Dickinson, Janet Leonie Hamamali

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 July 2016 14 August 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 always use her observations and assessments effectively to plan consistently challenging activities that promote children's progress and prepare them well for their future learning.  The childminder is overdirective in her teaching style. Children do not have sufficient opportunities to independently access resources and develop their own play and ideas.  The childminder does not make best use of available professional development opportunities to further develop her practice. Additionally, self-evaluation procedures are not effectively used to robustly identify ongoing targets for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children demonstrate that they feel safe and emotionally secure. They are happy and develop positive relationships with the childminder.  The childminder develops appropriate relationships with children and their families. She shares information about the children's progress. Parents comment positively about the childminder.  From a young age, children are supported to develop their understanding of rules and boundaries and why it is important to be kind to one another, to take their turn and share the resources with their friends.

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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

 ensure ongoing assessment is consistently used to inform the planning of challenging activities that sharply focus on children's precise learning needs and help them to make good progress 31/08/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching to ensure children have opportunities to lead and explore their own play and ideas and make independent decisions about their choice of resources. 31/08/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 engage in available professional development opportunities to expand understanding of current best practice, and improve self-evaluation procedures to support the continuous development of the provision, including obtaining the views of parents and children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of the childminder's teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed joint observations with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from documentation completed by them.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder works with an assistant. She supervises her assistant and shares all policies and procedures with her. However, the childminder initially failed to follow the required procedures to check her assistant's suitably, including making a notification to Ofsted. However, this has now been rectified by the childminder. A Disclosure and Barring Service check has been completed and Ofsted has been notified. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder maintains a safe home. Procedures are in place for identifying children at risk of harm and liaising with the appropriate agencies. The childminder has updated her safeguarding knowledge through refresher training. She has begun to evaluate the quality of her provision. However, procedures are not yet robust. Furthermore, the childminder has not established a programme of professional development to continue to enhance her skills and support teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder completes observations of the children as they play and demonstrates a general overview of their development. However, she does not always effectively use what she knows about the children's achievements to plan consistently challenging experiences based on their interests and next steps in learning. Additionally, the quality of the childminder's teaching varies. The childminder interrupts the children's play and makes decisions about the activities they take part in and the resources they play with. Therefore, children are not always given enough time to develop their ideas and imaginations as they play. Nevertheless, children enjoy their time in the childminder's care. Children have opportunities to colour and paint pictures. They are developing their hand-to-eye coordination as they decorate gingerbread people. The childminder supports children to understand how vegetables are grown. She encourages children to count the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

number of seeds and teaches them that seeds need water and sunshine to grow.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder offers flexible settling-in sessions, which supports the needs of the children and their families. She seeks appropriate information from parents about each child's needs and stage of development when they start to attend, which supports continuity in their care. The childminder is attentive to the needs of the children. She takes children on outings, which broadens their range of experience and enhances their social skills. Children make new friends during their attendance a toddler groups, visit the library and the local marina. They are encouraged to try new food, such as vegetable stir fry and have opportunities to be physically active in the fresh air. Children have access to climbing apparatus in the childminder's garden.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are making some progress in their learning and development in readiness for the next stage of their learning, including pre-school and school. However, children are not always effectively supported to make the best possible progress. Even so, children develop their independence and self-care skills. Children are supported to build relationships with their peers, which prepares them emotionally for the larger social environment of school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457233 Local authority Bedford Borough Inspection number 1043192 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 11 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 18

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 August 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2013 and lives in the Putnoe area of Bedford. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 6. 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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