Childminder in Birmingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31/10/2012 Not Applicable

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early years provision

This inspection: 3 Previous inspection: Not Applicable How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 3 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 3

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This provision is satisfactory

 The childminder is caring and patient, consequently, children make secure attachments with the childminder. Warm and caring relationships are evident and children are confident and settled.  The childminder makes effective use of praise so that children are confident in their own abilities, becoming increasingly independent and are well-behaved individuals.  Children make steady progress in their learning overall, given their age, ability and starting points.  The childminder works effectively with parents and keeps them informed about their child's care and learning.

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It is not yet good because

 The childminder has not effectively minimised some hazards within her home to ensure children's safety is fully protected.  Systems for observation and assessment are still in their infancy.  Resources and activities to support children in being positive about children's diverse backgrounds and abilities are limited.  The childminder has not fully developed the self-evaluation process to help her effectively identify and monitor future improvements.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are scheduled:  at least once in every inspection cycle. The current cycle ends on 31 July 2016  more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged as inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage; or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised for inspection where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the childminder.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children taking part in learning activities in the main ground floor room and outdoors in the garden.  The inspector toured the premises with the childminder, including the garden.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's records, policies and procedures and development records.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 2012 on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives in Acocks Green, Birmingham, with her husband, two adult daughters and two other children aged 10 and 13 years. The ground floor of the property and a first floor bathroom and bedroom is used for childminding. There is a fully enclosed rear garden available for outdoor play. The family have a pet cat. There are currently four children on roll, one of whom is within the early years age group. All children attend on a part-time basis. The childminder provides care Monday to Friday between 8am until 7pm, during term time only. The childminder has completed basic training, including first aid. She is able to take and collect children from the local school and pre-school.

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must:

 review risk assessment procedures to ensure all aspects of the environment are checked on a regular basis; and identify how the risks will be removed or minimised to ensure children's safety; this specifically refers to the garden and stairs.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 consistently observe and assess children's progress across all seven areas of learning and development, and use the information obtained to plan the next steps for each child

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 extend the range of equipment to help children become aware of, explore and question differences in gender, ethnicity, language, religion, culture, special educational needs and disability issues

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 develop further the processes for evaluating the quality of the practice in order to identify strengths and prioritise areas for improvement.

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who attend

The childminder has an appropriate knowledge of the seven areas of learning and has suitable systems to identify children's starting points. She plans a variety of indoor and outdoor activities to ensure children remain interested and sometimes observes the children as they play. However, systems to continually monitor children and to plan for their next steps in learning and development are not well established, and this hinders the childminder in ensuring that children receive effective challenges that will support them in continuing to make progress. Children enjoy themselves and warm caring relationships between the childminder and children are evident. The childminder is actively involved in children's play and continually talks to them about what they are doing. They communicate easily with each other and this helps develop children's communication and language skills. As a consequence children are happy and settled.

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who attend

Children have access to a variety of toys and resources that are suitable for their age and stage of development. They particularly enjoy looking at books and listening to the various sounds that some of them make. They have opportunities to practise their early mark making skills and enjoy colouring and painting pictures of witches and pumpkins. Children enjoy experimenting with glue and glitter and show their delight when creating Halloween pictures. Children receive lots of praise and encouragement from the childminder for their efforts. This helps to develop their self-esteem. Younger children are developing an awareness of number, shape and colour as they attempt to use shape sorters and build towers with bricks. The childminder encourages the children to post the correct shapes into the relevant holes, then count the bricks, before they eagerly knock them over so that they can rebuild them again. Children have access to a selection of programmable toys

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who attend

and resources which help increase their awareness of how things work. They enjoy using musical instruments, such as an electronic organ and eagerly tap each key to see what sound they make.

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who attend

The childminder liaises effectively with parents during induction and settling-in periods and takes account of any information that parents provide. This enables her to meet the children's individual needs and ensure parents are involved in their children's care and learning from the onset.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children are happy and content because the childminder displays genuine care and concern for them; valuing them as individuals. This helps children to develop a sense of belonging. The childminder leads by example and encourages children to share, take turns and use good manners. This helps children to learn about appropriate behaviour. Children use a variety of age appropriate toys and resources and the childminder suitably organises her home to enable children to make independent choices about their play. However, resources that help raise children's awareness of the wider world and promote positive images of diversity are limited.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children have daily opportunities to engage in outdoor activities, including learning how to ride wheeled toys and play safely on the trampoline. This supports their overall health and physical well-being. From observations, it is clear that young children are beginning to understand safety matters as they assist the childminder in picking the toys up off the floor to prevent them from tripping. The childminder supports children to develop a healthy lifestyle and provides them with a variety of healthy foods. Children from a young age are encouraged to feed themselves and fresh drinks are available at all times. A menu is produced to give parents information about meal choices and food arrangements are discussed and agreed at induction. The childminder is aware of children's individual dietary needs and ensures these are met. The childminder maintains written risk assessments and carries out daily safety checks of

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

the home. However, not all risks have been effectively identified and minimised, particularly in relation to children's access to an open plan stairway and several large tree stumps in the garden. The children learn about fire safety and the childminder has devised an emergency evacuation procedure which is discussed with the children. Appropriate fire equipment, such as a fire blanket and smoke alarms, are regulary checked to ensure that they are in good working order.

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provision

The childminder is making adequate progress at the start of her childminding service and shows an appropriate understanding of both the welfare, learning and development requirements. She is generally aware of her strengths and weaknesses and demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvements. However, her self-evaluation systems are not fully developed to help her monitor practice and progress towards future improvement goals.

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provision

The childminder is aware of her role and responsibility in relation to safeguarding and is fully aware of the procedures to follow should she have a concern about a child in her care. The childminder has devised a clearly written policy, which she makes sure is discussed with parents before their children attend. She has attended child protection training and has booked further courses to ensure her knowledge is up to date. The childminder understands the required ratios she must maintain and is aware of the need to inform Ofsted of any significant events that may occur.

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provision

The childminder works effectively with parents and carers. She asks parents to provide written information about their child from the onset. This helps her to provide consistent care. She shares information with parents on a daily basis at collection and drop-off times. The childminder has started to develop links with other professionals. She recognises the importance of working in partnership in order to complement children's care, learning and development and has established links with the local early years advisor, children's centre and childminding group.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY445474 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 798293 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted', which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises that are usually their own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. 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 Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, 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,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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