Childminder EY236645

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 May 2018 12 September 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 provides a warm, welcoming and well-resourced learning environment. Children are inquisitive and active explorers. They make independent choices in their play and display good levels of confidence and self-esteem.  Children form strong bonds with the childminder and she knows how to help them settle quickly when they first start with her. She recognises when children are tired and need to rest, and they are relaxed and emotionally secure in her care.  The childminder continues to develop her professional knowledge. For example, she has updated her first-aid training. In addition, she attends training that has helped raise her understanding of the wider safeguarding remit.  Effective partnerships with parents and other professionals support the childminder to meet children's individual needs. She shares information regularly with others to ensure continuity in children's care and to promote shared learning.

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This provision is good

 The childminder uses an electronic system to record observations, assessments and identify children's next steps in learning. She encourages parents to access these and to contribute photographs of their children engaged in activities at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is aware of children's development. However, she does not use robust monitoring systems to track children's progress with precision.  The childminder does not consistently evaluate her practice, to help raise the quality of the provision to a higher level.

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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

 track children's progress more effectively, to recognise and address potential gaps in their learning easily  make more-consistent use of self-evaluation to help secure further improvements to practice and children's experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during indoor activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector viewed a focused activity, and held discussions with the childminder about the children's progress and achievements.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector viewed the areas of the setting used for childminding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of the possible indicators of abuse. She understands the procedures to follow should she have concerns about the welfare of a child in her care. The childminder regularly updates her safeguarding training. She is committed to providing a safe environment for children. She regularly carries out risk assessments to ensure the environment and equipment are suitable. The childminder takes positive steps to enhance further her personal effectiveness. For example, she works closely with local childminders and early years advisers to ensure that she keeps her knowledge up to date.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder offers a wide range of interesting resources to help children explore and develop their independence. Children have fun playing and creating objects with play dough. The childminder helps them to use utensils to cut out shapes of vehicles, which is a particular interest of the children. Children enjoy decorating a range of vehicles, as they stick coloured paper, buttons, pompoms and other objects to create a collage. Children learn about the natural world as they plant coriander seeds. The childminder helps children develop good communication skills. She repeats words and sentences back to children. The childminder learns words in children's home languages and is able to understand what they are saying. She joins in children's play, and together they roll a large dice with different colours and find the matching coloured circle to stand on.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children confidently make choices about their play and their behaviour is good. The childminder offers consistent praise and encouragement to children. She gives them stickers, which helps to support their confidence and sense of self-esteem. Children settle quickly and learn about important social skills. Children are learning about healthy lifestyles and have good access to physical exercise in the garden or on outings in the local environment. Children regularly attend groups, parks and soft-play centres. The childminder provides them with nutritious snacks, such as a variety of fruits, and they create collages showing good and bad food. The childminder ensures children follow good hygiene routines as they wash their hands before meals and after playing in the garden. Children are beginning to understand about their own safety. They are happy to help to tidy up and eagerly find all the pieces for the jigsaw and put the toys away.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning and development in readiness for starting school. They grow in confidence, learn to communicate and build friendships with others. Children become absorbed in their play and concentrate well as they express their creativity. They develop their counting skills well and learn to recognise shapes, colours and sizes. Young children recognise numbers as they complete number puzzles. They solve problems as they work out where shapes go in a sorter.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY236645 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1103997 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 September 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Handsworth, Birmingham. The childminder operates all year round, from 7am until 5pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for two-, 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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