Childminder 255402

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 July 2016 10 March 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 helps children to make good progress in their learning and development through her good quality teaching and planning. She uses the information gathered from her observations and assessments to measure children's progress accurately.  The childminder informs parents about her procedures and about children's progress. She tells them about the activities their child takes part in and how she is helping them to build on their learning. She prepares children well for the next stage in their learning.  Children are emotionally secure and really enjoy their time with the childminder. She meets their needs and works with parents to provide continuity in children's care routines. The childminder praises children when they do well and they gain confidence and good self-esteem.  The childminder works well with other early years providers. This means she shares ideas and best practice and provides more opportunities for children to develop their

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This provision is good

social skills. She checks the quality of her provision well. Her wide experience has a positive impact on children's learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully considered how best to ensure that her professional development contributes towards raising the quality of the provision to the highest standard.  The childminder has not yet found consistently successful ways to involve all parents more effectively in their children's learning and in the self-evaluation process.

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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

 target further professional development in order to improve knowledge, understanding and practice and review the impact of this on children's progress  strengthen the partnership with parents and carers by exploring more successful ways to engage them in the support of children's learning and by involving them further in the self-evaluation process.

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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 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.

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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 keep children safe. She implements a range of effective policies and procedures and the premises is secure. She identifies potential hazards in her home and when out on trips and she supervises children vigilantly at all times. The childminder keeps up to date with current practice and undertakes mandatory training. The childminder has worked effectively with an early years advisor since the last inspection. This has helped her to assess children's progress more effectively and to plan ways to build on their learning. The childminder shares information about children's progress and well-being with the other settings that they attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder establishes clear starting points for children's learning and plans the next steps in their learning effectively. She challenges them well through her skilful questioning and encourages them to think about how they can solve practical problems. For example, two-year-old children work out how to fit a toy fence together and how many toy animals they can fit into the enclosure without the fence collapsing. The childminder extends children's sentences and develops their communication skills well. She engages them in a story about animals and challenges their thinking about what might happen next. Children recall elements of the story afterwards with prompts from the childminder. She takes many opportunities to help children to count the animals and to increase their understanding of mathematics. The childminder plans activities based on children's interests. This engages their enthusiasm and encourages their thinking.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder manages children's behaviour very well and they have good manners. She helps children to understand that they need to take turns on the toy tractor and that they need to sit at either end of the seesaw for it to rock. Children form close bonds with the childminder. She praises them frequently and they gain confidence and good self- esteem. The childminder helps children to be kind to each other and they help to tidy up willingly. They are well prepared emotionally and developmentally for their moves to new settings. The childminder has close links with local schools and nurseries. Children develop good social skills and an awareness of the wider world.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop their physical skills well in the garden through their use of wheeled toys and climbing equipment. They are learning to recognise colours, shapes and familiar letters. Children manipulate writing materials well and are beginning to form circles and other shapes in preparation for forming letters. They are gaining independence in readiness for nursery as they wash their hands and manage their food competently. Children concentrate very well and are engaged in their activities. Children are imaginative as they play together in the playhouse outside and pretend to talk on toy telephones.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 255402 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 1050857 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1990 and lives in Sutton Coldfield. 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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Telephone number

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