Childminder in Coventry

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 01/05/2013 21/02/2012

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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 has a very calm approach towards handling children's behaviour. She speaks to them on their level in a soothing voice. This helps them to settle and improve their behaviour.  The childminder provides the children with many opportunities to converse in their home language. Therefore, they are confident at communicating in their play and learning.  The childminder has suitable knowledge and understanding of the educational programmes. She plans activities that help children make progress.

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It is not yet good because

 Children do not always have sufficient opportunities to learn to speak and understand English; in order for them to reach a good standard in readiness for school.  Arrangements for sharing information with other early years settings children attend are not fully implemented to help ensure continuity of children's learning and development.  Children do not always have opportunities to use resources, such as bikes, buggies and push carts to develop their physical skills.

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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 setting.  The inspector spoke to children's parents.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's learning journeys, children's records and a selection of policies and procedures.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2011. She works with two other childminder's from one of their homes. The childminder, who owns the property, also lives with her daughter and her husband, temporarily, and the childminder's adult son and husband, who works as their assistant. They live in Radford, Coventry. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. The whole of the ground floor is used for childminding along with the bedrooms upstairs for sleeping purposes. There is a fully enclosed garden for outdoor play.

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Information about the setting

There are currently 15 children on roll. Of these, twelve are in the early years age group. Three children attend before and after school. Children attend on a full and part-time basis. The childminder cares for children all year round, Monday to Friday from 5.30am to 8.30pm. The childminder receives support from the local authority and offers support to children who have English as an additional language.

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must:

 ensure that children have more opportunities to learn and reach a good standard of English during the Early Years Foundation Stage, ensuring they are ready to benefit from the opportunities available to them when they begin school.

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

 build on the sharing of information about children's learning and development with other early years settings children attend, in order to better support continuity of learning

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

 provide a range of wheeled toys indoors and outdoors, such as bikes, buggies and push carts to develop children's skills.

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who attend

The childminder uses her knowledge and understanding of the seven areas of learning to help children make satisfactory progress in their learning. Along with her co-childminders she plans for the children's learning taking into account initial information from parents about what they already know. She observes them in their play and makes some assessments about what they can do and what they need to do next. Children enjoy their learning as the childminder is aware of their interests and preferred learning styles. The childminder is also aware of the requirement to provide parents with a progress check at age two and will complete these where necessary. The childminder engages with parents about their child's learning and development and suitable arrangements are in place to discuss with parents how the developmental summary can support children's learning at home.

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who attend

The childminder suitably promotes children's learning in the indoor play environment. She engages them in cooking activities and making their own snacks. For example, they use plastic knives to put chocolate spread on their wafers. The childminder supports the younger children by helping them to get some chocolate spread out of the jar. Older children are beginning to be encouraged to do things for themselves. For example, they hold the jar and manipulate the knife until it is loaded with chocolate spread. These developing skills help to support the children in readiness for starting pre-school and school.

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who attend

Children enjoy lots of active play indoors. For example, the childminder and the children join hands and sing and dance together. They learn to hop and jump and crouch down on the floor. Children who are less confident are fully supported to become engaged. For example, the childminder picks up a toddler and rocks them to the music; she then helps them to participate by doing the actions with them. Therefore, inclusion is effectively enhanced throughout group activities. Children spend some time in the local park running and kicking balls in large open spaces. However, there are limited opportunities for children to use ride on and push along resources outdoors, such as bikes and carts. Therefore, this restricts some areas of their physical development.

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who attend

All of the children the childminder cares for are Polish and are learning to speak English as an additional language. The childminder ensures they have many opportunities to use Polish in their learning and play. This is successfully implemented as the childminder's home language is also Polish. Therefore, children's skills in communicating with one another and adults are supported. The childminder also speaks English. At times she speaks to the children in English and encourages them to speak in this language. However, this is not always fully maximised to ensure that children reach a good standard in English in readiness for school.

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

The childminder ensures that visitors, children and their families are warmly welcomed. She is aware of children's individual care needs because admission information obtained from parents includes their likes and dislikes, allergies and general routines. Each child's needs are suitably well met along with their parents' wishes. Children's good health is promoted suitably because the childminder encourages them to be active indoors and spend some time in the fresh air outdoors. They exercise their bodies by dancing to music and participating in action rhymes with other children of a similar age. This helps children be prepared for transitions into other early year's settings and reception class in school.

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

Children eat, generally, healthy food. For example, at snack time they eat toasted bread and ketchup and for lunch they eat steamed fish and boiled potatoes. Children are developing an ability to attend to their self-care needs. For example, all ages of children access their drink bottles from a low level shelf when they are thirsty. Children's welfare is suitably addressed because the childminder ensures that the environment is healthy and safe. She teaches children how to keep themselves safe. For example, they learn why they must sit down while they are eating. Information on how to keep the children safe, childhood illnesses and accidents is shared with parents.

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

The childminder ensures that children's personal, social and emotional development is suitably addressed. Their independence is promoted, generally, well. For example, they can easily select resources for themselves that are suitable for their age and stage of development. The childminder shares warm. Relationships with the children and praises them for a job well done. For example, she praises them for helping to tidy away the toys and listening to her instructions. The childminder is very calm in her approach towards challenging behaving. For example, when children have a tantrum she speaks in low, soft comforting tones, helping the children to calm down. She thoroughly explains the consequences of their behaviour to help prevent accidents to themselves or other children.

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provision

The inspection took place following a concern about the childminder exceeding the minimum adult to child ratios. This happened because the childminder misunderstood the definition of children being in full-time education. She has since sought further guidance from the local authority development officer to clarify her understanding of the requirements to ensure this does not occur again. The childminder and her co-minders monitor ratios and use an assistant to help them provide children with sufficient adult support.

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provision

The partnership with parents is satisfactory. Communication between the childminder and parents ensures that each child's care and learning needs are suitably met. She speaks with the children's parents each day communicating what they have been playing with while in her care. Parents share very positive views on the service provided by the childminder and her co-childminders. They share that their children are happy and the childminders are very friendly. Policies and procedures support the safe and efficient management of the provision and parents are made aware of them. For example, they are prominently displayed in the entrance hall for all to view.

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provision

The childminder is beginning to develop partnerships with other providers where children attend more than one setting at any one time. She is aware of the benefits of good partnership working and demonstrates how this can be achieved. However, this has yet to be fully implemented in order to ensure continuity in children's learning. The childminder promotes children's safety. She ensures that indoor and outdoor play areas are safe and secure. The childminder is aware of her responsibilities with regard to protecting children from neglect and abuse. She has a suitable understanding of the local Safeguarding Children Board procedures. All adults living and working on the premises have completed necessary checks. The childminder ensures that children are never left unsupervised with a person who has not been vetted. Therefore, children are only cared for by people who have been deemed suitable by Ofsted.

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provision

There is a suitable capacity to improve outcomes for children and their families. The childminder satisfactorily monitors the educational programmes to ensure that children make progress. In order to review and improve her practice the childminder welcomes support from her co-childminders and advice offered by local development workers. At the time of the last inspection two actions were raised and both have been sufficiently addressed. This has had a positive impact on the children's learning. The childminder is beginning to identify her strengths and areas for improvement. For example, she can identify that she needs to increase her confidence in working with current guidance, such as 'Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage'. Parents' views are sought as part of the self-evaluation process in order to ensure improvement. Resources promote children's learning suitably and they are maintained in a good state of repair. Required

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provision

documentation is kept up-to-date and in suitable order.

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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 EY426734 Local authority Coventry Inspection number 910823 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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