Childminder EY480275

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 July 2016 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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

 The childminder does not always keep her register of children's hours of attendance up to date, as required. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not always allow younger children the time to explore and investigate fully before moving them on to the next activity.

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It has the following strengths

 Children make good progress in their learning, relative to their starting points. The childminder uses her observations and assessments well to monitor children's ongoing learning and plan for their future progress.  Children are happy and confident. They develop affectionate relationships with the childminder, who is warm and responsive to their needs. Children show through their behaviour that they feel emotionally secure.  The childminder has good relationships with parents and involves them in their children's learning. She uses information about any learning at home, and from other early years settings children attend, to plan for children's progress.  The childminder uses her self-evaluation effectively to identify areas for development that improve outcomes for children. She uses knowledge and skills gained through training and local networks to help develop her practice. For example, she has

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It has the following strengths

developed activities that help children link diet and exercise, to raise their awareness of leading a healthy lifestyle.

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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

 ensure an accurate daily record of the children's hours of attendance is maintained. 15/07/2016

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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

 give younger children more time during their activities to explore and investigate to their own satisfaction.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children engaged in learning activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector read feedback from parents about their children's care and learning.  The inspector sampled documents that the childminder is required to keep to support children's welfare, and talked to her about how she safeguards children.  The inspector talked to the childminder about how she monitors children's progress.  The inspector and the childminder observed children at play and discussed their progress and behaviour.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder attends training so she is clear about Local Safeguarding Children Board procedures and updates her policies to reflect these. She has a secure understanding of the correct procedures to follow, to help protect children from harm should she have any concerns, and who she must report them to. Although the childminder keeps a record of children's expected daily attendance in her diary to ensure she meets required ratios, her system to record the actual hours she cares for them is not always completed every day for each child, to contribute towards ensuring children's safety and welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans well to provide children with a good balance of activities that are interesting and challenging. She adapts activities well to appeal to older and younger children, to focus on their individual learning objectives. For example, all ages thoroughly enjoyed playing with the big trays of dried pasta shapes and rice. The childminder encouraged the younger children to develop their coordination as they used different containers to scoop and pour. Older children counted the number of spoons needed to fill containers. The childminder extended them well to predict how many more or less, if they used a larger or smaller spoon, and to calculate the difference. The childminder responds quickly to children's interests. For example, when younger children showed interest in older children's ball games, she organised an age-appropriate activity, encouraging them to roll the ball to each other and to name the different colours. The childminder develops

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

children's understanding of the wider world well. For example, children have a good understanding of why they should recycle leftover food.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder has not maintained an accurate record of children's attendance to fully support their welfare. The childminder supports children's confidence and good behaviour well. Children help themselves to the good variety of resources and enjoy being active. For example, they blew bubbles and chased these around the garden as they tried to catch them. Children understand the childminder's safety rules, such as waiting for her to check the fastenings of the net around the trampoline before starting to bounce.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children develop the skills they need to progress to the next stage in their learning, including going to school. Children are very independent and keen to do things without help. For example, they spread toppings on their toast and refill the jug with water at snack time. Older children confidently ask and answer questions. Younger children chatter and babble with the childminder as she helps develop their early language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480275 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 995639 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Bridgwater, Somerset. She operates her service all year round, on Monday to Saturday from 6.30am to 7pm. The childminder provides funded early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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