Woodcock, Elena Livioara

Store Street Manchester M1 2WD Telephone: 0300 123 1231 Fax: 0300 123 3159 Minicom: 0161 618 8524 Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk Web: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Monitoring for provision judged as inadequate

An Ofsted inspector, Helen Penticost, monitored your provision on 15/07/2014 following your inspection where the provision was judged to be inadequate.

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Outcome of monitoring

As a result of our inspection on 29/01/2014, we sent you a notice to improve. If you were set actions at the inspection, or as a result of our subsequent monitoring or investigations, these are included at the end of this letter unless we have already verified that they have been completed.

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Outcome of monitoring

During the monitoring visit, the inspector discussed with you the steps you have taken to address the actions raised in the notice to improve. You have welcomed support from the local authority advisor to enable you to make improvements. The inspector observed you and your assistant working with the children and viewed the resources available to them. The inspector also looked at your system for recording children's learning and developmental information, and your written risk assessments.

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Outcome of monitoring

The inspector found that you have reduced potential hazards from the home and garden and you have also reviewed your risk assessments. For example, you have removed the glass fronted cabinet from the playroom. This helps to ensure that children play and learn in a safe environment. You equally promote each area of learning during play activities by planning for children's next steps. You highlight next step targets though your observation, assessment and planning system, which enables you to provide children with sufficient challenge to meet their individual needs. The inspector found that you and your assistant enable children to think through their thoughts and ideas in order to respond to questions. This supports children to develop their speaking and language skills.

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Outcome of monitoring

You now delegate tasks to your assistant to help to ensure that you are able to support and guide children as they play, learn and develop. You have re-organised your resources to help to ensure that toys and resources are freely available to children to enable them to achieve their aims. Both you and your assistant use appropriate questioning techniques, for example, you use open-ended questions to support children to make progress in their language development.

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Outcome of monitoring

The inspector found that you are making good use of the local authority to enable you to evaluate where you can make improvements and maintain these. You have completed a self-evaluation process to support you in making improvements to reduce weaknesses in practice and to improve the quality of your provision. This demonstrates a positive attitude towards maintaining continuous development and improving the outcomes for children. You have developed a system for communicating with other early years settings that children may attend. You realise the importance of sharing learning and development information to help to ensure consistency in children's care and learning.

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Outcome of monitoring

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that the childminder has taken prompt and effective action to address the points for improvement.

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Next steps

The next step will be a full inspection.

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Next steps

I hope that you have found the visit helpful in promoting improvement in your childminding service. If you have any further queries please contact us on the number at the top of this letter.

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Next steps

Nick Hudson National Director, Early Education

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