Childminder in Birmingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 January 2015 24 March 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 children benefit from a broad range of interesting activities and rich experiences that promote their learning and support their development in readiness for school.  The childminder has a good knowledge of safeguarding issues and has attended training to ensure her knowledge is up-to-date. Therefore, children's safety and well- being are effectively promoted.  Children have formed strong relationships with the childminder and her family. As a result, children are happy, content and emotionally secure in her care.  The childminder has a good partnership with parents and other early years settings children attend, which helps to provide a shared approach to children's learning and development.  The childminder's commitment to professional development, the careful monitoring of practice and the support given to her assistants means that the provision is continually improving for the benefit of children attending.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not fully extend children's awareness of diversity, in particular, disability.  Opportunities are not fully embraced to enable younger children to develop their climbing and balancing skills, in particular, during outdoor play.

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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

 help children to develop a greater understanding of disability by, for example, providing an appropriate range of resources to support their play and learning  build further on children's developing moving and handling skills by, for example, providing more outdoor opportunities for them to climb and balance.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children in their play and in their interactions with the childminder and her assistants and carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistants and chatted with the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of the childminder and household members.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including policies and procedures, children's learning records and the childminder's self-evaluation form, and took account of the comments made by parents in written feedback.

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who attend. This is good

The childminder has a good knowledge of the learning and development requirements. She promotes children's early literacy and mathematical skills well as children join in with stories and songs, make marks and learn to form numerals. Children are encouraged to make choices about their play and learning. They enjoy drawing pictures of sea animals and know how to hold pencil crayons correctly. In addition, they skilfully use scissors to cut out their drawings. The childminder plans a variety of activities to teach children to learn about their own and other cultures. However, they have fewer opportunities to develop an understanding of disability. The childminder interacts well with the children to support their communication and language skills. Children's learning records are well documented and include observations, photographs and their next steps in learning. These are shared with parents to ensure children's learning is consistently supported in the

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who attend. This is good

setting and at home. Consequently, children make good progress towards the early learning goals.

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good

The childminder obtains useful information from parents from the start to enable her to meet children's care routines and individual needs. As a result, children settle well. The childminder promotes children's personal and social skills well, for example, she teaches children about sharing, taking turns and using their good manners. She regularly praises children for their efforts, which means children develop confidence and a sense of self- worth. As a consequence, children are emotionally well prepared for when they move to nursery or school. Children have opportunities to be active and engage in some physical play while on outings to the park and in the garden. However, children are not always offered sufficient challenges to develop their skills in balancing and climbing. Children learn about healthy lifestyles and follow good hygiene practices. They are provided with a variety of healthy and nutritious snacks and meals and fresh drinks are available at all

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provision is good

The childminder has a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe. She is committed to promoting good quality provision for children and parents and has addressed the recommendations raised at the last inspection. As a result, risks are reviewed within the home and any on outings undertaken with the children. The childminder evaluates her practice successfully to identify her strengths and areas for development. Consequently, she is able to monitor her provision and drive improvement. The childminder works in close partnership with parents and shares information daily about their child's care routines, activities and progress. In addition, she has established good links with the local school and nursery to ensure that children benefit from a consistent approach to their care and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY248289 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 972624 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 24 March 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and works with assistants. She lives in the Hall Green area of Birmingham. The childminding provision operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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