Childminder, Out-of school day care in Devon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 21 September 2015 12 October 2011

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The play environment is cluttered and the television is often left on. The environment compromises children's safety due to trip hazards, and the television often distracts children and prevents them from becoming fully engaged in their play and learning.  The childminder does not help children to understand how to keep themselves safe during their play and activities.  The childminder does not have a good enough understanding of how to support children's learning. As a result, she fails to provide children with activities that are sufficiently challenging or supportive to help them all make good progress.  Assessment arrangements are weak. They do not help the childminder to monitor progress and identify gaps in children's learning or their stage of development, to help her to prepare children for the next stage in their learning.  The childminder does not consistently share information with parents about children's

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This provision is inadequate

stages of development or gain information from them about children's starting points.  The childminder does not place enough importance on self-evaluation and reflection. Apart from completing required training, she does not increase her knowledge or skills to help her to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy in the childminder's home and develop comfortable relationships with the childminder and other minded children.  The childminder provides some support for children's language development as she talks to them and asks questions during their play.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 regularly review safety arrangements to help ensure play areas are safe and to minimise risks to children 09/10/2015

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Due Date

 increase children's understanding of risks and of how to keep themselves safe to improve their health and physical development 09/10/2015

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Due Date

 ensure assessments of children's progress are used to identify any gaps in learning and plan challenging activities based on their individual needs to help them move onto their next steps in development and make good progress 23/11/2015

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 improve understanding of the learning and development requirements to raise the quality of teaching, to effectively support children's learning and development needs. 23/11/2015

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 improve the organisation of play areas to help children to concentrate and focus on their learning  engage parents more in children's learning, to help them to further support children's learning at home  increase arrangements for self-evaluation, to help drive improvements in the outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation and a sample of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder lacks understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. As a result, children's learning and development is not effectively promoted and, at times, their safety is compromised. Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not ensure the premises are safe or help children learn safe behaviour. However, she has an adequate knowledge of the procedures to follow in the event of a child protection concern. The childminder has completed the required training. She has made some improvements since her last inspection, including linking with other settings children also attend. However, despite support from early years professionals, she has not increased her knowledge and skills to improve the quality of teaching or kept up to date with changes to requirements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Teaching is ineffective. The childminder does not provide appropriate activities for children to help them make progress. This is because she lacks a sufficient understanding of their stage of development and next steps in their learning. For example, children are provided with small sticker books to use but younger children are unable to use the stickers as they are too small. This does not engage children and they quickly lose interest. When an opportunity to extend children's learning comes up, the childminder fails to act on it. For example, when older children suggest using the toy computer to write their name, the childminder does not extend their literacy skills. The play environment is disorganised and the television is often on. This distracts children from becoming engaged in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children do not gain a good enough awareness of how to keep safe and play areas are cluttered, creating hazards for children as they move about. Although the childminder encourages children to share and take turns, she does not help them to understand when their behaviour is not safe. For example, when children climb and walk on chairs, putting them at risk of injury. The childminder gains useful information from parents about children's care needs, but limited information about children's starting points. Parents do not always receive enough information about children's progress and development. Children are generally confident and feel secure due to the reassurance they receive from the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make enough progress. They are not motivated by the activities the childminder provides as these do not reflect their individual learning needs or interests well enough. This means they are not well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 103998 Local authority Devon Inspection number 839267 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 October 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1994. She lives in the village of Bow, near Crediton in Devon. The childminder works during school term times from 8am to 6pm.

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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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