Childminder 225246

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 September 2016 3 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 Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder has begun to assess and track children's progress. However, these are not yet regular and precise enough to enable her to exactly identify where children are in their learning and prioritise where support is needed.  The childminder does not always organise or plan the environment and activities to match children's individual interests and next steps in learning well enough.  The quality of the childminder's teaching is variable. She does not always make best use of her interactions with children to challenge their thinking skills and strengthen their learning.  The childminder does not effectively reflect on her provision and practice. She has not identified where all improvements are needed, in order to raise the overall quality of her service and specifically, her teaching skills.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has made some improvements since the last inspection. She has completed safeguarding training to improve her knowledge and understanding of her responsibilities should she have a concern about a child's welfare.  The childminder provides a safe and secure environment. Children build strong bonds with her and they are happy and settled.  Children have regular opportunities to play outside and the childminder works with parents to ensure children enjoy a balance of meals and snacks. This contributes to children's good health.

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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 that observations are regular and are used to accurately assess and identify children's next steps in learning; provide appropriate ways to promote these so that children make good progress 15/12/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that the environment and learning opportunities are well planned so that all children are suitably challenged and able to participate in activities. 15/12/2016

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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

 make better use of daily opportunities to challenge children's learning further, in particular to enhance their thinking skills  strengthen plans for ongoing professional development to ensure that training is relevant to enhance teaching skills and ensure a good understanding of changes in legislation that apply to working with children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the premises. She sampled relevant policies and documents, including children's information and learning records, safeguarding and suitability procedures.  The inspector undertook a planned observation and discussed this with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents provided on the day of the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not have a clear enough overview of areas that require improvement in her service. She has not paid close enough attention to her professional development and raising the quality of her teaching to a consistently good level. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder carries out daily risk assessments of her home and garden to ensure the environment is suitable and children are safe. She talks with parents on a daily basis, providing them with information about their child's day. Comments from parents are positive and indicate that they are happy with the service they receive. The childminder has established links with other early years providers, such as schools and pre-schools. This helps to promote consistency in children's care and learning where their care is shared.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Since the last inspection, the childminder has begun to observe what children can do and what they need to do next. However, she lacks a clear understanding of how to use this information to enhance children's learning experiences and challenge them further. In addition, the childminder does not always plan the environment or activities well enough, to ensure all children are able to participate. For example, on the day of the inspection, not all children were able to join in with a painting activity. There was insufficient equipment and the childminder was not clear how to tailor the activity to match all children's individual abilities and next steps in learning. The childminder talks to children as they play. Together they complete jigsaw puzzles. She introduces and models the correct use of new words to describe what they see and to support their language development. However, she does not consistently ask purposeful questions to extend

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children participate in, and enjoy, a suitable range of play experiences. However, weaknesses in teaching mean that children are not making good progress. The childminder knows the children well. She finds out about their routines and preferences before they start. Children are happy and settled in the childminder's home. The childminder promotes good behaviour. She is a positive role model and reminds children to use good manners. Children are familiar with the routines and expectations. They share and takes turns and play well together. Children begin to learn about good hygiene as the childminder reminds them to wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are developing some skills that will help them in their future learning. For example, they learn to recognise colours and shapes as they play. Children are learning to be independent. They help to tidy-away toys when they have finished with them and learn to attend to their own self-care needs. However, weaknesses in the childminder's assessment and planning process mean that children are not always challenged enough to ensure that their progress is good given their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 225246 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1051063 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1992 and lives in Leicester. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except 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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Telephone number

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