Childminder in Surrey

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 October 2015 18 February 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 Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder does not always use information from her observations of children's learning to plan activities and resources to meet their individual needs. As a result, some of the activities do not provide enough challenge to extend children’s learning.  The childminder has taken steps to evaluate her practice and identified areas where she could improve on the learning and experiences for children. However, plans to ensure ongoing improvements to the quality of teaching have not yet been put in place. Other systems for reflecting on practice and making improvements do not include the views of parents.  Although the childminder does liaise with other early years providers where children attend, communication tends to focus on care routines and activities. As a result, there is not always consistency of approach between providers to support children's individual learning needs.

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It has the following strengths

 Children have formed strong, positive attachments with the childminder, which helps to support their emotional development.  The childminder offers children a varied menu of freshly prepared cooked meals and healthy snacks. As a result, children learn about healthy eating.  The childminder provides lots of opportunities for children to enjoy a variety of outings to local parks, soft play centres and toddler groups, which develops their physical skills and enables them to explore the local environment.  The childminder works in partnership with parents to ensure that the care provided meets their children's needs and promotes their well-being.

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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

 develop the systems in place for the assessment and planning of children's learning to ensure that activities and resources provide sufficient challenge and meet the individual needs of all children. 18/12/2015

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Due Date

 improve the procedures for continually reviewing practice, by ensuring that plans for improvement set challenging targets to improve the quality of teaching, support children’s learning, and incorporate the views of parents 18/12/2015

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Due Date

 improve partnerships with other early years settings children attend to ensure that assessments of children's learning are always accurate and their individual needs are consistently planned for 18/12/2015

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation including children's learning records, the register of attendance and policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of written feedback from parents.  The inspection was carried out following a risk assessment conducted by Ofsted.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is clear on the processes to follow if she has concerns about the welfare of a child in her care. The inspection was conducted following a complaint received by Ofsted that more young children were being cared for than the requirements allow. It was found that she had recently exceeded the permitted number of young children cared for at any one time. However, this did not impact on the care provided and appropriate systems are in place to ensure this does not happen again. The childminder evaluates her practice and is clear on areas where improvements could be made but has not yet taken action to address these. Consequently the quality of teaching and learning is not consistently good. The childminder has effective partnerships with parents, ensuring they have regular feedback about the care and learning opportunities provided, but does not regularly seek their

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children generally enjoy their time at the setting and access an adequate range of resources. They are provided with plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills and explore the local environment through visits to the local parks, toddler groups and soft play centre. The childminder maintains written records of children's learning, including the two year progress check. However, this information is not always used to ensure that planning for the next steps in children’s learning is accurate. As a result, children are not always sufficiently challenged and sometimes lose interest in the activities and resources provided. The childminder has established partnerships with other early years settings children attend, but does not gather information from them about their own assessments of children's progress to ensure a consistency in approach towards supporting their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder always checks the safety of the premises both indoors and outdoors to promote children's safety. She has developed warm and positive relationships with the children in her care, and they are settled and secure in their surroundings. Children's behaviour is variable on some occasions, because activities and resources do not always challenge them or meet their needs. However, the childminder takes positive steps to address behaviour by providing consistent messages about why some behaviour is not acceptable and the impact this could have on children and others around them.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

The childminder uses her observations and assessments of children to identify where there might be delays in children's learning, or gaps in the progress different groups of children make. However, because planning of activities and resources does not always take into account children's individual needs, this inhibits the rate at which progress can be made and the opportunities for children to maximise their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY379916 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1024183 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 4 - 0 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 18 February 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008. She lives with her two children in Banstead, Surrey. The whole of the ground floor of the childminder's home is used for childminding. There are currently four children on roll of whom two are in the early years age group. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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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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