Childminder 254988

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2016 1 February 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's certificate of registration is not displayed or available for inspection.  Children are not fully supported in making as much progress as possible. Ongoing observation and assessment are not used skilfully to match all activities to children's learning needs or to identify any gaps in their development.  The childminder does not successfully engage with parents and other settings who work in partnership with her. This means continuity for children's care and learning is not fully promoted. Information she collects from parents about what children can do on entry and systems used to share information about children's current development lack rigour.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is skilled in describing what is happening and modelling language as children play. This helps children to develop their understanding and speaking and listening skills.  Children clearly enjoy the time they spend with the childminder, who is warm and friendly. They display confidence and independence in the childminder's care. This helps to reinforce their sense of belonging.  The childminder ensures required training is up to date and engages with local professional support networks to begin to make improvements to her knowledge and teaching skills.

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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

 ensure the certificate of registration is easily accessible and available for parents on request 15/04/2016

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Due Date

 use information from observing children and ongoing assessments that provide appropriate challenge for all children and help them to make good progress 30/06/2016

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Due Date

 involve parents in their children's learning and improve the exchange of information on entry and during the placement that help them make progress. 30/06/2016

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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 the exchange of information with other settings children attend, encouraging all parties to share what they know about children's progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed children's learning with the childminder following an activity.  The inspector observed activities, speaking to children at appropriate times while they played.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about the daily routines and children's individual learning and development.  The inspector looked at policies and a range of other documentation, including evidence of self-evaluation and suitability of the childminder and family members.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does have her certificate of registration easily accessible or available for inspection or for parents. The childminder is aware of the requirement to provide parents with a written summary of the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. However, she is not clear about how to use ongoing assessment as a way of tracking children's development and to help them make progress. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has attended training in child protection. She is aware of the signs and symptoms that would cause her concern about a child's welfare and knows how to respond appropriately.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has systems in place to find out about children's likes and dislikes when they first start in her setting. However, initial assessments do not inform the childminder about children's developmental levels. Initial planning is not informed by information about what children already know and can do. The childminder is not yet skilled in using information gained from observations of children's play to target individual learning experiences. This means children are not provided with challenging experiences appropriate to their ages or stages of development. Children are learning through their play. They build a road with building bricks. The childminder talks to children about what they are doing. They begin to make sense of their own ideas. This helps them to concentrate and remain interested as they lead their own play. Children identify colours, name shapes and begin to count alongside the childminder as they play together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder has taken reasonable steps to manage risks and hazards in her home. She completes risk assessments of any potential hazards and makes daily checks to ensure they are minimised. The childminder sets out resources and provides activities that she knows interest the children and that they will enjoy taking part in. The childminder engages with parents to find out about children's health and care routines when they first start in her setting. The childminder takes children to some group activities to meet other children, where they practise their physical skills and learn to share and take turns. However, information is not fully shared with other settings children attend to provide continuity in their learning. Children are encouraged to attend to their own toileting needs, including appropriate handwashing routines. The childminder provides praise and encouragement to children when they recognise and respond to the daily routine. Children

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

gain confidence, self-awareness and an understanding of their own needs.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Educational programmes are not adequately implemented to support individual children in making good progress. Children are not sufficiently prepared for the move on to nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 254988 Local authority Sandwell Inspection number 866918 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 February 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1997 and lives in Oldbury. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification 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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