Southall Gail Lorraine

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 January 2015 27 May 2009

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 The childminder provides a wide range of daily activities and experiences to extend children's learning through their own interests.  Children are happy and confident in the childminder's care, where they are able to freely choose resources to develop their play.  The childminder has good partnerships with parents. She uses effective systems to exchange information and supports children's learning at home.  The childminder keeps children safe and secure in her care through the use of well- written policies and procedures, and effective risk assessments for all areas of the home and all outings.  The childminder offers well-organised provision, which securely meets all legal requirements.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always provide sufficient opportunities for children to practice and develop their handwriting skills during activities.  Children do not always have extensive opportunities to explore, investigate and discover.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 strengthen the opportunities to develop children's handwriting skills by, for example, providing writing materials as part of a wider range of activities  enhance the children's opportunities to explore, investigate and discover by, for example, providing more natural resources and materials.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children during a range of activities.  The inspector looked at a sample of policies, children's assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector discussed a focused activity with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of the childminder and her assistant, and discussed the self-evaluation form.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in responses to questionnaires.

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who attend. This is good

The childminder has a clear and in-depth knowledge of the children's learning and development needs. Children engage in a range of activities that the childminder provides at home and at local groups. The childminder makes good use of focused activities to extend the children's learning in different areas. For example, the childminder engages children in an activity using photographs of different animals. She extends the children's language skills by introducing new words as they name the animals and talk about the pictures. Children are supported to develop mathematical skills as they count and say how many legs the animals have. During free play children freely choose resources and use their imaginative skills as they develop a role-play game. Children have some access to drawing and writing materials. However, these materials are not constantly available, which limits children's opportunities to practice and develop their handwriting skills when

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who attend. This is good

they choose to. The childminder has very good links with the local school, which ensures she is able to support children as they move on from her care.

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good

Children are confident and very well settled in the childminder's care. They begin to take responsibility for their personal care by using good hygiene routines independently. The children are provided with healthy meals and snacks through the good partnerships with parents. Children's positive behaviour is effectively supported by the childminder's use of clear guidelines and suitable strategies that help the children to gain good skills for self- control. The children develop good physical skills through regular outdoor play in the childminder's garden, at local groups and parks. Children have some opportunities to explore and investigate. However, these opportunities are limited as there are fewer natural resources for them to use in their everyday play. The childminder uses praise and encouragement to help children build good confidence and self-esteem, and to effectively support them to be emotionally ready for moving on to school.

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provision is good

The childminder has a clear understanding of her responsibilities for safeguarding the children in her care. She has developed policies and procedures and has well used risk assessments to keep children safe and protected at all times. Children are beginning to learn how to manage their own safety and the childminder talks to them about taking care of each other as they move around the play space. Children's learning and development is monitored through individual learning records that successfully track their progress. The childminder ensures both she and her assistant make good use of training opportunities to continually improve their practice. She has completed a self-evaluation form, which clearly shows her commitment to the ongoing improvement of her provision. Parents benefit from good relationships with the childminder. She exchanges information daily and shares records to keep them up to date with their child's development. Parents comment that

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provision is good

their children are happy and settled in the childminder's care.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 204915 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 871091 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1996. The provision operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

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