Childminder EY335185

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 March 2016 24 January 2012

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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 observations of children's learning effectively to assess their progress and plan the next steps in their learning. She does not fully include parents in this process from the start to ensure children make the best possible progress. Outcomes for children are not yet good.  The childminder does not effectively evaluate the quality of her provision or include the views of others. She has not successfully acted on all previous recommendations or identified weaknesses in her practice. Her capacity to improve is not strong.  The childminder does not always promote children's independence to help them manage some everyday tasks.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has close relationships with the children. She interacts with them sensitively and responds to their needs. Children show that they are happy and secure.  The childminder enables children to engage in a range of creative and imaginative activities that follow their interests. Children follow their own ideas and make choices.  The childminder teaches children to respect others and celebrate diversity. Children behave well at all times.

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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

 use observations of children's play to better assess their progress and plan the next steps in their learning, and include parents in this process from the start, to support a joint approach to children's ongoing learning. 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

 extend self-evaluation processes to include the views of parents, to monitor the quality of the provision and target improvements more effectively to improve outcomes for children  encourage children to learn to do things for themselves during their everyday experiences, to help them develop new skills and independence.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children's play experiences and the childminder's teaching skills during a range of activities.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including the childminder's policies and the children's learning records.  The inspector checked evidence relating to the childminder's suitability to work with children and reviewed parents' written feedback made available during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a clear understanding of how to help keep children safe from harm and who to contact if she becomes concerned about a child. She attends some relevant training and keeps her skills up to date in different ways. She does not successfully reflect on the quality of her setting to identify areas for development, and she does not seek the views of parents to make positive changes. The childminder has not acted on all her previous recommendations, to ensure that she continually improves. Although the childminder builds some links with parents, she does not ensure that the partnerships fully support her practice. She does not always obtain information about children's experiences and achievements when they start, to help her build on these straight away. She does not fully encourage parents to be involved with their children's learning, to provide good consistency in children's learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable. Overall, the childminder helps children to develop their physical skills well and become clear communicators. She plans activities that the children are interested to try. For example, children enjoy doing collage activities, choosing pictures of their favourite toys from catalogues and sticking them on paper. The childminder does not fully reflect on children's learning. She does not use her observations to assess children's progress well and plan their next steps in learning, or share this information consistently with parents. She does not always plan challenging activities that build on children's existing knowledge to help them make good progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children settle well and show confidence. The childminder provides a suitably clean and organised home that promotes children's well-being. She completes risk assessments and ensures her home is free from potential hazards. Children learn about being safe while out with the childminder and talk about road safety. The childminder provides a range of healthy foods and snacks, and children learn about healthy lifestyles. However, the childminder does not always encourage children to manage some everyday, age- appropriate tasks for themselves to help them develop independence. The childminder is kind and caring, and she encourages children to play well together.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children make some steady progress ready for their future learning. However, they do not always experience effective challenges in their play to help them achieve well. Children are imaginative, creative and enjoy practising their small muscle skills through craft activities. They communicate well and develop social awareness; for example, as they enjoy outings to various places of interest.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY335185 Local authority Camden Inspection number 1030273 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 24 January 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in the London Borough of Camden. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, from 12.30pm until 6pm, 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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