Ahmed Camelia

Inspection date 24 October 2018 Previous inspection date 12 March 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The childminder seeks to improve her professional skills and also provides effective support for her assistant. For example, she helps her assistant to reflect on her practice and gives her ideas for further development. Recent training has helped them to extend their understanding in supporting children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The childminder and her assistant support children's communication and language skills successfully. For example, they help younger children to build their vocabulary and encourage them to join in with songs and rhymes. Older children enjoy looking at photographs of themselves playing, and talk about these. n Children develop positive attitudes to learning and make good progress. They gain a broad range of useful skills that prepare them well for starting school. n The childminder and her assistant effectively help children to learn to manage their

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The provision is good

feelings and behaviour. Children receive clear messages about what is expected of them and behave well. They talk about how they will share toys with their friends when they arrive later.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder does not use children's assessment information precisely enough to identify where they will benefit from an even greater level of challenge. n At times, the childminder and her assistant are not fully effective in helping the youngest children to secure their literacy skills and mathematical understanding.

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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

n use children's assessment information more precisely to identify and plan further challenge and help them make the best possible progress n review and enhance the support provided for children's literacy and mathematical understanding to help them to make the best possible progress.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection and carried out a joint evaluation of the teaching and learning with the childminder. n The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home used by children. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and children's records. n The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe. They have a clear understanding of the process to follow should they need to report any concerns about a child's well-being. The childminder makes careful risk assessments of her home, garden and places they visit to ensure that children can play safely. Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder communicates successfully with parents to meet children's needs and support their continued learning at home and at the setting. She works closely with other professionals involved in children's care to support their well-being successfully. The childminder reviews her practice effectively and identifies areas for further improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant support children's physical development well. Children benefit from a good range of opportunities to be physically active and explore outdoors. They enjoy activities that support their sense of adventure and learn to climb safely, use swings and balance carefully along beams. They carefully use tools to cut and shape dough. The childminder provides children with a good range of interesting opportunities to support their imagination. Children pretend to cook using natural materials they find outdoors, such as grass and mud. They create stories as they play with role-play equipment and pretend they have visitors.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a good range of opportunities to help children to gain an awareness of people from different communities. Children learn about the different ways that people celebrate and talk about their experiences from home. The childminder and her assistant support children's independence well. They provide them with many opportunities to become independent in managing their own needs, such as their personal care routines. Children learn about good hygiene practices and the importance of washing hands before they eat and after playing outdoors. They benefit from healthy meals and snacks. The childminder and her assistant are friendly and nurturing. Children gain good levels of emotional security and build trusting relationships with them.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children concentrate well on activities they enjoy. They focus carefully as they create art work using collage materials and show pleasure in their achievements. They make confident decisions in their play and make their wishes known clearly. Children enjoy solving puzzles, such as working out how to connect gears together to make them turn. Children enjoy experimenting with the sounds created by different musical instruments and join in with dancing activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 227559 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10069966 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 12 March 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 1994 and lives in Sparkhill, Birmingham. The childminder works with an assistant and holds a childcare qualification at level 3. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Registers

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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