Childminder in Wiltshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 May 2016 29 October 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:

 At times, the childminder's assistant has sole charge of children for short periods. The childminder has not ensured the assistant has a paediatric first-aid certificate, as required.  The childminder does not consistently challenge and extend children's learning in their communication and language, understanding the world, and expressive arts and design. This prevents children from making as much progress as they could.  The childminder reflects on some aspects of her practice, which has enabled her to make some changes since her last inspection. However, she has not used it effectively to ensure she meets all requirements and improves the quality of her teaching and outcomes or children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form strong bonds with the childminder and her assistant. Babies and children feel secure in their warm care and attention.  Systems to monitor children's development have improved since the last inspection, and the childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's progress.  The childminder encourages children to be polite and considerate. Children play cooperatively and behave well.

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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

 ensure that assistants who have sole charge of children for any period of time, hold a current first-aid certificate 20/07/2016

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 develop children's communication skills to express their views and ideas, and to think and ask questions 20/06/2016

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 provide opportunities for children to explore a wide range of media and materials, to make their own observations, and experiment and represent their ideas. 20/06/2016

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

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 develop the systems for evaluating practice further, to meet requirements and identify areas for development to improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant engage with children in the home and whilst walking to and from a local pre-school.  The inspector sampled documentation, including the policies and procedures that guide the childminder's work, evidence of the assistant's suitability checks, records to support children's welfare and notes of support meetings with the early years advisor.  The inspector sampled children's developmental records and discussed with the childminder how she monitors children's progress and plans for their learning.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has made improvements since her last inspection to her observation and assessment process and partnership working. She shares information with parents and other settings children attend, so they have a more consistent approach. The childminder reviews her provision and attends some training. However, she has not focused sufficiently on raising the quality of her teaching and knowledge, to improve outcomes for children and keep them safe. Safeguarding is not effective. On occasion, the childminder's assistant has sole charge of the children. However, she does not hold a paediatric first-aid certificate, to ensure she can respond appropriately if a child has an accident or becomes unwell. The childminder and her assistant have a good awareness of safeguarding matters and procedures to protect children's welfare. The childminder ensures her assistant is appropriately aware of the children's care needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder supports babies well to explore stacking cups and older children to complete puzzles. Children learn about numbers through playing counting games. The childminder appropriately develops children's physical skills. She encourages babies to stand and walk, and older children to gain control of their bodies when on outings. The childminder encourages babies to copy sounds and she chats with children; however, she does not engage children enough so they develop their thinking, views and ideas. The childminder does not provide children with opportunities to discover the properties of different media and materials.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder and her assistant support children well to be emotionally secure. Babies hold up their arms and snuggle into the childminder's neck for a reassuring cuddle. The childminder offers warm praise and encouragement. Children are confident and self- assured. Children learn to do things themselves. Older children dress, manage their lunch boxes and use the toilet, needing little help. The childminder supports children's safety when on outings, so they are aware of traffic and hold hands before crossing the road. However, her assistant's lack of a first-aid certificate means she is not able to ensure children's well-being when they are in the sole care of her assistant.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children grow in confidence and develop good social skills. Older children develop good mathematical skills. However, not all activities help them progress as quickly as they can, to use and find out about different media and materials, be creative and explore how things work and change, and how they can use things in different ways. Children do not always receive support to extend their thinking and interest to ask questions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 145783 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1048735 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 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1983. She lives in Salisbury, Wiltshire. She sometimes works with an assistant. The childminder operates her service each weekday throughout 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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