Childminder EY315697

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2016 31 January 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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder's interaction is inconsistent. She does not frequently build on children's knowledge, communication and language skills to ensure children make the best possible progress.  The monitoring of children's progress in all learning areas is not robust to ensure there are no gaps in their development. For example, the childminder does not always identify, and share with parents, children's next steps in learning.  The childminder does not make sure that she provides challenging and purposeful play consistently, to promote children's next learning aims.  The childminder's self-evaluation methods are not rigorous enough to keep up to date with quality standards in teaching and learning. In addition, she does not meet all the Childcare Register requirements.

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It has the following strengths

 Children receive good care and loving attention from the childminder, who supports their emotional development well.  Generally, the childminder's relationship with parents is strong and positive; she shares some information with them on care and child development.  The childminder attends community groups that help to promote some areas of children's learning and development.  Children are happy and play in a very well maintained home environment.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve teaching skills to ensure that children's next learning steps are built on consistently, to ensure they make the best possible progress, particularly in the area of communication and language 21/04/2016

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 improve the monitoring of children's progress to ensure that any identified gaps in children's development are used as learning aims and shared with parents. 21/04/2016

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 keep and implement a written statement of procedures to be followed for the protection of children, intended to safeguard the children being cared for from abuse or neglect in order to meet the requirements of the Childcare Register 21/04/2016

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 devise a written statement of procedures to be followed in relation to complaints which relate to the requirements of the Childcare Register and which a parent makes in writing or by email. 21/04/2016

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

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 develop self-evaluation to identify strengths and areas for improvement, including opportunities for professional development, to improve the quality of provision for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play activities and the childminder's interactions with them.  The inspector undertook a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about the children and looked at their learning records.  The inspector sampled some safeguarding and leadership documentation.  The inspector viewed written feedback from a sample of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not fully meet all of the learning and development requirements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of what to do if she was worried about a child. She keeps her first aid qualification up to date so that she can care for children in an emergency. She supervises children well and carries out risk assessments on her premises to help keep children safe. The childminder reflects on some aspects of her work; however, she does not evaluate her service well enough to identify and target key weaknesses, particularly in children's learning and development. Her method to monitor children's progress does not identify any gaps in their learning rigorously. She has not fully addressed the recommendations from her last inspection.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of the childminder's teaching is variable. The childminder observes and assesses children accurately. However, the delivery of their next steps, to build consistently on what each child knows and can do, is not evident in everyday practice. Children are not always engaged in purposeful play and learning activities, for example, they often watch children's television programmes or a DVD in the afternoons. The childminder provides some dialogue during the educational programmes to promote some learning, for example, to count and recognise numerals. Children take part in art and craft activities when they attend morning playgroups, such as making tissue paper flowers. The childminder promotes some aspects of children's communication and language skills during play and the lunchtime routine. However, she is less confident in promoting the understanding and talking skills of the youngest children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are encouraged to feel happy and safe by the childminder, who shows them kindness, warmth and understanding. The childminder provides plenty of sympathetic reassurance to new children who need it for their emotional development. For example, during the lunchtime routine, the childminder puts on music in a child's home language. Children are supported to behave well and to learn boundaries of behaviour. They receive guidance and positive praise from the childminder. The childminder promotes children's good health. She provides active play outside and lots of walking in the fresh air each day. Suitable snacks and lunches meet children's dietary needs. She adheres to young children's sleep time routines well, promoting their physical growth and development.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are developing some suitable skills for their future lives. Older children show confidence and are settled. Children enjoy handling books, and learning some songs and rhymes. However, children are not making the progress that they are capable of.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY315697 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 834462 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 31 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005. She lives in a ground-floor flat in Surbiton, Surrey. She works four days a week for more than 45 weeks of the year.

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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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