Childminder EY363179

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 2016 23 July 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 Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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

 The childminder does not hold a current first-aid certificate. The impact of this for children is minimised because she is booked onto another course soon and her previous certificate only recently expired. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  Self-evaluation is not robust enough to avoid breaches of requirements. This does not make sure that children always receive the best possible opportunities.  The childminder does not consider all opportunities for children to use creative and natural materials to support their learning, exploration and fun.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder assesses children's learning and development well. She uses her knowledge of children's progress and their interests to plan for further challenging activities. Children progress well in relation to their initial starting points.  Partnerships with parents and the other settings that children attend are strong. The childminder shares information about children effectively, promoting continuity of care and learning.  The childminder provides effective opportunities for children to learn to do things for themselves. For instance, children enjoy helping to prepare their own snacks, learn to wipe their own faces and to put their tissues in the bin.  Children develop strong bonds with the childminder and her assistants. They settle quickly when they first start because they feel safe and secure.

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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 a paediatric first-aid certificate is current at all times 09/07/2016

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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

 use evaluation more effectively to clearly identify breaches in requirements and areas for development in practice, to improve outcomes for children  provide more opportunities for children to use natural and creative materials, to promote their learning and fun even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas of the premises that children use.  The inspector observed the childminder interacting with children and invited her to evaluate an activity.  The inspector read parents' comments and spoke to parents to gain their views.  The inspector sampled written policies and other relevant documents.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistant to determine their understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder completes some training and regularly monitors her assistants to develop their knowledge and teaching skills. However, she has failed to ensure that her paediatric first-aid is in date. The childminder does not review her service effectively to make sure she meets all requirements. Although the childminder carries out suitability checks for her assistants, she has neglected to notify Ofsted of a new assistant to enable them to check her suitability. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants know how to recognise and report concerns about children's welfare. The childminder carries out risk assessments and regularly checks areas that children use to make sure they are suitable. Children enjoy practising emergency evacuations to help them learn how to keep themselves safe, for example.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has realistically high expectations of what children can achieve. Children have good opportunities to interact, and build friendships with other children and adults. They enjoy developing their physical skills and exercising as they play in the garden, pushing their baby dolls in their prams and manoeuvring ride-in toys. The childminder and her assistant ask children skilful questions to help extend their thinking and communication skills. Children have good opportunities to use their imaginations and enjoy playing games, such as hide and seek, that help them to follow instructions and develop an understanding of rules. The childminder supports children's understanding of diversity, such as other people's cultures and traditions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not fully promote children's welfare due to a weakness that has resulted in a breach of requirements. Children, however, enjoy their time with the childminder. They like receiving praise to help them recognise their own achievements. Children learn to share and take turns, and behave well. The childminder provides opportunities for children to follow good healthy routines to meet their physical needs. For example, younger children take regular naps and have their nappies changed, while older children receive less adult intervention. The childminder helps children to be ready for change. For instance, children enjoy talking about going to school and visit other settings when they collect older children. This helps them to develop good social skills, for example, a familiarity with meeting new people.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children, develop good skills in preparation for all future learning. They develop their mathematical skills well as they play. For instance, children enjoy counting and learning about different shapes. They enjoy having a go at early writing and listen well to stories with adults, as they gain early literacy skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY363179 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1049014 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 33

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Eversley, in Hampshire. She operates her service from Monday to Friday, between 7.30am and 6pm, all year round. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3, and works with assistants and another Ofsted-registered childminder.

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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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