Childminder in Dudley

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

Children are exceptionally happy, settled and content in this very experienced childminder's warm and loving care. The childminder reassures them when visitors arrive, and this helps them feel secure. Children move around the carefully organised playroom and garden with ease and confidence. They concentrate on their chosen play activities, persevering to solve a problem. For example, they think carefully about how to make sure a bug's leg stays in place on their model bug.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder maintains a calm and respectful relationship with children. She is a positive role model as she uses excellent manners and listens attentively to what children have to say. She reminds children of simple rules as they take turns. As a result, children behave beautifully, concentrating well on activities and playing very nicely together.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder is extremely creative and thoughtful in her arrangement of the learning environment. She continually seeks to ignite children's curiosity through play. For example, she has provided imaginative water-play activities that are linked to a 'spring and cycle of life' theme. As a result, children learn about frogs and frog spawn while they explore through sensory exploration. They twirl the chia seeds around in the water and watch with awe as the seeds reassembled again.

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need to do better?

n The childminder demonstrates a dedicated and passionate commitment to her ongoing professional development. She consistently seeks to expand her expert knowledge of child development and early years practice. She has recently completed her level 3 qualification and specific special educational needs training. She successfully applies this new learning to significantly enhance practice and further embed her curriculum intentions for children. n The childminder has a deep understanding of child development and of each child's individual needs. Assessment is robust and highly effective. This helps her provide highly effective support for children. She intuitively plans and integrates focused next steps into engaging activities that children find fascinating. Her expert evaluation of their learning needs allows her to make sure that they make excellent progress. As a result, her individualised support for their progress is

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expertly interwoven into their play. Furthermore, she uses early intervention tools to fully encourage communication and language development. She adapts activities to benefit all children and promptly highlights where extra help might be beneficial. n Interactions between the childminder and the children are of exceptionally high quality. The childminder skilfully uses play based opportunities to introduce new vocabulary, ideas and concepts. She constantly makes the most of every

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15 May 2025 moment to extend their learning. She is completely attuned to the children and effortlessly helps them make excellent progress. n The childminder uses play to focus on what children need to do next exceptionally well. She skilfully entices children into play activities and draws them into learning. For example, children count up to five and back down to one as they add legs to their bugs. They point to the numerals one and five on the poster to help reinforce new concepts about mathematics. n The childminder encourages a love of stories and books with children. She provides lots of opportunities for children to enjoy books together in a small group or on their own. She reads to them and builds their interest as they help to retell the story from the pictures. She asks questions to check children's understanding of what has happened in the story. n The childminder provides a rich, stimulating and meticulously planned learning

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environment. For example, she makes excellent use of her outdoor space, which is creatively set out with resources and activities, such as a mud kitchen, water play and wheeled toys, to foster physical and imagination skills. n The childminder plans an extensive variety of outings that help to broaden children's understanding of the world around them. They enjoy visits to local parks, shops and the library. Additionally, children learn to celebrate diversity and learn about different cultures and beliefs through discussions and play resources. n Partnerships with parents are a significant strength. Parents are kept well informed about their children's development through daily discussions and more formal assessments. The childminder provides valuable suggestions for activities parents can do at home to support their child's learning.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY473342 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10380575 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 13 June 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Norton, Stourbridge. She operates during term time, from 8am to 4.30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 8am to 4pm on Thursdays. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for children aged from nine months up to four years.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises the early years provision. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

15 May 2025 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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