Childminder EY460519

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 May 2016 28 February 2014

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 monitor children's progress effectively enough to accurately identify their levels of development across all areas of learning and any gaps in their learning. This means she cannot ensure that all activities support children to make good progress.  The childminder does not always organise mealtimes so that all children feel part of a group and develop their social skills.  The childminder does not always extend children's thinking skills, so they learn to solve problems and ask questions.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder works well with parents to update them on their children's activities, learning and care needs. She uses daily diaries to record children's routines throughout the day, which helps parents to continue these at home.  Communication with the local pre-school and nearby school works well to help the childminder provide activities that link to what children learn elsewhere.  Arrangements to keep children safe work well. For example, older children learn good safety practices. The childminder provides stories that help to teach older children how to use the internet safely.

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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 assessment process to monitor children's progress more effectively and identify gaps in their learning, to provide activities that help them to make good progress across all areas of learning. 12/08/2016

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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

 organise mealtimes so that all children feel part of the group and develop their social skills  extend children's thinking skills to help them solve problems and ask questions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the children and the childminder.  The inspector held an interview with the childminder about her provision.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the day.  The inspector sought the views of parents through their written statements.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including the childminder's and assistant's training and qualification records, and children's assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Since the last inspection, the childminder has improved her self-evaluation process to identify her strengths and some of her weaknesses. This has helped her to recognise weaknesses in her assessment process. To help her, she has made laminated cards that identify the areas of learning and what children need to learn. However, her monitoring of children's development and gaps in their learning is not fully effective. The childminder does not track children's progress well so that activities and her teaching consistently and promptly help them to progress to the next stage of their development. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to keep children safe from harm and the correct procedures to follow to promote their welfare. The childminder attends training and researches activities to keep children engaged. This has led her to provide a robotic dinosaur to promote children's understanding of technology based on their interests.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder supports children's communication skills appropriately. For example, she repeats words and uses some sign language. She provides resources and displays that help children to learn about the wider world. The childminder plans activities around children's interests, for example, children make 'dragons' using different resources, such as crayons and scissors. However, the childminder does not always use questioning well to extend children's thinking, to solve problems and ask questions. Weaknesses in her assessment process mean the childminder is not always clear on what children need to learn next and whether her activities target this as well as they could.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder supports children's move to school well, which helps them to settle in their new learning environment. She displays the children's artwork, helping to promote their self-esteem and confidence. The childminder encourages children to wash their hands before meals. She provides them with individual towels, to help prevent the risk of cross infection and to encourage children to recognise their name. Children enjoy each other's company, although during mealtimes the childminder does not always support this well so that children can sit together and be social. Children behave well and have positive attachments to the childminder. They feel secure in their environment.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children go on frequent trips to the park or look for tadpoles in the pond, developing their understanding of nature and the local community. Children use their imaginations well and enjoy searching for 'crocodiles' in the water. Not all activities help children to progress as quickly as they could and target their next steps effectively. However, children make steady progress and gain the skills that will help them in their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460519 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1048218 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 12

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 28 February 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Brent Knoll, in Somerset. She operates Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm all year round.

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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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