Childminder 301166

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 May 2016 7 February 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 record any accidents that happen to children while in her care.  The childminder does not consistently assess children's progress, in order to identify individual learning styles and plan activities based on what children need to learn next.  The childminder has not made strong links to share information and work closely with other settings children attend.  The childminder has not established a fully focused programme of professional development, in order to help enhance her knowledge and teaching skills further.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is kind, caring and responsive towards children's individual needs. Children have established very close attachments to her, and this helps to support their confidence and emotional well-being.  Children are happy and settled in the childminder's home. They confidently make requests about things they would like to do, and have opportunities to make choices and direct their own learning.  Parent partnerships are good. Parents are very complimentary about the care and learning the childminder offers their children, and regarding the information they receive on a daily basis.

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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

 ensure all accidents that children have are recorded, including any first-aid treatment given 31/05/2016

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Due Date

 undertake observations and assessments consistently to provide an accurate picture of what all children know and can do, in order to inform their next steps in learning more precisely, so that they are better supported to make good progress. 31/05/2016

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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

 strengthen the links with other settings children attend to promote a more shared approach to children's care and learning  establish a focused programme of professional development, in order to help develop existing knowledge and enhance teaching skills further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder engaging with children in a range of learning activities, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector discussed the arrangements for monitoring children's progress and how the childminder plans for children's play experiences.  The inspector viewed a range of policies including risk assessments and safeguarding procedures.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection, and took account of the views of parents from written information.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's training and discussed her procedures for self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not keep up-to-date records of all accidents or injuries that happen to children while in her care. However, the impact on children's safety and welfare is not significant because she does verbally inform parents on the same day. The childminder reflects on her practice and considers ways to improve the service she provides. However, she does not access many training and development opportunities to further enhance her practice or skills. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder closely supervises children and takes positive measures, in order to keep them safe. She has a clear understanding of how to report and act on any concerns she may have regarding children's welfare and attends regular child protection training.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder provides children with a wide range of resources and activities that covers the seven areas of learning. However, children do not make consistently good progress. This is because of the childminder's limited knowledge and understanding of how to use assessment effectively to monitor children's progress in their learning. Therefore, she is unable to plan precisely for their next steps in learning, or identify any gaps that may occur in their development. Nevertheless, children are generally working within the typical development bands for their age and are developing the basic skills to be ready for school. The childminder uses warm, positive interactions when playing alongside the children. She encourages them to think and have a go, helping them to become independent learners.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Weaknesses identified in leadership and management, and ineffective monitoring of children's progress, have an impact on how well children achieve in their personal development, behaviour and welfare. However, the childminder uses lots of positive praise, which helps children's self-esteem to grow. Children are happy, confident, behave well and are being taught good manners. The childminder makes good use of her community, helping children to learn about the world around them. The childminder encourages them to eat healthy foods and provides suitable snack choices. They have regular exercise and fresh air, which helps children to develop an awareness of being active and adopting healthy food choices. The childminder has established good relationships with parents and gathers relevant information from them about their child's care needs. She uses this information well to establish consistent routines that children are

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses identified in practice means children's outcomes are not yet good. Younger children do learn some skills to help them with their developing speaking skills. For example, they take part in fun activities where they blow bubbles to help strengthen their facial muscles. The childminder also reinforces the sounds of new words to extend children's vocabulary. Children are inquisitive and display a positive attitude towards learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 301166 Local authority Oldham Inspection number 864687 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 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 7 February 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1992 and lives in Oldham, Lancashire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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