Childminder in Hillingdon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 January 2016 9 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 Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder has not created effective partnerships with parents or other people involved in children's learning. She does not always offer all children the continuous support they need or offer precise challenge to help them make good progress.  The childminder does not always make an initial assessment of what children know when they join her. She does not make precise assessments for all children in her care to accurately monitor their progress effectively.  Children do not have many opportunities to develop their mathematical skills. Likewise, the childminder offers few opportunities to help children learn how they are different or similar to others in their lives or community.  The childminder has not identified weaknesses in teaching and assessment. She has not created an effective plan to further develop her provision or asked others to have a good level of input into her own evaluations.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides children with a safe and secure setting. She creates a warm, welcoming atmosphere and actively reduces hazards to children's safety. She helps children to feel safe and comfortable in her care.  Children have a suitable range of activities and experiences to develop the physical, communication and social skills they need to be ready for school. The childminder helps children prepare for changes, such as going to school when the time comes.

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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

 work in partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend, to ensure there is a consistent approach to promoting children's care and learning 27/02/2016

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Due Date

 embed a secure and consistent process of ongoing assessment to make sure learning is effectively monitored and all children are well supported from the start. 27/03/2016

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

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Due Date

 extend further the range of opportunities that promote children's mathematical development  make the most of opportunities to celebrate children's identities and offer them opportunities to explore what makes them similar or different to others in their lives  develop a robust system of self-evaluation that includes the views of others and reflects ongoing professional development to continually improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector observed the childminder's interactions and children's daily play activities.  The inspector viewed a range of documents, including policies, procedures and children's records.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder regularly reviews risk assessments and reduces hazards to children's safety. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of local safeguarding procedures and knows what to do if she is concerned for children's safety. The childminder does not establish consistent partnerships with parents. Relationships are friendly and positive, but the childminder does not engage all parents in children's learning. In addition, she does not share information with other settings children attend. This means that she does not have the clearest picture possible of children's abilities to help them make good progress in their development. The childminder does not make effective evaluations of her provision to help her accurately identify areas for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not use a precise system of observation and assessment for all children in her care. She monitors some children more closely than others. The weaknesses in assessment mean that teaching is not accurately targeted to reflect each child's individual learning needs. However, the childminder interacts with children well and plans a range of activities that help them to gain some useful skills and knowledge. For example, she extends children's physical skills as they manipulate modelling dough. The childminder helps children learn new words and the names of everyday objects as they play, although teaching for mathematics is not strong.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder provides a warm, welcoming environment and forms positive relationships with children. However, she does not offer a good range of opportunities to help children learn what makes them similar or different to others around them. The childminder promotes health and hygiene well. For example, she makes sure children are clean and safely seated before eating their meals. She supervises children's play well and encourages them to make their own decisions. For example, she offers children the chance to choose resources for themselves.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Not all children consistently receive the support they need to make good progress in their development. However, they access a range of activities and develop the core skills they need for future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 138884 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 836549 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1997. She lives in Ruislip, Middlesex. The childminder offers childcare from 7.30am to 6pm, each weekday, all year round. She holds a relevant childcare qualification to level 3.

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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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