Childminder in Birmingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 January 2018 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 experienced and qualified childminder provides a variety of outings to help positively support children's social skills and their learning and development. She has made a good start to her new role and provides a welcoming environment where children are happy and confident.  The childminder has effective settling-in procedures. This helps children to quickly develop strong emotional bonds with her. The childminder keeps parents informed about their children's learning during their time with her and sends parents messages and photographs.  The childminder provides good opportunities for children to attend stay-and-play sessions. She plans regular weekly visits to the library, parks and walks in the community to help ensure children learn about their community and the wider world.  The childminder makes effective use of evaluation and reflection to help her identify her strengths and weaker areas of her practice. She seeks parents' views and plans

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This provision is good

ongoing improvements and developments designed to have a positive impact on children's outcomes.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not yet developed ways of encouraging parents to consistently share information about what their children can do at home.  The childminder's professional development is not specifically focused on raising the quality of the teaching to a higher level.

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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

 provide more opportunities for parents to share their children's learning at home so that this can be taken into account when planning for children's future learning  extend the focus on professional development, to raise the good quality teaching to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children as they played, listened to their interactions and talked with them at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and adults living and working on the premises and the childminder's qualifications.  The inspector took note of parents' written views from questionnaires.  The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's house and garden used for the care of children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her role and responsibility to keep children safe. She knows the possible signs of abuse and is fully aware of the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. She maintains a safe and secure environment and ensures that children are supervised well. She monitors the work of her assistant effectively, although he only works with her in the event of an emergency. She ensures he understands his role and responsibilities and carries out an induction, supervision and training, such as first aid.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder makes regular observations of children's learning and uses this information to plan activities to meet their learning needs. She provides a good range of interesting activities for children to support the areas of learning and children's interests. For example, the childminder and children created a forest scene with wild animals and dinosaurs which are popular with the children. Children develop their fine physical skills as they enjoy completing puzzles and threading pasta to create bracelets and necklaces. The childminder encourages children's play and exploration well. She encourages them to experiment, such as finding out how many scoops they need to fill up a container with sand and pasta. Babies sit in a tray filled with dried pasta and show excitement as they explore the sounds the pasta makes when they kick their feet and throw it in the tray to make sounds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children's emotional development well with effective praise and encouragement. Children behave well and use good manners. The childminder supports and helps children learn how to be safe. For example, when out in the community she teaches them about the dangers of the road and when inside she helps children understand what action they should take in an emergency. The childminder promotes children's health well, she offers children a variety of fruits at snack time and water is readily available to children. She teaches children good hygiene routines and ensures they wash their hands before meals and takes them out daily for play in the fresh air in the garden or local parks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop their creative and literacy skills well. They regularly paint, use chalk boards and books to develop their writing skills and knowledge of letters. Children develop good pencil control and they are learning to write for a purpose as they confidently write their name. They successfully manage tasks for themselves. They use tools for a purpose to cut up their own fruits and dress themselves for outdoor play. Children learn about mathematics through activities, such as counting as they thread pasta and recognise numbers randomly painted on stones. All children make good progress in readiness for their next stage in learning, including their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495114 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1033238 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 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 Lozells, Birmingham. She occasionally works with an assistant. The childminder operates each weekday throughout the year, from 7.30am until 6pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a level 3 qualification. The childminder provides funded early education for 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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Telephone number

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