Childminder, Out-of school day care in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17/07/2014 03/11/2008

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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 requires improvement

 The childminder is sensitive and supportive of children, helping them build positive relationships; as a result, children are settled and secure.  Children enjoy a wide range of physical play activities which encourages them to learn new skills, promoting their physical development.  Partnerships with parents and other early years providers are strong. Effective information sharing contributes well towards children's care, learning and development.

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It is not yet good because

 The childminder has not notified Ofsted of changes when adults no longer work on the childminding premises, which is a requirement.  Children who learn English as an additional language do not have sufficient opportunities to hear, see or use their home language in the setting.  At times, activities are adult-led, reducing opportunities to promote children's independent learning and sensory play materials are not regularly available for children to explore.

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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 indoor and outdoor, and interaction between the childminder, childminder's assistant and the children during play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and the childminder's assistant at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at documents relating to Early Years Foundation Stage provided by the childminder, including children's assessments.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and works with an assistant. She lives with her husband and two young children in a chalet bungalow, just outside Christchurch, in Dorset. Childminding is carried out in a wooden log cabin in the garden. There is a fully enclosed garden for outdoor play. The family has two cats and a chinchilla. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. There are currently 14 children on roll, of these six children are in the early years age range. The childminder has two cats.

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must:

 provide opportunities for children who learn English as an additional language to hear, see and use their home language during their play to support their language development at home.

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

 review organisation of play activities to further promote children's independence and to provide greater access to sensory play experiences, to maximise their enjoyment and learning.

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who attend

Children are happy and relate well to the childminder and her assistant. The childminder links closely with parents to obtain details of children's routines, likes and dislikes and of the children's abilities. This means she is able to support children's individual needs from the start. She carries out ongoing assessments of children as they play to help her monitor children's progress. The observations and photographs are collated in children's individual learning journals which are shared with parents. This keeps parents sufficiently informed about their children's learning and development. The childminder has yet to implement the progress check for children at age two, but through discussion shows a clear understanding of the requirement.

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who attend

The planned activities offer children a suitable range of play activities and experiences, and generally keep children occupied and interested. Children enjoy finding items to put in their shop and confidently use pens and paper to create labels to show the cost of their items. This helps children to give meanings to the marks that they make. The childminder and her assistant get involved in the children's play activities, promoting conversation appropriately. Children communicate with their friends as they explain how much money they need to buy items in their shop, which means children are using number names in their play. However, at times, adults take over the play and do things for children, such as tearing sticky tape for children instead of encouraging children to use scissors to cut it. This reduces opportunities to support children's developing independence and help them move onto the next steps in their learning.

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who attend

Children have daily access to outdoor play activities that promote their physical development well. At certain times, they are able to move freely between the indoor and outdoor play areas adding to their enjoyment. The childminder encourages the children to explore the various pieces of challenging play equipment. Children show care and control as they learn to climb and balance on the different apparatus and are proud of their achievements. This helps children to build confidence in their abilities. On occasions, the childminder provides opportunities for children to use different materials and mediums, such as paint and dough. However, she limits access to creative play activities and only allows children to use the sand every few weeks. This restricts children's playing and exploring opportunities and the ability to use their senses to discover different textures.

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who attend

The childminder and assistant make sure that all children are included in the play activities. They support children who are learning English as an additional language appropriately to help them gain confidence in using English language. When children first start, parents share a few words in the child's home language to enable the childminder to communicate and support children during the settling-in process. However, after children have settled the childminder no longer uses the words in children's home language. There are no signs and labels displayed to reflect the children's differing home languages to further value diversity. This means that the childminder does not always use strategies that actively encourage children to communicate using their home language.

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

The childminder has a clear understanding of children's individual needs and interacts with children in a warm and friendly manner. As a result, children build trusting relationships with adults and their friends. Her settling-in visits help the children become familiar with different people and a new environment. The childminder recognises when new and less confident children need extra support and offers her attention and reassurance. This helps promote children's emotional well-being making them feel safe and secure. The childminder teaches children the importance of sharing with others through their play. Children listen and show they understand, as they share their paper money with their friends when playing shops. The childminder praises the children, helping to boost children's self-esteem.

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

Appropriate safety measures are in place to enable children to move around the premises freely and safely. The childminder completes ongoing risk assessments of all areas of her premises used by children to help her identify and minimise risks. She supervises children appropriately and talks to them about any hazards so children develop a sense of personal safety. As the children play, she speaks to them to remind them not to go too high on the swing as they may bump into other children. This raises children's awareness of how to keep themselves and others safe. The childminder follows suitable procedures to ensure children's safety on outings and when travelling in the car. She makes sure that all children are safely strapped in age appropriate car seats. Overall, the childminder follows clear practices to help children learn good hygiene habits. She makes sure that all children wash their hands before they eat and talks to them about the importance to get rid of

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

germs. These daily routines help the children to develop skills in readiness for moving onto school and pre-school.

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

Children benefit from the warm, welcoming environment and access to a suitable selection of clean, age appropriate resources. Some of the play equipment is stored in low-level units within the playroom so that children can easily help themselves. This enables children to make some choices about their play. Regular use of the enclosed outdoor play space means that children get plenty of exercise and fresh air. This helps towards promoting healthy lifestyles of children.

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provision

The childminder has a sound understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage safeguarding and welfare requirements. She has developed policies and procedures to help support her childminding service, which she makes available to parents. The childminder is aware that she needs to notify Ofsted of any new assistants. However, she has failed to notify Ofsted of changes to adults over 16 years who are no longer working on the premises. It is a requirement of the Early Years Foundation Stage to do so. On this occasion Ofsted do not intend to take action as it has a minimal impact on the children's welfare. The childminder has sufficient understanding of safeguarding issues and recognises that she would benefit by updating her training. She is aware of procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child in her care. The childminder is clear of her roles and responsibilities to provide children with a safe and secure environment. All

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provision

required documentation is in place and kept confidential.

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provision

The childminder works alongside her assistant to provide consistency for children and make sure she meets children's needs. She works closely with her assistant which enables her to monitor the quality of her assistant's practice. The ongoing discussions with her assistant provide opportunities to support her continuous development. Overall, the childminder makes effective use of her self-reflection diary to help her identify where she can make improvements. For example, she recently replaced bark in the outdoor play area so the area did not get too muddy, enabling children to use the outdoors all year round. The childminder has made significant improvements since her last inspection. She has obtained parental consent to seek emergency medical treatment, updated her policies and procedures, and completed risk assessments for areas used by children. The childminder now organises all her childminding provision from a log cabin in the garden as she finds

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provision

this works better for children. She has implemented new systems of observation and assessment to help monitor children's progress more effectively. She liaises closely with her early years advisor for support and advice to help her develop her childminding provision.

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provision

The childminder works closely with parents and other early years providers involved in children's care to enable her to support children's developing needs. This means there is an effective two-way exchange of information which contributes towards providing continuity for children's care and learning. Parents receive updates from the childminder about her provision. keeping them well informed about the childminder's practices and the care she provides.

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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 Requires improvement The provision is not giving children a good standard of early years education and/or there are minor breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected within twelve months of the date of this inspection. 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

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Grade Judgement Description

the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. 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 EY336286 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 815173 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 14

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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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