Childminder in Hampshire

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children make exceptionally rapid progress with this highly skilled and ambitious childminder. For instance, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the childminder quickly identified that children's speech needed improving to meet their developmental milestones. Within a short period, the impressive childminder's meticulous planning and targeted teaching fully supported children to exceed their goals. These children now talk with flair, extreme fluency and imagination.

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The provision is outstanding

All children clearly feel safe and thoroughly delight in spending time in the childminder's care. She has expertly structured her curriculum to suit individual children's abilities, needs and interests. The childminder adapts her exciting activities to enable children of different ages to fully participate and flourish. She skilfully challenges and engages each child so that they reach their full potential. The childminder works remarkably hard to fully prepare children for their next stage in education.

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The provision is outstanding

The highly stimulating learning environment is thoughtfully planned and superbly organised to encourage children's independence, resilience and love for learning to the highest levels. Children beam with confidence and joyfully participate in the childminder's adult-led activities. For example, they sing a welcome song tunefully with great passion. They cleverly adapt verses to include the names of their friends and new visitors. The childminder's extremely responsive approach to children's ideas, questions and contributions makes children feel self-assured and valued. Children show a deep sense of belonging.

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The provision is outstanding

High expectations for children's behaviour are consistently implemented through well-established routines and clear boundaries. This is illustrated by children of all ages demonstrating exemplary behaviour. They constantly show kindness and compassion towards each other and forge long-standing, positive friendships. Older children mimic the childminder's amazing teaching skills and sensitively support the younger ones to know right from wrong. This is really effective.

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n The extremely knowledgeable childminder creates a highly inclusive curriculum, which is based around real-life experiences, such as going to the beach, and reflects children's learning styles. She meticulously plans educational activities that build on what children know and can do. The childminder's interactions show consistently positive exchanges. She is adept at recognising when to step in to support children as they play and explore. For instance, while making play dough, she models and explains to the youngest children how to twist their hands and bend their wrists to scoop, collect and pour flour carefully into a bowl.

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9 January 2025 She then steps back and allows children to experiment and practise this skill. Children show very high levels of perseverance and swiftly succeed. n Taking into account their young ages, children's imagination and creativity are very impressive. The childminder's excellent teaching and children's rapid learning prepare them well for sustained independent or collaborative play. Children explore for extended periods and support each other immensely. For example, they initiate their own interesting games, including pretending to be 'Rapunzel' where they cleverly place blankets on their backs to represent the character's long hair. Children exclaim the repetitive phrases from the story, saying 'let down your hair'. This shows that children memorise and connect intelligently, which extends their learning. n Children demonstrate a real fascination and excitement for books and rhymes. They spontaneously burst out into songs they know. This is beautifully illustrated

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when the youngest children decide to sit inside a toy cot and sway from side to side, humming the tune for the rhyme 'Row, row, row your boat'. Children adore listening to stories, which the childminder reads with great expression. Those children who are busy engaged in other activities stop what they are doing and quickly sit close to the childminder to hear the story. Older children impressively discuss the story character's changing emotions and explain why they may feel this way. They learn new words incredibly quickly, such as when a snake is 'coiled' around a tree, and eagerly share these words with the younger ones, saying, 'Look! The snake is coiled up.' n The hardworking childminder proactively teaches children the important skills they need to manage their personal care independently, right from the start. Children proudly declare that they need to wash their hands thoroughly with soap to 'wash away' any germs, saying they may get poorly if they do not. The

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childminder diligently supports children in their toilet training and expertly knows exactly the right time to introduce this. She celebrates and praises children's efforts and accomplishments when they beam and say, 'I did it all by myself.' As a result, children make remarkable progress and show immense confidence in their self-management skills. n The childminder is overwhelmingly dedicated to her role. She continually strives for excellence by improving her own skills and knowledge at every opportunity. Through ongoing training and accurate reflective practice she stays informed about the latest developments in early childhood education and impressively adapts her teaching to further enhance children's experiences. n The childminder forms outstanding partnerships with parents. She ensures parents are kept fully informed and involved in their children's learning and development. She works admirably well with parents to help them learn how to

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support their children at home. Parents readily share information with the childminder when their children's interests change, or when they learn a new skill. This is readily taken on board and informs the childminder's tailored curriculum. This two-way continuity of learning contributes to children making excellent progress.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542206 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10372299 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 10 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Basingstoke, Hampshire. She operates Tuesday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm, for most of the year. The childminder has assistants available to her. She has a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder is eligible to receive funding to provide free early education for children aged nine months to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. 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 childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

9 January 2025 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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