Church, Kim Lorraine

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17/12/2014 28/10/2009

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early years provision

This inspection: 3 Previous inspection: 2 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

 Children are happy, comfortable and settle quickly in the childminder's company.  The childminder has a sound understanding of child protection to help her to safeguard children's welfare adequately.  There are suitable partnerships with parents and information is shared with them regularly.

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It is not yet good because

 Children are not provided with good levels of challenge to help them to make good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder does not provide a good range of resources to keep children fully occupied and interested at all times.  The childminder does not record children's attendance daily or accurately, which may compromise their safety and welfare.  The childminder does not always protect the privacy and maintain confidentiality when caring for 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 lounge and conservatory.  The inspector offered the childminder an opportunity to conduct a joint observation.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents spoken to on the day.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documentation including children's records, safeguarding procedures, attendance registers and the written policies and procedures.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2009. She is registered on the Early Years Register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder lives with her three school-aged children. The family lives in Swindon, Wiltshire. Childminding takes place mainly on the ground floor of the childminder's home. Children have access to a lounge, conservatory, dining room and downstairs toilet. There is an upstairs bathroom and bedrooms are used for children to rest. A fully enclosed garden is available for outside play. The childminder currently has six children on roll; of these, three are in the early years age group. The home is near local amenities. The family has two dogs, a rabbit and gerbils as pets.

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must:

 improve the quality of teaching to a consistently good standard, so that children are challenged, interested, motivated and eager to learn

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must:

 ensure an accurate daily record of children's hours of attendance is kept

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must:

 ensure confidentiality is maintained and the privacy of children is protected.

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

 provide more opportunities for children to access a good range of resources to extend their learning in all areas.

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who attend

The childminder carries out written observations and assessments to keep track of children's learning and development. However, the childminder does not use this information efficiently to help children to make good progress. For example, the childminder is aware that some children need extra support in their language skills from her observations. However, she does not actively teach children consistently well so that children make good progress in their learning. She does not promote the children's language skills very effectively or consider the impact that a dummy has on limiting children's language skills. The childminder uses some suitable strategies to help children develop their language skills, such as asking children what colour pens they have, what shape is an object and how many objects they have. However, the childminder does not expect or receive a clear response because she does not encourage children to relinquish

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who attend

their dummies. At times, the children are distracted because the television is on. This means that some children tend to sit and watch the television and do not speak very much. This means that the childminder is not teaching children effectively to extend their language skills. Children have access to books and occasionally enjoy looking at them with the childminder as she sits in the cosy corner in the conservatory and reads to them. She shows them the pictures and talks to them about what they can see in the book. This promotes children's developing literacy skills.

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who attend

Children are developing adequately in their personal, social and emotional development. The children make friends and young children generally play alongside each other successfully. The childminder reminds children to share resources. However, the children do not have access to a good range of toys, meaning children lack good amounts of challenge in their learning through play. At times, the childminder allows the children to help with the care of the youngest children; for example, when sitting feeding the youngest child, another child sat beside the childminder and helped to hold the bottle. This helps children to learn through first-hand experiences about how to care for others and about the world around them.

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who attend

Children are developing their physical skills adequately. They are able to move around the room safely and select activities from the available resources. The children are taken on regular outings around the local community which helps them to learn about the world around them. Children have access to the garden, but this is dependent on the weather. As a result, teaching is not of a consistently high quality in all areas of learning. Nevertheless, children are acquiring the basic skills, attitudes and dispositions they require to prepare them for their eventual move to pre-school or school.

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

Children are comfortable in the childminder's home. They settle quickly when parents leave them. New children quickly feel secure as the childminder offers them comfort and reassurance when required to promote their emotional well-being. Most children demonstrate they have a secure attachment with the childminder.

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

The childminder promotes children's safety adequately through her sound use of risk assessment. She protects children during their time with her and has carefully considered their safety. She ensures the family dogs are kept separate from the children at home. Children are well behaved and are beginning to understand the rules of the home, such as taking shoes off when they enter the premises. Resources are easily accessible for all children, which helps to promote children's independence. However, resources are not extensive and the childminder does not always use them effectively to help support children's interests and learning.

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

Children are taught about suitable personal hygiene procedures; they see the childminder regularly washing her hands after changing nappies and cleaning the changing mats after use. Such practices promote the children's health appropriately. Children have easy access to drinks with their water containers being readily available in the room. Children have healthy food provided by their parents and the childminder ensures the children are able to eat safely and in comfort. Children have regular outings around the local area and regularly visit local amenities. This helps to promote their understanding about the world around them. Through these regular outings, children are beginning to understand about the importance of fresh air and exercise. The children also have use of the childminder's garden when the weather permits. In general, most children are being prepared adequately for their next stages in their learning.

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provision

The childminder has an adequate understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She is aware of the safeguarding procedures to follow, in line with her policy, should she have any concerns about the welfare of children in her care. The childminder is adequately aware of the need to inform Ofsted of any significant event occurring in line with requirements. However, the childminder has not maintained a daily, accurate record of children's attendance. This could put children at risk and is a breach of the Early Years Foundation Stage and an associated requirement of the Childcare Register. Although the childminder is fully aware of the need to maintain confidentiality at all times, she does not always protect the privacy of the children in her care and did not maintain confidentially when talking to parents during the inspection. The childminder is aware of safety in the home and ensures the front door is locked when children are present so they

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provision

remain safe. She checks the identification of any visitors before allowing them in the home and maintains a visitors' record. This helps her to safeguard children from any unvetted persons. The childminder has considered the safety of the children in her care and ensures the family dogs are kept separate from the children.

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provision

The childminder has a suitable understanding of her responsibility in meeting the learning and development requirements. She carries out observations and assessments and she has recognised that some children require extra support in their learning and development. However, she does not provide a good amount of resources or effective support for each child's learning to cover all the areas of learning fully. Nevertheless, children still acquire the skills they need to enable them to move to their next stages of learning.

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provision

There are positive relationships between the childminder and minded children's parents. Regular information is shared verbally when the children arrive at the setting. The childminder uses a two-way daily diary to inform parents of the activities their child has taken part in during the day. A parent spoken to at the inspection commented on how happy they are with the care provided. They also commented on how their child is progressing well in their development since being with the childminder. Parents are given appropriate information regarding their child's development on a regular basis. This helps to ensure they know about their child's progress and are able to discuss any concerns with the childminder.

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provision

The childminder has completed a simple evaluation of her practice. However, although the childminder has identified some areas to improve, she has failed to identify that some breaches in the requirements have occurred. The childminder demonstrates some capacity to improve because she has addressed her recommendations from the last inspection. She has also attended some training courses and has identified more that she would like to attend in the future to help her professional development and to improve outcomes for children.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are

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actions)

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:

 keep a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance (compulsory part of Childcare Register).  keep a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance (voluntary part of 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 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. We re-inspect nurseries and pre-schools judged as requires improvement within 12 months of the date of 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

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Grade Judgement Description

is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. Met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. 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 EY393073 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1000559 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 6

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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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