Childminder EY431642

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 June 2016 3 May 2013

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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 keep daily attendance records of the children she cares for, which is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements.  The childminder's approach for managing children's behaviour is not always effective or tailored to the developmental stage of the children. Inconsistencies in behaviour management cause some disruptions to children's learning.  The childminder does not use fully effective systems to monitor children's progress and help her to target her teaching specifically, to help them make good progress.  The childminder's self-evaluation is not strong enough to identify all areas for improvement, to raise the quality of her provision and the outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides a range of resources and equipment that cover all areas of learning and are stimulating, and of interest, for the children.  The childminder has established relationships with children to help them settle and feel happy in her care.  Children have a good understanding of number and develop their early reading and writing skills well, in preparation for the next stage in their learning and school.  The childminder takes opportunities in daily routines, for example, to support children's independence and encourage them to do things for themselves.

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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

 keep a daily record of the children being cared for and their hours of attendance 25/07/2016

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Due Date

 improve behaviour management to ensure consistent strategies are used to support children at all stages of development 12/09/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that the observation, assessment and planning process is understood and implemented consistently so that assessments of children are precise and used to plan challenging activities across all areas of learning. 17/10/2016

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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

 improve self-evaluation so that it identifies and addresses weaknesses in practice accurately, and includes the opinions of staff, parents and children.

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Inspection activities

 Discussions took place with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children in the home and on a walk.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, and checked documents to confirm the suitability checks of the childminder, her assistant and other household members.  The inspector took account of the views of children spoken to and of written accounts from parents.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation with her.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows what to do if she has concerns about a child in her care. She ensures her assistant is suitable for their role, including valid paediatric first aid training. However, she does not keep an accurate record of children's daily hours of attendance as required. There are weaknesses in the quality of assessment. The childminder does not use effective methods to check children's progress. She does not have deep enough knowledge and understanding of each child's stage of learning and development. She does not help children to make consistently good progress, particularly in their personal, social and emotional development. The childminder reflects on her provision, but she does not identify all areas of weakness or obtain the views of staff, parents and children in the process.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder completes some observations of children's learning. However, she does not do this consistently for all children, or regularly enough, to build an accurate picture of their learning abilities, achievements and skills. The childminder gathers some information from parents that helps to determine children's starting points. However, she does not continue to track their progress closely enough in all areas. She does not identify sharply what individual children need to learn next, to help them make good progress. Nevertheless, the childminder offers children opportunities to lead their own play. They choose what they want to play with and she plays alongside them with interest. She is a good teacher of early literacy skills. For example, she encourages children to recognise letters of their name and they are keen to make purposeful marks. This prepares them well for starting school and helps them to develop early writing skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Generally, children engage well in their play. The childminder displays warm body language when interacting with children during play activities. At times, when children play together, the childminder helps them to interact so that they learn about playing cooperatively through sharing and taking turns. However, the childminder does not tailor her approaches to meet the differing developmental stages of the children and she does not implement behaviour management strategies consistently for all children. This means that some children test boundaries and their behaviour can be disruptive to others.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children are happy. They make some progress in their learning. Children gain some useful skills to help them move on to school and the next stage in their development. For example, they learn about staying safe when on walks and have some knowledge of road safety, helping them to recognise dangers and cross roads safely.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431642 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1049458 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 5

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in the Coleview area in Swindon. The childminder operates Monday to Friday all year round, including before and after school. 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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