Childminder EY482146

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 March 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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not have systems in place for managing and supervising her assistants. She does not routinely support them to improve their teaching practice.  The childminder misses opportunities to help assistants to communicate more effectively with children. She does not encourage them to follow up on children's ideas to extend their thinking and learning.  Younger children do not always get the chance to explore when playing in the garden.  The childminder does not effectively evaluate her provision to identify strengths and areas for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are well behaved. They respond well to praise and encouragement from the childminder and her assistants. This supports children's emotional well-being.  The childminder shares information with parents to find out children's starting points and support their development. She identifies when children may need extra support to close any gaps in learning. Parents are involved in their children's learning.  The childminder provides welcoming and organised environments. She helps children to feel settled and secure.  The childminder provides healthy snacks and meals. Children learn how to make healthy food choices.

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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

 implement a system of regular supervisions for all staff to improve their skills and raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level so children make good progress in their learning. 18/06/2016

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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

 improve staff's interactions with children so they make the most of all opportunities to build on children's learning and development  improve younger children's opportunities to explore in the outdoor area  implement effective self-evaluation to identify strengths and key areas for development to improve the quality of the provision for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching in the childminder's home and in the garden.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through written testimonials and questionnaires.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistants and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled paperwork, including children's records, planning and self- evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder reviews her practice and seeks the views of her co-childminder, assistants, parents and children. She has identified changes and improvements for the setting, such as adding more resources to the garden to support children's curiosity and exploration. However, she has not identified all weaknesses in the quality of her assistants' teaching. She does not effectively monitor their work and does not make the most of training and coaching to help them develop their skills and understanding to raise the quality of teaching. The childminder has made sure that her assistants have completed safeguarding children training. All staff know what to do in the event of concerns about a child. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder understands how children learn and develop. She uses assessments to monitor children's learning and development. She plans activities to meet children's needs and recognises when they need extra help. However, sometimes when assistants lead an activity they do not provide sufficient challenges for the children. For example, when the assistants supported children playing with the train track, the childminder had to intervene and suggest that the older children build bridges with the blocks to keep them interested. Children use their imagination. For example, they made a 'chocolate pie' with soil in the mud kitchen. However, the weaknesses in the teaching skills of the assistants working with the children meant that children's thinking and learning was not fully extended.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes children's social skills and prepares them for moving on in their learning. For example, she takes them on outings to local parks, toddler groups and playgroups as well as collecting children from the local school. She helps children learn to respect others and try new things. For example, children celebrated Chinese New Year by watching and then recreating the dragon dance. Children also had the chance to travel by train to the beach and found out how to use ticket machines. The childminder helps children to develop physical skills and to care for each other. For example, older children use knives to cut fruit into pieces at snack time to share with younger children. However, younger children have few opportunities to explore when playing in the garden. They are often carried around by the assistants, which limits children's ability to move around freely.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Older children can put on coats and shoes when going into the garden and can feed themselves using spoons. Younger children choose musical instruments to play and can follow instructions to play loud and soft noises. Children make steady progress and gain suitable skills that prepare them for their next stage in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482146 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 998084 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 9 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Chepstow, Gloucestershire. The childminder works with a co-childminder and two assistants. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3, and one assistant is studying for her childcare qualification at level 2. The childminder offers care from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 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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