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 Good

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The provision is good

Children form close attachments with the childminder and show good levels of emotional well-being. The childminder offers children a caring home-from-home environment. She builds positive relationships with them and is sensitive to their individual needs. Children show that they feel safe and secure as they move around the childminder's home and choose what they want to do.

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The provision is good

Children show a positive attitude to learning and behave very well. The childminder acts as a positive role model and gives children lots of praise for their efforts and achievements. For instance, she recognises when children struggle to complete tasks and encourages them to keep trying until they succeed. This helps children to develop resilience and a 'can-do' attitude.

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The provision is good

Children make good progress from their starting points. The childminder provides activities to support children's understanding and skills, including those that will benefit them in the future. For instance, children use small shopping baskets, play food and a till to go 'shopping'. Children put items into their baskets and tell the childminder that they must pay for their 'shopping'. Children know that they need to use the 'scanner' on the till to record what they have purchased and talk to the childminder about what they have bought.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and develop. She has constructed a curriculum to ensure that all children make good progress from their starting points. She assesses children's development regularly to check what they know and can do. She uses this information to plan for their next steps and provide targeted support, when needed. n Overall, the childminder plans interesting activities for children to enjoy. For example, she reads familiar stories as children use props to act out the characters in the book. However, she does not consider children's individual interests and adapt activities to keep children consistently engaged in the play. This leads to some children losing interest and they do not fully benefit from these purposeful play experiences. n The childminder provides children with a good range of opportunities to develop the muscles in their hands in preparation for writing. For example, children use

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crayons to make patterns on paper. They tell the childminder they are drawing twinkling stars and say that these are beautiful. n The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. She provides them with clear rules and boundaries, such as being kind to others and sharing. Children build good friendships with their peers and play cooperatively together. They follow requests from the childminder and enjoy the responsibility

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21 November 2024 of carrying out small tasks, such as helping to tidy toys away. n The childminder places a strong focus on children's physical well-being. She ensures that children have a wide range of experiences to encourage them to be physically active and explore their wider world. For example, they play outdoors and visit local parks, the farm and zoo. Children benefit from healthy meals and snacks and follow good hygiene practises, such as washing their hands regularly. n Overall, the childminder supports children's communication and language skills well. Throughout activities she provides a dialogue and introduces new words to extend children's existing vocabulary. However, there are times when the childminder asks too many questions in quick succession. Children are not always given the time to process information and respond. This does not help children to build consistently on their conversational skills.

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n Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder ensures that parents are kept up to date about all aspects of their children's care and learning. For example, she sends out daily reports about the activities children have enjoyed and the progress that they make. Parents comment that the childminder plans a good range of engaging activities, including days out and trips to places of interest. n The childminder is committed to her ongoing professional development. She completes regular training to help keep her knowledge and skills up to date. For example, she has completed online courses to help her to gain a greater understanding of neurodiversity. This has helped her to meet children's individual need more effectively.

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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 focus more on following children's interests to help keep them consistently engaged and motivated to learn n allow children more time to respond to questions to better support their developing conversational skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY481674 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10368531 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 14 Date of previous inspection 25 March 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Basingstoke, Hampshire. She operates from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder holds an appropriate home-based childcare qualification.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector carried out a learning walk to discuss the childminder's curriculum, including how the childminder assesses and plans for children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and jointly assessed the impact this has on children's learning and personal development with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. The inspector also discussed the arrangements for safeguarding children and the childminder's reporting procedures n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Inspection activities

21 November 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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