Childminder EY396185

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 November 2016 29 January 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 to ensure her knowledge and skills are up to date should a child have an accident or injury. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements.  Occasionally, the childminder does not take opportunities to support children as they explore new vocabulary.  The childminder does not fully share information about children's progress with other settings they attend.  The childminder does not use her self-evaluation to good effect to identify and target all areas for improvement to benefit children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder observes what children can do and monitors their progress. She uses her knowledge of their interests to plan a good range of activities that support children's development. Children make good progress in their learning.  Children behave well and develop good social skills. The childminder is consistent in her approach and children respond to praise and encouragement. Children form strong attachments to the childminder and the other children. They are confident and happy. The childminder meets children's emotional needs well.  The childminder has a good knowledge of how to safeguard children. She is confident about the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare.

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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

 obtain and maintain an appropriate paediatric first aid certificate. 08/02/2017

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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

 offer more consistent support to children as they explore new vocabulary and use words to express themselves  develop further opportunities to share information with other settings to enable a joined-up approach to children's learning  improve the self-evaluation process to identify and target all areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the impact of teaching on children's learning in the indoor areas, and talked to the childminder and children at appropriate times.  The inspector looked at a sample of records and discussed planning, children's assessments and children's welfare with the childminder.  The inspector checked the childminder's qualifications and suitability checks.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation and observations of children's play, learning and progress with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers, provided in their written feedback and discussion.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is aware of the safeguarding and welfare requirements, although she has not maintained a current first aid certificate to help her fully support children's welfare. She has begun to review her practice but has not fully considered her strengths and all areas for improvement to enable her to address breaches in requirements and improve the quality of her provision further. Nevertheless, since the last inspection, she has improved the range of creative experiences for children to explore and experiment. The childminder has good relationships with the parents and shares information well to involve them in their children's learning. She is aware of other early years settings children attend. However, she has not fully established information sharing with them to support children's learning further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder interacts well with children overall. For example, while playing with the play dough she used action words to describe what they were doing to develop their understanding. The childminder asks questions to encourage children to think, although occasionally she does not model words effectively to fully support children's language development. Children enjoyed manipulating tools, developing the small muscles in their fingers, for instance, as they rolled and cut up the play dough. The childminder introduced numbers and shapes to the activity, extending children's mathematical learning successfully. Children had fun as they eagerly used toy bricks to construct a tower with the childminder and negotiated taking turns well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are happy and secure. They make choices in their play and eagerly engage in activities. The childminder teaches children about safe practices and the consequences of their actions. She completes risk assessments to maintain a safe environment for children to play. However, she has not kept her first aid training up to date to support children's welfare. Children practise their physical skills, for example, jumping and moving freely. They benefit from healthy snacks and meals. The childminder develops children's awareness of the wider world, for example, through celebrating different festivals.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress and gain skills that prepare them well for their next stage in learning and move to school. They demonstrate increasing independence, for example, choosing their bowl for snack. Children gain good levels of self-esteem, are confident and sociable. For example, they used words, gestures and sounds as they matched the puzzle pieces together. Children demonstrate increasing concentration, for example, as they make marks with the tools and show confidence with their physical skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY396185 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 1062291 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon. She offers her service on Monday to Friday from 6am to 6pm.

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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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