Childminder in Birmingham

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy and relaxed in the childminder's care. They confidently communicate with the childminder and demonstrate a strong sense of humour. They laugh together and have lots of fun as they play. Children develop good social skills and learn to take turns in conversations. They develop an awareness of the needs of others, such as wanting to help younger children.

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The provision is good

The childminder successfully helps children to progress well from their starting points. Children gain a secure foundation for their future learning and school. They have positive attitudes to learning and develop a can-do approach. They are motivated to solve problems and persevere until they have succeeded in a task. For example, children decide to rearrange the tables and chairs and work out how to manoeuvre furniture within a small space to achieve their desired layout.

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The provision is good

Children gain good levels of independence. The childminder encourages them to have confidence in their own abilities. Children eagerly remove their shoes and then try to put them back on again. They are keen to help with daily routines, such as helping to prepare lunch. They concentrate as they carefully spread tomato puree onto bread. Children demonstrate good hand control as they pinch their fingers together to add healthy toppings, such as sweetcorn and peppers.

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need to do better?

n The childminder successfully reflects on her practice and is committed to continually improving the service that she provides. This has helped her to raise the quality of education for children. She regularly updates her knowledge and skills with effective professional development. Recent training helped her to extend her understanding of how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n The childminder has a good understanding of child development and has a carefully designed educational programme that meets children's learning needs well. She provides them with a wide range of valuable experiences to support their understanding of the world. Children learn about frogs, their colour, how they move and the sounds they make. However, the childminder does not vary her teaching techniques as much as possible to respond more precisely to the different ways that young children learn.

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need to do better?

n The childminder makes good use of her observations of children's achievements to determine what they need to know next. She has a thorough knowledge of each child's learning priorities. However, the childminder does not precisely plan children's learning experiences to fully build on their knowledge and understanding. n The childminder has strong partnership working with parents. She communicates

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need to do better?

24 March 2022 well with them to share information about their child's progress. This includes gathering information about children's achievements and needs when they start. The childminder works closely with parents to produce a detailed review of children's progress at age two. She makes links with other settings that children also attend to help provide continuity in their care and learning. n The childminder successfully supports children's communication and language development. She provides good language modelling to support children to speak in sentences, such as emphasising action words. Children listen attentively to the childminder and talk about sounds they can hear. For example, they speak in whispers and say 'shh' when the sound of a car horn captures their interest and listen for it again. n The childminder effectively helps children to develop their early literacy and mathematical understanding. Young children know counting words and when to

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need to do better?

use them. They develop their awareness of size and work out whether objects will fit through a small space. They eagerly experiment with early writing and explore a range of mark-making techniques, such as rolling and printing. n Children behave well. The childminder helps them to understand why some actions are not acceptable and how they affect others. Children learn that, at times, they must wait for what they want. n The childminder supports children's health well. Children learn about good hygiene routines. They enjoy the healthy meals, snacks and drinks that the childminder supplies. The childminder provides them with regular daily opportunities to be physically active and build strength in their muscles.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good knowledge of safeguarding children. She understands what might alert her to a concern about a child's welfare and how to report this. The childminder regularly updates her knowledge of safeguarding matters. She knows about local safeguarding concerns and what signs to look out for. She understands when and how to report any concerns about the conduct of another professional. The childminder completes effective risk assessment to keep children safe and supervises them well during their play. She knows how to identify potential hazards and takes every precaution to keep children safe.

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should:

n extend the range of teaching techniques used to further reflect the different ways that young children learn n plan more precisely to identify how to build on what children already know and can do, to challenge their understanding and learning even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY379267 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10116145 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 24 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in the Yardley area of Birmingham. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a recognised qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free early years education for two-year- old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together and a joint observation. The inspector observed teaching practices and considered the impact these have on children's learning. n The inspector sampled some of the setting's documentation, including the suitability checks. n The inspector took into account the views of parents.

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Inspection activities

24 March 2022 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

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