Childminder in Southwark

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 May 2016 15 September 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:

 Since the last inspection, the childminder has gained an early years qualification at level 3. However, she does not use this knowledge sufficiently well, for example, when deciding on the balance between child-led and adult-directed play experiences for individual children.  The childminder does not consistently assess children's progress, in order to identify children's individual learning styles and plan activities that fully support their potential progress.  Information gathered from parents when children first start, focuses mainly on children's care routines.  The childminder's procedures for reviewing her provision and professional development are not specific enough, in order to set challenging targets to secure continuous improvements.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is kind, caring and responsive to children's individual care needs. Children have established close attachments to her and this helps to support their confidence and emotional well-being.  The childminder provides the children with a healthy diet and a range of home-cooked foods. She takes the children out each day where they engage in physical activities and get plenty of fresh air. This helps children to develop healthy lifestyles.  Parent partnerships are in place. Parents are complimentary regarding the care their children receive and the information they get from the childminder on a daily basis.

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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

 ensure children receive a mix of adult-directed and child-initiated activities 11/06/2016

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Due Date

 undertake observations and assessments consistently to provide an accurate picture of what all children know and can do, in order to inform their next steps in learning more precisely to promote continued good progress in learning. 11/06/2016

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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

 strengthen the information gathered from parents when children first start so that initial assessments of their learning are used to inform planning  improve the process of self-reflection so that focused targets for improvements to practice and professional development are set to drive overall practice forward.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder engaging with children and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's assessment records and discussed the systems for planning children's play experiences.  The inspector viewed a range of policies, including risk assessments and safeguarding procedures.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection, and took account of the views of parents from written information.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's training and qualifications and the suitability of the household members.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder completes a process of self-evaluation. However, it lacks rigour. She evaluates what she feels she does well, but does not focus specific enough on setting targets that will drive her provision forward. In addition, although the childminder completes all mandatory training, she does not plan an ambitious plan for professional development to raise the quality of her teaching further. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has attended a safeguarding training and has a good understanding should she need to raise any concerns to outside agencies. She maintains up-to-date policies and understands how to respond to concerns about children's welfare. The childminder closely supervises children and takes positive measures to keep them safe. For example, she carries out regular risk assessments of her home and the array of outdoor adventures that she takes children on.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not consistently monitor the progress children make in their learning and development. She is unable to identify children's individual learning styles and plan precise activities that are based on what children need to learn next. This reduces the rate with which potential progress can be made. In addition, the childminder offers children activities that are heavily directed by her and not chosen by them, allowing them to follow their own interests. That said, some learning does take place. Children develop their knowledge of mathematical concepts, such as, shapes, colours and numbers. Older children develop their writing skills as they write their names and begin to sound out the letters. The childminder offers advice about how parents can support their child's learning at home. However, they are not involved in the initial assessments so the childminder has an accurate picture of their current development before they join her care.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are happy, settled and behave well. However, the weaknesses in leadership and management and quality of teaching, learning and assessment do not fully underpin effective management of the setting or support children to make the best possible progress. The childminder makes effective use of outdoor adventures as she takes children on a wide variety of outings to local parks, groups and further afield. These outings help children learn how to interact with other children, be physically active and learn about the wider world. The childminder maintains a regular two-way flow of information with parents about children's care routines. She recognises young children's signs of hunger and tiredness and supports this effectively. This helps her to support children's emotional and physical well-being.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses identified do have an impact on the rate at which children make progress in their learning and development. However, children do make some progress. Some of the activities on offer do help children gain some skills they will need for their next stage in learning and their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 107172 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 1040324 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 September 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1997 and lives in South Bermondsey, Southwark. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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