Childminder EY313013

Inspection date 29 March 2019 Previous inspection date 7 October 2015

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This is a provision that requires improvement

n The childminder does not maintain an accurate record of children's days and hours of attendance. n The childminder does not consistently reinforce children's understanding of good personal hygiene routines. n The childminder does not use self-evaluation sufficiently to identify weakness in her practice. She does not focus well enough on her ongoing professional development. n The childminder does not hold thorough discussions with all parents about children's achievements on entry to fully establish their starting points.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder is skilled in helping young children to develop their communication and language skills. For example, she encourages them to use their home languages during play and helps them to extend their vocabulary. Older children listen attentively and clearly express their ideas. n Children make good progress. They are confident, curious and gain a broad range of useful skills that prepare them well for their future learning. n The childminder is friendly and attends to children's individual needs effectively. Children form close bonds with her and are happy and secure in her care.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date maintain an accurate record of children's daily hours of attendance. 15/04/2019

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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 make better use of opportunities to reinforce children's understanding of the importance of following good hygiene routines n develop a thorough approach to self-evaluation so that breaches in practice are identified and addressed, to continually improve the effectiveness of the provision n focus more precisely on professional development opportunities that extend further the already good teaching skills n develop further the procedures for working with parents when children first start, to establish clearly their achievement on entry.

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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 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 all areas of the childminder's home. 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 requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a suitable understanding of possible indicators that a child is at risk. She knows the procedures to follow should she need to report any child protection concerns. She understands the importance of informing Ofsted of any concerns that may affect her suitability to work with children, including those regarding members of her household. The childminder does not maintain all necessary records relating to children. She does not ensure that an accurate record of children's times and hours of attendance are consistently recorded. The childminder ensures that the premises are suitable. She makes careful risk assessments of her home and places she visits with children. Although the childminder attends some training, she does not focus fully on improving her teaching skills even further. She does not use self- evaluation robustly enough to identify weaknesses in her practice. The childminder keeps

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

parents informed about children's ongoing progress. However, she does not fully establish children's starting points to enable her to plan precisely for their learning from the outset.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, the childminder monitors children's ongoing progress effectively and makes good use of her observations of children to identify the skills they need to develop further. She provides children with good opportunities to acquire literacy skills. Older children eagerly practise their writing and learn about the letters and sounds in their names. They talk confidently about characters from their favourite stories. Children benefit from opportunities to explore their creative ideas and experiment freely. They concentrate as they mix together different colours of paint and use their fingers and a range of painting tools to create interesting effects.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Weaknesses in some aspects of the childminder's record keeping mean that children's well-being is not given high enough consideration. The childminder teaches children how to look after themselves, such as eating healthy foods. However, she does not reinforce children's understanding of following good personal hygiene routines. For example, she does not consistently encourage children to wash their hands before eating. The childminder helps children to learn about communities beyond their immediate experiences and to respect the differences between themselves and others. Children gain an awareness of friendships and show kindness to each other.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children display positive attitudes to learning. They ask questions to deepen their understanding and persevere as they attempt to solve problems. Younger children keep trying as they search for the correct place for jigsaw pieces. They work out that they need to rotate the pieces to enable them to fit correctly. Children develop their understanding of the world. They learn about animal habitats and their diets. They benefit from opportunities to explore magnets and uses of technology. For example, during role play, children use an electronic till to input the price of shopping items.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY313013 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10101178 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 2 - 4 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 7 October 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2005. She operates all year round from 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free early years education to 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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