Childminder in Lambeth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 January 2016 15 March 2011

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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 consistently use assessments or activities to challenge children well to help them make better progress in all areas of their learning.  The childminder does not always make good use of all activities to engage children well in their play and keep them interested.  The childminder does not evaluate the quality of her provision effectively to ensure she addresses areas for improvement and promotes children's learning well in all areas.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form warm and trusting relationships with the childminder, who provides close comfort and reassurance to help them feel happy and secure in her care.  The childminder encourages children to develop positive attitudes and behaviour. For example, she provides consistent messages and positive values.  The childminder attends training to help her promote children's welfare and some aspects of their learning more effectively, such as their early language development.

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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 and the quality of teaching to help children make good progress in all areas of their learning. 19/02/2016

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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

 organise activities more effectively to help all children engage well in their play  develop self-evaluation to identify and address all weaknesses in the quality of the provision and to make further improvements.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of the childminder's interaction with the children.  The inspector observed the management of children's care routines.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and discussed her knowledge of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a sufficient understanding of her role and responsibility to promote children's welfare. This includes the procedures to follow in the event of a concern about a child. The childminder reflects on some aspects of her provision to identify areas for improvement. However, this is not sufficient to ensure she identifies and addresses all the weaknesses in the quality of her teaching and children's learning successfully. Nevertheless, the childminder has taken some steps to address the recommendation from the last inspection. She completes risk assessments for all areas of her provision to help keep children safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder completes some observations to monitor children's progress and to identify gaps in their learning. She provides parents with regular updates of children's achievements and well-being. The childminder promotes aspects of children's learning in their chosen activities. At the inspection, she used mathematical language to help children learn about shape and size in their imaginative play. The childminder provides children with some challenge in their play, such as helping them to learn new words and asking occasional questions. However, she does not always make good use of her assessments to challenge children and support them to achieve well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder cares for children with a warm and affectionate manner. She encourages them to choose activities for themselves under her close supervision and praises their achievements. Children are interested to try new activities. However, on occasions, the childminder does not guide or support children effectively in activities she plans and they lose interest. The childminder takes children for regular outings in the community. These include play in the park to promote their physical development, and activities to learn more about one another's cultures and beliefs.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are happy in their play and learn appropriate social skills. They make their own choices confidently and learn to manage some tasks for themselves. Overall, children develop the basic skills they need for future learning and the move to school. However, the childminder does not help children make good progress in all areas of their learning from their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 144021 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 841638 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1992. She lives in Stockwell, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The childminder offers care all day, Monday to Friday.

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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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Telephone number

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