Childminder 114278

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 September 2015 7 June 2010

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder does not effectively assess children's learning to accurately plan activities that interest and challenge them appropriately. She does not have a suitable understanding of the progress check and, therefore, is not able to identify gaps in children's learning and development.  The childminder does not use self-evaluation effectively to evaluate and monitor her provision. This means that she does not always identify areas that need improving to benefit children.  Children do not always have a sufficient range of resources to choose from to initiate and develop their play and learning. This limits children's ability to extend their ideas and learning. Consequently, this means that not all children make suitable progress in relation to their starting points.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder promotes children's good health well. She understands the importance of providing healthy, balanced meals and snacks, and ensures children play outside daily.  The childminder is kind, caring and supportive. This helps children feel safe, confident and settled, which supports their emotional well-being.  The childminder maintains a safe environment for children. She risk assesses her home to identify and minimise all possible hazards. This enables children to play and move around safely and independently.

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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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Due Date

 improve the use of assessments to identify children's learning and stages of development, and use the information to plan challenging and enjoyable learning experiences to help all children make progress 11/12/2015

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Due Date

 improve awareness of the requirements of the progress check in order to complete this when children are aged between two and three years old. 11/12/2015

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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

 develop self-evaluation further in order to identify and address areas for improvement to help raise outcomes for children  improve the availability and range of resources to increase opportunities for children to make independent choices and initiate their own play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors.  The inspector sampled children's learning records and other relevant documentation.  The inspector discussed childcare practices with the childminder.  The inspector looked at the areas of the home used for childminding.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not use assessments of children to identify their current stages of learning and development. This means that she is not able to plan activities that meet their individual learning needs sufficiently well. The childminder does not have a suitable understanding of the requirement to complete a written progress check for children aged between two and three years. This means that she is not able to identify any gaps in their learning to help all children make consistent progress. Overall, the childminder has a suitable understanding of how to protect children. She knows the signs to be alert to and the procedures to follow to report any concerns she has about children. Safeguarding is effective. She has taken some steps to address recommendations made at her last inspection. However, the childminder's self-evaluation and reflection of practice is quite basic. This limits the range of opportunities she provides and means that she is not

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

keeping her childcare knowledge up to date.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder works adequately together with parents and other settings that children attend to share and gather information about children's learning. Children join in with activities the childminder provides. However, because the childminder does not accurately assess children's progress, sometimes activities do not provide sufficient interest and challenge to extend children's learning. Children enjoy looking at books with the childminder, which helps them to develop an interest in literacy. They make some independent choices from a small range of resources set out by the childminder. However, they are unable to extend their play and ideas, as additional resources are not easily available.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well and develop good social skills. The childminder teaches children how to manage their own personal needs, such as hand washing before eating. Children develop a good awareness of how to stay safe, for example, as they practise emergency evacuation drills with the childminder. Children form strong emotional bonds with the childminder. This helps children develop a strong sense of well-being. Children learn to share resources and take turns in their play, which supports their social skills and enables them to consider the needs and feelings of others.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make some progress in their learning. They are making sufficient development in the skills they need to move on to school. However, the weakness in the assessment process means that not all children learn all the key skills they need for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 114278 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 835940 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1986 and lives in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. She offers care all day from Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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