Childminder EY495082

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 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 childminder evaluates the service she provides effectively. She seeks the views of parents and children, and identifies where further improvements can be made. For example, she has extended further the provision to enhance the learning and development for babies.  The childminder uses effective systems for assessing children's progress. She has a good knowledge of their interests and individual next steps in learning. She uses this successfully to help children to make good progress.  Children are motivated and develop positive attitudes to learning. They gain a broad range of useful skills that prepares them well for their future learning. Children enjoy interacting with their friends and they work as a team, share and take turns. For example, children show consideration and offer toys to their friends.  The childminder and her assistants are warm, friendly and attentive to children's needs.

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This provision is good

Children involve them in their play happily and are at ease in their care.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder monitors her assistants' practice, she has not identified some occasions where their teaching can be improved further.  The childminder has not fully considered how to enable children to explore their creative ideas more freely as they enjoy making things.

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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

 monitor assistants' teaching skills more closely, to identify where more support is needed, to improve learning outcomes for children further  provide more opportunities for younger children to explore their creative ideas.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector and the childminder observed an activity and discussed it together.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including suitability checks, policies and children's records.  The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants know how to recognise and report signs that indicate a child may be at risk of harm. The childminder has developed good partnerships with parents, other providers and professionals involved in children's care. She keeps parents fully informed of their children's progress and provides ideas to support their continued learning at home. She works closely with other professionals to provide tailored learning plans to help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to catch up in their learning. The childminder and her assistants attend training opportunities to benefit children. For instance, they have extended their skills in supporting children's early communication development, including for those who speak English as an additional language.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides effective opportunities for children to practise their physical development. Children focus as they fold paper and use different joining methods, such as glue and tape. They learn to use tools to help in everyday tasks, such as spreading cheese onto crackers at snack time. The childminder plans a range of challenging activities that helps children to progress well with their mathematical understanding. Children learn about shapes and their properties and make connections with those they see in the environment. They talk about them confidently, using mathematical language.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder takes time to help new children settle. She works closely with parents to find out about their children's individual interests, routines and starting points. This means that she can meet their needs and support their learning from the onset. The childminder and her assistants are good role models. Children receive clear guidance about what is expected of them and they behave well. The childminder provides effective opportunities for children to become independent. For instance, she encourages children to dress in their outdoor clothes and to manage their personal needs. Children enjoy helping to tidy up and carrying out age-appropriate tasks, such as drying outdoor equipment. Children explore diversity and the different ways that people celebrate. They enjoy dressing in clothes from different cultures and using objects, such as chopsticks.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children progress well with their communication and language. They express their ideas clearly, sing songs and rhymes, and take turns in conversations. They persevere and work as a team, for example, as they balance construction pieces to build bridges. Children develop good literacy skills. They enjoy sharing books, learn to recognise their names and practise their early writing skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495082 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1031349 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 6 Number of children on roll 10

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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 operates all year round, from 7am until 6pm Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She works with a co-childminder and assistants. The setting receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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