Childminder EY487650

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 March 2016 Not applicable

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder has a poor understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She does not understand how to promote children's learning. This results in ineffective teaching that is not matched to the children's individual needs.  The childminder does not yet assess children's learning needs and plan for their next steps in learning. This hinders children from making best possible progress in their learning and development.  Links with parents are not strong enough to ensure children's individual needs are identified and met.  The childminder does not yet evaluate the quality of her provision. She is not able to identify key areas for development in her practice to improve her service and achieve better outcomes for children.  Children's learning is often disrupted due to background noise. The television is left on constantly even when the children show limited interest.  Children are not always supported in taking on responsibilities in everyday tasks and

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This provision is inadequate

building upon their independent learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder effectively promotes children's safety. She implements suitable policies and procedures to ensure children remain safe while in her care.  Children develop affectionate relationships with the childminder who is warm and caring towards them.

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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 educational programmes and ensure these meet the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and cover all seven areas of learning 04/07/2016

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 ensure assessments provide an accurate overview of children's progress and use this information to plan activities that help children make good progress in all aspects of their learning 04/07/2016

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 establish effective partnerships with parents so that information can be shared and gathered about their child's learning and development. 04/07/2016

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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

 use rigorous self-evaluation to identify strengths and weaknesses in teaching practice and target professional development opportunities in order to improve outcomes for children  extend the opportunities for children to concentrate more deeply on activities and given tasks  provide children with more opportunities to take responsibility in everyday tasks.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed teaching and learning activities indoors.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a sample of procedures and discussed children's learning and development.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder does not fully understand the statutory requirements. She has a poor understanding of the learning and development requirements, which has a significant impact on the progress the children are making. The childminder has not identified weaknesses in her practice. She has not yet explored further training to update her knowledge on the learning and development requirements to enable children to make best progress. The childminder does not monitor her practice. Self-evaluation is not used to identify strengths and weaknesses to make improvements to her provision. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder demonstrates appropriate knowledge and understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse and knows what to do if she has a concern. She is qualified to carry out minor first-aid procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder's weak understanding of the learning and development requirements does not enable her to plan purposeful activities. Any activities that she does provide are generally mundane. They do not stimulate or engage children and are often not tailored to the child's individual learning needs. The childminder is not making accurate assessments of children's learning. Next steps are not being identified, in order for the children to make progress in their learning and teaching, which are ineffective. The childminder shares some information with parents. However, this is primarily focused on children's care and well-being. The childminder has not implemented effective procedures to share information with parents about children's individual progress towards their early learning goals. This does not support continuity of learning for children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder is not promoting children's independence consistently. Children are not fully supported in managing their own personal needs or encouraged to become independent learners. The childminder often asks children that are more able if they would like a drink and pours this for them. She does not consider the impact of constant background noise on children's ability to concentrate, learn and enjoy their activities. The learning environment is not stimulating and children do not have access to a suitable range of toys and resources to promote their engagement. However, the childminder provides children with several settling-in sessions to help them to quickly make secure attachments. Children are confident; they ask the childminder for help and talk to visitors. The childminder reinforces good manners during play and teaches children to respect and show tolerance for each other. Children demonstrate positive behaviour. They are

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not well prepared for school or their next stage in learning. Children's individual starting points are not identified and progress is not being measured. They are not developing the necessary skills and attitudes to support their future learning. Children do not have opportunities to make progress because the childminder does not have an adequate understanding of how children learn and develop.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487650 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1013634 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 18 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and lives in Corby, Northamptonshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank and family 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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