Childminder in Hampshire

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for all children to make the best possible progress. She creates an ambitious curriculum that reflects children's individual needs and interests. Overall, the childminder has a good understanding of how children learn, which she uses to move them on in their development. Children are motivated to learn and develop the skills they need ready for starting school. For instance, they develop good physical control ready for learning to write, as they use tweezers to pick up small coloured balls and carefully place them onto picture cards.

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The provision is good

The childminder has an exceptionally consistent and patient approach to managing children's behaviour. She focuses strongly on helping children understand what is expected and helps them learn to share the resources and her attention. Children behave extremely well and are happy and safe in her care.

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The provision is good

The childminder successfully develops children's interest in books. She includes all children in story times and encourages them to focus their attention. She asks questions that inspire children to remember and talk about their past experiences. For example, they confidently talk about swans they have fed during outings with their parents. Children smile as they listen to the childminder sing nursery rhymes. Younger children listen attentively and older children enthusiastically join in with the actions to the songs.

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n The childminder is a very positive role model for children. She communicates respectfully with children and consistently shows interest in what they say and do. The childminder gives children equal attention, responds to their questions and fully supports their inquisitiveness, excellent behaviour and enthusiasm for learning. n Additional training the childminder has completed has helped her to successfully adapt and improve her interaction and communication with children. She now gives them more time to talk and respond to her questions, which has successfully developed their vocabulary. The childminder teaches them new words and explains the meaning of the words, for example when children use stethoscopes in a play doctor's set. She consistently talks with children during their play and praises them when they remember and use new words, such as 'big bus' and 'scooter'. n The childminder provides children with a good range of activities, particularly

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need to do better?

outdoors. However, she generally leads children's play and chooses one or two activities and resources for them to use together in the small main playroom. This means that children do not consistently have the opportunity to choose and

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need to do better?

4 September 2023 use a wider range of indoor resources to support their independent learning further. n Children develop good self-care skills. For example, the childminder asks them to help lay the table, use a jug to re-fill their water bottles and cut up bananas to eat at snack time. She teaches children to put on their coats and shoes and to help with everyday tasks, such as tidying up the toys before taking out something else. The childminder involves children in applying their own sun cream and asks them to find and put on their sun hats before they play outdoors in her garden. n Children show great excitement as they use different coloured paper, glue and shapes to make collages. The childminder encourages children to learn and identify the colours and shapes to support their mathematical development. n The childminder meets children's individual care needs well. For instance, if children are unsettled when they first start at the setting, she works well with

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parents to identify and provide a consistent routine, so children know what to expect and feel secure and settled. n The childminder is in the process of employing an assistant. She makes sure that appropriate suitability checks are completed for the assistant and that he fully understands his role and responsibilities. n Parents spoken to during the inspection state they are very happy with how the childminder helps their children to gain self-confidence and make good progress. The childminder works well in partnership with parents to meet children's individual needs. She often offers parents guidance to support children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder makes sure that safeguarding is an important part of everyday life in her setting. She risk assesses activities indoors and outdoors and supervises children well at all times, to keep them safe. The childminder completes a range of safeguarding training and ensures that assistants she employs also complete the training. She has a good knowledge and understanding of a wide range of safeguarding issues. The childminder knows what to do if she is concerned about a child's safety or if an allegation is made against her or a member of her household.

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should:

n review and improve the balance of adult-initiated and child-led activities and the organisation of the play areas, so that children can independently choose and use a wider variety of resources.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY299342 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10304072 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 7 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Aldershot, Hampshire. She provides care from Monday to Friday, all year round from 7.45am to 6pm. The childminder has a relevant 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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss the curriculum. n The childminder and the inspector completed a joint observation of children playing outdoors in the childminder's garden. n The inspector spoke with children, parents and the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

4 September 2023 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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