Childminder EY429575

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 April 2016 27 February 2012

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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 is still developing her observation and planning process, which was raised as a recommendation at the previous inspection. Children are not yet sufficiently challenged or supported to make good progress in their learning.  Initial information requested from parents about children's prior learning is not comprehensive enough to help inform planning right from the start.  The childminder has not fully implemented an effective programme of professional development.  The childminder has not fully developed effective partnerships with all other settings that children attend.  The childminder does not make good enough use of self-evaluation to help her to identify all her strengths and weaknesses and to inform continuous improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is caring and attentive, which successfully helps to support children's emotional well-being.  The childminder praises and encourages children's achievements and efforts. This helps to promote their self-esteem and confidence.  The childminder positively interacts with children, providing suggestions and offering ideas to extend learning opportunities and encouraging them to concentrate.

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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 use of information gained from observations and introduce an assessment system to monitor children's level of progress and use this information to tailor activities to meet children's individual learning needs 08/06/2016

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 gather more detailed information from parents upon entry to the setting, in order to ensure that children's learning and development needs can be fully supported from the beginning. 08/06/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 establish an effective and ongoing programme of professional development to strengthen the quality of teaching even further  build on the links with all other settings that children attend and share information to provide continuity in their learning  use self-evaluation more effectively to help to quickly identify all areas of practice for improvement and set challenging targets to improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed areas of the childminder's home used for childminding.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation and how the views of parents and children are included to drive improvement.  The inspector looked at policies, children's personal profiles and a range of other documentation, including evidence of the childminder's qualifications and the suitability of household members.  The inspector observed play and learning opportunities for children and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector and childminder undertook a joint observation of an activity.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands her responsibilities with regard to child protection and is fully aware of who to contact should she have concerns about a child's welfare. Policies and procedures are implemented and the childminder assesses risks to the environment to help keep children safe. Partnerships with parents are implemented in a positive way. The childminder ensures that they receive daily verbal communication to ensure continuity of children's care, learning and development. However, a two-way flow of information about children's learning is not well established with other settings that they attend. The childminder is well qualified and experienced. However, her professional development focuses more on legally required aspects of training, rather than being specifically targeted at developing first-rate teaching skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder understands the purpose of self-evaluation. However, the childminder's method to identify and act on areas of weakness and drive forward improvements is not secure enough. The childminder is still developing her observation and planning process in response to a previous recommendation raised. The childminder observes children and has a general awareness of their capabilities. However, she does not use information from her observations to identify precise next steps for their future learning or to accurately assess their progress. This impacts on her ability to tailor experiences to each child's unique development and learning needs. Nevertheless, children enjoy using their imagination as they explore resources. The childminder counts with older children and helps them to think about mathematical concepts, such as small, medium and large. Children are supported to make good progress in their communication and language skills. For

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

example, the childminder engages their interest in books as she reads a story and talks about the illustrations. She speaks clearly, repeating what they are saying and asking questions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are motivated and confidently choose from a good range of resources. They have opportunities to be active and engage in physical play while on outings in their local area. This helps to support their health and well-being. Furthermore, children are provided with healthy snacks and nutritious, home-cooked meals, supporting a healthy diet for children. There are good settling-in procedures in place to ensure that children are supported well with their move from home. However, the information the childminder obtains from parents on entry is not always sufficient to further plan for children's learning from the start.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are making steady progress. They are settled and relaxed in the childminder's care. However, the quality of observation and the way this information is used requires improvement, so that children are helped to make good, or better, progress. Children gain the basic skills needed for their next stages in learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY429575 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 853004 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 13 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 27 February 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder 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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