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

Children are happy, safe and secure in the childminder's home. They explore freely, accessing toys and resources. Children play well together, forming good relationships with their friends and the childminder.

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The provision is good

The childminder plans a varied curriculum for the children. She provides many new experiences and opportunities. The childminder takes them on outings to the local theatres to watch shows, such as 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea'. She plans activities that promote children's fine motor skills. During a baking activity, children flattened the dough with rolling pins and cut the pumpkin into small pieces.

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The provision is good

The childminder promotes communication and language skills well. She introduces new vocabulary at every opportunity. For example, during pumpkin pie making she tells the children they need to put the ingredients into the blender. Children say, 'We have a blender at home.' The childminder also imparts the names of the spices and even the youngest children attempt to say 'cinnamon'.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations and children behave well. They use good manners, such as saying please and thank you, as the childminder serves their food. Younger children remind older children of the rules, such as not standing on the toys. All children make progress from their starting points.

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need to do better?

n The childminder shows a commitment to ongoing development and improvement. For example, she attends the local authority briefing meetings and knows the procedures to follow if she has concerns about children's development. She completes some training to help continually develop her knowledge and skills. n The childminder provides a curriculum that generally builds on what children know and can do. When children start, she talks with parents about the children's development. She engages well with all babies and children. The childminder does not always plan learning experiences precisely to promote learning for babies and build as closely on what they are ready to learn next. At times, this means that babies do not benefit from the same broad range of activities as older children. n The childminder uses recall to encourage children to think about past experiences, such as trips to the farm and outings to places of interest. This

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need to do better?

helps children to remember previous activities and share their knowledge with friends. For example, children talk about their recent experience of pumpkin picking. They remember seeing a large picture of a strawberry on the board at the farm.

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need to do better?

9 October 2024 n The childminder understands the importance of partnership working with other nurseries and childminders that children attend. This helps to ensure that together they meet the children's interests. The childminder talks about the importance of getting children ready for school and encourages children's independence from an early age. n The childminder helps children to begin to understand the importance of healthy lifestyles. She chats with them at nappy change and has introduced individual baskets for the children to store their own toys and artwork. This builds on children's sense of belonging and attachment. Older children know the routine and independently take themselves to the toilet. They wash their hands afterwards and comment on the smell from the cherry-scented hand wash. The childminder encourages the children to brush their teeth regularly while they are in her care, which helps to support oral health.

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need to do better?

n The childminder develops good relationships with parents. They comment favourably on the care she provides for their children. The childminder helps parents with potty training and gives advice on sleep patterns. She provides regular updates on the children's development through the online portal, messages and photographs. The childminder supports children's development well by creating home learning folders. This helps to support parents to extend their children's learning. n The childminder is a good role model. She praises the children when they attempt to do something new, like 'apple bobbing'. Children display positive attitudes to learning. For example, they persevere during this activity. They keep going until they manage to pull an apple from the container. They smile with satisfaction when they complete the task and share their success with friends and the childminder.

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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 the curriculum for babies, to plan experiences more precisely to build on their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 113015 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10355159 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 6 Date of previous inspection 20 November 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1990 and lives in Kings Worthy, near Winchester, Hampshire. She operates Tuesday to Thursday from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder has a relevant level 3 qualification in childcare. She provides government funded early education places for children aged from nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the 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 that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents shared their written views of the childminder with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

9 October 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

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