Childminder EY277941

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 July 2018 16 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 uses skills gained from training to promote children's learning. For example, she uses open-ended questions and gives children time to respond to questions to help promote their communication and language skills.  The childminder completes a comprehensive progress check for children aged between two and three years. She shares this information with parents and other professionals, such as health visitors. This helps to promote integrated working.  Children have strong attachments to the childminder. She provides sensitive care and follows children's routines from home to help promote continuity in their care.  Children have good independence skills. They complete small tasks by themselves, such as tidying away toys after they have finished playing with them.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder does not regularly seek the views of parents in her self-evaluation to promote continual improvement to the highest level.  The childminder does not precisely match planned activities to all children's next steps to help them make outstanding progress.  The childminder does not encourage parents to share detailed information about all their children know and can do when they start.

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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

 strengthen self-evaluation to regularly include the views of parents to promote highly effective continuous improvement  focus more precisely on children's next steps in learning during planned activities to accelerate their already good rate of progress  encourage parents to share even more information about their children's knowledge and skills when they start.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during a range of activities and assessed the impact on children's learning.  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 in the household.  The inspector spoke to 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 childminder teaches children about their local community and the wider world. For instance, she takes children to local markets for them to meet different people and try food from different cultures. This helps to build on children's understanding of the world. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder minimises risks to children, such as cutting up grapes to help reduce the likelihood of them choking. She is knowledgeable about safeguarding procedures, including how to identify and report concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder updates her knowledge of child protection through training. This helps her to keep up to date with current safeguarding legislation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides varied opportunities to help children develop their skills for the next stage in their learning, including school. She builds on children's interests well. For example, children thoroughly enjoy art and craft activities that the childminder provides. They create with a purpose and independently choose what art materials to use. The childminder encourages older children to make marks with pens on their pictures and recognise the shape of sequins, such as a 'circle'. She guides children's learning styles through her teaching. The childminder develops children's curiosity in insects that they find in the garden. She maintains children's concentration in learning and encourages children to think of their own ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children's behaviour is good. The childminder teaches children rules which they follow well, such as sharing toys. She has effective arrangements to support new children to settle into her setting. The childminder provides nutritious meals for children to promote their healthy diet. She explains to children what food is good for them, such as fruit, and what they should occasionally eat as a small treat. Before children eat, the childminder ensures they wash their hands to promote their good hygiene. Learning opportunities in the childminder's garden are varied. Children enjoy practising their physical skills. They clamber up climbing equipment and come down slides.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress in their learning. They can recognise colours and name different animals that they see outside. Children have good self-care skills and develop their toileting skills typical for their stage of development. They are learning how to operate simple technology equipment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY277941 Local authority Shropshire Inspection number 1104164 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 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 September 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2004 and she lives in Rednal, Shropshire. She operates all year round, from 8am until 5.30pm from Monday to Thursday, 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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