Buttery Joanne

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 April 2016 12 July 2013

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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 stimulating activities for children. Her teaching and care are of good quality and children make good progress. The childminder builds on children's learning effectively. She carries out focused observations of their play and uses this information to assess their progress accurately.  The childminder challenges children's thinking and prepares them well for the next stage in their learning. Parents receive detailed information about their children's progress and well-being. They update the childminder each day about their children's achievements and about their interests and needs. The childminder provides excellent support for children and their families.  Children are very happy and settled in the secure, family environment. Their individual needs are fully met and the childminder shares information daily with parents. This helps her to provide consistency in children's routines. She gives high priority to

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This provision is good

children's well-being. They are emotionally secure and their behaviour is very good.  The childminder monitors and evaluates her provision effectively and strives for continuous improvement. She works very well with other professionals. This helps her to maintain good quality provision and to support the needs of all children very effectively. Her wide experience and qualification have a positive impact on children's learning and well-being.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Children do not yet have enough varied or interesting opportunities to learn about other cultures and beliefs.

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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

 enhance children's awareness of cultures other than their own to increase their knowledge of diversity and the wider world.

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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 the teaching and learning activities provided with the childminder.  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 she implements her detailed policies and procedures very effectively. 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 these to meet the needs of all children. The childminder monitors individual children's progress very carefully and closes any gaps in their learning quickly. The childminder has greatly improved her provision since the last inspection. She has worked closely with a local authority improvement advisor to evaluate and identify areas for development. This has resulted in positive changes to children's learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder establishes clear starting points for children's learning through the information she gathers from parents. She uses her own assessments to plan each child's next steps in learning, which she shares with parents. This means there is a shared approach to children's learning. The childminder develops children's language and vocabulary very well as she interacts in their play. She uses skilful questioning to help young children to identify and sort colours. Children choose from an exciting range of objects on the table. They each have two plates of different colours. They sort all the objects of the same colours onto their plates and explore the textures of the feathers, fluffy pom-poms and other objects as they do this. The childminder helps children to count and use mathematical skills in preparation for nursery and future learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's health is promoted well. The childminder helps young children to learn about effective hygiene routines, such as using and disposing of tissues appropriately and washing their hands. They are also supported in using the bathroom on their own, helping to develop their independence in readiness for their move to nursery. Children form close bonds with the childminder and have great fun in her care. The childminder praises and encourages children and they develop positive self-esteem and confidence. Children have regular physical exercise in the garden, at the park and on many walks. The childminder makes contact with local nurseries and schools that children attend, promoting a consistent and complementary approach to meeting children's care, learning and development needs.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children concentrate very well on their activities and interact happily with the childminder and each other. They ask the childminder for help to put on a doll's nappy and socks and they wheel the dolls around in pushchairs. Children are learning to share and take turns as they play. They are very imaginative as they create scenarios around the dolls. They say the babies have been playing in the mud and need to be washed. Children are developing early literacy skills well as they have many opportunities to make marks and to enjoy stories with the childminder.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 250195 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1043276 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 July 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1999 and lives near Birmingham. 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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