Childminder in Brighton and Hove

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22/01/2013 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 3 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 3

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This provision is satisfactory

 Children develop strong security and sense of belonging. They are familiar with routines and confident in demonstrating their wants and needs.  Strategies for behaviour management are good, especially the way in which sticker rewards are positively used.  Children who are learning English as an additional language are supported well through all activities.  The childminder uses observation and assessment to effectively identify where children are in their learning. She uses information gathered to plan successfully for the next steps in children's learning, helping them to make good all-round progress.

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It is not yet good because

 The childminder requests verbal permission to give medication but does not obtain this is in writing. It is a legal requirement to do this but has a minimal impact on the care of the children.  Children's safety is promoted, however, the childminder does not take every opportunity to teach children about keeping themselves safe.  The childminder does not always embrace opportunities to extend children's vocabularies.  Parents are not actively encouraged to contribute to their children's developmental records. The records do not therefore, give a full picture of 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

 Discussions on leadership and management were held with the childminder before minded children arrive.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector made observations of children at play and interacting with the childminder.  Inspection of the premises, both inside and out took place.  The inspector spoke to one parent.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2010. She has a recognised childcare qualification. She lives with her husband and one school aged child. They live in a flat in Hove near shops, parks, schools and the railway station. The childminder uses a separate basement flat for childminding. There are steep steps down to the flat. There is a small outdoor area available for outside play. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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must:

 ensure written consent from parents is obtained for each particular medicine that is to be administered.

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

 increase the opportunities for children to learn about keeping themselves safe by explaining and talking to them about it during their play.

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

 develop the systems further for parents to support and consolidate children's learning and share what they are doing at home.

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who attend

The childminder is caring and friendly. She interacts well with young children, playing with them at their level. Overall, she uses good methods to promote children's learning. She uses their love of music to promote their physical skills and children delight in listening and joining in with the action rhymes. In addition to this, she uses additional resources, such as books, that accompany the music played from a compact disc. Such activities are used to effectively support children learning English and to encourage the joy of reading.

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who attend

The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of promoting communication and language. She talks to young children about what they are doing throughout their play and responds to them, reinforcing their use of language. However, she does not always take every opportunity to extend and increase children's vocabularies. For example, when sharing a book she just repeats what they say and acknowledges they are correct.

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who attend

Children have good opportunities to explore and develop their skills in expressive art and design. They enjoy exploring materials, such as shaving foam, when bathing their dolls. They show an interest in shapes as they attempt to complete simple puzzles, sometimes successfully. Through the activities provided the children are developing the skills and attitudes they need to be successful learners in the future.

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who attend

The childminder uses a systematic approach to assess children's progress and she completes regular observations of varying lengths to find out about children's abilities and interests. Her observation records clearly show the children's level of development against the areas of learning. Every six weeks she prepares a summary of the children's achievements and shares this with parents. She uses these documents to help her tailor her planning to each child's individual needs and interests and offer a stimulating and challenging environment.

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who attend

The childminder is aware of the requirement to carry out a written assessment on children between the ages of two and three years and intends to use her regular summaries to inform this. The childminder involves parents in their children's learning and keeps them fully informed about children's progress and activities in the setting. She also shares ideas to help them to extend their child's learning while at home. However, contributions from parents such as observations relating to the home activities are not included in the children's records to give a full picture of children's achievements. The childminder has a good awareness and understanding of inclusion and how to ensure all children, regardless of ability or developmental level, can actively be involved and challenged. She has experience of working with children whose first language is not English and successfully encompasses their home language while developing their knowledge and understanding of

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

The children are settled and secure in the care of the childminder. They happily talk to her about their experiences at home or nursery and are relaxed and self-confident while in her care. The children are developing the characteristics of good learners as they receive much praise and encouragement from the childminder, who is a good role model. The childminder has suitable procedures in place to manage children's behaviour. Parents have seen her policy and discussed the methods used for behaviour management with the childminder to ensure consistency.

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

Overall, the childminder promotes children's good health. She has suitable policies and procedures in place to underpin the care she offers and these are shared with the parents. Permissions are in place for most aspects of the childcare. However, the childminder only obtains verbal permission from parents before administering medication. Parents sign in acknowledgement that medication has been given to their child but do not give written permission prior to the administering of medication, as is legally required.. This has little impact on the care offered to the children. The children learn about the importance of good personal hygiene practices and the childminder talks to them about the reasons why it is important for them to follow these.

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

Children enjoy the opportunities they have to use outdoor play equipment on a daily basis. The childminder talks to them about the benefits of physical activity, both inside and outside the house. They enjoy dancing inside to a selection of appropriate music. They play in the garden using the variety of wheeled equipment available and visit the local parks regularly to use an extended range of play equipment. They particularly like using the swings and slides at the park.

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

The childminder provides healthy and nutritious snacks of fruit and toast with a drink for the children. Parents provide their child's main meals and the childminder works with parents to help ensure these are healthy and well-balanced. She encourages children to eat their savoury items before their treats and explains to them why this is important.

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

The childminder has a good selection of resources and equipment to meet the needs of all ages of children. She is proactive in embracing other cultures and helping the children understand about differences. The environment is very welcoming and has displays of children's work and also posters that embrace other cultures and languages. The activities and experiences children enjoy help to prepare them for moving on to schools or other early years provisions. They learn how to be independent, self-confident and accepting of differences.

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provision

The childminder has a very good understanding of her responsibility to meet the learning and development requirements. She ensures she has sufficient resources and activities available to help support the children to make good progress. She uses the local toy library to add to her resources and enable her to offer further challenges to the children. The systems in place to monitor the educational programme ensure children's needs are well met. Her clear recording of observations enables her to see if there are any gaps in children's achievement and she immediately addresses these through her planning system.

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provision

The childminder has a sound understanding of meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements. The majority of required records are in place, including clear accident and attendance records. She has good systems in place to minimise risk to the children, which includes risk assessments for outings and visits. Her complaints procedure is shared with parents and she has a sound knowledge and understanding of her responsibilities. An appropriate safeguarding policy and procedure is in place. The childminder fully understands her responsibility to report any concerns about the welfare of the children in her care and has reference information readily available to use as needed. She ensures the suitability of all adults in the house and does not allow any unsupervised access to the children. Confidentially of children's records is maintained and each child has their own file containing all their personal and development information.

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provision

The childminder has completed a self-evaluation form and has identified weaknesses in the provision and worked successfully on improving the setting for the children. Children's good behaviour is encouraged by the use of a daily sticker system. There is a prize at the end of the month which all the children work towards. Parents are fully included in the setting and kept up to date with information about their child. One parent stated their child really enjoys being at the setting and the childminder keeps her well informed. The childminder has started to develop positive links with other professionals involved in the care of the minded children. This has included sharing information with a nursery for them to use in the child's two year written assessment. The nursery took responsibility for this document as the child was with them for a longer time in the week than they were with the childminder.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are

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actions)

The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are

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To meet the requirements of the Childcare Register the provider must:

 keep a record of a parent/guardian/carer's consent to administer any medication (Records to be kept)(also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register).  take action as specified for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

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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 EY415394 Local authority Brighton & Hove Inspection number 725370 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 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

set out in the guidance ‘raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted', which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply: 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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