Childminder in Swindon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 July 2016 28 April 2015

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 use evaluation effectively to help support children's achievements, which was raised as a recommendation at the previous inspection. This does not help her sufficiently challenge or support children to make good progress in their learning from their starting points.  Initial information requested from parents about children's prior learning is not comprehensive enough to help inform planning right from the start.  The childminder has not fully developed partnerships with other professionals to help her share good practice and build on the quality of her teaching.  The childminder does not always develop children's early mathematical interest in increasing their understanding and use of numbers in their play.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is caring and attentive and children receive regular praise and encouragement. This contributes effectively towards building their confidence and self- esteem. Children behave well and play happily together, sharing and taking turns.  The childminder provides children with good opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, in the garden they use a slide and explore the wildlife area to find bugs and learn about the life cycle of animals.

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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

 improve the use of evaluation to challenge children in their achievements so that they all make good progress in their learning. 30/09/2016

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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

 gather more detailed information from parents upon entry to the setting, to help ensure that children's learning and development needs can be fully supported from the beginning  develop further partnerships with other professionals to help share good practice and strengthen the quality of teaching  extend opportunities for children to develop an interest in increasing their mathematical skills and use of numbers in their play.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documents that the childminder uses to support her practice.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector viewed the rooms and resources used by children.  The inspector completed observations of the children engaged in activities, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of the children's play, learning and progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her responsibilities with regard to child protection and is fully aware of who to contact should she have concerns about a child's welfare. She has addressed the actions from the last inspection and has a procedure to manage allegations. The childminder understands the need to work in partnership with parents and other professionals to improve her practice. However, her professional development focuses more on legally required aspects of training. She does not always explore other ways to effectively target support to improve her skills and develop the quality of her teaching further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder understands the purpose of evaluation but has not used this effectively to improve how she supports and challenges children in their achievements, in response to a previous recommendation raised. The childminder observes children as they play and tracks their development against guidelines for early learning. However, this system is still evolving and this limits her ability to provide the right sort of challenges for children so that they can make the best progress possible. The childminder helps children to develop their early language and communication skills, for example, through songs and rhymes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder obtains information from parents regarding children's interests and care routines when they start. However, she does not successfully encourage all parents to share information about children's developmental starting points to help her plan for children's learning needs from the outset. Children have regular opportunities to go on daily outings to the local park, play group and library to learn to develop their social skills and their understanding of different family cultures and their beliefs. This effectively supports their awareness of diversity and the wider world. Children learn about where food comes from and learn about growing their own vegetables. For example, in the garden children sow vegetables in old tyres filled with soil and tend and harvest crops.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not yet make consistently good progress from their starting points. They gain some of the skills they need for their future learning. Children concentrate well on their activities and remain engaged for some time, for example, as they put jigsaws together. They enjoy experimenting with different crayons and pencils to make marks on paper. Children are beginning to develop early writing skills, for example, they grip the crayons with one hand and use circles and lines to draw pictures of their families.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY266606 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1054458 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in the Sparcells district of Swindon. The childminder offers care from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6.30pm, throughout the year. She has a level 2 National Vocational Qualification in childcare.

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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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