Childminder in Birmingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 November 2017 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder is well qualified. She manages her provision to a very-high standard and is proactive in evaluating every aspect of her practice, and the impact it has on children. She reviews policies and procedures in line with new legislation, and has a clear plan of how to improve the high-quality provision even further.  The childminder has a superb knowledge of each child's unique individual needs. She uses her assessment of children's development exceptionally well to monitor any gaps in their learning. Children make outstanding progress given their starting points.  Partnerships with parents and other settings are excellent and information is shared very effectively to complement children's learning. Excellent links with local schools and nurseries create a sense of continuity for children and their families, as the children move on in their learning.  The childminder is passionate about ensuring all aspects of her service, provides

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This provision is outstanding

parents and their children with excellent quality care and education. She is highly successful in supporting children to extend their learning and development. The childminder evaluates her own practice consistently to ensure children are able to achieve best outcomes.

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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

 continue with plans to extend the already excellent learning opportunities and activities for those children who prefer to be outdoors.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities, and assessed and discussed the impact the activities have on children's learning.  The inspector took into account the views of parents from written feedback letters and questionnaires.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises and garden used for childminding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is exceptionally knowledgeable about keeping children safe from harm. The childminder places a high priority on continual professional development. She recognises the benefit of continuing to build on her own skills, by attending training. Her continuous professional development and evaluations influence her practice. She is now considering how to enhance the superb outdoor area even further, to support children who prefer to play outside to continue the excellent outcomes for children. The childminder develops excellent relationships with parents and regularly seeks their views, which are highly positive. She works extremely closely with other professionals, agreeing strategies help children to make the highest rates of progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

This extremely experienced childminder has the highest expectations of each child's achievements. Her flexible curriculum is extremely motivating for children as it enables them to learn through their own interests. Children are excited as they create sensory bottles filled with objects, such as glitter, black spiders and purple cats and design colourful, sparkling firework pictures. They use a range of different sized paint brushes, to make swirling patterns and straight lines to create a picture of fireworks bursting in the dark sky. The childminder promotes children's language extremely well, and she takes every opportunity to talk to children and use challenging words. She uses extended sentences to improve children's speaking and listening skills and introduces words, such as 'half', 'full', 'floating' and 'sinking'. The use of excellent observation, tracking and monitoring systems means that the childminder is able to accurately identify children's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

individual levels of learning and development. She gives 'Wow' moment cards to parents to encourage them to share and record any learning taking place at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The highly skilled and caring childminder supports children's emotional well-being superbly. Children feel very safe because of the strong bonds they quickly form with the childminder. This helps children to settle happily, promotes their emotional well-being and raises their self-esteem. Children safety is given high priority. For instance, they demonstrate how to 'drop and roll' in the event of a fire. The childminder creates a nurturing and exciting learning environment where children learn to respect one another. Children learn about rules and take great delight in learning about other people's customs and beliefs, such as through exploring different celebrations and festivals. Children are extremely well behaved. They are very caring towards each other and how to act kindly towards their friends.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children are reaching or exceeding levels of attainment appropriate for their age in all areas of learning. Children's personal, social and emotional development are particularly strong. Children make excellent progress from their starting points and are very well prepared for their next stage in education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489733 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1016752 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 9

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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 Hall Green. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides 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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