Childminder 207866

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 July 2016 28 October 2014

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder has not fully addressed all the areas for improvement identified at her last inspection. She does not manage children's behaviour effectively. Expectations and boundaries are not consistently clear to help children learn how to manage their own behaviour appropriately. This has a significant impact on children's learning and development.  The childminder's expectations of what children can achieve are not high. She does not plan exciting and challenging experiences to ensure children make sufficient progress in their learning. Many activities are uninspiring and do not interest or engage children. This means they wander around with little sense of purpose and display poor behaviour.  The childminder does not provide rich opportunities for children to build on their understanding of the world and to learn about other cultures.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is sensitive to children's individual care needs. She has a calm and patient manner and provides an age-appropriate range of toys and equipment.  Partnerships with parents are suitable. They are sufficiently encouraged to be involved in their child's learning and development. The childminder shares her observations and assessments with them so they can continue with their child's learning at home. Parents state they are very happy with how their children learn at the childminder's home.

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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

 make sure that effective methods are used to manage children's behaviour in an appropriate and consistent way, to enable children to learn good social skills in preparation for future learning 19/08/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that planned activities for children are interesting and purposeful and that they are well matched to each child's individual needs and interests, to help them to make good progress in all areas of their development. 19/08/2016

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 provide further opportunities for children to develop an understanding of the similarities and differences of others and the world around them.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at children's observation and assessment records.  The inspector observed a planned activity and jointly evaluated this with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all household members and of the childminder's qualifications. She also looked at the childminder's self-evaluation form and discussed her improvement plan.  The inspector asked the childminder questions about her practice at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder has received some recent support from the local authority and has taken part in professional development opportunities. However, this has not had a sufficiently positive impact on the quality of the provision. She regularly evaluates her practice. However, the system in place has not successfully enabled her to identify weaknesses to improve the quality of teaching and promote children's learning. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has attended safeguarding training recently and has a suitable understanding of the possible signs of abuse. She understands the procedure to follow if any concerns arise about children's welfare. The childminder works in partnership with other early years settings children attend so that there is continuity in their learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder makes some observations and assessments, and monitors children's progress. However, she does not use these effectively to plan challenging activities that are linked to individual children's learning needs and interests. Therefore, the quality of teaching is ineffective and the childminder is not sure how she can extend and build on children's learning. This means that children are not consistently supported in achieving their next steps for learning. The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills according to their age. Children are given appropriate opportunities to engage in conversation and enjoy naming the animals they have made from yoghurt pots.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's social and emotional well-being are compromised due to the childminder's poor knowledge of how to manage children's behaviour effectively. Children do not consistently learn to listen to the childminder, respect the environment or play well together. They are not always helped to learn what is expected of them or to take responsibility for their actions. This results in children behaving in an inappropriate way. Nevertheless, children develop self-esteem within the homely setting and form appropriate bonds with the childminder. Children begin to learn about the importance of living healthy lifestyles. The childminder ensures that children benefit from nutritious snacks and encourages them to adopt good hygiene routines. Regular trips to the park provide opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. The childminder does not make full use of opportunities to encourage children to explore similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children, including children who have special educational needs or disability, do not make good progress from where they started. Children are confident and independent. They are developing some mathematical and literacy skills. Children can count up to 10 and they enjoy taking part in reading stories. However, they do not always demonstrate an interest in playing and exploring and struggle to concentrate and persevere with activities. Therefore, children are not well enough prepared for the next stage of their learning and the eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 207866 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1044356 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1988 and lives in Chesterfield. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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