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 feel happy and secure in the care of the childminder. They form positive relationships with her and the other children. Children confidently approach the childminder, such as for cuddles. They know and follow the daily routines well. The childminder generally promotes children's developing understanding of behaviour expectations securely. For instance, she encourages children to take turns and share resources.

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The provision is good

Children engage well in their play and activities. The childminder provides a broad range of experiences for children, which includes a focus on outdoor learning. For instance, the childminder promoted children's learning when they refilled bird feeders by talking to them about quantities and caring for wildlife. The childminder has a secure understanding of children's individual learning and how activities promote their next steps in learning. However, occasionally, she does not fully implement teaching to build further on children's next steps in learning.

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The provision is good

Children develop their skills and knowledge well over time. The childminder provides tools and outings that promote children's physical skills effectively. Children develop their hand-eye coordination, such as through stacking hoops onto a mug tree. During walks to explore the outdoor world, children build their muscle strength and coordination. For example, they learn to safely walk or run down grass banks. The childminder mainly promotes children's language skills consistently. She regularly reads to children, along with singing songs and rhymes.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows children as individuals well. She asks parents to regularly update her about their children's needs. She follows children's home routines for sleep times and works closely with parents to agree sleeping arrangements. This helps to provide a familiar approach for children. The childminder considers children's emotional well-being sensitively. She supports children effectively to help prepare them for future changes. For example, she provides role play experiences and reads books to help prepare children for new baby siblings. n The childminder has a good understanding of children's development and how to support their progress. Overall, she provides activities and interactions that promote children's skills and knowledge well, including supporting their mathematical awareness and language development. Occasionally, the childminder does not fully extend children's learning. For example, she

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need to do better?

sometimes does not build on her discussions with children to promote their learning further. n The childminder has some clear routines and expectations for children. At times, she does not fully support children to gain more understanding about her

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need to do better?

26 November 2024 expectations, such as boundaries. Nevertheless, children understand and follow the daily routines easily, such as at lunchtime. For instance, they find a chair to sit on and know that they need to sit at the table to eat. Young children develop their independence, including learning to feed themselves using cutlery. They benefit from healthy home-cooked meals that meet their dietary needs. n Children greet each other warmly, such as when their friends wake up after sleeping. They benefit from group interactions, including during role play, which the childminder supports securely. For example, she engaged all children in pretend play with a doctors set. Children pretended to be animals and vets and took turns in the different roles. They used appropriate early technology as part of their play, including a phone and a child's laptop. The role play supported children to interact with others and take turns.

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need to do better?

n The childminder understands her roles and responsibilities securely. She organises her childminding well to meet and support children's different needs. The childminder builds on her knowledge and understanding to help develop her practice. For example, she researches information to inspire her outdoor learning approach. Children benefit from exploring the natural world. For example, they learn about different animals and grow vegetables to eat. This helps children to gain understanding about lifecycles and seasons. n The childminder has effective partnerships with parents. She provides daily updates to parents about their children's day and activities. The childminder gives parents information about her setting. This includes details about her curriculum and how her risk assessments promote children's safety. Parents' feedback is very positive about the childminder's service and their children's experiences. They highlight that the childminder provides 'nurturing care' and

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need to do better?

that there is a 'child centred' approach.

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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 enhance teaching to promote the learning intentions more consistently during children's play and activities, to help extend their learning and progress further n build on the support to help children embed their understanding of the expected boundaries more securely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2757659 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10349734 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 2 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder has been registered with Ofsted since 2023 and was previously registered with a childminding agency between 2022 and 2023. The childminder lives in a village near to Newbury, Berkshire. She provides childcare on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 4.30pm, for most of the year. The childminder has an outdoor learning approach. She offers government funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on outdoor learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder and inspector held some discussions 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 interacted with and chatted to the children during the inspection. n A sample of documentation was reviewed as part of the inspection process. n Some parents' written feedback was reviewed and the inspector spoke to an available parent to gain their views about the childminder's setting and their children's time there.

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Inspection activities

26 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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Inspection activities

26 November 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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