Drammeh, Amie

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 February 2015 13 January 2010

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Previous inspection: Satisfactory 3 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Requires improvement The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Requires improvement The setting does not meet legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The quality of teaching is variable because the childminder misses opportunities to enhance children's learning. Therefore, activities do not always provide suitable challenge for children.  The childminder does not effectively work in partnership with parents to collect children's starting point information. This affects her ability to accurately measure children's progress.  The childminder is not clear on how to complete the required progress check for two- year-old children. Therefore, she is unable to identify gaps in children's learning and development.  The childminder does not fully reflect on how she can improve her practice as part of her self-evaluation process.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is calm and friendly with children with supports their emotional development.  The childminder provides a variety of interesting resources and activities that maintains children's interest.  Children select from a choice of healthy snacks and drinks that promotes their physical health.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage the provider must:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 improve educational programmes to ensure all activities and resources provide children with a rich learning environment, where they experience interesting activities that are challenging, meet their individual needs and enable children to make choices  improve assessment systems by strengthening partnerships with parents to collect children's starting point information to measure their progress  develop an understanding of what is required to review and check children's progress when they are aged between two and three years, and provide parents with a written summary of their children's development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 develop effective self-evaluation processes to monitor the strengths of the provision and areas for development, in order to improve outcomes for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Childcare Register the provider must:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 keep and implement a written statement of procedures to be followed for the protection of children, intended to safeguard the children being cared for from abuse or neglect (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  keep and implement a written statement of procedures to be followed for the protection of children, intended to safeguard the children being cared for from abuse or neglect (voluntary part of the Childcare Register).

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and children.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching between the childminder and children.  The inspector toured the parts of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector reviewed documentation including risk assessments, policies and training certificates.

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who attend. This requires improvement

The childminder follows children's interests and provides activities she knows they will enjoy. For example, during the inspection, children asked the childminder to build an indoor tent. The childminder and children decorated the tent and lined it with cushions and soft toys. They then used the tent to sing and play drums inside. However, the quality of teaching is variable because the childminder does not consistently use these activities to extend children's learning and communication and language skills. For example, the childminder does not interact with the children as they make hand prints in paint and misses the opportunity to use positive interactions to promote their learning. The childminder has systems to plan and assess children's progress. However, she does not gather information from parents regarding children's skills and abilities when they start with her. This compromises her ability to accurately measure children's progress.

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who attend. This requires improvement

Furthermore, the childminder does not have sufficient knowledge of how to complete the progress check for two-year-old children or how to use this information to check children's progress is in line with expected levels of development.

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good

Children are emotionally secure because the childminder gives them plenty of praise and positive attention. Children are respectful and well-behaved as they patiently wait their turn when playing games. This is because the childminder encourages good behaviour. Children have the opportunity to be independent as they help the childminder to organise resources for activities and clean their environment. The childminder has effective emergency evacuation procedures which keeps children safe. The childminder prepares children well for the next stages of their learning. For example, she reads books with children about moving onto school and visits schools with children before they start. This helps children to be emotionally adjusted and settled.

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provision requires improvement

The childminder demonstrates a secure knowledge of safeguarding and child protection. She knows the procedures to follow if she is concerned about children's welfare. The childminder has attended training courses to enhance her knowledge. For example, she has attended training on supporting babies to improve her provision for younger children. The childminder gets support from the local authority early year's advisors to assess the quality of her provision. However, she is not fully reflective over her practices, which limits her capacity for improvement. Therefore, she is not driving through positive outcomes for children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY396524 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 816075 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 13 January 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. The childminding lives in a two bedroomed property situated on the first floor of a low rise apartment block near to Queens Road, Peckham in South East London. There is no direct access to outside play. The childminder lives with her husband and two children.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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