Childminder EY403374

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 August 2016 20 October 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 plan activities and learning experiences effectively to help children make consistent progress.  Partnerships with other settings that children attend are not effective. The childminder does not regularly share information to support continuity in children's learning between settings.  Children do not always have opportunities to extend their independence skills and consistently manage their own personal care routines, such as washing their hands.  Children are not always able to access or see the range of resources to lead their own play and learning.  The childminder does not use self-evaluation effectively to help identify her weaknesses and develop clear plans for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy their time with the childminder. They are happy and confident in her care, and behave well. They form strong emotional bonds with the childminder. This helps to support their emotional well-being.  Children have many opportunities to play outside and enjoy being in the fresh air. For example, they enjoy using the slide and wheeled toys to develop their physical skills.  The childminder makes effective use of risk assessments. This helps her to identify and minimise hazards to create a safe environment for children.

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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

 make greater use of knowledge regarding children's achievements and current skills when planning activities and experiences to help support their learning and development more consistently 12/10/2016

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Due Date

 improve partnerships with other settings that children attend to share information about their progress and achievements to support continuity in their learning and development. 12/09/2016

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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

 make greater use of opportunities to consistently teach children the skills needed to help them independently manage their personal care skills  develop the availability of resources further to engage all children in their self-chosen play and learning  make effective use of self-evaluation to identify weaknesses in meeting requirements and to target areas to improve to raise outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and children as they played, and spoke to them at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the childminder's quality of teaching and interactions with children.  The inspector sampled documentation, including the childminder's risk assessments, children's records and a selection of written policies.  The inspector took note of written views from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has addressed the actions raised at her last inspection. However, there are still areas of her practice that need to be improved. For example, she does not make the most of opportunities to encourage children to manage their personal care routines. The childminder does not make effective use of self-evaluation to identify aspects of her practice to improve to raise the outcomes for children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding procedures and actions to take if she had any concerns. She attends regular safeguarding training to help her keep her knowledge current. Parents are happy with the care she provides. However, the childminder does not work in partnership with other settings children attend. This does not support consistency in children's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder knows the children well. She completes some assessments of children's play and achievements, and makes some plans to support their next steps in learning. However, although activities are enjoyable, they are not always sharply focused to help children make good progress in their learning and development. The childminder has not organised her environment to encourage children to lead their play. Some toys are stacked in containers which limit children's access and ability to choose what they want to play with. The childminder helps children to recognise colours using simple comparisons that they can remember. For example, she compares yellow trains to bananas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Overall, the childminder supports children to lead healthy lifestyles. She provides nutritious meals and snacks for children and they enjoy playing in large open spaces and local parks daily. However, the childminder does not always make good use of all opportunities to teach children to manage their own personal hygiene routines. For example, she quickly washes their hands and wipes their faces without giving them time to attempt to do this for themselves. Children behave well. They share, take turns and respect the feelings of others. For example, they take turns to use coloured counters to play games, and to move their trains over a bridge in the train track.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not always make the best possible progress in their learning and development from their starting points. However, they are gaining some of the skills they need for their future learning, and in readiness for school. They become confident talkers and freely express their ideas and thoughts. For example, when children draw a sad face on their paper, they discuss what would make them happy again. Children comment that they like being tickled and this makes them happy.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY403374 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 1057808 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 October 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Paulsgrove, Hampshire. The childminder offers care every day, all year round, including overnight care.

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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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