Childminder in Birmingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 May 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder and assistants are dedicated and tireless in their efforts to offer children and families an extremely professional, high-quality service. This includes the childminder and her partner, who is her assistant, promptly reorganising accommodation and facilities at their new home to create exciting, exceptionally well- equipped learning areas.  Excellent relationships between the childminder and parents ensure high levels of information sharing about children's care, learning and development. They very successfully plan together how they will follow up children's future learning needs. Parents are delighted with the wonderful facilities and activities, the exemplary care for their children and how well they are progressing.  The childminder and assistants innovatively use different initiatives to enhance their teaching and children's learning. Currently they are successfully using a healthy life-

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This provision is outstanding

style programme and ideas from courses to extend children's physical fitness and understanding of healthy eating and good hygiene procedures.  The childminder and assistants accurately monitor and assess children's starting points and ongoing development. They expertly identify children's interests and next steps for learning and follow these up in rich, varied and very exciting activities. These include visits to the ballet and other productions which children imaginatively recall during their dressing up, role play and dance.  The childminder and assistants interact extremely well with children. They expertly encourage and enthuse children, helping them to be very confident, resourceful and expressive speakers. The childminder and assistants ensure children get the most out of activities and routines so children confidently initiate ideas, readily take responsibility and eagerly help each other.

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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

 review planned changes to provide further opportunities for children to look closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change and evaluate the impact this has on their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder and her assistant.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, an assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's and assistants' training and suitability. She discussed the childminder's plans for improvement.  The inspector took account of parents' views expressed in their written feedback to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Thorough recruitment, staff performance and training procedures ensure the childminder and her assistants are extremely skilled and knowledgeable. The childminder and one assistant are also well qualified. They meet regularly to review the quality and impact of their teaching and procedures on children's well-being, learning and development. The childminder and assistants enthusiastically attend training, carry out research and discuss what they have learnt. They astutely draw on this information to ensure their care and teaching are outstanding. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and assistants complete regular safeguarding training and often review her comprehensive safeguarding policies. They have a sound knowledge of abuse and neglect and know exactly what action to take if they have concerns about a child. Children are sensitively taught about personal safety and how to protect themselves.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder and assistants involve children in exciting activities which offer them first- hand opportunities to observe and investigate living things. Children help to look after the childminder's guinea pigs and observe bugs and insects that live in special houses made by her partner. Children eagerly explore sand, soil, water and playdough made from wholemeal flour. They learn about conservation and looking after plants through recycling and growing vegetables. The childminder intends to further develop children's awareness of similarities, differences and changes occurring in their natural surroundings. Children are imaginative and resourceful. They act out roles, recalling favourite dances and stories. Children enjoy art and craft work. Babies eagerly explore the texture of paint and older children adeptly mix colours and use different paint techniques to represent their ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children are extremely happy and confident. They flourish as a result of high levels of attention and support from the kind, reassuring childminder and assistants. They skilfully and patiently manage children's care routines, helping them to increasingly see to their personal care. They ensure children learn how to safely and sensibly use tools, utensils and equipment. Children are very well behaved. They get on well with other children, help each other and enjoy each others' company. Children relish taking responsibility for different jobs, for instance, at mealtimes and when preparing for their sleep times. The childminder and assistants skilfully promote children's awareness of other people's lives. Children really enjoy looking at and discussing their family photographs. They learn about different customs and languages, for instance, during much enjoyed Spanish lessons.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress and are very well prepared for starting school. They are eager, highly motivated learners who try hard and want to do well as their work and efforts are encouraged and admired. Children are extremely articulate, readily initiating and joining in lively conversations. They skilfully use numbers for counting and comparing. Children experiment with colour, texture and shape. They love songs and stories, eagerly attempt early writing and apply this knowledge when discussing sounds and letters.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466942 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 954856 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2013 and lives in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with three assistants. The childminder and one assistant hold an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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