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 Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children are extremely settled in this homely and friendly environment. They are safe and secure and enjoy their time with the caring childminder. Children demonstrate that they are confident and happy in their surroundings. They move around the playroom and select the toys they wish to play with. Children have strong attachments to the childminder, who is attentive to their individual needs.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and are kind to each other. They have a positive attitude to their learning and are willing to have a go and join in with activities. They investigate sticks, leaves and petals, using their senses to touch and smell. Children enjoy making 'potions' and learn to mix natural objects. They pour coloured water with excellent control, naming the colour of the potions they create. This activity helps children to develop their hand-to-eye coordination.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from the creative activities that the childminder provides and show they are motivated to learn. Books, stories and songs are embedded into children's daily activities. The childminder helps the children to make links in their learning and build on what they know. Children search for the book 'Room on the Broom' after making potions. They snuggle with the childminder and listen carefully to her enthusiastic storytelling, enjoying the way she varies her voice for the different characters.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations of children's development and ensures that they gain all the skills they need for their future learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder accurately evaluates her practice and seeks further training opportunities that are well targeted, such as how to promote children's language development further. n Effective partnerships are in place with parents and other early years settings that children attend. The childminder promotes open communication with parents, encouraging them to share their child's interests, development and any concerns they may have. In return, she provides clear guidance, using her experiences to help parents continue their child's learning at home. n The childminder knows when and how to seek extra support for children with specific needs. Her dedication is enabling children to close gaps in their development and be well prepared for nursery or school. n Parents appreciate the many trips and visits the childminder provides. Children regularly socialise outside and visit the farm and woods. The childminder

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explains how much children benefited from a recent visit to a local diary farm, where they found out where milk comes from. This trip inspired her to provide

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27 May 2021 further activities using first-hand experiences, such as growing fruit and vegetables to help them to learn more about the world around them. n Children show close bonds with the childminder. She understands their needs well and works with parents to follow their routines for eating and sleeping. The childminder is proactive in helping children to follow their routines during trips out and about, providing opportunities for children to rest and sleep as required. n The childminder carefully monitors children's progress. She uses the progress check for two-year-old children to highlight any areas where a child may need additional help. She shares information with other professionals, as appropriate, to support children's development and needs. n Children have positive attitudes to learning. The childminder encourages them to be independent and praises their achievements when they are able to put on

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shoes, open packets and cut their own fruit. Occasionally, the childminder does not allow the children enough time to try some things on their own before stepping in to help. n The children show good physical control and use ride-on toys and tricycles with balance and co-ordination. n The childminder builds on children's interests and learning styles. For instance, when they enjoy filling and emptying containers, she helps them to collect different objects to fill and empty. n The childminder provides children with rich language, giving them many new words, and asks questions and explains what is happening. Children learn new vocabulary, such as 'dilute', 'cuboid' and 'burgundy'. Sometimes, within the setting, the childminder misses opportunities to extend children's emerging writing skills as there are not enough opportunities for children to see printed language or how numbers are formed. n Parents are wonderfully pleased with the childminder's service. They say she is

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an 'invaluable part' of their lives and that children love the many adventures they have with her.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the childminder has attended online training to keep her safeguarding knowledge up to date. She has made appropriate changes to the children's daily routines to keep the children in her care safe, with extra handwashing routines, cleaning and rotation of resources. She is aware of the signs that may indicate that a child is at risk of harm and knows how to report these. The childminder is knowledgeable about wider safeguarding issues, such as gender-based violence and domestic violence. She understands how to identify that children could be vulnerable to being drawn into radicalisation or gang crime.

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should:

27 May 2021 n strengthen ways to encourage children to explore a variety of print in order to extend their emerging writing skills n ensure that learning areas are accessible to all children so that they can be even more independent.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556735 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10190524 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 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018 and lives in Blackwater, Camberley, Hampshire. She provides care for children on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8am to 5.30pm for most of the year. The childminder is in receipt of funding to provide free early education to two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder has an early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder showed the inspector the areas of the home that children access. She explained how she has planned her environment to support children's interests and independence. She talked about the experiences she provides for children of different ages. n The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children indoors and outside. She jointly evaluated a planned activity with the childminder. n A range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding policies and accident logs was sampled by the inspector. n At various times during the inspection, the inspector took time to speak to the children to gain their views and sampled parents' written comments about the

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childminder and the care their children receive.

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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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