Childminder EY548667

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Activities and resources are carefully selected by the childminders to promote children's learning and focus on their individual interests. The childminder is very attentive to children's needs. For example, she sits alongside children as they play and learn to extend children's language skills and their pronunciation of words. Children confidently talk about what they are doing as they play.

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The provision is good

Children behave well and show they feel safe. Children are self-assured and enjoy outdoor play. They show curiosity as they explore their environment and become more adventurous. The most able children safely climb using stepping stones and expertly move themselves backwards and forwards on a swing. Children use wheeled toys and safely use tools to dig in the compost.

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The provision is good

The childminder interacts with children effectively to extend their learning and encourages them to make choices in their play. Children enjoy putting together a train track and talk about the objects and shapes they find. The childminder promotes children's numeracy skills. The childminder encourages children to count and use mathematical words, such as 'bigger' and 'smaller', to compare size and shapes. Children learn how to follow a beat as they use percussion instruments while they sing familiar songs and rhymes. Children are polite and well mannered, and make good progress from their individual starting points.

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need to do better?

n Children settle very well into the childminder's welcoming home. They confidently explore the designated playroom and independently select from a range of well-chosen resources. Children are relaxed, happy and form strong attachments with the childminder, her co-childminder and their assistant. The childminder works together with parents and other settings that children attend to promote continuity in children's learning. n Children are very well behaved and are kind and considerate to each other. The childminders are good role models and very attentive and caring. Children are encouraged to take responsibility in the setting and develop their independence. For example, older children help to tidy away toys, and younger children confidently feed themselves at mealtimes. n The childminder makes some of her own resources to provide children with unique ways of learning. For example, children enjoy a singing session and are

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need to do better?

encouraged to choose songs by selecting wooden spoons that display visual images of familiar songs and rhymes. However, the childminder does not consistently provide the highest level of challenge as she supports children's play and learning and sometimes misses opportunities to build on what children need to learn next.

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need to do better?

9 January 2020 n The childminder communicates very well with children. She supports children's emerging language skills effectively and introduces words and phrases that encourage children to extend their skills further. The childminder observes children as they play and tracks their development and progress. However, planning is not yet focused on children's individual needs and does not always enable children to make even greater progress. n The childminder and her co-childminder look for ways to promote children's understanding of the world. For example, they take children on walks to woodland areas and attend community groups in the local area where children meet and socialise with other children. n The childminder, her co-childminder and their assistant work well as a team and deploy the assistant effectively to help ensure children are actively engaged in their learning. They network with other childminders to keep up to date with

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need to do better?

changes in legislation and develop their professional skills. They gather the opinions of parents and children to drive forward further improvement. The childminder makes the most of professional development opportunities and attends training sessions to improve and develop her teaching skills. n The childminder prepares a good range of nutritious home-cooked meals and snacks. Good daily routines help children to learn about being healthy. They learn about the importance of regular exercise and washing their hands before eating. Daily opportunities for outdoor play promote children's physical skills effectively.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder, her co-childminder and their assistant attend regular, up-to-date safeguarding training and understand their responsibilities. They know how to report any concerns to the relevant professionals and have a secure knowledge of the signs of abuse that could place children at risk of harm. They are well organised and make sure children are cared for in a safe and secure environment. The childminder checks for hazards in her home and garden and during outings. This helps to provide a safe and secure environment for children. The childminder carries out regular fire evacuation drills with children. She maintains appropriate records to help to promote children's welfare and keep them safe.

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should:

n use children's assessments to plan even more precisely to provide optimum challenge and help every child make even more progress in their learning n provide consistently high levels of support and challenge to raise children's achievements to an even higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY548667 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 10130834 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 5 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 15 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Great Wyrley, Walsall. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She works with a co-childminder and an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector had a tour of the areas of the home available to children and completed a learning walk with the childminder to discuss the organisation of the provision. n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children. n The childminder and the inspector evaluated the effectiveness of an activity together. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. She reviewed a range of documentation, including evidence of suitability checks and training certificates. n The inspector reviewed parents' written feedback and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

9 January 2020 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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Inspection activities

9 January 2020 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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