Childminder in Warwickshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2016 2 December 2015

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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 have a secure enough understanding of the learning and development requirements. Consequently, her planning for children's progress is not matched accurately to their individual needs. As a result, children are not making consistently good progress in their learning.  The teaching strategies used are not always strong enough to make sure children are challenged to meet their full potential. For example, the questioning techniques used are not good enough to give children the opportunities they need to develop and test out their own questioning, thinking and reasoning skills.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are very happy and settled in the welcoming, family environment. They really enjoy their play with the childminder and her assistant and they form close friendships with each other. Children gain confidence and self-esteem and they learn good social skills.  There is good communication with parents. They are encouraged to contribute to children's progress records. The childminder involves them in children's learning and keeps them well informed about her policies and procedures.  The childminder has begun to implement some ongoing professional development to improve some aspects of her knowledge and skills and those of her assistant. She is well motivated to improve and benefits from the support of a local early years advisor.

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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 quality of planning for activities, in order to provide consistently challenging experiences to promote children's individual learning effectively at all times 16/06/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching so that the techniques used give children the opportunities they need to achieve their full potential. 16/06/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home, both inside and in the garden.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector jointly observed and discussed with the childminder the teaching and learning activities provided.  The inspector took account of the views of parents, carers and children, including those expressed in recent letters.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe. She supervises them well and understands what to do in the event of a concern about a child. The childminder ensures her assistant implements the comprehensive policies and procedures that keep children safe. The childminder and her assistant observe and discuss each other's practice, in order to identify and make improvements in their teaching and planning. However, this has not so far been sufficient to raise the overall standard of teaching to a level where children make consistently good progress. The childminder includes the views of parents and children in her self-evaluation process. She contacts the other settings that children attend. This complements children's learning and protects their well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not have a full understanding of the learning and development requirements. She is not sure about how to plan activities based on what children need to learn next. As a result, the activities provided do not always meet their learning needs or promote their good progress over time. In addition, some teaching is not good enough to help children learn as much as possible. However, the childminder is beginning to observe the children as they play and identify what they already know and can do. One- and two- year-old children enjoy playing shop outdoors. They pretend to buy food and press the buttons on the till to see what happens. Children point to the pictures in books and name the animals when they are asked. Children make the sounds that each animal makes. The childminder uses opportunities for children to practise counting large plastic bricks as they build a castle. Two-year-old children make up imaginative stories with the toy figures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children explore printing shapes with different paint colours.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder obtains information from parents about children's needs, routines and preferences. She meets children's care needs well and they are emotionally secure. Children's behaviour is very good. The childminder teaches them to share and take turns as they play. They enjoy healthy food and daily outdoor play. The childminder teaches children about the importance of washing their hands before they eat and after wiping their noses. The childminder and her assistant practice good hygiene and children learn from this. Children learn about a range of cultures and festivals as they take part in art activities or food tastings. However, the weaknesses in planning and teaching mean that children are not consistently making good progress in their learning.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not consistently make steady progress from their starting points. However, they are happy and gain some of the skills they need for their future learning. Children's language and vocabulary is developing and they show appropriate levels of independence.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY478901 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1034405 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 22

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 2 December 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in Warwick. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with an assistant and holds a childcare 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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