Childminder EY458174

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 February 2016 Not applicable

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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 take all necessary action to identify some hazards that present a risk to children's health and safety. However, she supervises children closely to prevent them from coming to harm. This is also a requirement of the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not always manage children's behaviour effectively. Children do not understand what is expected of them, or how their actions affect other children's feelings. This is also a requirement of the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not always introduce children to the sounds of letters in words to support their early reading skills.  The childminder does not reflect on her practice effectively to identify weaknesses to help her make timely improvements to benefit children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children make steady progress in their development. The childminder monitors children's learning and shares their achievements with parents and other settings that they attend.  The childminder offers a range of activities that help to promote children's learning. She reflects children's interests in planned activities to help motivate them to learn.  The childminder encourages children to be independent. For example, she helps children to know where to put and find their belongings and to choose toys and resources.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure the premises are fit for purpose; identify risks and remove or minimise hazards to children's safety and promote good hygiene practice 29/02/2016

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Due Date

 manage children's behaviour to help them learn right from wrong, to understand how their behaviour affects other children and to respond appropriately to the feelings of others. 15/04/2016

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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

 provide more opportunities for children to learn the sounds that letters make to build on their early reading skills  strengthen self-evaluation to identify areas for improvement more precisely and make changes to improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed the childminder's interactions and children's daily play routines.  The inspector took account of the parents' written views.  The inspector and the childminder evaluated a planned activity together.  The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not evaluate her practice well to reduce hazards to children's health and safety. She does not promote hygiene practice effectively, for example, children share a towel for hand drying, which presents a risk of cross infection. The childminder has not assessed the risk of the glass-panelled doors leading to the children's playroom. However, the childminder helps children to understand some rules to keep safe. For example, she makes sure that children remain seated while eating and that they walk indoors. The childminder has accessed some training and has researched to improve her practice. She has reduced the time spent planning activities to focus more on children's interests to extend their learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to identify any concerns for children's welfare and the procedures to follow.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder provides a range of resources. Children choose what they want to do and make decisions in their play. The childminder encourages children to use their imagination and helps to extend their play ideas. However, she does not encourage children to build on their language skills to develop early reading skills, for example, to recognise the letter sounds at the beginning of words. The childminder develops a shared approach to children's learning, working with parents and teachers at other settings that children attend. She shares children's development and discusses ideas to build on their next steps in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not always help children to anticipate events and routines in the day. Children sometimes become restless, squabble and the childminder does not help them to manage their behaviour. The childminder builds warm relationships with the children and knows them well. She provides a nutritious menu and children are learning to make healthy food choices. The childminder helps children to learn some skills for starting school. For example, she uses toys to talk about the school day, encourages children's independence and to get ready to leave the house in a timely way.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children's behaviour sometimes affects their own and other children's learning. Overall, children make steady progress and learn a range of skills that prepare them for their future learning. Children use their imagination and recall their experiences; for example, when they play with toy animals they recreate family trips to the park. Children confidently express their ideas and explain what they are doing. Children's small muscles develop well, for example, when children learn to use tools, such as cutters and rolling pins, to model dough. This helps to prepare children for future learning, such as early writing.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY458174 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 938206 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The childminder offers care each weekday from 8am to 6pm, 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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