Childminder in Salford

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 September 2016 Not applicable

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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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 quality of teaching is inconsistent. On occasions, activities lack challenge. Occasionally, large group sizes and a lack in variety of activities mean that not all children are fully engaged in learning.  Babies and younger children have limited access to choose resources independently to help them make choices about their play.  Occasionally, risk assessments are not fully robust enough to promote effective working practices.  The childminder does not always promote healthy eating routines. Opportunities to extend babies' self-help skills are not maximised.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents are engaged in establishing children's initial starting points for learning. The childminder makes assessments of children's development and, generally, plans some next steps to support their progress.  The childminder works in partnership with her two assistants and with parents to meet children's individual needs. Parents' comments show they are happy with the service that the childminder provides.  Children form warm attachments to their key person, helping to support their emotional development.  The childminder is developing some successful ways of supporting children who speak English as an additional language.

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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

 consider how group activities are organised, with regard to the play space available, size of the group and the variety of learning experiences available, to ensure all children are engaged and challenged. 31/10/2016

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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

 promote babies' and young children's growing independence to help them explore freely and make more choices about their play  enhance risk assessments and consistently ensure safe working practices  improve practice that consistently promotes healthy lifestyles, with particular regard to how babies are fed.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector carried out a tour of the premises used for childminding purposes.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this had on children's learning.  Discussions were held with the childminder, her assistants and a parent. A joint observation was carried out with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a selection of documentation, including observations and assessments of children's learning, accident records, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures, training records, self-evaluation reports and children's records.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability checks for all adults working with children and for adults living in the home.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The childminder is qualified and experienced. She has recently begun to monitor staff performance. The childminder offers coaching to improve the knowledge and skills of her assistants. She checks that new staff are suitable and supervises them closely during a trial induction period. The childminder monitors children's progress and shares some ideas with parents to support continuity in care and learning. Overall, she evaluates the quality of her provision and has development plans in place that are realistic to support ongoing improvement. The childminder welcomes the views of others, such as her assistants, parents and other professionals, to support her self-evaluation. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants know the correct procedures to follow should they have any concerns regarding a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder and her assistants make observations of children's learning and use information shared by parents to support assessment. Overall, they plan some activities to promote children's learning. However, these do not always provide sufficient challenge and variety. Adult-led activities, on occasions, include too many children. As a result, staff interaction does not capture all children's enthuasiasm, resulting in some being less motivated to join in. Babies enjoy exploring a range of natural materials, helping to support their sensory development. They build towers of bricks and investigate making sounds with musical instruments. Staff use their bilingual skills to sing familiar rhymes in children's home language and in English. This helps to promote babies' listening skills and their language development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Settling-in procedures ensure children are supported well through this time of change. A good range of information is obtained from parents to ensure children's care needs are met. Babies enjoy cuddling into their key person and exploring sensory books as staff read stories to them. Young children climb the ladder of a small slide, which helps to provide appropriate risk in their play. They enjoy outdoor activities, which helps promote their physical development. Babies' emergent walking is supported well. The childminder helps children to be kind and share resources.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not making as much progress as possible due to inconsistent teaching. They do not receive maximum levels of challenge to fully support their development. However, children are acquiring some of the skills they need to support their future learning. They are inquisitive learners who enjoy sharing experiences with others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY482439 Local authority Salford Inspection number 995744 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 9 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in the Higher Broughton area of Salford. She holds a relevant level 3 qualification and supports children who speak English as an additional language. The childminder works with two assistants. She operates term time only from 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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