Childminder EY497099

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 May 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

 Children are making good progress. The childminder has a secure knowledge of how young children learn through play. She uses the information she gathers about what they already know and can do, and builds on this effectively. The childminder provides activities children enjoy to help them engage well with their play.  The childminder reflects on her provision well and identifies areas for improvement to increase children's learning experiences. She keeps up with her continuous professional development to help provide good-quality teaching and focused challenges for children.  Children develop confidence and good self-esteem. They enjoy interacting with the childminder and communicate their needs well. For example, children let her know if they would like more fruit and when they need their drinks. They make independent choices and are engaged in their learning.  Partnerships with parents are very good. The childminder exchanges valuable

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This provision is good

information with them about their children's achievements, which contributes to consistency in children's care and learning. She keeps parents up to date with their children's progress, and helps them to support their learning and development at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently provide children with opportunities to explore a wide range of natural materials to extend their creativity, imaginations and communication skills even further.

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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

 enhance children's opportunities to explore and experiment with their creativity in the natural world and to further develop their communication skills through their play in this area.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector considered the views of parents through the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of how to identify and report a concern about a child. She implements rigorous practice that reflects her secure knowledge of how to keep children safe. She keeps her knowledge up to date, and ensures her home and other venues are safe for children to use. The childminder shares ideas and good practice with other early years professionals. This also helps her to monitor her provision well. She is currently undertaking a relevant degree course which is helping her to understand in more depth, how she can use her knowledge to help individual children to learn more effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses children's individual interests to engage and challenge them effectively in their play. For example, she teaches them to recognise colours and numbers as they play with toy cars. She helps children to match the written numbers on the cars to those in the parking spaces, which she has marked out in a large tray. The childminder helps children to count, and understand mathematical ideas, such as 'big' and 'small', through a wide range of activities, songs and conversations. Children enjoy playing picture card matching games. The childminder extends their language well and explains clearly what they need to do. For example, she shows them how they can find a matching pair from two groups of cards, introducing children to these new words in context. She recognises when children begin to lose interest and they want to choose a different activity. She encourages children to draw and make marks to help develop their early

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder is flexible in her approach to children's routines. She finds out about these from parents to help her meet children's needs well. Parents let her know if their child has not slept well, so the childminder knows they may need to sleep earlier than usual. The childminder praises children frequently, and they gain confidence and good self-esteem. They show they are relaxed and comfortable in the childminder's care, such as when they sit on her lap for a cuddle. She helps children to take turns in a card game and to share the cards. Children enjoy healthy food and daily outdoor play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are happy and engaged in their play. They make independent choices from the exciting toys in the playroom. They listen intently to a favourite story and point excitedly at the pictures. Children gain good independence skills, such as when they put their shoes on to go outside, and wipe their noses. Children are very well prepared for the next stages in their learning. They demonstrate good social skills and are enthusiastic learners. They are confident in letting the childminder know what they want to play with.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497099 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 1040233 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 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 2016 and lives in Solihull. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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