Setting EY436035

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 September 2016 6 April 2016

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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 setting has made good progress since the last inspection. Information gained from observations of children is used effectively to plan for their learning. As a result, children are challenged and they make good progress.  Teaching is tailored to children's individual interests. Parents are involved in decisions about their child's learning. Staff share information with parents to help them guide their child's learning at home.  Partnerships with parents, nursery, schools and the local authority adviser are good and the manager regularly seeks their views. This helps her to reflect on her practice and to identify areas for improvement to consistently maintain the good quality of her provision.  Staff are warm, caring and responsive to each child's needs, feelings and interests. Children have developed positive relationships with staff. This helps children to feel confident and self-assured in the setting.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not provide enough opportunities for children to fully express their own creative ideas.  Staff do not provide enough opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to use their home language during their play.

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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

 enrich experiences that help children to develop their creative skills  provide even more opportunities for children to use their home language in their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and the planning documentation.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the manager and spoke to the staff about how they promote children's safety and well-being.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the setting's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of people living or working on the premises.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children spoken to on the day and from information included in the setting's own parent survey.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Staff successfully identify and minimise any potential risks to children within the setting or on outings. Staff have a good knowledge of the signs of abuse and awareness of their responsibilities to protect children from harm. This helps to assure children's welfare. There are good arrangements in place to ensure that adults are suitable to work with children. Staff receive regular individual support meetings where they can seek advice and discuss their future training requirements. The manager monitors the educational programme as she uses appropriate guidance to track children's achievements. Any areas of learning that children fall behind with are quickly addressed to ensure the gaps are swiftly closed.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Staff understand and use a wide range of teaching strategies that successfully develops the vital skills children need for school. Children are actively involved and motivated in their learning. They confidently use crayons and learn to make connections between their movements and the marks they make. This effectively promotes their physical and early writing skills. During such activities, staff encourage the children to name and recognise the colours of the crayons. Staff develop children's understanding of language by introducing new words and explaining their meaning. They provide children with opportunities to develop their listening skills. Staff sing nursery rhymes with the children and introduce musical instruments. Children are enthusiastic and excited as they join in with the singing and shake their maracas. They enjoy cooking activities, such as making cakes, where they are encouraged to count and measure ingredients. Staff encourage

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

children to read and enjoy books. Children have regular weekly visits to the library where they can select and choose their own books to read.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy nutritious and well-balanced meals and snacks. There are good procedures for ensuring children with allergies or special diets have their individual needs met. Children have good opportunities to take safe risks and experience physical challenge in their play. They regularly use the climbing apparatus at the local playground and at the soft-play establishments. Staff are good role models. They talk to children and help them understand the boundaries of behaviour. Children readily share and take turns during play. They are kind and considerate to others.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress. Children develop their social skills as they play happily together. They demonstrate good conversation skills and manners at the dinner table. Children are very independent. Younger children attempt to use a knife and fork correctly and older children help to clear the table after dinner. Children are confident communicators. They are happy and talk freely and enthusiastically to the staff and visitors about what they are doing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY436035 Local authority Wolverhampton Inspection number 1058495 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 32

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reference number

Date of previous inspection 6 April 2016

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Telephone number

Shining Stars Children's Services was registered in 2011 and is managed by a private limited company. It is based in Bilston, in the West Midlands. The director of the company operates as a registered childminder at this setting's address when the numbers of children attending are low. The setting employs eight members of childcare staff. Of these, six hold appropriate early years qualifications; one at level 6, three at level 3 and two at level 2. The setting opens from Monday to Sunday and all year round. Sessions are from 6.30am until 8pm and overnight care is available. It supports a number of children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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