Childminder EY479348

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 September 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 Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder fails to maintain a complete record of children's daily hours of attendance, to ensure their safety. This breach relates to the requirements of the Childcare Register.  The childminder misses opportunities to encourage children to become more independent in everyday routines. This hinders children from acquiring the necessary skills for the next stages in their learning.  The childminder does not provide a broad range of opportunities for children to learn about the wider community, including people with disabilities, to extend their awareness of diversity.  The childminder misses opportunities to use processes of self-evaluation to identify her strengths and accurately target priorities that require improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children develop positive relationships with the childminder. They are happy and settle in well.  The childminder has developed close working relationships with parents. She keeps them informed about their children's progress and general well-being, enabling them to contribute to their children's learning.  The childminder undertakes observations and assessments to support and extend children's play and interests.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 maintain an accurate daily record of children's hours of attendance. 14/09/2016

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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

 explore ways to support children to gain the skills needed to manage their own personal care  provide more opportunities for children to learn about other people, including similarities and differences, and other cultures and beliefs  make better use of self-evaluation to identify and address more accurately any areas for improvement, to achieve good outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children while they played and took part in daily routines.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at different intervals during the inspection.  The inspector observed the resources and activities on offer.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder about her self-evaluation processes, safeguarding procedures and partnerships.  The inspector reviewed relevant documents, including the setting's policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a suitable understanding of how to deal with any child protection concerns to support children's well-being. Despite this, she does not keep an accurate record of children's daily attendance, such as their arrival and departure times, which compromises children's safety. The childminder obtains useful information from other early years providers that children attend, to support their interests. The childminder generally seeks opportunities to improve her professional knowledge and practice. For example, she reads relevant literature and introduces resources to develop her provision. However, processes for self-evaluation are not vigorous enough, particularly to help identify and prioritise all areas for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder gathers useful information about children's starting points, enabling her to monitor their progress, including building on what they already know and can do. However, she does not consistently teach children about people and other communities, to extend their understanding of diversity within society. The childminder plans other suitable activities to extend children's interests, such as topics about small creatures. Children develop an understanding of the natural environment. For example, they benefit from observing insects while outdoors. Children's communication and language skills are developing well. For example, the childminder uses suitable questioning techniques to encourage children to share their thoughts and experiences outside of the setting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder generally follows children's lead, while enabling them to make most of the decisions about their own play experiences and learning. However, she does not support children's independence skills continuously. For instance, she misses opportunities to teach children how to wash their hands and manage their own toileting needs with minimal assistance. Children develop a secure understanding of right from wrong, and they behave well. They learn to think about their own personal safety; for example, they know to drink water regularly in warm weather.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make suitable progress in their learning and development. For example, they show an interest in early reading and enjoy listening to familiar stories. Children learn many physical skills, such as throwing and catching, and understand the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. However, children are not equipped fully with the necessary skills for school, such as being more independent, to help them prepare fully for the future.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY479348 Local authority Havering Inspection number 981835 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Hornchurch, within the London Borough of Havering. The setting is open each weekday, including before and after school, and operates all year round.

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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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Telephone number

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