Childminder EY421194

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 March 2016 16 August 2011

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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 use effective teaching strategies to provide children with appropriate levels of challenge to promote their good progress.  The childminder has not developed effective ways of working with other early years settings that children attend to promote consistency in their learning and development.  Children do not have regular opportunities to play outdoors. This limits their choice of experiences, especially for those children who prefer to play and learn in the outdoor environment.

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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. She gathers detailed information from parents about children's individual needs when they first start. This helps her follow children's routines from home and ease their move into her care.  The childminder ensures children take part in a range of art and craft activities. She bases a lot of these activities around themes, which she uses to introduce children to different festivals and celebrations from around the world. Children are confident to ask for further resources to help them explore their own ideas and creativity.  The childminder seeks the views of parents and children about the service she provides. This helps her identify and target areas to develop.  Children are self-assured and confident to express their own views. The childminder listens to what children say. She repeats back any words they are having trouble saying

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It has the following strengths

so that they hear the correct pronunciation.

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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 more effective system of continual professional development to focus on improving the quality of teaching, interactions and questioning skills, to ensure children are provided with appropriate challenge to extend their learning and promote their good progress 10/04/2016

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Due Date

 improve information sharing with other settings that children attend to ensure children's learning and development is consistently promoted and all parties work together to support children's next steps in learning. 10/04/2016

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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 children with regular access to a broader range of outdoor play experiences to support and extend their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector evaluated a planned activity with the childminder. She spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as, children's assessment records, evidence of the childminder's training and the suitability of household members.  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

Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The childminder has a suitable knowledge of the action to take if she is concerned about the welfare of a child. She follows appropriate procedures to keep children safe from harm. She has attended some relevant training and since the last inspection gained an appropriate early years qualification. However, overall the childminder's professional development has not focused enough on improving the quality of her teaching. The childminder gets to know children and their families well. Parents praise her flexibility and communication. They comment that, 'She plays an important role in supporting us as a family'. The childminder maintains all the required documentation to support children's health, safety and well-being. She has fostered professional relationships with the local school. However, she does not exchange relevant information about children's progress with other early years settings they attend. This

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

means she is unable to ensure consistency in children's learning between settings.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder monitors children's progress to assess their stage of development and identify what they need to learn next. She shares her assessments with parents to inform them of their child's progress. The childminder responds to children's questions as she plays with them. However, often her responses and questions do not effectively engage children or provide appropriate challenge to promote their good progress. The childminder helps children expand their vocabulary. One way she does this is by introducing new words as she shows them pictures on the computer. Children are able to make choices in their play from the well-labelled storage containers. The childminder uses their enjoyment in completing jigsaw puzzles to introduce shape and colour recognition.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children form strong emotional attachments to the childminder and each other. The childminder uses her knowledge of individual children's favourite activities, to provide them with a suitable range of resources. She praises children's suggestions, saying, 'That's a brilliant idea'. However, she does not explore their ideas further to extend their learning. Children are learning to behave well. The childminder thanks them for being helpful and encourages them to be polite. Children get plenty of fresh air during daily walks to school and nursery with the childminder. The childminder's garden is safe and secure. However, the childminder does not provide enough opportunities for children to play and learn outdoors. The childminder follows appropriate routines to promote children's health. She adapts cooking activities to take account of children's allergies so that they can all take part.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are making steady progress and develop some of the key skills to support their 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 happy and self- assured. They use their imaginations as they pretend to have a tea party and have fun including the family dog in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY421194 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 852191 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 August 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in the village of Lingwood near Norwich. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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