Childminder in Warwickshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18/06/2013 09/09/2009

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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

 The childminder is attentive towards children's individual needs and as a result, they settle easily into her care and are happy and content.  Children are encouraged to make choices about their play. They use a variety of toys and activities which help them to make steady progress in their learning and development.  There are suitable working partnerships with parents and other early years providers to ensure children's learning and welfare is supported.

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It is not yet good because

 Information gathered about children's learning and development is not consistently used to plan what children need to learn next to ensure they make good progress.  Self-evaluation is not always used effectively to involve parents and children in helping to identify strengths and weaknesses or set challenging targets for improvement to the setting.  The contact details of the regulator are not made available to parents should they wish to express a concern.

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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 spoke with the childminder throughout the inspection and interacted with the children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector conducted a tour of the premises and viewed the equipment and resources available for the children.  The inspector observed children during their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a selection of policies, procedures, the childminders self- evaluation and children's learning records.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 1996 and is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her husband, two adult children in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The whole of the ground floor is used for childminding purposes. There is an enclosed garden available for outside play. The family have a pet tortoise.

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Information about the setting

The childminder visits the park and toddler group on a regular basis. She is able to collect children from the local schools. There are currently seven children on roll; of these three are within the early years age group. All of the children attend on a part-time basis. The childminder operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday except during August. She is a member of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years.

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must:

 improve the planning of activities by using the completed observations and assessments of what children can do more effectively to consistently identify the next steps in their learning, to ensure they make good progress towards the early learning goals

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must:

 make sure details of how to contact Ofsted are made available to parents.

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

 improve the self-evaluation process to include the views of parents and children and strengthen the links between identified priorities and plans for improvement that supports children's achievements over time.

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who attend

The childminder knows the children in her care and provides them with a variety of age appropriate toys and resources. She has a satisfactory understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and as a result, children are making steady progress in their learning and development. The childminder has started to complete observations of the children as they play and uses individual learning tracker books, which she shares with parents. This ensures that parents are informed of the activities that their children join in with. However, the information gathered from the observations is not used to effectively plan for the next steps in children's learning so that they make good progress towards the early learning goals.

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who attend

Younger children have developed an interest in musical and programmable toys. The childminder uses this interest to promote their knowledge and understanding of how thing work. She provides them with remote control resources, telephones and activity centres. She encourages children to count and recognise colour as the children attempt to stack rings and build with plastic cups. Children develop early writing skills as they use wax crayons, chalks and paints to make marks. They enjoy joining-in with familiar action songs and happily use a range of props and finger puppets to aid them in their enjoyment and learning. The childminder talks to the children during their play and encourages younger children to copy sounds and repeat words. This helps to develop their language skills. The childminder reassures children and praises them for their efforts. This, in turn supports younger children's personal, social and emotional development.

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who attend

Children learn to care for animals as they help the childminder feed the family's pet tortoise. They have access to some resources that promote positive images of diversity and trips to the local park helps children learn about the local environment.

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who attend

The childminder is aware of the requirements for the progress check at age two, and has begun to prepare systems to complete this appropriately. This means the childminder and parents can support children's learning in the setting and at home. As a result, children are satisfactorily gaining the key skills they need in their learning to be ready for school.

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

Overall, children feel safe and are cared for in a welcoming environment. They benefit from the childminder's caring nature and as a result, are happy and settled and have formed secure relationships. The childminder discusses children's care routines with parents during registration. This enables her to meet children's individual needs. She encourages children to bring toys and comforters from home, which ensures that the transition from home to the setting is as smooth as possible for each child. Children are aware of the boundaries set by the childminder and older children help to devise the house rules. This ensures that they understand what is expected of them. For example, they are encouraged to share, take turns and use their manners.

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

The childminder provides opportunities for outdoor and physical play encouraging children to adopt a healthy lifestyle. They have access to a variety of wheeled toys, climbing equipment and use ride on toys. Children also benefit from regular walks around the local community and visit the neighbourhood toddler group. These opportunities help support children's overall physical well-being and develop their social skills in preparation for later transitions to nursery and school.

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

In partnership with parents, the children benefit from eating nutritious snacks provided by the childminder, such as, dried and fresh fruit. They enjoy food from home which the childminder stores appropriately, to ensure their well-being is satisfactorily protected. Children follow appropriate hygiene routines, such as, hand washing prior to eating. Fresh drinks are available at all times. The childminder is aware of children's individual dietary needs and ensures these are met. Children learn how to keep themselves safe in an emergency evacuation and regularly join in with fire drills.

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provision

Children are adequately safeguarded because the childminder has a satisfactory understanding of child protection issues. She knows the correct procedures to follow should she have concerns about any of the children in her care. The childminder completes visual and written risk assessments both inside, and out of the home to make sure hazards to children are minimised. She ensures all household members are checked by Ofsted to determine their suitability.

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provision

The childminder has a suitable awareness of the learning and development requirements and demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement. She has kept her first aid knowledge up-to-date and has attended child protection training, since her last inspection. She has begun to evaluate her practice and uses some self-evaluation. However, there is scope to further develop self-evaluation, in order to ensure continued and systematic progress in the future, for example, by capturing the views of all those involved with the setting, in order to identify all strengths and areas for improvement.

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provision

Overall the childminder develops positive relationships with parents providing them with regular feedback to keep them informed about their child's daily events. A number of policies and procedures are made available and this keeps parents informed about the setting. However, the contact details of the regulator are not made available to parents, should they wish to express a concern. This also applies to both parts of the Childcare Register and means that a legal requirement is not met. The childminder is aware of the importance of working in partnership with other early years providers. She has established links with the local schools and playgroup in order to support children's learning and welfare.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are

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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:

 make Ofsted's address available to parents (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  make Ofsted's address available to parents (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 201136 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 817946 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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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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