Childminder EY475889

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 July 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 Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder is developing the way she monitors, assesses and plans for children's individual learning. However, she does not always have a clear picture of how children are progressing to enable her to help them move on to the next steps in their learning effectively. Children do not make as much progress in their learning as they could.  The childminder does not always follow consistent routines to teach the children about the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyles.  At times, the younger children are less engaged in the activities as the childminder does not always take into account the varying ages of the different children.  The childminder does not evaluate her practice effectively to help her identify the areas she needs to focus on to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form secure attachments with the childminder. She interacts with children in a friendly, caring manner, helping support their emotional well-being effectively.  The childminder has a clear understanding of safeguarding and child protection issues.  Parents are kept suitably informed about their children's care and the activities they have taken part in during the day.  The childminder provides children with appropriate messages to help them learn how to manage their behaviour and play together well.

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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

 develop observation, assessment and planning to effectively support children to reach the next steps in their learning and development to help all children make good progress. 27/09/2016

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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

 follow good hygiene routines consistently to teach children about how to keep themselves healthy  review organisation of the activities to make them more engaging for younger children  develop consistent and thorough systems to review and evaluate all aspects of childminding practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interaction between the childminder and the children, and reviewed the play equipment and resources.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector looked at documentation including a sample of children's records and assessments.  The inspector discussed how the childminder evaluates her provision and read comments from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is clear of her role to provide a safe and secure environment for children and she supervises children appropriately. She is aware of the need to assess children's progress. However, she does not do this effectively enough to enable her to accurately plan activities to support each child to reach their full potential. The childminder keeps parents suitably informed about their children's care and achievements. She recognises the importance of continuing to develop her provision. For example, she liaises with other childminders regularly to help her reflect on aspects of her practice. However, she does not evaluate her provision thoroughly to make sure that all areas for improvement are identified and addressed.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children enjoy a variety of play activities and experiences, indoors and outdoors. The childminder gets involved in their play, promoting conversation to encourage the children's communication skills appropriately. For example, children show excitement as they play in the water tray and create bubbles. The childminder introduces new words, which children repeat. Children begin to identify some numbers, for example, as they look for hidden number cards under the bubbles. However, children are not always given time to practise their counting skills to help extend their learning. Children create sounds with the musical instruments and happily sing along to their favourite songs. However, the childminder does not always recognise when younger children are not fully engaged in the activities, to ensure that all children receive good support.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are happy and settled. The childminder interacts with children in a warm and friendly manner, which helps children to build trusting relationships. She teaches children how to care for the toys, for example, telling them not to throw them into the storage box as they might break. Children listen and show they understand. She helps them to learn to consider the needs of others, for instance, to share and take turns in their play. However, the childminder's practices and procedures are not consistently followed to support children's good health. Children are not always encouraged to wash their hands before eating food to teach them the importance of keeping themselves healthy.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are developing some appropriate skills to help them become independent learners. However, the childminder does not assess all children's learning effectively to enable her to plan activities and experiences to prepare children well for the next stage in their learning. Children do not always make the best possible progress in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY475889 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 976196 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 5 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. She lives in Winchester, Hampshire. The childminder holds a qualification at level 3. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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