Childminder EY281889

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 May 2016 8 August 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's observations and assessments of children's learning and development do not enable her to monitor their individual ongoing progress well enough. She does not plan challenging activities based on children's next steps in learning to help them to make good enough progress.  The childminder does not always share enough information about children's learning with parents, so that they can further support their children's learning at home.  The childminder has not established effective ways to share information about children's development with other early years setting they attend.  The childminder does not evaluate the provision accurately enough to maintain good standards. She does not identify or swiftly address any weaknesses within her practice.

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It has the following strengths

 Children benefit from opportunities to socialise with others at local play settings and children's centre groups. The childminder makes good use of these opportunities to help children develop some social skills and a reasonable understanding of the diversity of their community.  The childminder provides a homely environment that helps children to feel emotionally secure. She gives children lots of praise and encouragement. This helps to build their self-esteem in preparation for their future learning.

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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 arrangements for the observation and assessment of children's progress to accurately identify the next steps in their learning 10/07/2016

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Due Date

 plan and provide activities to challenge individual children to make consistently good progress. 10/07/2016

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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

 give parents the information they need to promote children's learning effectively at home  strengthen arrangement for sharing information with other early years practitioners, to provide children who attend more than one setting with continuity in their learning  strengthen the evaluation processes to help identify and swiftly address any weaknesses within practice and to raise the quality of teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector observed a planned activity and jointly evaluated this with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all household members and of the childminder's qualifications.  The inspector asked the childminder questions about her practice at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has not found effective methods to exchange relevant information with other providers involved in children's learning and development. This means she does have all relevant information to help her promote continuity in children's learning. The childminder completes training to help to develop her knowledge and teaching skills. She has systems in place to seek the views of parents about the quality of her provision. However, she does not evaluate her practice effectively enough to identify specific priorities for improvement. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a suitable understanding of how to identify symptoms of abuse and report any concerns regarding children's welfare. Parents state they are very happy with the care and learning their children receive.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder observes children at play and notes their achievements through records and photographs. There are some procedures in place for the assessment and tracking of children's progress. However, these are not always precise enough to enable the childminder to plan activities that focus on what individual children need to learn next. This means that children's good progress is not always assured. The childminder supports children's mathematical and literacy skills appropriately. Children show they can identify colours and count well. The childminder encourages children to make choices about what they would like to do next. Children are motivated to complete jigsaw puzzles and enjoy playing farmers with a collection of toy animals.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder obtains details about children's likes, dislikes and routines when they first join her. She uses this information to help children establish good relationships with her and to ensure their care needs are suitably met. They show affection and encourage the childminder to become involved in their games. The childminder tells parents about what children have enjoyed doing on a daily basis. However, she does not have methods in place to share detailed information with parents about what children are learning, in order to help parents guide their children's learning further at home. Children's behaviour is appropriate for their age. The childminder reminds children of the expected rules of behaviour. She thanks them for being helpful and encourages them to be polite. Children follow established hygiene routines, and benefit from daily exercise and fresh air. Children show they are learning to become independent. The confidently move around the play

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

areas, freely choosing for themselves from a wide variety of interesting resources.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are insufficiently challenged to make consistently good progress in all aspects of their learning. However, they are provided with a range of play experiences that they enjoy. They are sociable and are developing suitable communication and language skills. Children are developing some relevant skills for their next stage in learning and the eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY281889 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1032593 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 8 August 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2004 and lives in Derbyshire. She operates her provision all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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Telephone number

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