Childminder, Out-of school day care in Devon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 February 2016 21 September 2015

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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 plan activities effectively to provide challenging experiences that focus well enough on children's next steps in learning.  The childminder does not effectively monitor all children's ongoing progress to help her accurately identify any gaps in their learning and ensure they all make good progress.  Not all children receive the support they need to help them think about and answer questions during discussions.  Hand hygiene routines are not effective so that children learn good practices to support their own personal hygiene needs.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy, confident and have good self-esteem.  The childminder assesses potential risks in the environment well and helps raise children's awareness of managing their own safety.  The childminder works with parents, local settings and schools to support children's learning. She appropriately exchanges information to promote a consistent approach to meeting their needs.  Self-evaluation systems have improved since the last inspection. The childminder evaluates her practice and values input from parents and other professionals, to help her identify areas to address and make improvements.

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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 planning to provide more challenging activities that focus on children's individual next steps in learning 21/03/2016

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Due Date

 develop the monitoring of all children's progress to more accurately track their development to help identify any gaps in their learning. 21/03/2016

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

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 support younger and less confident children to respond to questions when playing as a group.  teach children positive personal hygiene practices so they become more aware of good hygiene.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder with the children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including policies, qualifications and children's records.  The inspector reviewed the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke to some parents to gain their views on the day of inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the Local Safeguarding Children Board procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child's welfare. The childminder keeps her mandatory training up to date and is committed to improving her practice and knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Since her last inspection, the childminder has linked well with other professionals to improve her practice. She has started to assess children's learning; however, this is not yet fully effective to track all children's progress and plan consistently challenging activities. The childminder has effectively reorganised and de- cluttered her playroom to provide children with more space to play and select resources to support their ideas and interests.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has started to assess children's progress and plan for their future learning. However, these are not effective enough to ensure activities consistently follow children's next steps and provide appropriate challenges. For example, during creative activities, younger children are not able to complete many of the tasks as they are too challenging, relying on the childminder to complete them, and there are limited opportunities for children to be creative. The childminder talks to children during the activities, and asks questions and makes suggestions to help extend children's learning. However, she does not fully support the younger and less confident children to take part in discussions and answer questions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children enjoy their time with the childminder and demonstrate a strong sense of belonging. The childminder promotes children's emotional well-being effectively by taking time to settle them when they first start. She builds children's confidence, for example, by praising their achievements. Younger children develop some independence in preparation for their next stage of learning. For example, they feed themselves and learn how to dress themselves. Children enjoy initiating their own play, although activities do not generally support them well enough to become active and motivated learners. Children benefit from healthy snacks and meals. However, they use the same hand towel to dry their hands, which does not teach them good hygiene practices. The childminder completes risk assessments well to help her minimise potential risks to children.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children work within the range of development that is typical for their age. They show engagement during self-chosen activities and enjoy playing together. However, not all activities help to develop children's learning and skills effectively, allowing them to explore and solve problems, and be more independent learners.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 103998 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1029089 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 18

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 21 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1994. She lives in the village of Bow, near Crediton in Devon. The childminder works all year round, from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm.

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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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