Childminder EY102169

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 enjoy telling their peers what they know at this friendly setting when the childminder asks questions that spark their interest. For example, children eagerly answer questions about sea creatures as they discuss the pictures that they draw. The childminder's thoughtful questions stimulate children's minds and help to improve their knowledge of the natural world.

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The provision is good

Children have lots of opportunities to develop their mathematical skills. They count blocks with the childminder after sorting them by size. Young toddlers examine brightly coloured tiles as the childminder describes their different shapes. Older children show pride in what they know when the childminder asks them about the properties of more complex shapes. The childminder uses the appropriate language and resources well to promote all children's mathematical knowledge.

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The provision is good

The childminder supports children's positive behaviour. She helps children to take turns and share, reminding them gently if they talk over each other. In addition, children learn to work together. For instance, the childminder helps younger children play parachute games by asking their peers to show how to hold and move the parachute. All children work as a team as they shake the material and make colourful balls dance in different directions. This also helps children to build positive relationships that support their well-being in an enjoyable and active way.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has devised a broad curriculum that aims to develop children's independence through play. In addition, she provides children with plenty of opportunities to develop their independence skills through daily routines. For example, children learn to fetch resources for themselves, which they later tidy away as they sing motivating songs. Additionally, the childminder repeatedly models and explains important routines, such as handwashing and getting ready to go outside. Children listen carefully and show a developing confidence as they help their younger peers put on rain suits and boots for outdoor play. n The childminder frequently enables children to deepen their knowledge. For example, she challenges more-confident children to look for repeated patterns as they arrange blocks in lines and groups. In addition, the childminder helps children to understand and use more complex words. For example, she enables

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need to do better?

children to notice and count out the individual sounds in unfamiliar words. n The childminder consistently encourages children to share their experiences. Children enjoy these conversations, for instance when they talk about their family life. The childminder extends children's awareness by sharing similar experiences of her own. These conversations enrich children's understanding and help them make links between their own lives and the lives of others.

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need to do better?

31 July 2025 n Parent partnerships are strong. The childminder collaborates well with families, for example, gaining detailed information on how children progress at home. In addition, the childminder's communication with parents helps to shape her curriculum. For example, the childminder has previously adapted and extended a topic on life cycles to compliment what children were learning in other settings. Parents report that the childminder has had a positive impact on their children's development. n The childminder is committed to her own professional development. She frequently attends training courses with the aim to improve her skills and outcomes for children. Following recent training, the childminder has enhanced the use of her garden to increase opportunities for children to read. She has also used training to strengthen her teaching practice by giving children further opportunities to extend their vocabulary. Additionally, the childminder ensures

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need to do better?

that any assistants she works with understand their safeguarding responsibilities and, where necessary, hold a first-aid qualification. However, overall, less consideration is given to supporting the ongoing professional development of assistants. n The childminder completes the progress check at age two for all children. She combines her own observations with information from parents to accurately understand what children know and can do. She uses this information to suggest areas for future learning. This supports children's ongoing development so they can make the best possible 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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should:

n extend the focus on ongoing professional development to more fully support any assistants employed to continually enhance their knowledge and skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY102169 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10399488 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 5 Date of previous inspection 4 December 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in Four Marks, Alton, Hampshire. The childminder works with an assistant and operates Monday to Thursday from 7.45am to 6pm, for most of the year. The childminder has an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. She currently offers funded places for children up to four years of age.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure that they are safe and suitable.

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Inspection activities

31 July 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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Inspection activities

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