Childminder EY236070

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 April 2016 1 November 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 always monitor or plan experiences and activities for children precisely enough, based on their interests and what they need to learn next. She does not always ensure children have sufficient challenge to make good progress in all areas of their learning.  The childminder does not inspire children effectively enough to make independent choices in their play. Toys and equipment are not presented in a consistently stimulating or attractive way to children, which limits their motivation and engagement.  The childminder is not fully effective in evaluating her provision. She does not identify all weaknesses and areas to develop and is not fully successful in gathering the opinions and views of parents and children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is an effective teacher of literacy; this helps children develop good reading and writing skills.  The childminder shows warmth towards children and interacts with them kindly. Children respond well to her interactions and develop good social skills.  The childminder provides opportunities for children to play outside and plans a good range of outings to support their enjoyment of the outdoors. For example, she knows children enjoy spending time at local parks and playgroups.

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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

 make better use of ongoing assessment to identify and monitor individual children's development and target teaching more precisely to help them make good progress in all areas of learning. 22/08/2016

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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 better use of space to help children choose what they wish to do to guide their own play independently  strengthen methods of self-evaluation to ensure they are robust and clearly identify and address key weaknesses in practice and include the opinions and views of the children and parents.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children in the home.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, and checked documents to confirm the suitability of the childminder and the other adult household members.  The inspector took account of the views of children spoken to on the day of the inspection. The inspector took notice of written accounts from parents. The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation with her.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder understands her responsibilities to promote children's welfare but is slightly less successful in promoting their learning. The childminder attends some training and networks to help understand her responsibilities, and this is beginning to enhance her knowledge and improve practice in specific areas. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has some effective methods for engaging with parents to find out about children's play experiences at home. Although she does not involve parents as well in the self-evaluation of her provision, she uses some of the information received from parents to inform her planning. This helps her to complement what the children enjoy doing at home. The childminder works well with other professionals and shares information to support children's development. For example, she works in partnerships with parents and health visitors when completing progress checks for children aged two years.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Although monitoring is not always fully effective and precise, the childminder makes some useful observations and assessments. This helps her find out what she needs to do next to help children make steady progress. However, she does not use this information successfully enough to plan learning to challenge children as much as possible. At times, children begin to lose interest in learning and move away. Nevertheless, in some areas the childminder is more confident, such as in her teaching of literacy, and communication and language skills. For example, she helps children learn new vocabulary and gives them opportunities to share their thoughts and ideas through talk.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are happy and confident in the childminder's home. She has a good range of toys; however, she does not make the best use of them and often chooses toys for children rather than letting them choose for themselves. Children are not fully motivated to learn and can be disengaged because they rely on the childminder making choices for them. At these times, they are unable to be independent and follow their ideas and interests in play, and run around with little purpose. This limits some aspects of their personal, social and emotional development. The childminder encourages children to take on some responsibilities appropriate for their age. For example, children are keen to tidy up toys when they have finished playing with them.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children make steady progress, although progress in some areas is not always as rapid as possible. They are confident and play well together. For example, children share toys and take turns using resources. They develop suitable skills to help prepare them for their next stage in learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY236070 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 847004 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 1 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The childminder operates her service all day, from Monday to Friday, all year round. The childminder is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged three and four years.

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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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