Childminder EY476504

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2016 3 February 2016

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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 quality of teaching is not consistently good. The childminder does not always extend children's learning or plan precisely to help them reach their next steps in their development. This is particularly evident in their mathematical and literacy development and their understanding of the natural world. Children do not make good progress across all areas of learning.  The childminder often performs tasks for the children rather than giving them the opportunity to try things for themselves. This does not fully encourage their independence.  The childminder does not use self-evaluation effectively to help her to identify areas where she can improve her practice and outcomes for children. She does not focus precisely on raising the quality of teaching to help children make the best possible progress in all areas of their learning and development.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has effective procedures to share learning with parents so they are fully informed of, and involved in, their children's learning.  The childminder provides regular opportunities to support children's physical development. For example, children use the garden and go on outings to local parks.  Children enjoy exploring the range of indoor and outdoor toys and confidently follow their interests in play.

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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 planning and the quality of teaching, to extend children's learning across all areas to help them make good progress, particularly in their mathematical and literacy development and their understanding of the world. 31/08/2016

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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

 provide children with opportunities to perform task for themselves to further support their independence  develop the self-evaluation process to identify and target all areas for further improvement and focus on raising the quality of teaching to a consistently good level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the interactions of the childminder and her assistant with them.  The inspector spoke with the children, childminder and assistant at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled various documents, including children's learning records, risk assessments and relevant policies and procedures.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant ensure that their knowledge is up to date. They have completed child protection training and are aware of the procedures to follow should there be a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder has made some progress since her last inspection. For example, she has minimised the risk of cross infection to support children's good health. She has also has made improvements to systems to assess and monitor children's learning. The childminder has also obtained training packs to support her assistant's practice. However, self-evaluation is not fully effective in identifying precise areas for improvement, particularly in raising the quality of her and her assistant's teaching and children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder gathers ongoing information from parents on their children's likes and dislikes and what they can already do for themselves, to help her to plan for children's continued learning. She has established links with other settings children attend to share information to support continuity in children's learning. However, she does not use this information particularly well to plan for their future learning. She does not consistently encourage children to reach their next steps in learning as they play. For example, she does not respond to or extend children's interest in counting biscuits, writing their own name or teach them about why they plant and need to water their seeds. The childminder and her assistant play alongside the children and encourage language development well overall. For example, they extend children's words into simple sentences and introduce new words, such as 'javelin', into children's play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children have developed close relationships with the childminder and her assistant. Overall, children behave well. They learn about sharing and taking turns through taking part in turn-taking ball games. Children develop some independence skills, such as helping to tidy their toys away and putting on their boots for outdoor play. However, during play activities the childminder sometimes does things for children that they can do for themselves. Children have opportunities to develop essential social skills to help them with moving on to pre-school and school. For example, they visit local groups and learn to mix and form friendships with other children.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children make suitable progress in relation to their starting points. They gain some useful skills to help them move on to school and their next stage in learning. For example, they maintain rhythm to songs and understand that songs can be sung fast and slow. Children are happy and confident, and enjoy their activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY476504 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1039944 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 12 Number of children on roll 18

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 February 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in the Wroughton area of Swindon, Wiltshire. She operates on Monday to Friday from 6.45am to 5.30pm, except for family holidays. 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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