Childminder EY401921

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 March 2016 26 April 2010

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder includes the views of the parents and their children in the evaluation of the service she provides. This successfully helps her to identify where the provision can be improved. She takes positive action to continually maintain the good quality of her provision.  The childminder effectively encourages two-way information sharing with the parents. She supports them to be confident in their abilities and to support their child's continued learning at home. Information provided to parents includes the broad range of policies and procedures. This helps to secure positive relationships with all parents.  Partnerships with other providers and professionals, including schools, are successful. This includes sharing information with all parties about each individual child's care and learning. Consequently, consistency and continuity are well promoted.  The childminder monitors the educational programmes effectively. She regularly

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This provision is good

observes children as they play. This helps her to make sure that any gaps that may arise in children's learning and development are identified and quickly closed. As a result, all children make good progress.  Children have very close emotional attachments with the childminder, as she is warm and caring. They develop a strong sense of belonging, have good self-esteem and thereby settle into the provision quickly.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder uses her own observations to establish starting points for children's learning when they first attend. However, she does not ask parents about what their children already know and can do, to help her make these assessments more quickly and accurately. As a result, she is not able to begin to plan for children's rapid progress as quickly as possible.

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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

 involve parents in the assessment of the starting points for their children's learning, so that highly accurate planning for children's rapid progress can be put in place as soon as possible.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during indoor activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint review of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a meeting with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living or working on the premises.  The inspector took account of parents' written views about the service provided.  The inspector talked with children and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder's knowledge about how to keep children safe from possible abuse is secure. She is fully aware about who to contact and what to do should she have any concerns about a child in her care. This, and the good risk assessments conducted in the indoor and outdoor areas, help to keep children safe and well. The childminder attends a range of training workshops on the subject of children's learning and development. This helps to make sure her skills and practice are kept up to date. As a result, her teaching is secure and children's progress is good.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts positively with the children. She reflects on her teaching practice to make sure this effectively supports children's learning and development, both in the moment and over time. The childminder helps children to investigate and explore. Children find out about big and small, and long and short as they compare the various resources and toys they play with. They mould and cut dough and are encouraged to explore shape, colour and position through demonstration, and an ongoing running commentary is provided by the childminder. The childminder follows children interests. She takes them on a range of outings, including visits to the local zoo, where they talk about various animals from around the world. At the local farm, children learn about life on the farm and how the animals are cared for. During trips to the local nature reserve, children look out for wildlife and birds and develop early writing skills by having a go at bark rubbing. In the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

garden, children take manageable risks in their play using a range of challenging equipment. During such times, the childminder uses praise and effectively encourages children's can do attitude.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's independence and confidence are well supported by the childminder. She identifies their interests through successful exchange of information with the parents and through ongoing observations and discussions with the children. She takes them regularly to toddler groups to give them an opportunity to learn to share and take turns with other children. Children's behaviour is good and their readiness for school is well fostered. Children learn about the importance of a healthy lifestyle through discussions and activities. They are provided with a variety of fruit, a drink of water at snack times and they have access to the outdoor areas to spend time in the fresh air every day.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn about the importance of family values and good manners. They are successfully independent as they choose what they want to do and where they want to play. All children, including those in receipt of funding for early education, are making consistently good progress in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY401921 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 850399 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 26 April 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and lives in Tipton. She operates from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Sunday all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds a recognised 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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