Childminder EY286592

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 February 2018 10 March 2017

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 improved the quality of her provision. For example, she now obtains written permission from parents for every medication she gives to children.  Children have positive attachments with the childminder. Children have good social skills and they feel secure while in the childminder's care. She offers praise and encouragement and children develop good levels of self-confidence and self-esteem.  Children have independent access to a range of resources. They make choices and decide what they would like to play with indoors and in the garden.  Children are keen and active learners. They collectively create unique games and encourage each other while playing together.  The childminder tracks children's learning and development. She uses information from her assessments of children's progress to plan activities that support each child's next steps in learning.  Partnerships with parents are good as the childminder shares relevant information with

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This provision is good

them daily to keep them involved with their child's progress.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide consistent opportunities for all parents and children to contribute to the self-evaluation of the setting.  The childminder does not make the best use of the environment to enable children to understand words that they can see.

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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

 seek and include the views of all parents and children in the self-evaluation of the setting to make purposeful changes  provide even more opportunities for children to develop their early literacy skills further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector observed a range of activities indoors and in the garden.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder during the inspection.  The inspector and the childminder jointly considered the impact that teaching has on children's learning.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including evidence of suitability, children's development records, risk assessments, policies and procedures and suitability of other household members.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder updates her professional skills and knowledge. For example, she works closely with local authority advisers and has consistent support from other childminders in the local area. She discusses how recent child protection training has helped her to develop a greater understanding of changes in legislation. The childminder understands her responsibility to protect the children in her care. She knows who to contact should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. She reviews and checks for any risks in the home daily to help minimise any possible hazards to children in the learning environment and on outings. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children's language and communication skills as they enjoy participating in role play. For example, when the children develop a café and kitchen activity, she asks them questions about the roles they play, such as the chef, the customer and the waiter. The children independently find their individual equipment, such as pen and writing pad for the waiter, knife and fork for the customer and the cooking equipment and food for the chef. Children are focused on their roles and demonstrate their skills in thinking and understanding. They all communicate well, animate their roles and have fun while playing. Children are supported to learn number concepts, for instance as they thread shapes onto string and count how many they have threaded.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well in relation to their age and stage of development. The childminder uses positive strategies to manage children's behaviour and reminds them about her expectations. She provides children with regular opportunities to develop their social skills and develop confidence with other groups of children, such as on outings to parks and local play areas. Children benefit from regular exercise as they run and play in the garden. For example, children have fun taking part in creating a garage for the transport they drive. They park the cars and bicycles, and use water to wash them. They speak about the need to jack up the car to check the engine. The childminder praises children for their good behaviour and achievements.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are confident and independent. They are encouraged to make decisions. For example, they choose their own lunch and make their own sandwiches. They decide to draw on large pieces of paper and develop creative ideas that promote their imagination. The children explain their drawings with pride. This helps them to develop their language and literacy skills. Children take turns and work together while playing outside and have a good understanding of fairness. All children make good progress and are developing the skills they need for future learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY286592 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1107603 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 March 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Solihull. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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