Childminder EY221012

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 April 2016 12 October 2010

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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 observes children in their play, but does not always assess their abilities accurately to help her plan activities that build on what they already know and can do. Sometimes, children lose interest in their play and do not make progress as rapidly as they could.  The childminder does not evaluate the quality of her provision effectively to ensure that she promotes all aspects of children's learning well and improves her own knowledge and skills.  The childminder does not always build on children's independence. Sometimes the childminder does things for the children, which they can do for themselves.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form warm and close relationships with the childminder, who follows their routines consistently. They are happy and feel safe in her care.  Children enjoy daily opportunities to develop their physical skills and benefit from fresh air, such as at local parks and children's activity groups.  The childminder has addressed the action and some of the recommendations from the last inspection. She completes risk assessments on her home and the outings she takes with the children. She now records children's attendance accurately.

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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 accuracy of assessments of children's progress and provide all children with appropriate challenge through well- planned activities based on what they need to learn next to help them make good progress in all areas of learning. 19/05/2016

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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

 develop self-evaluation to identify and address all weaknesses in the quality of provision and to make further improvements  provide more opportunities for children to manage tasks for themselves to build their independence and extend their learning and development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the childminder's self- evaluation and children's learning records.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took into account the views of parents through their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a suitable knowledge and understanding of her responsibility to keep children safe. She is aware of child protection issues and is clear about the reporting procedure to follow if she did have concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder keeps up to date with relevant changes through discussions with other childminders and receives useful information from the local authority support worker. The childminder completes some self-evaluation to monitor the quality of her provision. However, this is not sufficient to ensure that she successfully identifies the weaknesses in her assessments of children's learning and the quality of her planning. The childminder has established suitable partnerships with parents. For example, she shares information with them to help them support their children's learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder makes observations of the children as they play; however, she does not make accurate enough assessments of what children can do. Some activities lack focus and the childminder does not always target activities at a level that helps children to make the best possible progress. For example, young children lose interest as the childminder sounds out the letters of the alphabet when she points to pictures on a poster. Overall, she provides a suitable range of activities, outings and experiences that children enjoy. This includes outings to children's groups, where they develop their social skills and express themselves through messy play, music and dance. The childminder supports children's communication and language. For example, she repeats words and names animals as they play with animal figures.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not always encourage children to do things for themselves. For example, she feeds children their lunch and holds a cup for them when they want a drink. Children are generally confident and have good self-esteem. The childminder gives them praise and encouragement for their achievements. They happily cuddle into her when tired and she supports their emotional well-being effectively.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are relaxed and enjoy their time with the childminder. They develop some basic skills to help them prepare for the next stage in their learning and school. For example, young children thoroughly enjoy exploring and investigating what sounds they can make by hitting a drumstick on different materials. However, children do not make as much progress as possible because some activities lack challenge and the quality of the childminder's assessments on children's learning is not yet accurate.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY221012 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 846943 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 12 October 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in the London Borough of Wandsworth. She provides care from Monday to Friday, all year round, except Christmas and bank 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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