Zenub Mehmood

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children are happy and have formed close relationships with the kind and nurturing childminder. They clearly enjoy their time they spend with her. Children enjoy doing things for themselves and develop a 'can-do' attitude. They demonstrate high levels of confidence and self-esteem. For example, they proudly show others how they can write the letters of their name. Children are polite and use good manners. For example, they say 'please' and 'thank you'. They learn to be independent. They can dress themselves, choose their own play and help to make the toast at snack time. Children behave well.

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The provision is good

Children enjoy many opportunities to practise their early writing skills and to develop their creativity. They have fun designing and drawing mehndi patterns. Children instigate conversations with the childminder as they link activities they take part in to their experiences outside of the setting. For example, they talk about how they recently visited friends and family to celebrate Eid. Children take part in a range of activities that help them to learn about different cultural celebrations, such as Easter, Chinese New Year and Christmas. Children are prepared well for their future learning. Overall, they make good progress and develop positive attitudes towards their learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has made significant improvement since the last inspection. For example, she provides children with daily opportunities to take part in outdoor activities. She takes children on daily walks to the park and frequent visits to local amenities, such as the library nearby. n The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of child development. She plans a curriculum that, overall, builds on what children know and need to learn next. However, although the childminder has a good knowledge of children's learning, she does not consistently use children's prior achievements to extend their learning further. For example, at times during adult-led activities, she does not provide enough challenge to help children to move beyond their current capabilities. n The childminder is keen to maintain her ongoing professional development. She welcomes the support of the local authority early years advisers to help her to

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need to do better?

identify the strengths of the service she provides and areas for improvement. For example, she has identified future training to support her to enhance children's learning opportunities. She also uses a toy library to borrow toys that link to children's interests. This helps her to constantly provide a wide range of quality resources. n The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour. She is respectful and consistently models politeness. She incorporates taking turns, sharing and

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need to do better?

24 April 2023 being respectful into the daily routine. For example, when the inspector arrived, she made introductions and explained to the children why the inspector was in her home. The childminder provides lots of praise and encouragement for children's efforts and achievements, which helps to build children's confidence and self-esteem. n The childminder promotes children's communication and language development, and children gain a love of books from a young age. She supports children to learn songs and new words. The childminder has created story sacks that contain props linked to characters in the story to encourage children's involvement in storytelling. She reads stories with high levels of enthusiasm. However, the childminder does not always recognise children's emerging ideas and interests as they play. During these times, this limits their learning. n The childminder promotes children's mathematical development effectively. For

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need to do better?

example, children learn to count and recognise numbers. They learn about quantity when they fill up jugs as they help the childminder to make jelly. n Parents comment on how much their children enjoy spending time with the childminder and on the good progress children make. Parents talk about the information the childminder provides them with to help them to support their children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder can recognise the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. She knows where to refer any concerns she may have about a child in her care. She is aware of who to contact and what to do in the event of an allegation against her or a member of her household. The childminder ensures the areas she uses for childminding are free of any potential hazards to help ensure the safety of children in her care. The childminder teaches children about road safety when they go out on trips in the local community.

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should:

n strengthen the focus even more precisely on children's next steps to provide challenge that helps children to consistently build more on what they already know n recognise and build on children's emerging ideas and interests to help them make even better progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY396242 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10245169 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 12 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 11 May 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009. The childminding provision operates all year round from 8.30am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder is registered to work with an assistant if the need arises.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n The childminder spoke to the inspector as part of the learning walk. They carried out a joint evaluation of an activity and discussed the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with children and parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

24 April 2023 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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