Childminder EY452103

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 December 2016 11 March 2013

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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 quality of teaching is good. The childminder plans effectively for children's future learning to ensure they make good progress. Children benefit from the childminder's very secure knowledge of how children learn and they make very good progress in all aspects of their learning and development.  Children are very motivated and keen to join in the good range of activities on offer and to explore resources in their own time. The childminder provides a relaxed, fun and homely environment where children feel emotionally safe and secure.  The childminder takes children to a range of toddler groups and meets with other childminders and their children. She makes good use of these outings to give children opportunities to socialise and to access a wider range of activities, helping to contribute to the good progress children make.  Parents are provided with a wealth of information about how the provision operates.

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This provision is good

They are well informed about their child's daily care routines, activities and progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not involve all parents as fully as possible in the assessments of children's learning.  The views of parents are not included in the evaluation of the provision.

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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

 involve all parents in sharing information about their children's interests and learning at home to help inform the assessments of children's progress  improve the system for evaluating practice to gather and act on the views and suggestions of parents.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at all areas of the premises used by children and observed children engaged in a variety of learning experiences.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises and children's records. She discussed risk assessments and policies and procedures.  The inspector discussed training, the assessments of children's progress and the childminder's process for self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents recorded in references and thank you cards sent to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is fully aware of her responsibility to keep children in her care safe. She has undertaken safeguarding training to underpin her good practice and uses the knowledge she has gained to promote children's welfare effectively. The childminder has implemented robust risk assessments of the home, garden and places she takes children. Partnerships with other settings, such as the local pre-schools and schools, are strong. As a result, children benefit from continuity in their care and learning. The childminder is well qualified and experienced. She keeps abreast of changes in the early years field to ensure she keeps her practice, teaching skills and knowledge up to date. The childminder carries out regular observations and assessments to monitor children's progress. This enables her to identify what children need to learn next. She uses successful assessment systems, including the required

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

progress checks for children aged between two and three years, to monitor the progress children make in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder's teaching is good and this has a very positive effect on the progress children make in their learning. She successfully uses her knowledge of children's abilities and interests to provide challenging and interesting activities. The childminder consistently speaks very clearly to support children's language development. She engages the children positively in conversations and asks questions, which provides opportunities for them to express themselves, share their interests and extend their growing language skills. Children listen attentively to stories and they recall events in the story and talk about the different characters. Children play with musical instruments and they march around the room singing songs and rhymes as they blow flutes, shake bells and bang cymbals. The childminder fosters children's creativity as they explore the effects of mixing paint colours to decorate baubles for the Christmas tree.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are content and happy in this safe, welcoming and nurturing environment. They have established strong attachments to the childminder. Their independence is promoted well as they choose what they play with. Children understand and follow good self-care and hygiene routines, relevant to their age. They know they must wash their hands before eating and after playing in the garden or handling the pet rabbit. The childminder ensures that children have daily opportunities to play outdoors on the trampoline and slide and they enjoy a range of fresh fruits for daily snacks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are developing the key skills required to prepare them for the move on to school. They listen and concentrate well, learn to recognise their name in print and are beginning to link letters to the sounds they represent. Children develop good independence and personal care skills. Their all-round development is fostered successfully to help them confidently embrace their move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY452103 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 1066226 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 March 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Dudley. She operates all year round from 7.45am to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a qualification at level 6 and offers 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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