Childminder EY234784

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2016 16 June 2014

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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. Her good quality teaching encourages children to think about how to solve problems and to be active learners. She challenges them well, so they are ready for the next stage in their learning and for school.  The childminder establishes clear starting points for children's learning. She obtains detailed information from parents and her own assessments of children's achievements when they start in her care. There are strong partnerships with parents and they are very involved in children's learning. They receive detailed information about their children's progress each day.  Children are very happy and settled in the welcoming, family environment. Their individual needs are fully met. The childminder shares information daily with parents about their changing needs. This helps her to provide consistency in children's routines.

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This provision is good

Children's behaviour is excellent and they are very polite. The childminder prepares children very well for their move to new settings.  The childminder reflects on how to maintain the good quality of her provision. She shares ideas and good practice with other local early years providers on a regular basis. The childminder is very experienced in caring for children, which has a very positive impact on their learning and development.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder has secure arrangements in place for her professional development, these are not yet focused sufficiently on raising the level of her knowledge and teaching skills further, in order to help children to make rapid progress.

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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

 focus professional development more precisely on improving knowledge and teaching skills and on increasing the potential for children to make rapid progress in their learning.

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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 very secure understanding of safeguarding and child protection and uses this to make sure that children are safe. She supervises children vigilantly and gives the highest priority to their safety. The childminder reflects on her teaching and planning each week, so that she can adapt these to meet the needs of all children. She works with other childminders to help to monitor the quality of her provision. The childminder monitors individual children's progress carefully and closes any gaps in their learning quickly. She complements children's learning and protects their well-being through effective contact with the other settings that they attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder increases three-year-old children's understanding of mathematical concepts as she asks them if they can find the largest and smallest stones in a tray. They compare the sizes and count how many they have. The childminder encourages children to think about how they can solve practical problems in their play. She suggests that the crashing toy helicopter might need to land on something soft. Children make it land on the cotton wool. The childminder stimulates babies learning very well. She shows them their reflections in a mirror and talks to them about their features, such as, their hands, arms, noses and hair. She shows them how to point to each body part, so that they learn new vocabulary in context. Babies laugh and gurgle as they shake a small tambourine and join in with the sounds the childminder and other children make with their instruments. The childminder uses skilful questioning to develop children's communication skills very

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form close bonds with the childminder. She praises them frequently and they gain confidence and good self-esteem. They are very kind and thoughtful towards each other and help to tidy up willingly. Three-year-old children know they need to be quiet when a baby is sleeping. Children are provided with healthy snacks by the childminder. She ensures the lunches parents provide are also healthy. Children enjoy outdoor play each day in the childminder's garden. They develop their physical skills well through their confident use of a slide and other equipment. Children learn about other cultures and beliefs through a range of activities and by using resources that reflect wider society.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are learning to be independent in their self-care. Three-year-old children use the toilet and wash their hands independently. These skills contribute to children being well prepared for nursery. They are very eager to do things for themselves. They dry the rain water on the slide, so they can use it and give a baby favourite toys to play with. Children are developing very good language and communication skills. They describe the textures of flour, stones, cotton wool and dry cereal. Children are very imaginative in their play. They make up stories with the toy vehicles and involve the childminder in the excitement. Children identify shapes and match them to blank spaces in a sticker book.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY234784 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1044003 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 June 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2002 and lives in Shirley, Solihull. She operates all year round from 7am 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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