Childminder in Solihull

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 are very happy and settled in the care of the childminder. She is kind, nurturing and attentive to children's individual needs. Babies quickly form attachments with the childminder. Older children have lots of fun and share jokes with her. Children make good progress and gain a secure foundation for the next stage of their learning, such as moving to nursery.

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The provision is good

Children have good social skills. Older children sensitively interact with babies, such as sharing a book with them. They eagerly invite their friends into their play and make suggestions about what they can do together. They demonstrate good teamwork and harmoniously play together. For example, children hold on to play dough so their friend can use the scissors to cut it up.

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The provision is good

Children thoroughly enjoy the opportunities to be active outdoors. The childminder provides them with a wide range of learning experiences to successfully support their physical development. Children enthusiastically bounce up and down on bouncy hoppers. This supports their leg strength and balance well. They concentrate and carefully negotiate steps as they balance objects on a tray. Younger children learn how to climb onto ride-on toys. The childminder then teaches them how to use their legs to move forwards.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is fully committed to extending her already good knowledge and skills and completes regular training and research. Recent research prompted her to make changes to her teaching approach. This has had a positive impact on the progress that children make. For example, she has focused on how she can extend children's learning by responding to their immediate play interests and learning needs. The childminder identifies aspects of her practice to improve on and receives support from her local authority. n The childminder has excellent partnership working with parents. She works closely with parents of new children to find out about their learning needs, interests and care routines. This helps her to provide tailored support to help new children and babies settle quickly. She regularly exchanges information with parents about children's ongoing learning achievements and provides them with

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need to do better?

valuable guidance to support children's continued learning at home. However, the childminder is yet to fully develop successful working partnerships with staff at other settings that the children attend. This would allow her a comprehensive overview of the children's development. n The childminder has a very strong understanding of child development. She knows how to sequence the knowledge and skills that children need to gain to achieve their development milestones. The childminder continuously reflects on

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27 July 2022 children's progress to identify how she can further extend their learning. However, she does not plan the indoor learning environment as well as possible to reflect the ambitious education programme and fully challenge children. n The childminder prioritises children's emotional security. She knows how to best comfort babies and quickly learns the signs that show her how they are feeling. The childminder skilfully helps older children to manage their feelings and behaviour. She helps them to develop the skills to resolve conflict for themselves. Children behave well and the childminder gives them clear rules to follow. She helps them to understand the reasons for the rules, such as to keeping them safe. The childminder provides older children with additional challenge to help them to identify risk independently. n The childminder skilfully supports children's communication and language development. This helps children to make rapid progress with their language

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skills. This includes children who speak English as an additional language. Babies learn to respond to facial expressions and body language. Older children articulately express their needs and wishes and confidently recall their recent experiences. Children enjoy hearing the childminder sing songs and use words from their home languages. This supports their sense of belonging well and helps children to celebrate diversity. n The childminder supports children's health well. Children enjoy the nutritiously balanced food and snacks that she provides for them. Children learn about the importance of good hygiene routines, such as regular handwashing and brushing their teeth. They know that bird droppings can pose a risk to their health and that they need to ask the childminder to clean this up.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure understanding of safeguarding matters. She understands potential signs of abuse and neglect and how to report these. This includes concerns related to the 'Prevent' duty, as well as children and adults being coerced into crime. The childminder attends regular safeguarding training to ensure that her knowledge is kept updated. She completes thorough risk assessments of her home and garden and places that she visits with children, to ensure they can play safely. The childminder supervises children well as they play, eat and sleep. She knows to notify Ofsted of any changes that may affect the suitability of herself and her household.

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should:

n extend partnership working with other providers even further, so that information about children's achievements can be successfully exchanged when

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should:

27 July 2022 children attend other settings n consider how the indoor learning environment can be further enhanced to reflect the ambitious curriculum and provide children with even greater challenge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY483035 Local authority Solihull Inspection number 10231944 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 7 Date of previous inspection 14 September 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

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

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Inspection activities

27 July 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

27 July 2022 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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