Childminder EY456071

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

The childminder has a warm and caring relationship with children. She spends her time playing with and supervising children in the setting. This ensures that children are happy and helps them to feel safe. The childminder offers children reassurance and plenty of warm comfort when needed. She supports their emotional development well. This is a happy home where children flourish in their emotional well-being. Children understand the childminder's expectations. They feel secure with familiar routines, demonstrate good manners and have good behaviour.

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The provision is good

The childminder helps children to develop good social skills and an understanding of the world. She regularly takes children on trips into the local community, and they attend activity groups with other childminders. During story time, children enjoy sitting closely with the childminder, listening attentively as she reads and pauses to ask questions. They are encouraged to talk about what they can see in the pictures, describe characters and anticipate what might happen next, which supports vocabulary building, comprehension and confidence in speaking.

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The provision is good

Children talk with the childminder about what they have been doing at home and about their wider family. They point to the photos on display of themselves and the childminder's family and pets. Children reminisce about past experiences and activities at the childminder's house. This supports the development of children's communication and language and their understanding of past and present.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a lovely relationship with children, and they demonstrate they feel safe and secure in her care. The childminder joins in with children's play and supports and guides them effectively. For example, children delight in identifying and matching different colours before printing leaves. They laugh and giggle with the childminder as they guess the different colours after pressing their hands on the coloured sponges. n The childminder has observed that children enjoy using numbers during their play. She encourages them to count, which helps to develop their early mathematical skills. Children demonstrate good number skills, counting conkers from one to five with minimal support. n The childminder uses her knowledge of children and child development to create a curriculum based around children's interests and their next stage of learning. She offers a balance of adult-led activities and free-play choice. However, the

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need to do better?

childminder does not fully encourage older children to deepen their learning by introducing new ideas and concepts to inspire their thinking. n Children learn about keeping themselves safe and healthy, such as learning about good road sense when walking to the park. The childminder teaches

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23 September 2025 children about the importance of good hand hygiene. She helps them to wash their hands after toileting and before eating. She supports children to have a healthy diet and works with parents to provide nutritious foods. n The childminder serves as a strong role model for children's communication and language development. She routinely introduces vocabulary to children and ensures that they understand new words. The childminder takes a lead from children's play and ensures that she supports them with ambitious vocabulary and repetitive narrative. For example, the childminder skilfully repeats dinosaur names as children explore the tray jungle. As a result of her support and encouragement, children develop as confident communicators. n Older children develop the skills they need to move on to school. The childminder begins to prepare them for this transition from an early age and supports them to develop good levels of focus and concentration. Children are

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keen to join in with activities and try new things. They show resilience and benefit from the praise she offers when they challenge themselves. For example, children delight at using chalk to make marks on the patio, creating shapes and pictures linked to a space topic. n The childminder works effectively with parents. She communicates with parents frequently to ensure that they are well informed about their children's learning. Parents praise the childminder for arranging a wide range of outings for their children. Parents appreciate the welcoming atmosphere, stating their children feel 'part of a family' in the childminder's home. This strong partnership between the childminder and parents has a positive influence on children's attitudes towards learning.

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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 skills in supporting older children to extend and deepen their learning further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456071 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 10407631 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 3 Date of previous inspection 14 January 2020

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Aldershot, Hampshire and operates from Monday to Wednesday, 8am to 4.45pm, for most of the year. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She provides government- funded places for eligible children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The inspector and the childminder carried out a joint observation of an activity. n The inspector gathered feedback from several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

23 September 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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