Childminder in Doncaster

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22/11/2012 Not Applicable

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early years provision

This inspection: 3 Previous inspection: Not Applicable How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 2 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 3

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This provision is satisfactory

 The provision is well resourced and the childminder rotates toys regularly to maintain children's interest.  Children are developing their independence well as the childminder enables them to take control of their own personal hygiene, respects the choices and decisions that they make and organises the toys so that they are able to choose the direction of their play.  Children are kept safe and secure because the childminder has effective procedures in place for safeguarding children and risk assessing her home and outings.  The childminder reflects on her practice and has clearly identified where the weaknesses are in her provision.

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It is not yet good because

 Children are not encouraged to explore different ways of using their writing skills as the childminder does not provide a wide range of resources to further stimulate children's interest in this area.  Children's progress is not rapid because the childminder is not always using her observations to successfully engage and challenge children at all times.  Partnerships with parents and other providers, where children also attend, are not fully effective. This does not ensure the information shared, consistently supports children's learning and development.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are scheduled:  at least once in every inspection cycle. The current cycle ends on 31 July 2016  more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged as inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage; or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised for inspection where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder during the inspection and carried out observations of the childminder's practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's records and a selection of required documentation and policies.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 2012. She lives with her adult daughter in Doncaster in the county of South Yorkshire. The home is within walking distance of local facilities including the school, shop and pre-school. It is accessible, with car parking available at the front of the house. The ground floor of the property is used for childminding. There is an enclosed, rear garden available for outdoor play. The family has a dog.

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Information about the setting

The childminder is registered by Ofsted on the Early Years Register and on both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. There are currently four children on roll and of these, two are in the early years age range. The childminder provides care all year round and has a vehicle available for her use. She is a member of the National Childminding Association and receives support from the local authority.

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must:

 improve partnerships with parents and other providers, where children also attend, to ensure the information shared is consistent and effective in promoting children's learning and development.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 use information obtained from observations to better effect so that children are always appropriately engaged and challenged

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 encourage children to discover different ways of writing within their play by providing resources, such as appointment books and note pads in role play activities.

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who attend

The childminder gathers relevant information from parents when children start attending, to inform her about what children can do and what they like and dislike. This information provides the childminder with a starting point for children's learning and helps with settling children into the provision. However, there is a lack of information sharing with parents around children's progress and how parents can help in their learning and development at home. Toys and games are stored in clear boxes on the floor, enabling children to see what is available and enabling them to freely choose what they want to play with.

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who attend

Children participate in a suitable range of activities. Their communication and language skills are developing well. The childminder constantly talks to the children, asking open- ended questions and engaging in their play. Children respond positively to the childminder, forming sentences and understanding the questions asked. Children enjoy books both with the childminder and those that they freely choose to look at and concentrate on themselves. They re-tell familiar stories and express their understanding of the story with feeling. For example, they talk about monsters being angry and then change to a soft voice when fairies appear in the story. Children can recognise their own name and are able to write the letters of their own name. However, some children are reluctant to engage in writing activities and the childminder does not provide a wide enough variety of resources in order to make writing activities more fun. For example,

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who attend

there are no writing resources provided for children to use in role play situations, such as appointment books when they play 'hairdressers'.

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who attend

Children have many opportunities for outside play. There is a large, enclosed garden with a good range of suitable toys and resources to develop their physical skills, such as balls, bats, bikes and trikes. The childminder also regularly takes the children to visit the local parks where there is a range of climbing and balancing equipment for them to use. Children's requests for toys and activities are taken into account by the childminder, for example, she ensures toys and activities requested by the children the day before are ready and available for them arriving the following day. Children use tools with confidence and ease. They use appropriate cutlery to eat their meals and use cutters and rollers in dough activities. These activities develop children's small muscles and coordination skills. Children confidently count to 10. The childminder encourages children to solve simple mathematical problems during a game of table football as she asks them to add together

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who attend

numbers of goals to see how many have been scored altogether. Children respond correctly and uses number names with accuracy as they tell the childminder they will be five on their next birthday. A number poster displayed in the childminder's home helps children to recognise and identify numbers, reinforcing their knowledge and understanding.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children enter the childminder's home confidently and welcome visitors as they say hello and engage in conversations. When asked about their morning at nursery school, children are happy to talk about what they have been doing and the friends they have been playing with. Children's confidence and self-esteem is developing well as, when they independently wash their hands and take off their own coats, the childminder offers them lots of praise and recognition for their efforts. The childminder is attentive to the children and listens to their requests. For example, when a child requests a play dough activity for the next day, the childminder ensures the activity is out, ready and waiting for when they arrive from their morning at nursery school.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder provides healthy, balanced foods for snacks and meals. When eating lunch, children are confident to tell the childminder when they have had enough to eat and request a banana rather than the yoghurt the childminder has got for them. Children are also independent in using the bathroom, showing a good understanding and awareness of their own needs and self-care. The childminder practises emergency evacuation drills with the children, raising their awareness and understanding of how to stay safe.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

Children form good relationships and fully understand how to take turns and offer praise to others when they win at a game. Whilst playing a table football game with the childminder, a child co-operates as he happily waits his turn and praises the childminder when she 'scores a goal' by raising his arms and cheering.

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provision

Policies and procedures to promote children's health, safety and welfare are in place. The childminder has attended safeguarding training and is secure in her knowledge of child protection issues and she understands the Local Safeguarding Children Board procedures to refer any concerns she may have. Children's safety is further assured through robust risk assessments and the childminder's vigilance around safety, both in the home and when on outings. The premises are kept secure, to prevent children leaving unattended.

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provision

The childminder reflects on her practice and has clearly identified areas for further development. For example, she intends to provide more opportunities for children to be involved in decorating the home for celebrations, such as Halloween. The childminder does not yet use the information obtained from her observations of the children to full effect, so that children are appropriately engaged and challenged. The childminder uses initial information she gathered from parents to help settle children in by taking note of children's likes dislikes and their interests. Although partnerships with other providers, where children also attend, have been initiated, they are not yet fully effective to ensure that children's progress and development is shared sufficiently so that aspects of children's learning and development, can be consistently supported.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY446408 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 799578 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises that are usually their own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. 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 Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, 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,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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