Childminder EY242471

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 February 2016 1 September 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 does not focus enough on evaluating his practice. He has not used self-evaluation to establish a good programme of professional development to ensure that he keeps up to date with changes and fully meets the statutory requirements.  The childminder does not have a good understanding of the progress that children make; monitoring and assessment procedures are not fully effective. The childminder has not completed the children's progress check when they are aged between two and three years.  The childminder does not always organise his resources well to help children to become independent in their learning.  The childminder does not always make consistently good use of opportunities to extend children's communication and language skills so that these develop quickly.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has a good understanding of keeping children safe. He has assessed the risks to the premises and for outings well, and children play in a safe environment.  The childminder develops appropriate partnerships with parents. He uses these to provide parents with information about their children's care and activities.

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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 a good knowledge and understanding of how to assess and plan well for children's next steps in learning 29/03/2016

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 develop knowledge and understanding of the role in undertaking the progress check for each child when aged between two and three years, and provide a short written report to parents of the children's progress 08/03/2016

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 ensure that children can choose from an interesting range of toys and resources that suit children of different ages and abilities. 08/03/2016

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

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 strengthen teaching skills to enhance children's communication and language skills and extend their learning further  develop a robust system of self-evaluation that supports ongoing professional development well.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and the children during the activities.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection, regarding his practice and the arrangements for observation, assessment and planning.  The inspector checked the documentation that the childminder uses to support his practices.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not have a fully secure understanding of the learning and development requirements. He has not kept up to date with changes to legislation about these, and he does not evaluate his practice in order to identify fully where he needs to make improvements and develop his skills. The childminder is unaware of the requirement to complete the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. However, he has a positive attitude to improving the weakness identified, and it has not had a significant impact on children as he tells parents about their children's progress. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has completed child protection training and is aware of the procedures to follow if he has any concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder lacks some awareness of keeping accurate observations and assessments of children's achievements. This hinders him in being able to support children's all-round development well to give them a good start, and to ensure that they are fully ready for future learning. Nevertheless, children are happy to be involved in the activities that the childminder provides. They show interest in exploring animal figures, for example, and learn about their similarities and differences as they match up the animals to picture cards. However, the childminder does not always make the most of such opportunities to extend and develop children's vocabularies and encourage children to talk more about their activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder has a good range of toys and resources but does not always use these to good effect. For example, he does not plan these so that children can access them easily and readily make independent choices about their play. Occasionally, this means that young children do not have the most appropriate toys to encourage their early skills well. Children are cared for in a relaxed and homely environment. The childminder has a positive relationship with the children and they are happy in his care. Children enjoy freshly prepared meals, and they develop their awareness of leading a healthy lifestyle. Children are praised for their achievements and learn to respect one another.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not well prepared for the next stage of their learning. They learn to share and to take turns, and they develop their personal care skills. However, children do not progress quickly in learning independently or in developing their communication skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY242471 Local authority Kensington & Chelsea Inspection number 832923 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 September 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in a second floor flat in Sloane Square, in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The childminder works each weekday from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder works with another registered childminder from the same address.

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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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