understand why certain rules are in place and how their behaviour can affect others. For instance, she encourages children to consider the impact of their physical play and how taking

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each other's toys away can make others sad. Upon reflection of causing upset to others, children quickly embrace and say sorry before finding other toys to play with. n Children develop excellent early reading skills. The childminder skilfully supports

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11 February 2020 them and their enjoyment of books by providing props to support their story experiences. Young children confidently repeat back letter sounds. Children thoroughly enjoy books. The childminder ensures there are multiple copies of favourite stories so they can all turn the pages, lift their flaps and point at pictures in their own copies. Children are eager to join in with known refrains. n Older children quickly learn to take responsibility for their belongings. For instance, when it is time to go outside, they quickly find their boots, coats and hats and persist at attempts to dress themselves. Younger children display their persistence as they explore posting games. All are given the support they need, with a huge amount of encouragement and celebration when they achieve, regardless of how big or small their achievements may be. n The childminder works very well with parents and other professionals. She offers

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parents practical support to help them extend children's learning at home. For example, she lends resources to support individual children's development. Parents hold the childminder in high esteem and report that they greatly appreciate her excellent communication and feel their children thrive in her care. n Children gain a highly practical understanding of how to keep themselves healthy. For example, they talk about healthy foods which are good for their tummies and bodies and how throwing away tissues once they have been used helps to reduce the amount of germs around them. n The childminder skilfully interweaves early mathematical language into everyday play experiences, for instance when reading much loved stories such as 'The Three Little Pigs'. Children compare sticker sizes and shapes and count how many stickers are being placed on their pictures. They make attempts to join in with the counting using number names randomly during their play. The

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childminder offers continual praise and encouragement for their attempts.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has robust policies and procedures in place to ensure children's safety and well-being. The childminder undertakes regular safeguarding training. She is highly knowledgeable in recognising the different signs of abuse. She is able to report and refer any concerns she has about a child's welfare, following the local authority's procedures. She reviews and updates her policies accordingly, ensuring that her policies reflect the most up-to-date information. The childminder is highly vigilant and carries out frequent visual checks on her environment to minimise any risks for children in her care.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY303482 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10136437 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 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 7 January 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in the Denmead area of Hampshire. The childminder is open Monday to Wednesday, 7am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3 and is registered to receive the government funding for free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector and the childminder completed a learning walk across the areas of the childminder's home where childcare is provided. This helped to establish how the childminder delivers the early years curriculum through her everyday practice. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's development. The childminder and the inspector reflected together on children's learning during their play. n The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials. n The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's documents. This included evidence about training, written policies and the suitability of those living on the premises.

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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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