Childminder EY489808

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 May 2017 Not applicable

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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 knowledge and understanding of how children learn, overall. She is familiar with using observation as a means of assessing children's achievements and helping her to plan effectively for their future learning.  Children develop close relationships with the childminder. They go to her for cuddles and reassurance at times throughout the day. The childminder speaks tenderly to children and provides appropriate praise and encouragement so that they feel good about themselves. This builds children’s self-confidence and boosts their emotional well-being.  The childminder is skilled in describing what is happening and modelling language as children play. This helps to promote children's understanding, and speaking and listening skills as she plays alongside them.  The childminder demonstrates a professional attitude to her work with children. She has a good range of policies and procedures and uses these to underpin her practice.

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This provision is good

Parents receive a good range of information during the settling-in period. This helps to establish effective partnership working.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities to extend children's problem-solving skills.  The childminder’s arrangements for monitoring and evaluating her practice are not yet highly successful in bringing about continual improvements to the setting

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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

 increase opportunities for children to follow their own ideas and provide even more opportunities for them to work things out for themselves  build on systems for monitoring and evaluating that consistently improve the quality of practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed children's learning with the childminder following the observation of an activity.  The inspector viewed all areas of the home used for childminding and observed activities. She spoke to children at appropriate times while they played.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, such as children's records.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder and took account of the written views of parents provided.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and the suitability of adults living on the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children are kept safe and their welfare is protected. The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding procedures. She knows how to respond if she has concerns about a child's welfare. Her home is secure and she makes daily checks on the environment to minimise or remove any potential risk. The childminder is dedicated to improving outcomes for children. She works closely with other local childcare professionals and ensures required training is up to date. The childminder has good, well-established professional relationships with other local settings. She understands her role in working together with other professionals to improve outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has high expectations of what children can achieve in their learning and has developed systems to track their progress. As a result, the childminder has a good overview of what children can already do and what they need to learn next. She knows how to build individual children's next steps into activities and experiences. The childminder skilfully uses a range of teaching skills, overall, as she plays and chats with children. She models actions and uses descriptive language to help children try to figure out how pieces fit in to a puzzle. She encourages children to repeat new and familiar words and phrases. This helps children to concentrate and make sense of their actions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children experience happy and settled relationships with the childminder and they cuddle up to her to listen to stories. The childminder asks questions and allows time for children to think and respond. She encourages children to repeat familiar words as they join in with the repeated refrains. Children recognise and respond positively to the daily routine. The childminder chats to them about what is going to happen next. This helps to children to develop an understanding of how to take changes of routine in their stride. Children have the opportunity to get plenty of fresh air and physical exercise. They walk daily to and from school and play in the childminder's garden. The childminder plans nutritious meals and snacks for children. She takes account of children's dietary needs through discussions with parents.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are well supported to make good progress from their starting points. They confidently play, learn and explore in the childminder's company. Children learn number names and join in with familiar rhymes. Children's sense of belonging is reinforced. They feel secure to explore and investigate their surroundings. Resources are arranged well to help babies to practise their physical skills. Babies reach for toys, pull up to stand and take steps with much encouragement and praise from the childminder. Children are beginning to develop the skills and knowledge needed to help prepare them for the next stage in their learning, including the move on to nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489808 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 1016637 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in the Aldridge area of Walsall. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She is a qualified teacher.

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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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