Childminder EY490537

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 March 2016 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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

 The childminder does not always obtain written consent from parents before administering all medication. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  Children are not always able to choose from a wide range of resources that cover all areas of learning.  The childminder does not work effectively with all other settings that children attend, to ensure a fully consistent approach to meeting children's care and learning needs.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has a kind, caring and gentle manner. She knows the children well and supports their emotional well-being successfully. Children are happy and secure, and form strong attachments to her.  The childminder's effective teaching supports children to make good progress in their learning and prepares them well for school.  Generally, the childminder appropriately evaluates her practice to help her improve outcomes for children. This helps her to identify areas to develop further, for example, to complete training to extend her confidence and knowledge of how to support children aged two years to make even better progress.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 gain parents' written consent before administering medication to a child. 28/03/2016

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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

 review the organisation of toys and resources, to enable children to consistently make independent choices from a broad range that cover all areas of learning  develop partnerships with all other settings that children attend, to ensure children benefit from a fully consistent approach to their care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing both inside and outdoors.  The inspector took account of the views of children and parents.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's learning records, risk assessments and medication forms.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands the possible signs that might indicate that a child is at risk of harm and knows the procedures to follow if she has concerns. However, she does not always obtain written permission from parents before administering medication. The childminder routinely completes observations of children's achievements to monitor their learning effectively. Although the childminder has links with some other settings that children attend, she has little contact with others to help her provide children with fully complementary care routines and learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works closely with parents to identify children's abilities when they first attend, to find out what their children can already do. She uses her secure knowledge of individual children and their developmental levels to provide a wide range of fun and interesting activities. For example, she encourages younger children to explore shapes and sizes as they post blocks through different holes. The childminder provides parents with regular updates about their children's progress, to enable them to extend children's learning at home. The childminder provides a wide range of resources, although she does not always organise these well to give children a broad choice of toys that support their learning across all areas. For example, at times, there is no equipment available for children to practise their early reading and writing skills when playing indoors, to further extend their literacy development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children behave well and learn to share and take turns. Older children help to care for the younger ones, such as bringing a chair to them so they can sit at the table to eat their lunch. Children have high self-esteem and confidence. They undertake tasks with a positive attitude and persevere well; for instance, they determinedly try to lift large toys over a small step when they become stuck. The childminder prepares nutritious snacks and meals that meet children's dietary requirements and promote healthy eating. She routinely reminds them to consider their own safety and that of others. For example, she prompts them to close the safety net on the trampoline before they start to jump and to use a seesaw carefully with younger children. However, weaknesses in her administration of medicines procedures do not fully support children's well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good communication and language skills. Young children enjoy learning nursery rhymes and older children confidently share their ideas and feelings. Children demonstrate a good understanding when following instructions and suggestions. They have good social skills and a positive attitude to their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490537 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1021374 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Kingskerswell, Devon. She works alongside her husband, who is also a registered childminder, and they offer care Monday to Friday from 6.45am to 6pm, as well as overnight care, during term times and some school holidays.

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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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