Childminder EY460161

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2016 Not applicable

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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 have a secure enough understanding of the learning and development requirements. She does not monitor children's progress regularly enough. This means, she does not have a good enough overview of the progress all children are making.  The childminder does not assess children's development accurately to identify their next steps for learning. Therefore, the activities she plans are not always challenging and stimulating enough to continually build on what children know and can do.  The processes for self-evaluation are not yet embedded. The views of parents are not taken into account regularly enough and professional development is not focused on continually improving the childminder's knowledge and teaching, in order to raise the quality of the provision further.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is kind, caring and sensitive to all children's needs. She has clear expectations and boundaries, and provides positive praise and reassurance. This contributes to children being very confident and self-assured.  Children build strong attachments with the childminder. The childminder knows them well and ensures their individual care needs are met effectively. Children's emotional well-being is successfully promoted.  The childminder provides the children with a healthy diet and a range of home-made foods. She takes the children outside daily to engage in physical activities and get plenty of fresh air. This helps children to develop healthy lifestyles.

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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

 identify children's next steps for learning clearly and use these to plan a range of challenging activities that continually builds on and extends children's learning, helping them to reach the highest levels of attainment 30/07/2016

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Due Date

 improve knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage and focus professional development more rigorously on improving the quality of teaching and learning. 30/07/2016

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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

 monitor children's progress more regularly to help identify quickly any gaps in children's learning, and to gain a good overview of the continued progress children are making  develop processes for self-evaluation and include the views of children and parents to help shape the provision and ensure continuous improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outside, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation relating to children's learning, welfare and safety.  The inspector took account of the views of parents as expressed through their comments on questionnaires and references.  The inspector viewed documents regarding the qualifications of the childminder and the suitability of those living in the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder completes all mandatory training. However, she has not thought sufficiently about how she can focus her professional development on gaining a deeper understanding of requirements and raising the quality of her teaching further. The childminder is not using her self-evaluation well enough. She does not use parents' views or target specific areas in order to drive forward continuous improvement. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a sound understanding of her safeguarding responsibilities. She has attended safeguarding training and has a good understanding should she need to raise any concerns to outside agencies. The childminder closely supervises children and takes positive measures to keep them safe. She carries out regular risk assessments of her home and of any trips and visits that she takes children on.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder demonstrates that her teaching helps children to learn. Children are keen to interact with her and she joins in with their chosen play. The childminder generally uses what she knows about children's interests and skills to help them to try new experiences. Children enjoy playing with construction and the childminder encourages them to use their imagination as they make their creations. However, the childminder has not established effective methods of assessment, in order to help her monitor children's progress and clearly identify their next steps for learning. This means that at times activities lack enough challenge and do not continually extend and consolidate children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder talks calmly and reassuringly to the children. She takes them to a variety of groups and meets up with other childminders. Children have many opportunities to develop their social skills and learn about the wider world around them. They build secure friendships and show real care and concern for their friends. The childminder maintains a regular, two-way flow of information with parents about children's progress and care routines. She deals with emergency situations extremely well. She has clear procedures in place and demonstrates how these are rigorously followed to ensure children's welfare and safety is maintained. The childminder talks to children about their own safety and they demonstrate a good awareness of how to keep themselves safe as they walk very sensibly to and from nursery.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are generally making progress and gaining the skills needed to prepare them for the next stage in their learning and their move on to school. Children are becoming increasingly independent and develop good self-help skills. They put their shoes on when going outside and use the toilet with little support. Children are learning to count, they show some interest in books and stories, and are beginning to recognise their names in print. However, planning and teaching are not focused enough on children's individual abilities or current learning needs to ensure that every child makes the best possible progress in all aspects of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460161 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 1040138 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in New Eltham, in the London Borough of Greenwich. She operates her provision during term time, from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

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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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Telephone number

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