Childminder 147742

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 30 August 2016 12 June 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 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:

 The childminder has identified the need to improve her confidence and knowledge to complete relevant required checks after children reach two years of age.  The childminder does not always assess children's progress or plan activities effectively to help them achieve the good progress of which they are capable.  Children do not have enough understanding about similarities or differences of others from contrasting communities.  The childminder sometimes misses opportunities to keep parents fully informed about their child's progress and to provide support for their learning when at home.  The childminder is not always skilful in evaluating what needs to improve to ensure teaching and children's outcomes are consistently good.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are cared for sensitively and they behave well. They form close attachments with the childminder and enjoy being with her.  The childminder understands the importance of developing children's language and provides opportunities for them to develop their language in different effective ways.  Children develop a particularly good understanding of staying physically fit, for example, by keeping active in the large garden or when visiting a local park.

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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 childminder's knowledge of the check for two-year-old children to help complete relevant assessments when required 30/10/2016

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Due Date

 improve assessment of children's progress to identify what they need to learn next and to help them make good progress. 30/10/2016

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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

 help children to learn more about differences and similarities of others from contrasting communities  work better with parents so children can continue their learning more effectively at home  use self-evaluation processes more effectively to identify areas for further improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a tour of the property and looked at the resources that are available to the children.  The inspector looked at the childminder's paperwork, including how she tracks children's progress and how she keeps children safe from harm.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children when it was relevant to do so.  The inspector observed the childminder playing and interacting with the children.  The inspector and the childminder observed a child, and the inspector looked at the childminder's assessment of children's skills.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is able to identify when she should seek advice and where she would go if she had a concern. She completes relevant checks to ensure that children are safe in her home and outside. While the childminder has made some improvements since her last inspection, she is not confident in identifying other areas to improve her provision further. The childminder ensures good levels of care overall, but sometimes misses opportunities to help children to understand about others from differing backgrounds. The childminder has not yet updated her knowledge to complete statutory assessments of children confidently. The childminder communicates daily with parents, who generally value what she provides. However, she does not always provide enough information to support children's learning when at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has introduced a system for checking children's progress and she completes regular observations of what they do. These are informed by her knowledge of what children need to learn, for example, giving them the chance to repeat new words to remember them. However, the childminder does not routinely identify gaps in the children's understanding to help plan activities that will help them move on to the next stage of their learning more rapidly. She uses the children's interests to engage them in learning; children were confident to say what they enjoyed. The childminder uses praise to encourage children to try challenging skills; for example, managing to make noises on a recorder, or trying to pedal a trike for the first time.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder sets a good example to the children. She sets clear standards for the children's behaviour. Children are polite, take turns willingly and form close bonds with the childminder. They are supported well to look after themselves, such as using cutlery to eat and saying when they need their nappy changed. Children particularly enjoy getting exercise, playing with a range of resources in the childminder's large garden and in the playroom. Children learn about their own safety, such as asking the childminder to help them down from a high trampoline, or waiting for help to move their trikes.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make the good progress of which they are capable. Children learn some skills that will help them be ready for nursery or school, for example putting on their own shoes. Children develop their physical and language skills well, but other early skills do not develop as quickly. Children are generally motivated to learn and they concentrate well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 147742 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 1054776 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 4 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 June 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered with Ofsted in 1992. She lives in Stanmore, in the London Borough of Harrow. She cares for young children each weekday between 8am and 3pm. The childminder also cares for children aged eight years and above after school.

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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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