Childminder in Dudley

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children make good progress in their learning. They enjoy the time they spend with this friendly, caring childminder. Children are extremely confident and make choices in their play. They happily chat to the childminder and visitors and involve them in their games. Children concentrate for prolonged periods of time as they play with pasta shapes and lentils. They scoop the mixture into pots and pour it through funnels. They use their imagination as they pretend that the mixture is soup and provide spoons for the childminder and visitors to eat with. The childminder teaches children how to use scales to weigh the pasta. Children learn that when one side goes down it is because it is the heaviest. Children count the pieces of pasta and work out that they need seven on each side to make the scales balance. Children experiment to see if the pasta will fit through a funnel. When it gets stuck, they persevere using different sizes of funnels until they find one that

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The provision is good

achieves their objective. Children behave well and play nicely together. They learn to be kind, listen to each other and respect each other's ideas and suggestions.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is qualified and experienced. She continually enhances her knowledge through training and research. She meets with other childminders and gains ideas from them to help her practice evolve. The childminder evaluates what she does and successfully recognises when activities can be extended to consolidate and enhance children's learning. However, the childminder does not consistently seek the views of all parents to involve them in the self-evaluation process to help her raise the quality of her provision even further. n The childminder makes accurate assessments of children's progress. She uses the information to plan next steps for learning that will help children reach their expected goals. She recognises when children need additional help or support and provides activities to ensure any gaps swiftly close. Additional funding is appropriately spent on resources to support children's individual learning needs.

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need to do better?

However, the childminder does not share enough information with other settings children also attend, to ensure continuity in children's care and learning. n Children develop good literacy skills. They enjoy looking at books and can recall their favourite stories. The competently retell the story of 'Room on the Broom' and can remember the objects that the witch lost and the animals who found them. They learn about rhyming words, such as jelly and Nellie and jam and Sam. Children make marks using chalks and are beginning to form recognisable letters. n Partnerships with parents are strong and the childminder has forged good relationships with them. She shares information on a day-to-day basis about what their child has been doing. The childminder provides information to ensure

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need to do better?

25 February 2020 that parents know where their child is in their learning. She provides ideas and suggestions for them to continue to support their child's learning at home. However, she does not consistently gain enough information from parents about what their child does at home to help her plan even more accurately for children's continued learning. n Children learn about the local community as they visit the library for music sessions and to borrow books. They visit the park, watch glass blowing at a local glass centre and attend toddler groups to help them socialise and interact with others. Children learn about different festivals and cultures in their everyday play. The childminder teaches them to respect other people's beliefs and religions. n The indoor environment is set out well. The playroom is separated into specific learning areas and is organised to enable children to safely and easily select

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need to do better?

resources for themselves. The outdoor area is not utilised as effectively to fully support those children who prefer to play and learn outside. n Children form close relationships with the childminder and are obviously happy and settled in her care. They actively seek her out to join in their games and to engage her in conversation. Children's communication and language skills are given high priority. The childminder introduces new words, such as trickle, to extend children's vocabulary as they play.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has an exceptionally good knowledge of the signs that may indicate that a child is suffering from abuse or neglect. She attends training to update her safeguarding knowledge, including wider safeguarding issues, such as preventing children from being drawn into extreme situations. The childminder fully understands the procedures to follow if she has a concern about a child in her care. She knows when to monitor and seek advice and when to involve safeguarding professionals. Children's safety is of paramount importance. The childminder ensures that her home is safe and secure.

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should:

n find ways to share and obtain information about what children are learning at other settings they also attend to ensure continuity of care and learning n refine the process for gaining information from parents about what their child does at home and involve them even more in the evaluation process to help identify further ways to improve n develop the outdoor area to support those children who prefer to play and learn outside.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY424690 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10106545 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 6 Number of children on roll 9 Date of previous inspection 14 July 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Wordsley, Stourbridge. The childminder operates from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for holidays and bank holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The quality of teaching during activities indoors was observed, and the inspector 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 areas of the childminder's home used by children were viewed by the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and children's records.

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Inspection activities

25 February 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

25 February 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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