Childminder 227571

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 June 2016 23 May 2013

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder is only just beginning to use her observations of children's play to assess their progress. She does not yet plan challenging enough activities matched to individual children's needs, based on her observations. The childminder does not plan focused next steps in children's learning. Consequently, children do not make good enough progress.  The childminder does not guide parents sufficiently in the support of their child's learning at home, as she does not yet identify specific next steps in children's learning. The childminder exchanges information with parents about their children's care needs, but little about their progress in all the aspects of learning.  The childminder does not promote children's awareness of communities other than their own. This limits their learning about diversity and the wider world.  The childminder does not identify the strengths and areas for improvement in her

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

provision. This limits opportunities to improve children's learning experiences, and for the childminder to improve her practice and target areas for professional development.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are very happy and settled in the secure environment. Their individual needs are fully met and the caring childminder shares information daily with parents. This helps her to provide consistency in children's routines.  The childminder establishes good links with the other settings that children attend. She helps children to feel secure in their move to nursery and school.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 use the information gathered from observations of children's play, to assess children's progress accurately, in order to plan focused next steps in their learning. 15/09/2016

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 develop the use of self-evaluation to identify priorities for improvement and to help target areas for continuing professional development  guide parents in their support of children's learning at home  increase opportunities for children to learn about people and communities beyond their own experience.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  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 requires improvement

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder implements a range of effective policies and procedures and knows how to identify and report a concern about a child. The premises are secure and children are well supervised. She has undertaken recent training which has increased her understanding of child protection. Since the last inspection, the childminder has strengthened her understanding of how children learn through play and how to measure their progress from established starting points. She has made positive steps to help children make better progress, although this is still in the very early stages and has not yet impacted on children's progress. The childminder reflects on her provision in general and to some extent monitors children's progress. She shares information with the other settings that children attend in order to complement this and protect their well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder observes children as they play, measuring their progress and achievements against guidelines for early learning. She is very experienced in caring for young children, and knows which stage of learning and development the children should be at for their ages. However, she does not plan precisely how she will build on their learning or how she will find out what she needs to know about their progress. This limits her ability to provide the right sort of challenges for children so that they can make the best progress possible. The childminder helps children to develop their language and vocabulary through number songs and rhymes. She encourages very young children to repeat words and to make the sounds of the farm animals as they play. The childminder counts the toy plates with children and encourages them in their role play with toy food.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children settle very well in the childminder's care. They may have some settling-in sessions with their parents to help them to become familiar with the new environment. The childminder gives high priority to children's well-being. They are emotionally secure and their behaviour is excellent. The childminder helps children to gain confidence, good self-esteem and good social skills. She ensures they mix with other young children to promote this. She provides them with healthy meals and snacks, and children enjoy outdoor play each day. Very young children respond to instructions very well and help to tidy up willingly.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not yet make consistently good progress from their starting points. They gain some of the skills they need for their future learning. Children choose independently from a good range of toys and resources. Very young children concentrate very well on their activities and remain at each one for some time. They enjoy experimenting with different crayons and pencils to make marks on paper. They are beginning to develop early writing skills as they use both hands to hold thick crayons and create swirls on the paper. Children are careful as they turn the pages of books and they enjoy listening to stories with the childminder.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 227571 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1043172 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 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1994 and lives in Birmingham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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