Childminder EY100449

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2016 7 March 2011

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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 use information from her observations effectively to plan a wide range of activities that challenge children and support them to make good progress in their learning.  At times, the childminder does not give the children enough time to think, answer questions and share their ideas.  The information that the childminder gains from parents at the start does not provide a complete picture of children's starting points, to inform planning from the outset.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form close relationships with the childminder, who is warm and caring in her approach. Children are happy and feel safe.  The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment. She completes risk assessments and is vigilant on outings, to help children remain safe while in her care.  The childminder helps the children to learn about healthy lifestyles. For example, she provides them with a good balance of nutritious snacks and meals and they follow good hygiene routines.

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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 planning to ensure all activities are based on children's individual needs, provide suitable challenge and help children to make good progress in their learning and development. 01/05/2016

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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

 make the most of opportunities for children to develop their thinking skills, allowing them more time to answer questions and share their ideas  develop arrangements for working with parents to find out what children know and can do, to assist with planning from the outset.

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Inspection activities

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

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge of her responsibility to keep children safe and knows what to do if she is concerned about a child's well-being. The childminder reviews her practice to identify some areas for development and keeps up to date with relevant changes through good links with the local authority. Parents are happy with the childminding provision. They comment that their children feel safe with the childminder, are happy and settled in her care. However, the system that the childminder uses to gather information from parents at the start is not effective. She is not always clear of what children already know and can do, to inform her planning. The childminder understands the importance of forming partnerships if children attend other settings, such as pre-school or nursery.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder knows what interests the children have. She observes them as they play but does not always plan challenging experiences based on a secure knowledge of their learning needs. For example, young children play games which are more suitable for older children, quickly lose interest and tell the childminder that they are bored. The childminder supports children's communication and language. She introduced new words, such as 'peacock', as they talked about different animals and imitated the noises that the animals make. She uses words such as 'on top', 'behind' and 'in front' to promote children's mathematical language as they play. The childminder encouraged the children to count and identify colours as they listened to a story. She supports children appropriately; however, occasionally she does not give them time to answer her questions and share their ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder provides children with daily opportunities to benefit from fresh air and physical exercise. These include swimming, visiting the park and feeding the ducks. Children enjoy being close to the childminder, such as sitting on her lap to share a book. The childminder gives children praise, which supports their emotional well-being, builds their confidence and self-esteem. Children are generally motivated and behave well. However, some activities lack challenge and do not engage children's interests fully.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children gain the basic skills they need in preparation for future learning and school. For example, they manage some tasks independently and begin to recognise shapes and numbers. They are confident communicators and express themselves well. However, the childminder's teaching is too variable and children's progress is not as rapid as it could be.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY100449 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 842453 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 7 March 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in Upper Norwood, South East London. The childminder offers care from Monday to Friday, including for school aged children. She has completed an appropriate level 3 qualification.

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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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