Childminder 2741862

This provision meets requirements

The childminder provides flexible childcare arrangements to meet the needs of busy family lives. She keeps an accurate register to ensure she knows who is attending her provision each day and has procedures in place to monitor non- attendance. She completes daily risk assessments of the journey to and from school and her provision, identifying hazards and adapting her route accordingly. The childminder warmly greets each child as she collects them from their classrooms. Children happily engage in conversation with the childminder when she asks them to share highlights of their day at school. The childminder promotes positive behaviour. She reminds children of her behaviour expectations before they walk to and from school. She teaches children about road safety. Children listen carefully and follow her instructions. They walk sensibly on the journey, chatting happily with the childminder and their friends. Older children model good behaviour

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and support younger children to stay safe.

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The childminder promotes children's physical and mental health and well-being. She has completed additional training to develop her knowledge and skills in this area. Along with the walk to and from school each day, children enjoy high energy play and exercise in the fresh air after school. They frequently visit the local park and enjoy playing in the childminder's garden, which has soft all-weather flooring.

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n Children of all ages play cooperatively together. They practise their ball control skills as they play football. Older children support their younger peers to choreograph elaborate dance and gymnastic routines to music. They confidently invite visitors to watch their performance. The childminder provides praise and joins in with enthusiasm. Children develop close relationships with the childminder. They share their interests and talk about activities and clubs they enjoy outside of school. n The childminder encourages children to make healthy choices. She provides a selection of food at snack time, including a variety of fruit and vegetables. She limits the amount of sugar children consume, encouraging them to save treats received from children's birthday celebrations at school for home time. She ensures fresh drinking water is always accessible. Children follow safe hygiene measures. The childminder reminds children of the importance of washing their

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hands after toileting and before eating. n Parents describe the childminder as friendly, kind and nurturing. They say their children feel happy and safe in the creative, supportive, stimulating environment she provides and look forward to attending. Parents talk about positive experiences and trusting relationships the childminder builds with children. They

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18 September 2025 say the childminder provides them with regular feedback of what children do and eat in her care. Parents say the childminder highlights good behaviour. She informs parents if children's behaviour falls below her expectations, while supporting them to make the right choices. n Children make up their own words to describe the childminder. They describe her as 'funtastic' and 'funderful.' They talk positively about how she energetically joins in with their games. The childminder provides a broad range of activities and resources to enable children to make independent choices and build on their own interests. She plays alongside children, engaging in conversation as they play with small-world toys. She provides children with word searches, supporting them with phonetic clues as they search for words. Furthermore, she provides resources for children to role play school. Children pretend to be teachers as

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they practise their spellings and literacy skills. Older children happily volunteer to help their younger peers and engage in their play. n The childminder ensures she keeps abreast of changes and updates in early years practice and meets the requirements of the early years statutory framework. She completes all mandatory training and engages with her local authority early years team to help monitor her provision. She sources additional training and engages in forums to keep her knowledge and skills up to date. The childminder gathers some information from parents before children join her provision. However, she does not yet gather enough information about children's interests and individual needs when they start. This reduces how well she can support smooth transitions from home.

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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 2741862 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10408056 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 8 Number of children on roll 24 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2023 and lives in Alvechurch, Birmingham. She provides before- and after-school care for children aged from 4 years to 10 years old. Care periods are 7am until 9am and 3.15pm until 5.30pm during term time. She also provides ad hoc school holiday care.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n Parents shared their views of the childminder with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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18 September 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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