Gnosill, Wendy

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 April 2018 10 July 2014

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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 is well qualified and experienced and adopts a professional approach to the service she offers. Parents are kept well informed about their children's care and progress and report good levels of satisfaction about the service they receive.  The childminder adopts a relaxed approach and children quickly settle into activities in an environment, which is organised with their needs in mind. The quality of teaching and the progress children make is good.  The childminder places a strong focus on providing a broad range of interesting art and craft activities and opportunities for children to be creative and imaginative during their play.  The childminder knows the children well and places a good focus on supporting their emotional well-being and teaching them to show care and concern for others.  The home is kept clean and safe and children learn about the importance of good hygiene routines.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not always use the children's assessment information to meticulously plan highly challenging activities to help children make the best possible progress.  The childminder does not consistently provide a rich range of activities to extend children's learning further in some aspects of their mathematics and literacy development.

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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

 use the information gained from children's assessments to plan highly challenging activities that help children make consistently high rates of progress  provide a rich range of activities that support children's understanding of quantity and weight and linking sounds and letters even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has effective systems in place and organises all the required records and procedures to help promote the welfare of children well. She has a strong understanding of child protection and wider safeguarding issues and understands the procedure to follow if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder places a clear focus on evaluating her practice and works closely with other childminder's to share ideas to help her build on the good- quality practice already achieved. The childminder has close links with the local schools that children attend and shares information with them to help meet children's care and educational needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses the environment well to provide an attractive range of resources and activities that capture children's interest and imagination. She uses topics, such as the life cycle of a frog and butterfly, and the solar system to help teach children about the natural world. The childminder confidently talks to children about their interests and promotes their language skills well. For example, she asks them various questions to make them think and shows a real interest in what they say. The childminder uses a creative range of visual aids during story sessions to help motivate children. For example, children show very-good levels of involvement, as they post pretend food into the two make-believe caterpillars, one of which is made of a tube and the other a cardboard box. The childminder skilfully incorporates concepts, such as health eating, counting and size.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder uses the family pets as a good base to teach children about being kind, gentle and considering the feelings of others. Children help to care for the pets and learn about the importance of food and water for animals and their own bodies. The childminder places a good focus on teaching children about safety, such as keeping safe around the pet animals and when on outings. For example, when children take regular seasonal walks to collect items of interest they learn about road safety and, which items are safe to collect. Children behave well. They have a close relationship with the childminder and enjoy their time at the childminder's home. The childminder works well with parents to gain detailed information about babies' care needs and follows their individual routines to meet their needs.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points and are well prepared for their eventual move on to school. Children are imaginative as they create their own artwork. For example, they cut, join, assemble and decorate a wide range of items often linked to the different festivals and celebrations. They enjoy learning about the wider world and local community as they take regular walks. Children have good opportunities to use their senses to explore resources, such play dough, water, sand and pasta. Children show an interest in making marks as they paint and draw with a variety of writing materials.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY259041 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 1104070 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Walsall, West Midlands. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays and bank 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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