Childminder in Islington

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 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 implements weak processes for assessing children's individual learning needs and for planning their next steps in learning, in consultation with parents. This hinders children from making consistently good progress.  The quality of teaching is variable at times to extend further children's learning experience. For example, the childminder misses opportunities to engage in meaningful discussions with children to foster their communication and thinking skills.  The childminder does not always evaluate the quality of her provision well. For example, she is not able to identify key areas for development in her practice to improve her service and achieve better outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are becoming independent in managing their own personal care needs, developing some key skills to support their future learning.  The childminder effectively promotes children's safety and well-being. She implements suitable policies and procedures to ensure children remain safe while in her care.  Children are making suitable gains in their personal, social and emotional development, building positive relationships with the childminder and other children.

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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 processes for observing and assessing children's learning, and use this information to monitor their individual needs and plan for the next steps in their learning, in partnership with parents, to promote continuous progress. 11/04/2016

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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

 develop further the quality of interaction with children, in particular to strengthen their communication and thinking skills  improve self-evaluation processes to accurately identify and address all areas of development, to improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children as they engaged in activities together.  The childminder engaged in discussions with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The childminder sampled a range of documentation used by the childminder, including children's records and a selection of the childminder's written policies and procedures.  The inspector observed the areas in the home used for childminding.  The inspector and childminder jointly observed and discussed children as they played.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has a suitable understanding of most aspects of her role to meet the requirements. However, she does not always use her assessments to monitor children's learning and to update parents regularly, which hinders children from making good progress. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her role in protecting children from harm, including how to make a referral if she has any concerns about children's welfare. The childminder generally keeps up to date with most childcare practices, for example, she attends further training in order to develop some aspects of her knowledge and skills. However, she does not evaluate the quality of her provision well enough to identify and address weaknesses in her teaching practice and raise the standards of learning and care for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not always identify children's next steps in learning due to weaknesses in her assessment process. Furthermore, the quality of teaching is not always consistent. For example, the childminder does not give children sufficient time to respond to questions, to extend their communication and thinking skills. The childminder organises the learning environment with a suitable range of resources, which generally reflect children's interests. Children enjoy their time looking at books and engaging in imaginary play. For example, they play with dinosaur figures and take part in role play activities in the home corner area. Children enjoy visits to places of interest, such as the farm, zoo and library. The childminder encourages children to develop their mathematical knowledge while they engage in activities, such as recognising numbers and colours.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children enjoy the close relationships they have established with the childminder and they feel happy and safe in her care. Children behave well; they respond appropriately to the childminder's requests and show respect towards one another. Children learn to adopt healthy lifestyles, such as through the provision of healthy meals and snacks, and they enjoy regular opportunities to engage in physical activities. The childminder exchanges information with parents at the beginning and end of each day about their children's daily care experiences, to promote children's good health and physical well-being.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are gaining some key skills to support their future learning. For example, they learn to mix and play with other children, such as in large social circles during visits to various playgroups. However, children are not making good enough progress due to the weaknesses in the quality of teaching and assessment.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY466860 Local authority Islington Inspection number 953363 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 6 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. She lives in the New North Road area, in the London Borough of Islington. She operates Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. The childminder holds a relevant qualification in childcare 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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