Childminder in Worcestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 March 2016 1 November 2011

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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 a wide range of exciting and stimulating activities for children. Her teaching is of a high quality and children make very good progress. The childminder uses skilful questioning to help children to learn through experimentation. They are very well prepared for the next stage in their learning.  There are strong partnerships with parents and they are involved in their child's learning. They receive detailed information about their child's progress and are guided in how to support their child's learning at home. The childminder records evaluative observations of children's play. This helps her to assess their progress effectively and plan the next steps in their learning.  Children are very happy and settled in the welcoming, family environment. Their individual needs are met and the childminder shares information daily with parents to help her to achieve this. She gives the highest priority to children's well-being. Children

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This provision is good

gain confidence and good self-esteem and the childminder praises them frequently.  The childminder monitors her provision well. She 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 each week. The childminder reflects on the good quality of her provision. She keeps up with her professional development through ongoing training.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Self-evaluation is not yet sharply focused enough to identify more specific areas for continuous improvement in children's learning.

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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 the use of self-evaluation further to identify the strengths and priorities for development across all aspects of the provision, in order to raise the quality of learning experiences for children to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home, both inside and in the garden.  The inspector spoke to the 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

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe. She implements rigorous procedures for the collection of children and the premises are secure. The childminder is very aware of potential risks to children and she takes steps to minimise these. She reflects on her teaching and planning each week so that she can adapt this to meet the needs of all children. She works closely with other local childminders to help to monitor the quality of her provision and to share training and planning. The childminder shares information about children's progress with the other settings that they attend. She complements their learning and protects their well-being. The childminder's wide experience has a very positive impact on children's learning opportunities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her observations of children's play very effectively to plan for their interests. They make good progress and she builds on their learning through well-planned activities. The childminder measures children's progress accurately, in order to identify and address any gaps in learning. The childminder develops children's language and vocabulary very effectively and provides experiences that help them to discover things for themselves. For example, they learn different mathematical words and concepts as they count toy sea creatures and line them up according to their type. They experiment with setting the water chute at different heights and use thinking skills to predict if this will make a difference to the speed the creatures travel down it. Finally, they problem solve by working out how much water they can fit in a jug and the best way to carry it to the water chute without spilling it. Children learn about the natural world when feeding the pet

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

tortoise and learning how to care for it. They use their imaginations and growing vocabulary when performing a puppet show and making up different stories.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form close bonds with the childminder and with each other. She teaches children to share and to consider each other's feelings. The childminder ensures parents provide healthy lunches and snacks for children, and that they have plenty to drink throughout the day. Children really enjoy daily exercise and outdoor play. They visit the park and take part in a wide range of activities in the childminder's garden. Children are learning to be independent and they manage their self-care routines well. Children are well prepared emotionally for their moves to new settings. Children develop very good social skills and an awareness of the wider world.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop very good skills for the future. All children progress well from their different starting points and are working comfortably within the range of development typical for their age. Outcomes are consistent across all areas of learning. Children are confident individuals who are curious and independent learners. They develop a good vocabulary, strong communication skills and have a good grasp of early mathematics and problem solving.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 204503 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 1042001 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1997 and lives in Rubery, near Birmingham. She operates all year round from 7am to 5.30pm, 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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