Childminder EY407666

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 2016 12 May 2011

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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 information from her observations of children's learning effectively to plan challenging activities that meet their individual learning needs. Children's progress is not as good as it could be.  Opportunities for outdoor learning are not currently fully developed to support children's progress across all areas of learning.  Systems for self-evaluation are not fully effective as the childminder does not consistently gather the views of parents and children to reflect upon and target appropriate improvements to her provision.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder knows children well, ensuring she meets their individual health needs and promotes their independence at an early age.  Children make sound progress in their communication and language. The childminder provides a narrative to activities, introduces new words into their vocabulary and engages children in conversation. She reads favourite stories to children and talks about what they see in the pictures. Children develop a love of books and learn that print carries meaning.  The childminder takes children to community groups and the local area. These visits provide stimulating play experiences that help them to learn about the wider world.  Partnerships with parents are sound. There is a two-way flow of communication to support children's learning and development.

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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 information from observations to plan and provide challenging activities that build on what children know and can do, to help them all make good progress. 09/08/2016

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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

 extend the range of opportunities outside, particularly for those children who prefer to learn outdoors to more fully promote children's learning across all areas of learning  extend self-evaluation to include the views of parents and children, in order to more effectively target improvements to provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities around the home and talked with the childminder.  The inspector and childminder jointly evaluated a teaching activity.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises and garden used for childminding.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records, planning documentation, evidence of suitability of household members and a range of other documentation, including the safeguarding procedures.  The inspector reviewed the provider's self-evaluation form.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a sound knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures, and is aware of her responsibilities in this respect. The childminder is able to identify some areas of strength as well as those that she would like to develop further. For example, she has identified that there is room to enhance her knowledge and support of children's progress further by attending appropriate training courses. However, she does not always take into account the views of children and their parents and use these to reflect on the quality of her provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children confidently explore and enjoy their interactions with the childminder. She encourages children to think for themselves. For example, while playing a board game, the childminder poses some questions to help children to identify animals when listening to the sounds that they make. She also encourages younger children to use their emerging language to copy the sounds they hear. The childminder carries out some observations and assessments of children's progress. However, she does not use the information well enough to identify gaps in children's learning or to plan for their future learning. Consequently, activities do not always have the focus and challenge needed to ensure children make consistently good progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children demonstrate that they are happy and settled in the care of the childminder. She manages behaviour positively using praise and encouragement, and is consistent in her approach. The childminder takes time to give each child individual attention, so that they feel special and valued. Children's health and hygiene needs are all met efficiently and the childminder encourages children to understand how to keep themselves safe. Indoors, children independently access a range of age-appropriate resources that supports development across all areas of learning. Outdoors, the childminder provides some resources and activities to support children's physical development. However, there is potential to extend the range of activities to more fully support children's progress across all areas of learning.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children develop social skills, learn to take turns and are confident to participate in new activities. They are eager to sing songs, helping to promote their language development and vocabulary. They make some progress, achieving the basic skills needed to support the move on to school. However, observation and assessment require improvement to support children to achieve good, or better, progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY407666 Local authority Thurrock Inspection number 850846 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in South Ockendon. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, 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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