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

The childminder supports children's health well. They learn about good hygiene routines and about limiting sweet treats. They enjoy the nutritious food that the childminder provides them with. Children learn about their own needs, such as when they are tired and need a rest. The childminder is a positive role model and children enjoy her nurturing interactions. Children are well motivated to play and learn. They make good progress and have a secure foundation for their future learning and school.

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The provision is good

Children progress well with their communication and language. They confidently use language to express their needs, wishes and ideas. Babies listen attentively to what the childminder says and copy single words. Older children develop their understanding of descriptive language and refer to the texture of jelly as being 'wobbly'. They learn to speak in simple sentences and begin to use accurate grammar. Children thoroughly enjoy opportunities to sing action songs and rhymes and frequently request their favourites.

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The provision is good

Children behave well. The childminder helps them to understand that her rules and requests are for a particular reason, such as to keep them safe. Children learn that some actions have disappointing consequences, including getting hurt. They say how bumping their head would make them cry. The childminder uses a range of effective strategies that successfully help children to manage their feelings.

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need to do better?

n The childminder reflects well on the service she provides and considers ways to enhance her practice to support children's learning and to keep them safe. She is committed to her ongoing professional development and keeps her knowledge updated. Recent training has helped her to enhance her practice when she uses books with children, to further support their language development. n The childminder has a detailed knowledge of the children in her care. She makes good use of her observations of children and her knowledge of child development to identify what children already know and can do. She successfully uses this information to plan what they need to learn next. The childminder knows to seek further support from outside agencies if children need additional support because they are not meeting their development milestones. n The childminder is a skilled teacher and successfully adapts her interactions with

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need to do better?

children to enhance their play. She recognises when babies need more support and encouragement with new experiences. For example, babies first explore the texture of jelly from the childminder's hand then become confident to explore the bowl of jelly for themselves. The childminder questions older children effectively. She challenges their thinking as they recall previous experiences and

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need to do better?

29 September 2022 deepen their understanding. The childminder knows how to support children at different stages of their language development and provides them with good opportunities to develop their listening skills. Older children talk about what they can hear, such as an aeroplane, while babies enjoy creating sounds with various objects. n The childminder provides children with a wide range of learning experiences indoors, outdoors and in the local community. For example, children learn about the changes in the seasons and the signs of autumn. They enjoy watching squirrels collecting and burying acorns. However, the childminder does not organise resources as well as possible to maximise opportunities for older children to independently access what they want to use. n The childminder provides children with a good range of opportunities to practise their fine motor skills. This helps them to build the strength in their hands in

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need to do better?

readiness for writing. Babies squeeze play dough, feed themselves with a spoon, and use their fingers to put dried pasta into containers. Older children learn how to use a knife to chop soft fruit safely and use tools to shape play dough. The childminder provides babies with opportunities to practise their walking and skills such as throwing. However, she does not fully consider how to best organise some activities to maximise the opportunities for them to build their physical strength even further. n Partnerships with parents are strong. The childminder works closely with parents from the onset to establish good working relationships. She gathers information from parents about their child's stage of development and interests to enable her to successfully support their learning from day one. Parents appreciate the regular updates about their child's progress. They value the guidance that she provides to support their child's continued learning at home and say how their

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need to do better?

children learn something new every day they attend.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder attends regular training to ensure that she keeps her knowledge of safeguarding procedures updated. She is aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse and knows the local safeguarding partnership's reporting procedures. The childminder carries out thorough risk assessments of her home, garden and places they visit to identify and minimise hazards to children. She helps children to learn about keeping themselves and others safe. The childminder updates her knowledge of administering first aid so that she knows what to do in an emergency. She supervises children well, particularly at mealtimes, and knows how to prepare food to help to avoid the risk of choking.

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should:

29 September 2022 n enhance the learning environment and range of available resources to increase opportunities for older children to make independent choices in their play n extend the opportunities for babies to practise their physical skills to challenge them even further.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY378730 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10235235 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 1 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Brierley Hill, near Dudley. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a recognised qualification at level 3. She provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-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 discussed how the childminder organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for her early years foundation stage curriculum. n Children communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the childminder. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

29 September 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

29 September 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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