Childminder EY344250

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 July 2016 14 July 2015

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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 a wide range of interesting and varied activities for children. Children make good progress from clearly established starting points. 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. This has greatly improved since the last inspection.  There are strong partnerships with parents and they are very involved in children's learning. They receive detailed information about their children's progress and well- being. The childminder guides parents on how best to support children's learning at home. Children are very well prepared for the next stage in their learning.  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 excellent.  The childminder has established links with other local childminders. This helps her to maintain her good quality provision and to share ideas and best practice each week. She monitors children's progress carefully in order to improve their learning experiences. The childminder is well motivated to provide good quality care for children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder reflects on her practice but does not use the information gained well enough to look at how to take her teaching to the next level for the benefit of children.

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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

 use reflection to identify ways in which teaching could be raised to an outstanding level and review the impact on children's progress.

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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 looked at a selection of policies and children's records.  The inspector jointly observed and discussed with the childminder the teaching and learning activities provided.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's suitability.  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 identify and report a concern about a child. She makes sure the premises are safe and secure and she implements rigorous procedures to protect children. The childminder has an excellent awareness of potential dangers to children and how to minimise these at her home and on trips. She has worked very successfully with an early years advisor to improve her knowledge and teaching skills considerably since the last inspection. She now has a secure knowledge of how children learn through play and how to plan effectively for the next steps in their learning. Children are making good progress in all aspects of their learning. The childminder has firm plans in place to liaise with children's new settings when they begin to attend these, so that a shared approach to children's learning further supports their progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder develops children's vocabulary well, as she talks about the pictures in the books she shares with them. She praises children when they use new words, for example, when they say a chick is hatching from an egg and that the picture in the wooden puzzle is a Dalmatian. The childminder asks children which number comes after 10 to encourage them to think carefully. She helps children to identify colours and shapes. She gives them clues by describing the shapes so that children learn about their properties and increase their knowledge.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder praises and encourages children and they gain good self-esteem and confidence. They form excellent relationships with the childminder and really enjoy being in her care. The childminder increases children's social skills very well, as she takes them to playgroups so they mix with other children. She plans ways to help children to manage their feelings and behaviour through games which involve taking turns and sharing. The childminder teaches children about healthy eating and how to care for their teeth. They increase their independence in readiness for nursery. Children have regular physical exercise at the park and on many trips round the local area. Children gain an awareness of a variety of cultures and beliefs through taking part in artwork, dressing up and stories. For example, they paint firework pictures for Diwali and make lanterns at Chinese New Year. The childminder prepares children very well for their move to new settings.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children choose from a wide range of interesting and good quality resources that the childminder rotates regularly to maintain their interest. They are confident in their ability to count beyond 10. They point to each ladybird in a book as they do this, which shows their understanding of what the spoken numbers represent. Children count down from 10 as there is one less ladybird on each page. This helps to develop their understanding of mathematical concepts. Children are beginning to develop early reading and writing skills very well. They identify initial sounds in words and demonstrate very good control as they draw circles and make marks with chalk.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY344250 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1051169 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 July 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2006 and lives in Shirley, Solihull. She operates all year round from 8am 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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