Childminder EY484660

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 August 2016 Not applicable

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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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 Children do not have enough opportunities to learn through exploration and investigation, or extend their own ideas.  The childminder is not consistent in his assessment of children's development. He does not monitor every child's development effectively to enable him to identify gaps in their learning and support good progress.  The childminder's communication with other early years professionals, when children attend additional settings, does not fully support consistency in children's care and learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides a safe and welcoming environment, where children settle quickly.  The childminder provides opportunities for children to learn about their local community. For example, they go on outings where they meet people, use alternative play equipment and learn about the world around them.  The childminder establishes positive partnerships with parents, which helps him to meet children's individual care needs well. Parents are happy with the communication methods and the care that their children receive.

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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 learning environment and planning of activities to enable children to explore, investigate and develop their own ideas 24/10/2016

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Due Date

 improve consistency in assessment to ensure that every child's learning needs are planned for effectively. 24/10/2106

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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

 strengthen partnerships with other early years professionals and settings children attend to support continuity in their learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities in the childminder's home and garden.  The inspector talked with the childminder about children's activities and their progress.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents, which included policies and procedures, and children's progress records.  The inspector took account of parents' views, obtained from the childminder's questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows about child protection issues and the procedures to follow if he has concerns about a child. He completes risk assessments and provides a safe environment for children. When children also attend additional early years settings, parents share the information they receive about their children's experiences. However, the childminder does not always develop links with the other settings so they can work together to support children's learning most effectively. The childminder reflects on children's play to help identify ideas for improvement, such as new play equipment. He plans to develop his knowledge about good teaching practice, for example by studying towards an early years qualification.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder is still developing his knowledge of the learning and development requirements. Although children can make some choices from a selection of play equipment, they cannot easily follow their interests through spontaneous play and exploration. Activities are usually suggested by the childminder. The childminder tracks some children's development. However, he does not consistently do so for every child. He does not always have an accurate picture of their learning priorities to enable him to provide challenging activities to encourage good progress. The childminder encourages children's language skills in various ways, for example by talking with them during their activities, naming objects, people and actions. Children learn about the natural world through various activities, such as visits to a farm and planting seeds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are happy and settled. The childminder finds out details from parents when children first start to help them settle well and feel secure. Children behave well. The childminder teaches them to take turns and share play equipment. He regularly praises children, helping to boost their self-esteem and confidence. Overall, children are interested and enjoy activities. The childminder encourages healthy lifestyles. For example, children learn good routines for caring for their bodies and have opportunities for fresh air and exercise every day. They visit play parks, for instance, where they use large apparatus to help develop physical skills.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children learn some skills that help them prepare for starting school. For example, they confidently make their needs known and become increasingly independent in caring for themselves, such as using the toilet without help. However, they do not explore and investigate regularly to develop good skills in all areas of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484660 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1004644 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. He works with his wife, who is also a registered childminder, from their home in Old Sarum, Salisbury. The childminder provides childcare from Monday to Friday for 48 weeks of the year. He receives funding to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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