Childminder in Staffordshire

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

The childminder is kind and caring. She is extremely attentive and nurturing towards children and recognises their needs. This helps children to build trusting relationships. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure within the childminder's home. Children enjoy their time with the childminder. The environment is set out for children to explore independently. The spacious outdoor area allows children to engage in a broad range of learning opportunities. For example, children develop a love for growing and show great enjoyment in watering the vegetables they have planted. They shoot balls into hoops, use coloured chalks to make marks and play target games to recognise numbers. The skilful childminder adapts activities so older and younger children can engage in playful learning experiences together. This ensures that children are kind and caring towards each other, and they behave very well.

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The provision is good

The childminder takes time to get to know children and learn about what each child needs to learn next. She uses children's interests to help build on what she wants children to learn. For example, when children are learning about colours, she puts coloured balls into a child-friendly bouncing frame so they can jump up and down and pick out the coloured balls she wants them to recognise. This helps to engage children and build on their prior experiences. The childminder provides a range of experiences to support children to develop their physical skills. This helps them build core strength and develop their muscles in readiness for their future learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder's curriculum is well thought out to meet the needs of the individual children. She uses their interests to plan learning experiences that are engaging and developmentally appropriate. Children show they are excited to have a go and eager to learn from the experiences on offer. This helps all children to have a positive attitude, and they progress well in their learning. n The childminder knows when to extend children's knowledge in play. She talks to children about the rainwater they are using to fill up the spray bottles. When children water the plants, the childminder talks about the plants needing a 'good drink' to help them grow. This helps children to learn about how things grow and develops their knowledge in understanding the world. However, the childminder is sometimes too quick to move children on, and she does not always give children enough time to enable them to choose and explore where they want to

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need to do better?

go next in their play. n The childminder has a clear focus on communication and language. She uses a speech and language toolkit to assess children. When children need extra support in saying more words, she plans learning experiences for them tailored around their interests. This helps to engage children in back-and-forth

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26 April 2024 conversations and gives them the confidence to speak. Parents talk about how their children's speech has excelled since receiving the support from the childminder. n The childminder promotes a love of books. Children enjoy sitting beside the childminder and selecting the books they want to read. They have fun exploring sounds, using their hands to describe the words in the story. For example, they tap the table and repeat the words 'tap, tap, tap'. When children point and say 'knock, knock', the childminder says 'hammer'. This helps children to learn new words and build on their vocabulary. n Children benefit from healthy and nutritious meals. They have healthy foods such as bananas and apples for snack and a healthy sandwich with cucumbers and strawberries for lunch. Children develop their independence skills by eating by themselves. However, the childminder does not consistently remind children

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need to do better?

to wash their hands before sitting down for snack to embed good hygiene routines. n The childminder is keen to evaluate her ongoing development. She is part of a group of childminders that she networks with. The childminder seeks advice from her early years adviser and knows when to update her mandatory training. To help her practice and extend her knowledge, she has taken further training on special educational needs and/or disabilities. n Parents speak fondly of the attentive and kind childminder. They say she has helped their children with their personal and social development through the regular playgroup visits and helped with their children's speech and language. They value the advice given to support their children's transition into nursery. Parents feel they are kept well informed about what their children can do and feel their children have come on in leaps and bounds. They appreciate the keepsakes they receive from the childminder.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n consistently embed daily handwashing routines to maintain good health practices n build on children's learning experiences by giving children more time to think about where they want to go next in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2654270 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 10335677 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 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2021 and lives in Birmingham, West Midlands. She works from Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm, all year round, except for personal holidays.

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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 childminder. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n Parents shared their views of the childminder with the inspector, both in writing and over the telephone. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

26 April 2024 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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