Childminder EY451376

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 February 2017 26 February 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 childminder has a secure understanding of how children learn through play. She measures their progress effectively and builds on their learning. The childminder engages children in activities and supports them in making good progress from their starting points. Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning.  Children's behaviour is excellent. They have very good relationships with the childminder and each other. The childminder helps younger children to share the toys and be kind to each other. She shares valuable information with parents about children's care needs. Children feel safe and happy in the childminder's care.  The childminder keeps up with her professional development, which helps her to provide good quality teaching and learning for children. Since the last inspection, she has made improvements to the way she helps develop children's understanding of good hygiene and provides further support for children who are left handed.

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This provision is good

 The well-qualified childminder has effective partnerships with other professionals. This helps her to monitor and evaluate her practice and to maintain good quality provision.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has good partnerships with parents overall. However, she has not yet found successful ways to fully engage all parents in the support of their children's learning.  Although children experience outdoor activities, the childminder does not yet make full use of opportunities for outdoor learning to extend the experiences of those children who prefer to learn outdoors.

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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

 find more successful ways to help all parents engage equally in the support of their children's learning at home  extend outdoor learning to further support those children who prefer to learn outside.

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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 completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder ensures her home is safe for children to use. She has a good understanding of how to protect children and what to do if she has a concern about a child. Children are very well supervised. The childminder teaches them to keep themselves safe. For example, they know they must sit on the bottom stair while she brings in the pushchair, so that they are not hurt by it. The childminder maintains accurate records of accidents and the administration of medication. She shares information about children's well-being and progress with the staff of the other settings they attend, and this helps to complement their learning. As a result of her professional development, the childminder has improved the ways in which she measures children's progress. She plans their activities through her recent introduction of a new system to help her to do this.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children's play and learning very well. She interacts with them and allows children to lead and make choices. The childminder helps children to solve practical problems in their play. For example, they try to fit all the toy pigs into a toy bus. She helps them to rearrange the different-sized pigs in the seats so that they will all go in. Another way the childminder supports learning is by helping children to count and to identify colours during their play. Children enjoy playing with glittery play dough. The childminder shows them how to roll and flatten it and how to use the cutters to make shapes. She encourages their thinking effectively. For example, she asks them if the doll might need to wear warm clothes. This helps children to think about the cold weather and what they need to wear outside.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a very homely, welcoming environment for children. She uses a calm voice at all times, which means children are calm and settled. The childminder obtains information from parents about children's routines, so they sleep when they need to and have consistency of care. The childminder works with parents to settle children when they first start in her care and to support each child's toilet training. The highest priority is placed on children's happiness and well-being. The childminder sets consistent examples to demonstrate caring behaviour. Children show concern if a child is upset. They give them a toy to comfort them. Children are emotionally secure when they move to new settings. The childminder helps to prepare them well for this.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are making good progress from their starting points. They are learning to make independent choices in their play. They concentrate well and remain at activities for some time. Children put the pretend food on the plates and are imaginative as they act out eating it. They include the childminder in their play and tell her the names of their favourite foods. Children enjoy having a go at doing things for themselves, such as squeezing a tool to make the play dough into long strings. They pretend this is spaghetti or worms. Children are developing good social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY451376 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1066182 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 26 February 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Solihull. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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