Childminder in Walsall

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 April 2018 12 November 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 evaluates her practice well using the views of others, such as parents and other professionals. She uses their feedback to help shape her practice and identify her professional development needs. This helps to promote good, continuous improvement.  The childminder effectively supports children's personal, social and emotional development and promotes equality and diversity in her teaching. For example, she teaches children how to follow rules, such as sharing toys with others. Children have positive attitudes towards people who may be different to themselves.  The childminder has a close relationship with parents. She keeps them well informed about their children's progress and next steps. Parents can borrow resources from the childminder to help support their children's learning at home.  The childminder observes children's learning and accurately assesses their progress to help plan activities that enable children to reach the next steps in their learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide the same varied learning opportunities outside as she does inside, such as activities to promote children's early writing skills.  The childminder does not exchange detailed information with the providers of other settings children attend, to fully promote consistency in their learning.

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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

 extend the learning experiences available to children who prefer to learn outside, especially activities to support their early writing skills  build on the information exchanged with staff at other settings children attend, to promote greater consistency in children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. He looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living and working in the household.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. He had a tour of the childminder's home and garden and viewed the resources available to children.  The inspector discussed with the childminder her self-evaluation, professional development and how she monitors her assistant's performance.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. He took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder monitors her assistant's performance through regular supervisory meetings. She identifies training for her assistant to help develop her knowledge and skills. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder can identify the signs of abuse and knows to report concerns about children's welfare. She and her assistant have both attended child protection training to help them understand local safeguarding procedures. The childminder thoroughly assesses potential hazards in her home and garden and minimises these to help keep children safe. Monitoring of children's learning is good. The childminder closely checks children's rate of progress to help ensure all children make at least expected progress and that no gaps are emerging.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of the skills older children need, ready for their move on to school. For example, she provides games to help them recognise numerals and match the quantity of dots to the numeral. The childminder challenges older children well, such as introducing them to patterns and sequencing to build on their mathematical skills further. The childminder skilfully promotes younger children's communication skills and their physical development through planning for their interests. For instance, she provides farm toys to build on children's fascination of animals. The childminder makes sounds of animals that children try to repeat, such as an 'oink' noise for a pig. Young children grasp the toy animals and move them around the farm as they develop good skills of passing objects between hands.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children have good levels of engagement and motivation and can think for themselves. When they come across challenges in their learning, they show a 'can-do attitude' as they persevere to try again. Children can think of ways to solve problems, such as ways to find the next piece of their jigsaw puzzle by looking for the corresponding coloured piece. Children have a strong bond with the childminder and those who have recently started have settled in quickly. The standard of care is good. The childminder provides comfort and reassurance to young children when they need it as they sit on her knee and play with toys. Children have good levels of independence and quickly learn new self-care skills, such as becoming toilet trained. The childminder effectively promotes children's healthy lifestyles, including teaching them good hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning. They can follow the instructions the childminder gives them to make cakes. Children have good relationships with the other children who attend and play together well. They are confident to express their own preferences of what they would like to play with as they learn how to lead their own play. Older children are imaginative and enjoy acting out experiences they are familiar with, using toy people and vehicles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY399621 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 1105027 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 12 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Sutton Coldfield, Walsall. The childminder works with an assistant. She operates from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free 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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