Childminder EY499469

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 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

 The childminder develops strong partnerships with the local nursery and school staff. This helps to promote consistency in children's ongoing care and to fully prepare children for their future move on to nursery or school. Children make good progress.  The childminder builds effective relationships with the children. For example, she values children's comments and uses these well to build conversations that follow children's interests. During such times, she affectionately holds children's hands, gives encouraging smiles and praise, and plays alongside them. This helps children to feel relaxed and safe, and to take part in new experiences.  The childminder provides good opportunities for children to learn about animals from first-hand experiences. For example, children observe chicks as they hatch in the setting. This, along with ongoing discussion, helps to consolidate their learning.  The childminder provides a playroom that is well resourced and organised so that

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This provision is good

children can explore their own ideas and select toys and equipment independently.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not provide all parents with as much information as possible about how they can best support their child's learning at home.  The childminder does not use the information she gathers from observing children as effectively as possible, to support children to make rapid progress 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

 expand the information provided to parents about how they can support their child's learning at home, so that children make the best possible progress  make the most of what is known about individual children's achievements to guide planning more precisely so that children make rapid progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, 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 or working in the household.  The inspector held conversations with children during the inspection.  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 attended child protection training. She knows what to do should she have a concern about a child in her care. The childminder demonstrates a strong commitment to keeping her knowledge up to date, to successfully promote children's learning. For example, she has attended training on how to support children who need help to develop their communication skills. This has helped her to fully support children who need help in communicating and to help children understand how to sound out letters.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder checks that the activities she provides fully support children to develop their skills across all aspects of their learning. She promotes children's learning through effective teaching. For example, the childminder recognises and values the children's fascination with the newly hatched chicks. She answers the numerous questions children ask her about them. The childminder provides the children with plenty of resources to engage them in imaginary role-play based on their interests. For example, children put tiny toy penguins in metal eggs and make a nest for them with the materials that they find. They develop their physical skills and problem-solving skills as they build towers with small bricks. During such activities, the childminder encourages the younger children to recognise the different colours of the bricks. She encourages the older children to create patterns with the bricks, and to count them and compare the size of the towers they build.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder supports children who speak English as an additional language well. For example, she uses picture cards with printed words in the child's home language, to help children communicate and develop their use of English.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes children's social and emotional development well. Parents provide positive written comments, such as, 'The childminder provides a safe and loving environment'. There is direct access to the garden. Here, children can use the sit-on trucks, tricycles, swing, basketball hoop and the small and large slides to develop their physical skills. The childminder uses successful strategies and positive role modelling to help children behave well. She provides children with nutritious and well-balanced snacks.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. They use available resources as props in their make-believe play, based on their first-hand experiences. For example, children use a spatula in an empty crisp tube and pretend to mix the ingredients for a cake. They play together as they move the toy trains around the wooden track. Children make marks as they use the chalk on the ground outside and draw on paper with the felt- tipped pens. They talk to the childminder about themselves and special events at home. Children are confident, happy and seek out others to share experiences with.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY499469 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1044151 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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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 Albrighton, near Wolverhampton. She operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides weekend care upon request. She provides funded 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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Telephone number

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