Childminder EY476520

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 March 2016 Not applicable

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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 provides children with a wide range of exciting learning experiences that engages their enthusiasm. Teaching is very good and the childminder builds on children's learning effectively so that they make very good progress. She challenges them well so they are ready for the next stage in their learning and for school.  The childminder carries out regular observations and assessments of children's progress. This helps her to identify and address any gaps in their learning. There are strong partnerships with parents and they are very involved in children's learning. They receive detailed information about their children's progress and well-being.  Children are happy and they settle very well with the childminder and her co- childminder. She is very caring and aware of children's needs. They learn about making healthy food and lifestyle choices and have plenty of physical exercise. Children's

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This provision is good

behaviour is excellent. The childminder sets clear boundaries.  The childminder has established effective links with other early years providers. This helps her to maintain a good quality provision and to share ideas and best practice. She works very effectively with her co-childminder to monitor and evaluate the provision and children's progress. The childminder makes links with other professionals, in order to help support all children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide a wide range of outdoor activities to fully support the learning of children who prefer to be outdoors.

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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

 develop and extend the range of outdoor activities for children who prefer to learn outside, in order to raise the quality of the provision even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her co-childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector jointly observed and discussed with the childminder the teaching and learning activities provided.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, carers and children, including those expressed in recent letters.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands and implements rigorous policies to keep children safe. She identifies potential hazards in her home and when out on trips. She supervises children vigilantly at all times. The childminder evaluates her teaching and that of her co-childminder, in order to continually improve children's learning experiences. She leads the administrative side of the childminding business and discusses this with her co-childminder. The well-qualified childminder continues with her professional development, which has a positive impact on children's learning opportunities. She works closely with her co-childminder and with the other settings to complement children's learning and protect their well-being. She includes the views of children and parents in her self-evaluation process and welcomes their suggestions.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder helps one- and two-year-old children to begin to recognise shapes and colours. They choose small pieces of coloured paper to create a collage and the childminder helps them to count how many they select from the box. She talks to them about the daffodils they make from paper and egg boxes so that children learn new vocabulary to name the flower parts. They talk about spring and the flowers that are starting to come out so that children can look out for these on their walks. The childminder asks children open-ended questions about their experiences and their play. This encourages them to think about where they need to stick each piece of the flower. She helps children to draw circles so they can practise forming letters and hold the pencil correctly. Children enjoy throwing and catching small, soft balls and rolling them to each other. They line up and knock over skittles with the balls and develop their confidence

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

through plenty of praise from the childminder.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are emotionally secure and they really enjoy their time in the caring, family environment. Children help to tidy up and are very pleased with themselves when they are praised by the childminder. This helps them to gain good self-esteem and to increase their confidence. Children feed themselves well and enjoy the pasta they have for lunch. They are taught to share and take turns as they play with the dolls. They are encouraged to wait patiently until another child has finished putting a doll to bed in the cot before they can put their own doll in. The childminder reminds children to roll their sleeves up when they wash their hands before dinner. This helps them to become more independent in readiness for school. The childminder prepares children emotionally very well for their moves to nursery and school.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make very good progress. They develop good social skills and an awareness of the wider world. Children are developing their literacy and mathematical skills very well. This helps to prepare them for nursery and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476520 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 973799 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 16

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in Stourbridge, West Midlands. She works with a co-childminder. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare 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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