Childminder in Staffordshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 December 2016 18 March 2014

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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 has improved since the last inspection. She now has the necessary procedures in place to help safeguard children. The childminder has increased her awareness of how to complete the required progress check for children aged between two and three years.  The childminder regularly exchanges information with other settings children attend. She discusses their next steps in learning and uses identical resources to promote continuity, such as books to support children's recognition of initial letter sounds.  The childminder accurately evaluates her practice. She seeks the views of parents and her assistants to help her identify ways to improve.  The childminder helps children to be confident about starting school. She takes them to the local school to meet teachers and helps them to become familiar with the school environment.  Children's early writing skills are promoted effectively. They are able to hold pencils and

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This provision is good

chalk correctly, in order to draw circles, write their name and colour in pictures.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder's paediatric first-aid qualification has recently expired. Although she has identified this and booked on to a training course there is a short gap between her qualification expiring and her completing the course.  The childminder does not fully involve parents in the assessment of children's starting points.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 gain a valid paediatric first-aid qualification. 31/12/2016

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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

 involve parents more fully in the assessment of children's starting points and encourage them to share information about what children already know and can do when they first start attending.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. He evaluated these activities with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder throughout the inspection. He looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of those living and working on the premises and discussed self-evaluation.  The inspector viewed parent's comments and took account of their views.  The inspector was shown around the house and garden by the childminder. He also discussed the childminder's procedures for assessing risks in the environment.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder shares her safeguarding policies with her assistants. She knows how to keep children safe and how to protect them from possible abuse or neglect. The childminder has completed specialist training to understand how to support vulnerable families. This helps her to identify any children who may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviours and views. The childminder has a robust knowledge of how to respond to children's medical needs. Children's learning is monitored to check if all children are making their expected progress. This helps the childminder to identify if any intervention in children's learning is required to close any possible gaps. The childminder ensures her assistants have the appropriate knowledge and skills to provide good teaching and care for children. She checks this by observing their practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder observes children's achievements and interests, identifies next steps in their learning and plans activities that are engaging. Children are inquisitive and the childminder builds on their ideas through her teaching. As they play together with the role play postbox children ask where letters go when they are posted. The childminder responds to their questions to promote their communication skills. She explains the process of posting letters and the occupation of post officers to help children understand and develop their interest in different professions. The childminder helps children to think in different ways as she encourages them to try different strategies to put the letters in the postbox when they will not fit. Overall, partnership with parents is good. The childminder regularly discusses and shares her ongoing assessment of children's learning with parents. She also shares children's interests in activities to help parents build on

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's behaviour and social skills are good. The childminder promotes sharing and turn taking. Children take it in turns to post letters into the postbox. Children develop physical skills. They use a range of tools to cut, roll and shape play dough as they create different models. The childminder ensures children get plenty of fresh air when she takes them to the local park to use equipment, such as slides. Children's healthy lifestyles are further promoted as they are provided with healthy snacks and the childminder explains to them how to wash their hands to remove germs. The childminder promotes children's self- esteem and builds on their confidence through meaningful praise when they do something well, such as count to 10. Children form good relationships with the childminder as soon as they start attending. This is promoted through settling-in sessions which help the childminder get to know children and their families well.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress. They are developing the skills they need for future learning and school. They concentrate for long periods of time and independently make choices in their play. Children are creative and are able to recognise and select colours for a purpose. They carry out small tasks, such as tidying up toys ready for lunchtime.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 209695 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1043789 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 18 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 March 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2000 and lives in Wombourne, Staffordshire. She operates all year round from 6.15am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder occasionally works with two assistants.

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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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