Childminder in Redcar and Cleveland

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12/06/2013 24/03/2011

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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 take part in a satisfactory range of indoor and outdoor activities and experiences that are suitable for their age and stage of development. They make steady progress in their learning overall.  Children feel safe and secure with the childminder and she supports children to form secure attachments.  The childminder prioritises children's safety and ensures that all aspects of her practice keep children protected from harm.  The childminder has good relationships with parents and they are kept well informed. This helps ensure she knows children well and effectively meets their individual needs.

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It is not yet good because

 Planning and observations are not analysed enough to show which areas of the seven areas of learning and development they fit into, to ensure that children are receiving a challenging and enjoyable experience.  Children's progress is not monitored enough to ensure they reach expected levels of development and to identify if there are any gaps in their learning.  Plans for future development do not clearly demonstrate how targets are prioritised and planned to drive continuous improvement to benefit children.

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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 in the childminder's home and garden.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a selection of policies and children's records.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took account of the views of parents that they provided for the inspection.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 2004 and is on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her husband and two children aged 13 and 15 years in a semi-detached house in Marske in Redcar in Cleveland. The whole of the ground floor and the upstairs bathroom are used for childminding. The family has a dog.

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Information about the setting

The childminder attends playgroup and visits the shops and park on a regular basis. She collects children from the local schools and pre-schools.

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Information about the setting

There are currently 15 children on roll, three of whom are in the early years age group and attend for a variety of sessions. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays.

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must:

 improve challenging and enjoyable experiences for children in all areas of learning and development by linking planning and observations into the seven areas of learning

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must:

 make better use of guidance documentation, such as Development matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage, to consistently monitor children's progress to ensure they reach expected levels of development and to identify any gaps in their learning.

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

 develop self-evaluation further to clearly identify how and when priorities for improvement will be addressed in the future, to support long term achievements and outcomes for children.

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who attend

Children are making suitable progress in most areas of their learning and development. They are developing a sound range of skills, overall, to prepare them for their future learning as they benefit from a range of activities each week. These include time to explore freely, as well as offering some adult-led activities linked to children's interests. A learning record for each child, accompanied by a photographic account of their time at the setting, provides parents with a clear idea of the range of activities that children participate in. The childminder notes the next step that she will concentrate on for children's development. However, she does not link this to the seven areas of learning and development. Consequently, not all activities are supported well enough to ensure that children are challenged in their learning.

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who attend

The childminder is attentive to the needs of children. She interacts warmly with them by sitting on the floor so that she is at eye level, participating in some of their chosen activities, praising them and offering encouragement as they try new things. The childminder encourages children to be playful. She sings rhymes to them, which they become familiar with and they start to mimic her as she does the actions. Speaking skills are encouraged where the childminder points out colours, such as blue and red, and children start to recognise them and say the word when they see them. Babies are encouraged to babble and express themselves as they play, which shows their enjoyment in what they are doing. The childminder encourages and supports children's interest in books. They are freely available and she sits with them, reads the story and encourages them to interact as she talks about the pictures. Number is used in everyday activities,

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who attend

which develops children's awareness of number names. For example, children enjoy running up and down the garden with the childminder, while they count together up to seven. Older children start to build using plastic blocks. They take pleasure in building a tall structure as they fit the pieces together. All of these activities give children a suitable range of skills in readiness for school when the time comes.

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who attend

The childminder feeds back to parents daily about what their children have been involved in. Once a month she shares children's learning records with them, which helps them to continue their children's learning at home. Parents keep the childminder informed about what they have done with their children at home and in particular if they have been on holiday. This helps the childminder to plan around children's current interests.

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

Children have formed a close attachment to the childminder, which enables them to explore with the support of a familiar person. The childminder finds out about children's needs such as likes, dislikes and allergies through discussing them with parents before they start. Through the effective settling in procedures children show that they are happy and feel safe in the childminder's home. This helps them to have a smooth transition from home to her care. The childminder provides a welcoming environment with a stimulating selection of resources. Children help to select which resources they would like out each day and they play in comfort in the conservatory. This helps children to develop their independence.

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

The childminder has a calm and consistent manner with the children. Children show an understanding and cooperate with some boundaries and routines, such as tidying up before getting new resources out. They receive lots of praise for their efforts which develops their self-esteem. They begin to learn to share resources following the childminder's guidance, for example, they pass books to each other. Children have space to move around in the home. The childminder ensures that low-level furniture and storage boxes encourage babies to pull themselves up, which supports their drive to stand and walk. This also promotes supported risk taking so they begin to learn about how to keep safe at an early age.

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

In the garden the childminder provides a blanket for babies to sit and crawl in safety. Older children enjoy running up and down the open space and interact with the childminder and dog as they throw things for the dog to catch. The childminder develops children's awareness of healthy eating. She talks to them about the foods they are eating and always has fruit available for them. The childminder and children have planted tomatoes and potatoes in the garden. They learn about why they need to be watered each day and when they are ready will harvest and eat them. This helps to develop their understanding about where different foods come from. The childminder establishes routines that help children to start to look after themselves. For example, children show an interest in helping with dressing and undressing as they try to put their own shoes on.

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

The childminder explains that she works closely with schools and other settings that children attend as part of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She discusses what the other settings are planning to do with children for their learning and development. She continues activities with children when they are in her care, which supports continuity in their learning and development.

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provision

The childminder has a satisfactory knowledge of how to provide a suitable environment in line with the welfare, safeguarding and learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The childminder maintains records, policies and procedures, which are required for the safe and efficient running of her provision to meet the needs of the children. Consequently, the required information is in place to underpin the care and welfare of the children. Children are appropriately safeguarded as the childminder has a satisfactory understanding of the procedures to follow should she have a concern about their welfare. She recognises that children might be at risk of harm and knows how to liaise with appropriate agencies should she have a child protection concern.

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provision

The safety of children is given priority when they are in her care. Written risk assessments are completed for the home, outdoors and any outings children take part in. These successfully identify dangers and the appropriate steps to take to eliminate risk and keep children safe and secure. Actions and recommendations from the last inspection have been implemented. For example, the childminder links the next steps in children's learning to future planned activities. However, guidance documents and monitoring of each child's progress in relation to their age and stage of development are not always used consistently to ensure there are no gaps in their learning and development. The childminder undertakes some self-evaluation to identify ways to improve her provision. However, she has not fully considered how she will prioritise and achieve these areas for development. Therefore, sustained improvements are not in place in order to develop the

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provision

Partnership with parents is well established. They provided enthusiastic comments for the inspection. For example, they state that children have always enjoyed their time there and that they have never had any issues. They feel confident that their children are treated fairly and are safe in the company of the childminder. The childminder understands the importance of working with others who share care of the children and has also established links with advisers at the local sure start centre.

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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 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 EY286425 Local authority Redcar & Cleveland Inspection number 820037 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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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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