Childminder EY472305

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 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 Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 Observation and assessment procedures are not fully effective. The childminder does not always identify precise targets for what children need to learn next. This means she is not always clear about what she needs to do to support them during their activities and help them achieve. This also limits the accuracy of what she shares with parents.  The childminder does not provide consistently challenging activities based on children's learning needs and age. Resources and activities lack sufficient variety to engage children's interest well. The childminder does not always monitor and reduce distractions as children play, to increase their ability to concentrate. Children make progress typical for their age.  Self-evaluation is not fully effective to identify and tackle weaknesses in practice or to help the childminder improve outcomes for children.  The childminder misses opportunities to develop children's mathematical

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy trips to the park, toddler groups and music sessions with the childminder, which provide them with age-appropriate play experiences.  The childminder has contact with other providers who share the care of the children. This enables her to discuss children's welfare and aspects of their progress.

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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 assessment procedures in order to identify precise targets for children's development, to increase the support to children during their activities to help them achieve their next steps, and to share this more accurately with parents 20/04/2016

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 improve the range of activities and resources to provide consistently enjoyable and challenging play opportunities for all children, to enable children to concentrate, and fully support their learning. 20/04/2016

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

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Due Date

 develop robust self-evaluation procedures to closely identify and tackle key areas of weakness to make continuous improvements  increase the opportunities to promote children's mathematical understanding and development further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children in their indoor activities.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's development records.  The inspector viewed required documentation, including insurance and training certificates.  The inspector checked safety of the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder attends some training to support her professional development. Child protection training has refreshed her knowledge of the procedures to safeguard children's welfare. Safeguarding is effective. Following a course, the childminder increased the outdoor opportunities for children to practise their early writing skills. This demonstrates a capacity for some improvement. The childminder is developing her assessment procedures to monitor children's progress. She makes some observations of children; however, she does not use this information effectively to help her assess and plan targeted activities that meet children's learning needs well. The childminder reflects on some aspects of her practice and identifies some areas for improvement, however, her reviewing processes are not fully effective to target key areas to tackle and improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not always engage all children well enough. Children select toys to play with and join in some of her planned activities, however, these generally lack variety and challenge, especially for older children who lose interest. Children play imaginatively together for intermittent periods, although the television distracts their concentration. The childminder encourages children to count as they play. However, she does not extend the learning opportunities further, for instance, so children can solve problems and work things out. Children join in some activities and show interest, although they refuse other suggestions and are inactive because the activities do not always meet their learning needs. The childminder provides age-appropriate resources for younger children and offers support in their activities, for example when looking at a book together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are comfortable in the care of the childminder and feel at home. The childminder follows suitable routines that meet children's needs. She offers some structured activities, such as craft and colouring in, however, activities generally lack challenge to engage children fully. The childminder encourages children to tidy things away and be polite, which promotes their positive behaviour. She has general discussions with parents about their children's needs and progress. However, she does not actively involve parents more in their children's learning.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children develop some skills for future learning. They learn to take part in group activities and work with others. Children begin to take care of some of their care needs, for example, they learn to put on and fasten their coats. Children develop confidence, however, they do not gain secure mathematical skills and show concentration and focus to try new things and be successful learners.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472305 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 976754 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 4 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 registered in 2013 and lives in Plymouth. Care is available Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 5pm all year round, except for the childminder's holidays. The childminder receives early education funding to provide free places for children aged three and four years.

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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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