Owen Melanie

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 07/11/2012 05/10/2009

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early years provision

This inspection: 3 Previous inspection: 3 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 a sense of confidence; they are secure, happy and content with the childminder.  The childminder knows the children well and proactively responds to individual development needs and personalities; child-led and/or child-initiated activities are a main focus of the provision.  Partnerships with parents are valued and information gained is well used to support children's well-being and learning.

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It is not yet good because

 The childminder has not informed Ofsted, within the required time, of new adults living on the premises to enable suitability checks to be completed promptly.  Children's learning is not promoted as well as be as early observations are not always being used to effectively plan activities that are accurately targeted to the children's next steps.  Links with other settings the children attend are not fully established;, therefore, continuity in children's learning is not effectively promoted.

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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

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Information about this inspection

 scheduled more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged 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 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  scheduled 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 between the childminder and cared for children. The inspector supplemented all observations with pertinent questions.

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Inspection activities

 Detailed discussions were held with the childminder about what and how she provides for the children in her care. How she meets children's needs and works with parents. She also shared her plans for the future of her provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the children's development records and examined her documents.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 1990. She lives with her family in Clowne, Derbyshire. The whole of the ground floor and bathroom on the first floor is used for childminding. There is an enclosed garden available for outside play. The childminder is able to take and collect children from local schools and pre-schools. The family has a pet cat.

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Information about the setting

There are currently eight children attending, of whom one is within the early years age range. All of the children attend on a part-time basis. The childminder also offers care to children aged over five years. She is registered by Ofsted on the Early Years Register and on both the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. She is a member of the National Childminding Association.

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must:

 develop the use of observation to accurately understand children's level of achievement, and use the information to provide challenging learning experiences for each child

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

 develop effective continuity and progression for children who attend more than one setting by sharing relevant information with other practitioners.

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who attend

The childminder provides a range of activities that generally capture children's interest and hold their attention. She has a satisfactory understanding of how to foster their learning. However, the childminder is in the early stages of carrying out observations to gauge children's abilities. Therefore, she is not always accurately assessing where they are in their development and purposefully planning challenging experiences with their next steps in mind. As a result, children do not make sufficiently rapid progress. Nevertheless, children are offered a suitable range of activities to support their early skills. For example, the childminder develops their language and communication skills through regular and routine conversations and during activities. The childminder uses everyday routines and spontaneous or planned activities to promote children's learning and development. On a planned autumn walk, the children talk about and investigate leaves falling from the trees

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who attend

The childminder promotes mathematical development as children consider the shapes they see routinely or in pictures. The use of jigsaws and construction toys encourages their learning. She supports children to learn about nature as they plant and care for fruit and vegetables in the garden and greenhouse. The childminder engages children's to look at books and stories. They routinely sing songs and rhymes. She uses appropriate children's television to encourage learning and for relaxation.

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who attend

The childminder is developing children's creativity as they access a suitable range of resources, including a large range of freely available writing resources. They are enabled to use their imaginations through a range of small world and imaginative resources.

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

The childminder fosters a secure and happy environment for the children, and they are relaxed and content in her care. She promotes children's interests through child-initiated and child-led activities. She actively responds to children's requests for activities, and they are able to access resources and activities easily.

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

The childminder appropriately develops children's sense of self and socialisation and they respond to her fair, consistent house rules. Children are encouraged to have regard for each other, and to share and take turns. The childminder is keen to promote children's independence and prepare them for their next stage in life. She works with individual children to develop their skills. For example, she encourages them to confidently put on and take off their own shoes. The childminder promotes equal opportunity as all children are enabled to access all activities, and she promotes diversity through discussions and providing some appropriate resources.

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

The childminder enables children to learn about healthy lifestyles and keeping fit through the activities she offers and encourages. For example, children have regular opportunities to use the garden, where they use bicycles, scooters and a trampoline. They visit skate parks, undertake obstacle races and use exercise and/or sport programmes on the computer. The childminder makes sure secure hygiene procedures are promoted and children are well used to consistent routines. The childminder teaches children to keep themselves safe as they discuss safety before outings and follow the childminder's robust road-safety rules.

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provision

The childminder has an acceptable knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage to ensure that children's welfare, learning and development needs are met. However, the childminder has not taken prompt action to inform Ofsted that there are new adult family members living on the premises, which is an offence. This has prevented Ofsted from carrying out the relevant suitability checks in a timely manner. However, the impact on children is minimal as one of the new household members has had a Criminal Records Bureau check, and the other is never in the house while the childminder is caring for children. The childminder immediately took action on realising that this information had not been shared with Ofsted. Ofsted does not intend to take further action on this occasion.

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provision

The childminder maintains written policies and records, supported by safety equipment and fire evacuation practices that make sure children are protected and safe. Suitable security of the premises and a robust collection procedure protect children. The childminder has an acceptable understanding of how to protect children who might be at risk or being abused. She can describe signs and symptoms that might raise a concern and is aware of who to contact for support, such as Social Care. She is confident that necessary action would be taken and has a list of telephone numbers for relevant agencies.

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provision

The childminder makes sure children make progress generally well and that they have opportunities to experience a range of activities that meet their learning needs, overall. The childminder has started to complete development and progress records and they clearly demonstrate that suitable progress is being made and children's next steps are being identified.

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provision

The childminder and children's families know each other well and have solid relationships. She keeps parents well informed about their child's care and activities. They have access to written information about the childminding practices. The childminder shares the development records and photographs of their child to make sure they are suitably informed about their child's achievements and progress. She speaks to staff at the local school about general matters of well-being and sometimes about activities at school, but has not yet fully established a system to share information with other practitioners about children's learning and development to ensure continuity.

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provision

The childminder is appropriately committed to developing her service. She is clearly able to recognise the strengths of her provision and areas to develop the quality of her service to make sure outcomes for children are being continually improved.

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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:

 ensure Ofsted is informed of the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any person aged over 16 or over living on the premises (Compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure Ofsted is informed of the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any person aged over 16 or over living on the premises (Voluntary 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 action. 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 207573 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 818065 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: 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:

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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, which are usually the childminder’s 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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