Childminder 108720

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 October 2015 6 August 2009

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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 has not completed required assessments of children's progress between the age of two and three years. This is necessary to ensure that children's strengths and any areas for support are identified at an early stage.  Children do not always benefit from a consistent approach to their care and learning. The childminder has not fully established systems for sharing information with all of the other early years settings that children attend.  The childminder has not fully extended opportunities for children to use their home languages and share their different backgrounds and experiences, to help further develop their understanding of the world.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has warm and caring relationships with children. She is sensitive to their individual needs. This helps them settle well and effectively promotes their emotional and physical well-being.  The home is safe, welcoming and well organised. Children choose from a wide variety of resources and play materials that they can easily select for themselves.  The childminder works closely with parents. She keeps them well informed and finds out as much as she can from home. This involves parents in their children's learning. Comments from parents show they value the childminder highly.

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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

 complete a review of children's progress between the age of two and three years, and provide parents with a short written summary of their children's development in the prime areas of learning. 15/11/2015

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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

 establish more effective systems for sharing information about children's care and learning with other early years settings that they attend  extend the use of children's home languages and provide more opportunities for children to learn about and share their own cultures and experiences.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children taking part in activities with the childminder indoors and outside.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection about her practice and about children's learning and development.  The inspector sampled paperwork including children's records and policies and procedures.  The inspector read comments from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has an appropriate understanding of most of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has attended child protection training and understands what to do if she has concerns about a child's welfare. She keeps all of the records required for childminding and makes sure they are up to date. The childminder reflects on her practice and shows a positive attitude towards further improvement. She makes use of local training opportunities and support from the local authority. For example, she found a course on working with younger children useful in developing her practice with this age group. The childminder has not fully established partnerships with other settings that children also attend to help ensure consistency in children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has begun to monitor children's progress by making regular observations, although she does not complete all of the assessments required to help them make the best possible progress. However, children take part in a wide range of activities that they enjoy. The childminder talks to children as they play, introduces new words and asks questions. This helps to support children's communication and language skills effectively. The childminder follows children's interests well and understands how they learn best. For example, she makes sure there are lots of opportunities for outdoor play for children who particularly enjoy this. Children have opportunities to explore, for example when digging in the soil, and they have fun painting the fence with water. The childminder does not fully support children to use their home languages and share their experiences in order to help them learn about the wider world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children's independence skills well and this builds their self- confidence. For example, children know they need to take their shoes off inside and learn to do this by themselves. They remember to climb carefully down the step to the garden and take part in regular fire drills. This helps them learn the skills they need to keep themselves safe. Children remember to wash their hands before snack time and enjoy choosing fruit to eat. The childminder responds to children with warmth and patience, which helps them to behave well. She acts as a good role model so that children learn to value each other and treat one another with respect.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make appropriate progress overall, based on their starting points. They develop some key skills so that they are ready for the next stage of learning and for school. They are happy and settled with the childminder.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 108720 Local authority East Sussex Inspection number 1010072 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 6 August 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in1991. She lives in Hailsham in East Sussex. She cares for children each weekday throughout the year.

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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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