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 Outstanding

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The provision is good

The childminder has created a highly stimulating, engaging and exciting environment which children explore with great enthusiasm and confidence. She has an extensive variety of resources, activities and experiences on offer at all times, and children lead their own play eagerly. For example, they develop elaborate role play together, buying and selling food from the shop, before cooking meals for customers in the café. Children play together harmoniously and show strong social skills, friendships and consideration for others. Older children actively involve younger children in their play, giving them roles such as the customer, and make sure they feel safe, happy and included.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans a broad range of experiences for children both inside and outside of the home. Children regularly go out and about in their local community to explore places of interest. For example, they eagerly visit farms, parks, the dockyard and woodlands to discover new things and learn from first-hand experiences. The childminder has good expectations for what children can achieve and spends plenty of time playing with them to help guide their learning. For instance, she names the colours of toys that toddlers use and uses clear and simple language to narrate their play and support their early language development. Children are motivated and eager learners and quickly gain the skills needed to succeed in their future education.

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n The childminder is extremely calm, caring and loving and creates a highly nurturing atmosphere for children. She builds wonderful bonds with all children, who feel completely happy, safe and secure in her care. Children are keen to include the childminder in their play and proudly share their achievements with her throughout the day, showing strong self-esteem. n The childminder supports children's healthy lifestyles and physical well-being successfully. Children benefit from regular exercise, such as when completing indoor obstacle courses, and show strong balance, coordination and fitness. They enjoy healthy nutritious snacks and the childminder teaches children that reducing sugar intake can help their good health. n The childminder has in-depth knowledge of the children's development and personalities and knows them very well as individuals. She plans carefully for their next steps in learning and provides activities that engage children and

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support their interests. For example, children of all ages enjoy washing baby dolls with a wide range of resources such as sponges, toothbrushes and soaps. Toddlers excitedly clean the dolls' teeth and older children enjoy dissolving bath bombs and exploring what happens. n Although the childminder supports and guides children's learning well, overall,

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27 February 2020 she misses opportunities to offer further challenge for the older and most-able children. Activities are sometimes not challenging enough to fully extend their learning. n The childminder regularly updates her childcare knowledge and skills by researching good practice, attending training and sharing ideas with other professionals. She makes continuous improvements to her provision and her practice. For example, she has recently focused on making story times more interactive for children by introducing exciting new story sacks and props. n The childminder is a strong and positive role model and children behave very well. They listen carefully to the childminder's gentle guidance and fully understand her high expectations for their behaviour. For example, children enthusiastically tidy away the toys when they finish and help set up the table for snack. Older children thrive on responsibilities such as cutting up fruit for the

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toddlers, and kindly make sure they all have enough to eat. All children show strong levels of independence for their age. n The childminder supports children's language development particularly well and this is a key focus of hers. She consistently encourages thoughtful conversation and takes a keen interest in children's lives. Subsequently, older children delight in sharing stories of their recent experiences and chatting about their interests. Toddlers are learning new words quickly and the childminder pays great attention to their developing speech, giving them plenty of words to hear. n The childminder uses fun song sacks to encourage children's interest in singing and early understanding of rhythm and rhyme. However, during singing sessions, younger children sometimes have to wait the longest to choose their song. This leads to them getting distracted and wandering off before their turn, disrupting their engagement.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has strong safeguarding knowledge. She has a thorough understanding of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and how to protect children should their welfare be at risk. She understands the risks to children from wider safeguarding issues, such as extremism. The childminder regularly updates her training, which supports her knowledge well. Her home is safe and secure and she checks areas each day to remove any risks to children's safety. The childminder knows the risks involved with children being online and teaches children how to understand these themselves.

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should:

n make the most of interactions with older and most-able children to offer further

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27 February 2020 challenge and fully extend their learning n organise group activities such as singing times more effectively to help younger children engage fully throughout.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428950 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10136675 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 18 April 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011. She operates all year round from 6.30am to 6pm each weekday. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector was given a tour of the home by the childminder and carried out a learning walk to discuss the curriculum. n The childminder and the inspector discussed the play activities and children's learning during the inspection and jointly observed children's play. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children and assessed the impact of teaching. n The views and opinions of the children and parents were taken into account during the inspection. n The inspector sampled some of the childminder's documentation, including suitability records and a selection of policies.

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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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