Jones Susan

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 November 2016 5 November 2012

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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 Good 2

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

 The childminder has not documented all of the information she must record about the children in her care.  The childminder does not consistently find out what parents already know about their child's learning and development when they first start, in order to help inform her assessments of the starting points for children's learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are learning about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. They are provided with a healthy range of fruits and vegetables at snack time, and drinks throughout the day. Opportunities for children's outdoor play are good. This helps children to make good progress in their physical development.  The childminder provides a warm, caring and engaging environment where children develop confidence and high levels of independence. The childminder is a positive role model for children. She uses lots of praise and encourages children's 'can-do' attitude to their learning. She promotes children's positive behaviour and helps them to build strong friendships with others.  The childminder has developed strong relationships with other providers and the local school. This helps her to ensure there is a shared approach to supporting children's care, learning and development and that good outcomes for children are achieved.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder supports children's growing interest in the world around them effectively. She takes children to the local farm where they feed the calves and talk about life on the farm. The childminder also takes children on regular nature walks and they look for and talk about the plants, trees and wildlife around them.

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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

 record every child's full name, date of birth, address of every parent and/or carer who is known and information about any other person who has parental responsibility, including the child's home address and all emergency contact information details for parents and/or carers. 03/11/2016

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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

 support parents more effectively to share what they know about their child's achievements when children first join the setting to help inform the assessments of the starting points for children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint review of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of all persons living or working at the setting.  The inspector looked at written comments provided by some of the parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Although the childminder knows the children well and has a secure knowledge of their personal details, she has not kept a written record of this information for each and every child in her care. The childminder keeps parents informed about their child's progress and the next steps in their learning. This helps parents to continue to support their child's learning at home. However, the childminder is less successful in gaining information from parents about what their child already knows and can do before they start. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has completed child protection training and knows the possible signs of abuse and neglect. She identifies and minimises possible hazards to children in all indoor and outdoor areas throughout the day. The childminder regularly seeks the views of parents and their children about the service provided, in order to help her improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder engages well with children as they explore cause and effect. They investigate how ice melts when they add warm water to it. During such times, the childminder ensures children have a range of tools at hand to support their explorations and develop their physical skills. The childminder uses effective demonstration, a running commentary and a range of questioning techniques. Her good teaching helps children to think and enhances their problem-solving skills as they make discoveries. Children help themselves to creative resources. They talk about their work with one another and the childminder as they discuss what they may see on bonfire night with their family. During these times, children demonstrate that they are becoming aware of their own safety as they talk about possible dangers and how to stay safe. Children ask questions, spontaneously count and predict what will happen at the end of a story the childminder

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

reads to them. The childminder promotes children's love of books very well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder ensures she finds out about children's care needs before they start, so she can plan effectively to help children settle in. She gives them praise and encouragement, which builds their confidence and self-esteem. They are happy and comfortable in her care. The childminder helps children to be aware of similarities and differences between themselves and others. Children play with a range of resources and toys that promotes positive images of diversity. They explore a variety of festivals around the calendar year. This helps children to develop respect and empathy for others within and beyond the provision.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children lead their own learning. They follow their own interests as they use the broad range of resources freely available to them. Children are keen to care for their environment and they put away their toys independently, keeping areas tidy as they go. This helps to prepare children for the next phase in their learning and to become increasingly ready for their move on to school. All children, including those in receipt of funding, are making good progress in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 209931 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1059430 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 5 November 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1999. She operates her provision from 7am till 6pm on Monday to Friday, all year round except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds an appropriate early years 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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