Childminder EY405537

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

The quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder creates an extremely calm, safe and stimulating environment. Children use the exceptionally high-quality resources and equipment well, which stimulates their curiosity and captures their imagination. Children are happy and settled and, as a result, their behaviour is exemplary. They develop their independence and follow their own ideas in both the indoor and outdoor areas. Outdoor learning is promoted particularly well. The covered area offers outdoor play in all weathers. Children dress in hard hats and florescent jackets as they pretend to be construction workers. They use diggers and tractors to dig in sand and build bridges with bricks and take turns to walk across. The childminder is exceptional in promoting strong, trusting relationships and making sure that children feel safe and well cared for. Children develop very positive attitudes to their play and are eager to learn. Her provision is fully inclusive. This results in

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The provision is outstanding

high-quality support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The childminder and her assistant, who specialises in working with children with a range of disabilities, are proactive in seeking support for children. She recommends parents seek advice through alternative education and specialist therapy for children. The childminder and her assistant engage children in meaningful conversations to extend their communication skills, including using Makaton signing.

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need to do better?

n The childminder meticulously reviews children's progress. This helps her to precisely identify and very quickly address emerging gaps in learning. She monitors and tracks children's progress and uses an online system to share information about children's development with parents. The childminder gets to know children and their families very well from the start. She has implemented a careful settling-in process where she learns about children's routines, interests and their likes and dislikes before the parents leave children in her care. The childminder uses this information highly effectively to plan for and enhance children's learning experiences, so that they make exceptional progress. n The knowledgeable childminder provides an exciting curriculum, which promotes all areas of learning. Along with her assistant, she caters for children's interests and abilities extremely well. They carefully observe children, learn about their

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interests and find out what they can do and provide stimulating activities. Children explore lentils, dried beans, pasta and other objects as they fill plastic bottles to create musical instruments. Children mould dough and use cutters to create decorations to hang on their Christmas tree, and talk excitedly about what presents they would like. n The childminder meets the individual needs of children superbly and the children flourish in her care. They independently choose their own activities, dress

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3 December 2019 themselves for outdoor play, serve their own meals and attend to their self-care needs extremely well for their ages. n The childminder has high expectations of the children in her care. Her effective systems for settling children into the setting allow children to build strong attachments and feel emotionally secure. Children's behaviour is exemplary; they are extremely happy and develop high levels of self-esteem. The childminder is skilled at supporting children to develop their understanding of feelings and emotions. n Partnerships with parents are outstanding. The childminder use various ways to communicate with parents, for example, daily discussions, newsletters, noticeboards and a comments tree. This helps to ensure parents are fully included in their children's future learning and can continue to promote this at home. Parents speak highly of the childminder and her assistant. They said:

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'Sending my child was 100% the right choice and we believe the setting is inspirational and recommend it to other parents.' Others said the childminder goes 'over and beyond' and their children have made significant progress. n The childminder has recently taken on an apprentice and has a rigorous system to ensure that both her assistant and apprentice provide children with high- quality care. They are supported extraordinarily well by the childminder through supervisions, regular meetings and training. n The childminder is highly reflective. She regularly evaluates her setting to make rapid changes and drive improvement, to ensure she is maintaining the highest standards for all children. She gives the children a voice as she consults them about what activities they would like to do for Christmas and together they complete a spider diagram with their ideas.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistants have created a culture of vigilance where children's welfare is actively promoted. The childminder's in-depth knowledge of what to do if she has concerns about a child in her care promotes children's welfare exceptionally well. She places a high priority on continual professional development and recognises the benefit of continuing to build on her skills and those of her assistants with regular supervisions. She works with her assistants and through first-class performance management she identifies further training to maintain knowledge and skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY405537 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10070019 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 1 to 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 2 March 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Sutton Coldfield. The provision operates from 7.30am to 6pm Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The childminder receives funding for two-, three- and four- year-old children. She works with an assistant and an apprentice.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder, her assistants and the children. n The inspector had a tour of the areas used by the children. n At appropriate times during the inspection, the inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant, her apprentice and the children. n The inspector and the childminder observed individual children during an activity and discussed their learning and progress. n The inspector reviewed a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, certificates and the suitability checks of the childminder and those who live and work in the household. n The inspector took account of the written and verbal feedback from parents.

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Inspection activities

3 December 2019 We carried out this inspection 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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3 December 2019 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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