Childminder in Wakefield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 August 2016 10 February 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 quality of teaching is not strong enough to help children make good progress.  The childminder does not encourage parents to share information from the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years with relevant professionals.  The childminder is not taking sufficient steps to evaluate her practice. She does not always keep up to date with changes or explore how she can improve her practice and outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children's warm interactions with the childminder show that they have a close bond with her. The childminder is observant and responds to their wants and needs. As a result, children are settled and happy.  Children are developing their understanding of being polite and cooperating with others. One way they do this is by learning to take turns during small-group activities.  The childminder carries out regular risk assessments of the indoor and outdoor areas, resources and equipment. This helps to ensure that the environment is suitable for children to use.  The childminder effectively exchanges information with other early years settings about what children need to learn next.  The childminder offers settling-in visits to parents to help their children develop a bond with her and adjust to their new routine. This helps children to settle quickly.

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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 teaching and ensure that children benefit from good quality adult guidance and challenging learning experiences. 09/09/2016

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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

 enable parents to share information from the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years with their health visitor  strengthen the evaluation of practice and establish what action needs to be taken to improve the quality of the provision and raise outcomes for children and the capacity for sustained improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector evaluated a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documentation, including training certificates and evidence of suitability checks.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a sound understanding of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect. She is also clear about the procedures to implement should children be at risk of harm. The childminder has made some improvements since her last inspection. She has obtained a valid first-aid certificate and increased opportunities for children to develop their creative and social skills. She has also improved her observations and assessments of children's progress. However, the childminder has not accurately assessed the quality of her provision because she has not identified the weakness in teaching. There is no focus on developing her teaching practice, which is inconsistent and not strong enough to ensure that children make good or better progress. The childminder provides parents with information about her policies and procedures and keeps them up to date with their children's progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder gathers information from parents about children's abilities before they start. She uses this information along with her own assessments of their development to plan a reasonable range of activities. However, the childminder's teaching skills are not strong enough to challenge children or to keep them sufficiently engaged. This means that children do not move forward quickly enough in their learning. Children listen to a story and the childminder asks them questions, although she does not always wait for a response before giving answers. Children pick up a clock and say what time they think it is. The childminder links the time to different routines during the day, such as teatime. Children create a picture by cutting and sticking. However, the childminder occasionally takes over and this prevents children from using their chosen materials in original ways.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder completes the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. However, she does not encourage parents to share the information with other professionals, in order to support integrated working should children need additional support. The childminder gathers information from parents about their children's care needs and home routines. She is patient and allows children to show how they are feeling. This helps children to learn how to consider others. The childminder provides an adequate selection of resources and activities for children's age and stage of development. The childminder encourages children to eat healthily and to drink water when they are thirsty. Children's physical development is appropriately supported. They are encouraged to develop their small-muscle skills as they learn how to use scissors. They enjoy games of football in the park, which helps them to refine their coordination skills.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not making consistently good progress. Although gaps in their learning are closing, weaknesses in teaching practice mean that they do not close as quickly as possible. Nevertheless, children are developing the basic skills they need for school. Children are independent and learning to be respectful and well mannered.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 322003 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1050590 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1991 and lives in Ackworth, near Pontefract. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, 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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