Childminder EY305122

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 August 2016 3 March 2016

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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 detailed risk assessments in place but does not always ensure that she conducts these risk assessments with sufficient rigour.  The childminder has not taken up professional development opportunities in order to improve her knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage, learning and development requirements, to help children make the best progress that they can.  The childminder does not make use of self-evaluation to address weaknesses in her practice and target areas for improvement.  The childminder does not engage parents and their children to understand the benefits of healthy eating.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has worked very closely with the local authority early years advisor since the last inspection and with this support, she has made a number of improvements to her practice.  Children behave well and are happy and settled in her care. They build secure bonds with her and she responds well to their needs.  The childminder understands her responsibilities to protect children from abuse or neglect. She knows the steps to take if she has concerns about a child in her care.

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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

 monitor the play environment closely to ensure that it is always safe and free from hazards when children are present and ensure that risk assessments are always conducted to a high level. 31/08/2016

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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 good use of self-evaluation to identify and address weaknesses in practice  take advantage of professional development opportunities in order to further raise the quality of the learning environment, teaching and learning  engage parents in the benefits of healthy eating so that children have opportunities to develop healthy eating habits whilst in the childminder’s care.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed all areas of the learning environment, indoors and outside.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this had on children’s learning.  The inspector checked evidence of suitability of all household members and the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her husband and the children are appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed a selection of documentation, including the childminder’s policies and procedures, records of children’s and visits from the local authority.  The inspector took account of the views of parents in the form of written testimonials and feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Since the last inspection the childminder has improved her knowledge of safeguarding. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has improved health and safety arrangements. Minded children no longer play in bedrooms but instead can play in a large shed, known as the ‘cabin’, in addition to the lounge area. While the cabin is appropriate for summer play, the childminder has not ensured that it is suitable for use as the weather becomes colder. The childminder has detailed risk assessments, but she is not always alert in checking her premises in accordance with the risk assessments. She has, during regular visits from the local authority, had hazards pointed out to her that she has missed. On the day of the inspection the childminder acknowledged this is something that she must maintain every day. The childminder has relied on support from the local authority and as a result robust self-evaluation is not yet in place.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Since the last inspection, the childminder has cleaned and reorganised her play resources, as a result children can access more activities independently. The childminder gains additional information from parents about what their children can do. She is tracking children’s progress and has completed two year old progress checks. She provides parents with information of how their child is developing. However, these improvements are in the early stages and have been implemented with significant external support. Written testimonials from some parents speak favourably of the childminder. She plays alongside children, asks them questions and supports them to develop their vocabulary, repeating words back to re-inforce better pronunciation. The childminder encourages children to join in and follow her instructions, such as ‘running on the spot’ when reading a familiar story.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder makes good use of her garden and the cabin to provide a varied range of age appropriate activities. Frequent outings are taken. Children learn to develop good manners and the childminder is an appropriate role model. This teaches children to respect and value others. She knows the children well and reminds children to ‘use their words’ to resolve minor disagreements. The childminder encourages children and offers them praise for their achievements, stating ‘good jumping’ when a child has a go at an activity. As a result children develop their self-confidence. Parents are required to provide meals and snacks for their children but the childminder does not offer parents any guidance on healthy eating or what to consider when providing these.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

The childminder does not yet have a good knowledge of how to support children to make rapid progress in their learning. Nevertheless, children develop their physical skills as climb up the ladder and slide down the slide, step and jump into hoops and then scoot along on a scooter when taking part in their own Olympic games. They pick out the letter that their name begins with and draw using a range of writing materials. In these respects, they develop some of the skills needed to be ready for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY305122 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 1050352 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 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 March 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005 and lives in Aylsham. She operates all year round from 7.30am 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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Telephone number

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