Childminder EY491736

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 October 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 forms strong partnerships with parents. She keeps them well informed about their children's progress and works closely with them to help support children's learning at home. The childminder uses parents' information about what children know and can do, to help her establish clear starting points.  Teaching is very good. The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn through play. She uses what she knows about their interests to plan focused activities that engage children, and help them achieve their next steps. Children make good progress and are well prepared for the next stages in their learning.  The childminder gives high priority to children's safety and well-being. She provides healthy, homemade food and snacks for children and ensures they have plenty to drink throughout the day. Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care and she meets their needs very well.

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This provision is good

 The childminder has established effective partnerships with other early years professionals. She keeps up to date with current practice and legislation to help her maintain the good quality of her provision for children. The childminder identifies some areas for improvement to extend children's learning experiences.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder reflects on her practice, she does not do this in enough depth to target more specific areas for further professional development, or review the impact of this on children's learning.

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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

 strengthen the way that reflection is used to identify more specific areas for further professional development, and evaluate the impact of this on children's learning.

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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 an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held 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 considered the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe. She understands how to identify and report a concern about a child's welfare or an allegation against herself. The childminder updates her safeguarding knowledge regularly. She ensures her premises and other venues she takes children to, are safe for them to use. The childminder monitors children's progress accurately and plans how to close any gaps in their learning. She takes steps to share information about their progress with the other settings they attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder stimulates children's learning effectively throughout the day. She develops their early language and listening skills well. For example, she picks up on sounds children make and repeats these to encourage children to continue making the sounds. She sings songs and rhymes with children and encourages them to listen to the different sounds made by rainsticks, and other percussion instruments. Children listen intently and enjoy producing the sounds for themselves. They copy the childminder's actions, lifting their arms and wriggling. Children laugh and gurgle and enjoy repeating the actions several times. The childminder helps children to gain confidence when they show signs that they are becoming ready to stand by themselves. She holds them and helps them to support themselves on low furniture. The childminder holds children as they stand to look out at the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder helps children to become used to her home and being in her care. She works with parents to help children settle and finds out about their sleep routines, comfort items they may need, and their interests, so they have continuity of care. Children learn to be independent and manage their food and drink by themselves. They hold plastic cups and bottles and feed themselves with finger foods. The childminder is flexible with children's routines, for example, if they need to sleep before having lunch. She makes nappy changing a stress-free experience, she laughs, sings or makes silly sounds that make children laugh to distract them. The childminder prepares children well for their moves to new settings so they feel secure.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop their physical skills well, such as in the childminder's garden and on their many trips to parks and places of interest. They learn good social skills and gain confidence, such as when they mix with other children at a weekly playgroup. Children concentrate very well on their activities and show great curiosity in their exploration of the world around them. They examine large toy farm animals closely and try to copy the sounds the childminder makes for each animal. Children respond well to the childminder's singing and to music. They settle quickly from being upset to feeling calm and safe in the childminder's arms, and soon drift off to sleep.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491736 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1026077 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 and lives in Solihull. She operates from 7.30am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only.

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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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