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 arrive keen to spend time with the childminder and play with their friends. The childminder works with another childminder. They both know every child who comes to the setting extremely well. Children are carefully listened to, and the childminder speaks to them respectfully, using a gentle and warm manner. This helps them to feel valued and included as part of the group.

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The provision is good

Children regularly approach the childminder for comfort, such as a cuddle and story. They confidently talk about things they have done at home and what they would like to do during the day. The childminder uses these opportunities well to extend children's language through open questions and by modelling conversation. She introduces new phrases, such as 'Are you feeling happy or grumpy?' This also helps to develop children's understanding about their emotions and how others might be feeling.

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The provision is good

The childminder creates plenty of opportunities for children to be physically active throughout the day. For example, she engages the children to start tidying up by asking them to wiggle their fingers and sway like a tree. When the childminder sings 'Izzy whizzy, let's get busy!', this helps children understand it is time to work together and pack away, ready for something new.

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need to do better?

n Children are provided with an ambitious curriculum. The childminder works in partnership with another childminder to ensure experiences are exciting and based on children's interests. This helps children to engage with their learning. For example, children enjoy talking about dinosaurs, so the childminder uses this to explore colours, numbers and size. n The childminder mostly supports children to develop their independence skills, but this is not consistent and there are times during the day when the childminder completes tasks for the children that they are capable of doing themselves. For example, the childminder dries children's hands after handwashing and pulls up their trousers if they are falling down. This does not fully support children to practise simple self-care tasks. n The childminder shares her skills with another childminder. For example, they model how to share and to tidy up when children need extra support with these

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need to do better?

tasks. This helps to show children what to do and to reinforce these important skills. n The childminder takes children out into the local community to visit different places. For example, children visit the farm, local park and library. This helps children to understand the world around them. n Children benefit from the childminder's detailed understanding of how to

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16 September 2024 promote communication and language development. For example, she encourages children to practise a range of exercises to help strengthen the muscles in their mouths. This helps to develop their speech in a fun and engaging way. n Parents say that they are happy with the care their children receive. They explain how their children are making good progress and say that the childminder is friendly, approachable and supportive. This helps to provide a positive relationship with parents that supports a consistent approach to children's overall care and learning. n The childminder is a reflective practitioner and is able to identify her strengths and areas for improvement. For example, she uses training and other resources to ensure her practice is up to date, inclusive and able to meet the needs of the children in her care effectively. This means children progress on to the next stage of their learning appropriately, and in a timely way.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n strengthen practice to support children to build on their independence and self- care skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2717549 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10362192 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 0 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2023. She works with another childminder in Eastleigh, Hampshire. The childminder offers care from Monday to Wednesday, from 8am to 5.30pm, throughout the year.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector spoke with the co-childminder.

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Inspection activities

16 September 2024 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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Inspection activities

16 September 2024 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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