Childminder EY412768

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 October 2016 22 July 2013

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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

 The childminder does not hold a current paediatric first-aid certificate.  The childminder does not evaluate her provision well enough, or gather feedback from parents, in order to identify weaknesses in her practice.  The childminder does not consistently provide children with enough opportunities to build on their developing independence.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder shares information daily with parents about children's care and learning. She finds out about children's home routines when they first start. This helps her to settle children in and supports their emotional well-being.  The childminder establishes children's starting points for learning in partnership with parents. She uses observations and assessments of children's learning to identify what children need to learn next. Children make good progress.  The childminder has measures in place to ensure children's safety. She identifies hazards and minimises these in her home and on outings. She helps children to manage their own safety.  The childminder completes the progress check for children aged between two and three years. She shares information about children's learning and development with parents and health visitors. Her partnership working helps children to make good progress in

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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 a current paediatric first-aid certificate at all times. 26/10/2016

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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

 develop systems for self-evaluation and involve parents so that the quality of practice is routinely analysed and targets for improvement are clearly outlined  provide children with more opportunities to build on their growing independence.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and adult members of the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Although the childminder has a secure knowledge of how to treat minor accidents or deal with illness, she has failed to renew her paediatric first-aid training. However, she has attended other training courses to build on her knowledge and skills and has maintained her good teaching. Child protection training has helped her to develop a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms of abuse and where to report any concerns she may have regarding children's safety. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Self-evaluation is not fully effective in identifying weaknesses in practice. The childminder does not gather feedback from parents to help her identify where improvements to her practice can be made. The childminder has strategies in place to share information about children's learning with other early years settings they attend and achieve continuity for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good knowledge of how children learn. She provides a varied range of resources to support children's interests. The childminder takes children to local groups to play with other children. She uses these opportunities to build further on children's social skills. Children develop their confidence and learn the key skills needed for their next stage of learning and move on to school. The childminder weaves mathematical language into children's play. She helps children to explore the weight of pumpkins and asks them to feel the texture of the seeds inside. Children talk about the pumpkin and describe it as rough and hard. The childminder talks to children about where pumpkins grow. She extends this learning further when she takes children to visit a local farm. Children develop their knowledge of the natural world.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder has failed to meet qualification requirements in place for children's well- being. However, she manages children's behaviour well and encourages them to share and take turns. She plays alongside children and talks to them about what they are doing. This helps children to feel valued, which supports their self-esteem. However, the childminder does not provide children with opportunities to be as independent as possible. She does not always challenge them to do as much as they can for themselves. Children learn about their local community. The childminder takes them to the local park, activity centres and the beach. She helps children to learn about the wider world and to celebrate their own and other cultures. The childminder provides children with a range of healthy meals and snacks. She helps children to pick fruit and make crumbles to eat after their main meal. She helps children to learn about where food comes from. Children have a

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

strong sense of belonging in the childminder's home.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They develop problem-solving skills as they play with a train. Children negotiate which way to turn the pieces of the train track around in order to fix them together. They learn the letters of the alphabet and confidently join in with actions and say the sounds each letter represents. Older children extend their physical skills when they play on slides and bikes in the garden.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY412768 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1065554 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 July 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Boston. She operates her provision all year round from 8am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder also offers overnight care. She holds a childcare 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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