Childminder in Birmingham

Inspection date 26 February 2019 Previous inspection date 14 March 2016

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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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This provision is good

n The childminder promotes children's independence. She encourages children to do things for themselves. For example, children wash their hands before eating and competently choose from the wide range of activities that they want to play with. n Children behave very well. They enjoy playing with others and learn to share and take turns. The childminder uses effective ways to support children's positive behaviour. For example, she gently reminds them that 'it's nice to share and take turns'. n Children display well-developed communication and language abilities. They talk about their interests and experiences using well-constructed sentences. The childminder asks thought-provoking questions that challenge children's thinking. Children make good progress in their learning and development. n Children are happy and well settled in the childminder's home. They develop strong bonds with the childminder and enjoy playing with her, seeking her out for support and

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This provision is good

affection. n The childminder has not achieved highly effective partnerships with providers of some other settings that children also attend to provide continuity in their learning. n The childminder does not use her assessment systems as well as possible to consistently identify children's progress and their next steps of development precisely in all areas of 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

n extend the partnership working with other settings that children also attend, to support continuity and consistency in children's learning and promote higher levels of progress n make better use of monitoring and assessment systems, to consistently identify children's next steps of development more precisely and support their learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n 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. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of the signs of abuse and neglect. She fully understands what procedures to follow to protect children's welfare. The childminder is proactive in developing her and her assistant's professional knowledge through completing further training. The childminder demonstrates a good capacity to improve. She uses self-evaluation well, to identify and address improvements to her practice. The assistant's practice is monitored effectively to enable children to have consistency in their learning. This has a positive impact on outcomes for children. The childminder shares lots of information with parents so that they are informed of her role and responsibility to keep children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her skills and knowledge to provide children with a variety of interesting and challenging learning experiences. For example, children get very excited as they go outside and play in the sand. The childminder hides several shapes and asks children to find them. As children hunt for them, they identify the colour of the item and count how many they have. This promotes their recognition of different colours and develops their numeracy skills. The childminder communicates well with parents each day to keep them informed. Overall, she has effective systems in place to ensure parents have a clear overview of their children's ongoing learning and development. The childminder regularly observes children and finds out what they know and can do when they first start with her. Children enjoy using their imaginations when the play outside , for example as they pretend to have a picnic. Children develop their play and encourage

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

each other to make pretend sandwiches. They tell their friends that they are 'going to work', as they get into the sit-in pretend car. Children choose from an extensive range of enjoyable activities indoors and outside.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are sociable and enjoy playing and interacting with the childminder and other children. The childminder promotes routine in the day. For example, she asks children to sit down at the table for snack and mealtimes. She makes good use of these times to engage children in discussions to extend their language skills. Children are very confident and demonstrate that they feel safe and emotionally secure. Children extend their physical skills in the well-resourced garden. For example, they confidently climb up the slide, taking the doll with them and then come down, saying how fast they are going.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are learning skills that they will need for their future education. All children, including those in receipt of funding, are confident communicators who enjoy talking about their own experiences. Children demonstrate good levels of concentration and enthusiasm in their play. They develop their imaginations and follow their own play ideas.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477875 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10064420 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 0 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection 14 March 2016

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Registers

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in the Middleton area of Leeds, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 5.30am to 6pm, Mondays, to Fridays, except for family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3 and works with a registered assistant.

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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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