Childminder EY462547

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 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 always use information gained from observations and assessments to provide well-planned activities that capture children's interest and enthusiasm for learning.  The childminder has not established an effective programme of professional development to help her improve her knowledge and teaching skills.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder works closely with parents to ensure she supports children's care and health needs. The childminder follows sound hygiene routines and is conscientious about meeting children's individual dietary needs.  Children move around the childminder's home in freedom and safety. They are confident in their play and happily choose to play with their favourite toys.  The childminder helps children learn how to keep themselves safe. She introduces them to the concept of stranger danger and reminds children of simple safety rules.  Children are confident to express their own views. The childminder joins in with their play and chats to them about what they are doing to promote their enjoyment.

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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 quality of teaching by using information gained from observation and assessment more effectively to ensure children are engaged in challenging and stimulating activities that take account of their preferred way of learning and promote their good progress 25/03/2016

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Due Date

 establish an effective system of continual professional development that gives particular consideration to improving the quality of teaching. 25/03/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as, children's assessment records, policies and procedures and evidence of the childminder's training.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from their written comments provided by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a suitable knowledge of the action to take if she is concerned about the welfare of a child in her care. She follows appropriate procedures to keep children safe from harm. The childminder gets to know children and their families well. Parents praise the childminder's open communication and comment that she provides a real home from home. The childminder takes account of the views of parents to develop her provision. She is in the process of establishing a different method of monitoring children's progress. This is because parents expressed a preference for a physical record of their children's learning instead of accessing an online system. The childminder has attended some relevant training in the past. However, she has not developed an effective system of continual professional development to help her improve her knowledge, understanding and teaching

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

practice. The childminder maintains all the required documentation to support children's health, safety and well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder is able to identify children's stage of development and she is generally aware of what children need to learn next. However, she does not always use her knowledge of how individual children prefer to learn to provide activities that capture their interest or enthusiasm. This means sometimes, activities lack challenge and children lose interest. Children enjoy activities that promote their small-muscle skills as they attempt to use tweezers to pick up small objects. The childminder is interested in what the children have to say and she responds to their questions as she plays with them. The childminder helps children expand their vocabulary. She encourages them to remember the animals that they saw when she took them to the zoo. Children confidently talk about the chameleons and have fun demonstrating how they use their tongues to catch flies.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are confident in their play and interactions. The childminder uses her knowledge of individual children's interests to provide them with a suitable range of resources. The childminder interacts with children as they play. However, sometimes she does not use effective questioning skills to help children learn to work out their own way of doing things. The childminder reminds children of the expected rules of behaviour. She thanks them for being helpful and encourages them to be polite. Children enjoy daily opportunities for outdoor play, either in the childminder's garden or at the nearby park. The childminder plans activities to help widen children's understanding of the world outside their immediate experience.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are making steady progress and develop some of the key skills to support their next stage of learning and eventual move on to school. However, the quality of teaching requires improvement in order to raise the level of children's achievements overall. Children are self-assured and confident to express themselves as they play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY462547 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 951383 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2013 and lives in Norwich. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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