Childminder EY422700

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 June 2016 3 December 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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder does not always observe children's learning consistently or use information from her assessments to monitor and plan for their next steps in learning. This hinders children from making good progress.  The initial information about children that the childminder obtains from parents is not always detailed enough, particularly to support her early identification of children's precise learning needs and interests fully.  At times, the childminder does not support younger children's communication and language development.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder ensures that her assistant is familiar with the setting's policies and procedures, to support the day-to-day running of the provision. For example, they carry out children's personal care routines with warmth and sensitivity.  The childminder seeks appropriate opportunities to maintain her professional development and that of her assistant. For example, they both attend training, and gain advice and support from the local childminding coordinator.  Children build secure emotional attachments with the childminder. She responds caringly to their needs, and offers support and reassurance to help them to feel secure.

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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 systems for planning, assessing and monitoring children's learning, to obtain a clear understanding of their abilities and to identify how to move them forward to the next stage of their learning. 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

 strengthen processes for gathering initial information from parents about their children's starting points, and use this more precisely to plan for their continued progress from the outset  take every opportunity to strengthen further younger children's language development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including the childminder's insurance policy, records of attendance, risk assessments and safeguarding policy.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and assistant about their daily teaching and care practices.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder, and observed the quality of care and teaching, including the impact of this on children's development.  The inspector looked at the areas, toys and equipment used for childminding purposes.  The inspector took account of parents' views during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have a clear understanding of child protection issues and the procedures to report concerns about a child's well-being to the relevant authorities. The childminder completes appropriate checks to ensure that her assistant is suitable. The childminder's monitoring systems are not rigorous enough. For example, she does not track children's progress promptly to move them forward. Additionally, the childminder does not always gather enough information from parents to identify children's starting points and to plan for their next steps in learning. Nevertheless, she has taken steps to evaluate the provision and has identified some areas for improvement; she has met all previous weaknesses from her last inspection.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder's current processes for assessing children's learning are not always consistent. This prevents her from tailoring activities to meet children's individual needs and interests fully. However, the childminder provides interesting resources to support children's learning. Children enjoy outdoor experiences and they develop their physical skills well. For example, they jump in muddy puddles and safely use the trampoline. The childminder and her assistant support children's creativity and imagination during their play. They introduce children to resources to develop their early literacy and mathematics skills. However, the childminder misses some opportunities to strengthen children's communication and language development. For example, she does not always encourage younger children to learn new words to extend their growing vocabulary.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children play in a safe and comfortable environment. They are happy and they move around freely to access resources. Children develop their independence and confidence well. For example, they choose their own play and learn through trial and error. Children behave well. They listen and show respect to others. They play well with or alongside other children, and learn to take turns and share resources. Children benefit from daily opportunities in the fresh air and the childminder effectively supports their physical well- being. Children learn to make healthy choices. The childminder provides them with a choice of nutritious foods and offers healthy drinks, to support their good health. Children learn good hygiene procedures, such as washing their hands before snack.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children develop their physical coordination and independent skills well and learn to do things on their own, such as feeding themselves. However, due to gaps in assessing their learning needs consistently, children do not always make the progress that they should.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY422700 Local authority Waltham Forest Inspection number 1049417 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 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 December 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Leytonstone, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The childminder operates on weekdays from 7am to 7pm, throughout most of the year. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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