Childminder EY277102

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

Children are happy in the childminder's care. They have established warm and nurturing relationships that show they feel safe as they interact with the childminder and each other. The childminder knows the children well and plans a broad curriculum to help them to build on their skills for future learning. She has high expectations and offers consistent praise and encouragement to help children to develop their self-confidence. Children behave in ways typical for their age and stage of development. They manage their feelings, play cooperatively together, take turns and are kind to each other. They learn to share and to take turns during play. For example, they help each other by passing the toys if they are out of reach and sharing tools and resources during activities.

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The provision is good

The childminder provides many age-appropriate activities to build on children's understanding of feelings and the feelings of others. Children can express their range of emotions and say when they are feeling happy or scared. For example, when retrieving toy bugs from the mud with large tweezers, one child voices, 'I'm scared' another moves away from the activity and seeks reassurance. The childminder supports play by comforting the children and demonstrating the toys are not real. As they realise this, children continued to persevere with their explorations. They use trial and error to complete their tasks. When successful, they jump with excitement saying, 'I'm happy now' as they receive praise for their perseverance.

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n The childminder helps children to gain good early mathematical skills. Children learn to use mathematical language to describe quantities and size. For instance, children count how many hugs they share, using their fingers to support their counting. n The childminder is sensitive to children's individual care needs. She recognises when they tired and are ready to sleep and ensures there is a separate area available for them to do so. Parents comment this service and attention to detail is important to them as it ensures their children are able to rest well when needed. n The childminder supports children's language and communication skills well, overall. For example, she plays alongside children, uses good eye contact, speaks clearly and provides them with a running narrative of what they are doing. She introduces new words, such as 'longest' and 'shortest' when discussing the length of the line of cars made. This helps extend and develop

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children's emerging vocabulary. n The childminder knows the children very well. She is able to describe their individual needs and the progress they have made since being with her. The

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26 February 2020 childminder knows their interests and what they enjoy doing. She plans activities that support their likes and their next steps in learning. Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities to build challenge into children's play, to further extend their learning and problem-solving skills. n The childminder has established effective links with the pre-schools children in her care attend. She has good transition procedures that help to support children as they smoothly move on to their next setting. However, the childminder does not make the most of the partnerships with other settings to effectively share children's learning, progress and attainment information. This means important information about children's learning styles and abilities is not routinely shared. n Children's health is supported well. The childminder liaises with parents about providing nutritious, well-balanced meals in their lunch bags. She speaks to

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children about the health benefits of good food, exercise and following good hygiene routines each day. Children begin to learn skills, which support their independence. For example, the childminder encourages them to complete simple tasks, such as helping to tidy away the toys between play experiences. This helps children to care for other people's resources and home and to learn to be respectful. n The childminder is a reflective practitioner and focused. She places a large focus on professional development and regularly takes part in a selection of on-line training and webinars. These are sourced to support her work professionally as well as to support children's learning and development, especially if areas of development are identified and need further support.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure knowledge of a range of safeguarding issues. She is familiar with the signs that may indicate a child is at risk and knows how to report any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder strengthens her understanding of how to protect children by attending regular safeguarding training and maintaining a paediatric first-aid qualification. Her home is safe and secure, and she implements effective policies and procedures to help keep children safe. This includes how to take care of pet animals and develop respectful behaviours to help children learn how to remain safe around them.

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should:

n build on partnerships with other settings children attend, so that assessment information is consistently shared n strengthen further the quality of teaching, to consistently extend and challenge

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should:

26 February 2020 children's thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY277102 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10069367 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 17 November 2014

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder was registered in 2004. She lives in North Baddesley, Hampshire. The childminder is open Monday to Friday 7.30am 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 government funding for free early years education for children aged two, three and four years old.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around the areas of her home that children access. They discussed how the childminder organises the resources and plans experiences for children and the inspector assessed the safety and suitability of their learning environment. n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children and spoke with children as they played and followed routines. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during indoor activities, 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 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. n The inspector took into account parents' views through written testimonials and parent questionnaires.

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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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