Childminder EY456051

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 August 2016 19 December 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 have a good understanding of all of the early years requirements. She has not kept up-to-date records of children's attendance for a short period, and does not always obtain written permission for medication. However, these breaches have occurred occasionally and do not have a significant impact on children's overall welfare.  The childminder does not use information she gains from assessments sufficiently to plan the environment and provide suitable activities which maintain and challenge children's interests. This does not ensure children make the best possible progress.  The childminder does not make the best use of the learning environment, for example the use of outdoor space, to enable children to move and play freely.  The childminder does not focus well enough on evaluating her practice to target improvements in practice and to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and settled. They have secure and warm relationships with the childminder and they behave well.  The childminder is committed to developing her partnerships with parents. She has looked at a number of strategies to keep parents informed of their child's progress and how to encourage them to share information about their child's learning at home.

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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 that written permission is obtained to administer all medication 13/09/2016

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 maintain an accurate daily record of the names and hours of attendance of all the children being cared for on the premises 13/09/2016

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 ensure ongoing assessment is consistently used to inform the planning of suitable activities that sharply focus on children's precise learning needs and interests. 13/09/2016

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

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 review the organisation of the learning environment to enable children to have maximum space to play freely  implement more effective self-evaluation processes to accurately identify weaknesses in practice and set targeted actions, and use these to effectively drive improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and assistant with the children during activities.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection regarding her practice and the arrangements for observation, assessment and planning.  The inspector checked the documentation that the childminder uses to support her practices.  The inspector read and discussed the self-evaluation document.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and assistant have a sound understanding of safeguarding issues and understand the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder has regular discussions with her assistant to help her understand her role and to discuss her practice. However, the childminder does not evaluate her own practice well enough to identify any gaps in her knowledge and make improvements to benefit children directly. The childminder does not make sure she has all the required documentation; for example, an updated attendance record and all parents' permission for administering medication. These occasional breaches of requirements do not, however, have a significant impact on children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has a suitable understanding of how to observe and monitor children's progress. Children are happily involved in free-play activities where they make some choices about their play. For example, they develop their imagination as they play with small-world toys, and enjoy painting and sticking. However, the childminder does not use all the information she gains from observations to plan fully for all children's individual interests. For example, during the inspection, the childminder overlooked a learning opportunity when children asked to play with water in the garden. Children were clearly not interested in the planned activity that she wanted them to do instead and this led to them not being fully engaged or learning purposefully.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder provides a welcoming and appropriately resourced setting. However, she does not ensure the environment is suitably set up for children to use. For example, she does not consider how to maximise the space in the garden to enable children to play with the outside toys and move freely around. Children are given clear explanations about how to behave and they are supervised to make sure they are safe. The childminder supports children's physical well-being effectively. For example, she provides time for them to take regular rest and encourages them to eat healthy meals and take regular drinks.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children learn to share and take turns, and develop good independence skills. However at times they become demotivated and are not fully engaged due to the planned activities not being interesting enough to capture their attention. This does not support them to make good progress in all aspects of their learning and in preparation for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY456051 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 1052266 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 2 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 December 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She works with another childminder in her home in Wandsworth Common in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The childminder also works with one assistant. The childminder operates her service on Monday to Thursday from 8am to 6pm, all year round, 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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