Childminder EY459050

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 November 2016 25 September 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 implement a thorough medication policy. She does not consistently gain prior written consent from parents to administer medication and record all required information for the safe administration of medicine. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements.  The childminder and her assistants do not encourage children's independence and physical skills at mealtimes.  Occasionally, the childminder does not organise individual activities effectively to motivate children's learning and further encourage their involvement and concentration.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder and her assistants know children well. Effective partnerships with parents help them meet children's care needs successfully. Babies form strong attachments with caring adults who cuddle them closely as they feed.  The childminder supports her assistants well. Together they make detailed observations and identify children's next steps in their learning successfully. Children make good progress from their starting points.  Children enjoy consistent daily routines. For example, they prepare the cushions for group time and enthusiastically participate in familiar songs. They listen to the rhythm and tap their knees in time. The childminder is respectful of children's choices and ideas.

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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

 ensure all information is recorded to enable the safe administration of medication, including written prior consent from parents for non-prescribed medication. 15/11/2016

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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

 extend opportunities for older children to develop their physical skills and independence at mealtimes  improve the preparation and organisation of activities to further encourage children's engagement and motivation to learn.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's and assistants' interactions with children as they played in the home and the garden.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistants about their understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements.  The inspector sampled documentation, including self-evaluation, the assistants' suitability checks, medication records and children's assessment records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistants have secure knowledge of child protection issues and the procedures to follow. There are rigorous procedures for checking the suitability of assistants. However, the arrangements for administering medication are not thorough. For example, the childminder does not gather all information from parents about the reason for administering medication and details about the last dose. She does not gain written prior parental consent to administer medication. There are sound arrangements for evaluating the provision. The childminder evaluates her activities effectively and knows how to progress children's learning. She has identified ways to improve children's outcomes, such as making better use of the outdoor environment. She attends early years meetings to share good practice and shares the information with her assistants to help maintain consistent teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her early years qualification and her assistants' training well. For example, recent training has improved the planning of activities to include the different ways in which children learn. There are good opportunities for older children to develop their counting skills. The childminder challenges them further, for example, by showing them how to add groups together. Adults provide good commentary to children's actions to build on their language skills. Children enjoy their role play and positive interactions help children learn about safety, for example, children learn that if the ring on the toy cooker is red then it is hot. Children develop good physical skills. They adjust their speed well when running down the slope to avoid falling. Children negotiate space well, such as pushing themselves forwards and backwards on ride-on toys.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

There are weaknesses in medication procedures that do not fully support children's welfare. Nonetheless, the childminder and her assistants teach children about the importance of good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands before they eat. Children show respect for the toys and environment. For example, they enthusiastically help to tidy away before they go outside. The childminder encourages children to build friendships, for example, by helping them to recognise children's names when they sing the 'hello' song. Children behave well and are kind to each other.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children develop good skills that prepare them well for their next steps in learning. They are inquisitive and show confidence. They enjoy experimenting by finding out how things work, such as the toy cooker and sand wheel. Children make decisions for themselves, for example, by working out which footwear is best to wear outside when it is wet.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY459050 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 1063331 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 17

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 September 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She cares for children from her co-childminder's property in Dolberrow, near Churchill, North Somerset. The childminding service operates from the property each weekday throughout the year; however, the childminder only works Tuesday to Friday. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She works with two assistants.

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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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