Childminder EY444163

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 June 2018 23 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 warm and caring with all of the children. This helps children to settle in quickly and become ready to learn. The childminder uses 'high fives' and gives plenty of praise. This helps to promote children's good behaviour and fosters children's emotional attachments very well. Outcomes for children are good.  The childminder develops strong relationships with all other providers, including the local schools. This helps to make sure there is a consistent exchange of information that will promote children's care learning and development.  The childminder effectively evaluates her provision. She includes the views of parents and their children in these evaluations. This helps to identify targets that will continue to improve the provision and, thereby, benefit all children who attend.  The childminder shares each child's next steps in learning with their parents. This effectively promotes parents' confidence in supporting their child's learning at home.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not consistently seek the highest possible level of detail from every parent about what their child already knows and can do, prior to starting at the provision.  There are few opportunities for children to gain a high level of awareness about the similarities and differences between themselves and others in the wider community.

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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

 encourage parents even further to share information about what their child already knows and can do so that this comprehensive information can be used from the start  provide more opportunities for children to develop their awareness of similarities and differences between themselves and others in the local and wider community.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors 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 spoke to children during the inspection and took account of the views of parents through the written feedback they provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder ensures all indoor and outdoor areas are safe before children arrive each morning. She attends child protection training and knows what to do and whom to contact should she have a concern about a child. The childminder effectively supervises children throughout the day. This helps to keep children safe. The childminder effectively monitors the educational programmes. This helps to ensure all children progress well in their learning. The childminder provides parents with daily feedback about their child's routines, care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children enjoy taking part in the activities that the childminder provides. For example, children laugh and giggle as they choose which instruments they want to play. They thoroughly enjoy singing along with the childminder and know all the actions to their familiar rhymes. The childminder promotes children's mathematical language well. She demonstrates counting and talks about shapes and colours during their planned and spontaneous activities. The childminder takes children on a range of outings that fosters their interest in the natural world. For example, children learn about life on the farm as they visit local farms and talk about the animals they find there. Children also enjoy finding out about wild animals from around the world during their visits to the zoo. This, and local walks to seek out insects and identify birds, helps to promote children's empathy for living things very well. Children's interest in the world is further promoted as they

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

explore cause and effect. For example, children push buttons, manipulate and investigate how battery-operated toys work. During activities, the childminder uses questioning techniques to encourage children to think and to solve their own problems.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder talks to children about healthy choices at mealtimes. She provides a range of fruit and drinks of water throughout the day. The childminder takes children on regular visits to the local parks. Here, she encourages children to take manageable risks in their play as they extend their climbing and balancing skills. This helps children to develop an increasing understanding about a healthy lifestyle.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are progressing well. They make friends with others and develop their confidence as they attend local toddler groups. Children demonstrate their growing independence as they make choices from the broad range of resources and toys around them. All children thoroughly enjoy making marks as they mix paints and use crayons to create their own work. They develop a real interest in books through regular story times. Children are becoming increasingly ready for their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY444163 Local authority Walsall Inspection number 1105420 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Wednesbury, West Midlands. She operates all year round, from 7.30am until 5.30pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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