Childminder 154243

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 November 2016 4 March 2013

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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 does not use assessments and activities fully to monitor every child's learning accurately. She does not help children make at least good progress consistently in all areas in relation to their starting points.  The childminder does not support children consistently in learning about good personal hygiene.  The childminder does not evaluate the quality of her provision effectively to help her to identify and address the weaknesses in her teaching skills and children's learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides a safe and secure environment for children. For example, she completes risk assessments to maintain safe play areas and supervises children closely.  The childminder works with parents to settle children and meet their physical needs consistently. Children develop warm relationships with her and others attending, who they laugh with and cuddle in their play.  The childminder undertakes professional development. For example, she attends training and regular forums to help her improve her knowledge of how to protect children and safeguard their welfare.

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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

 improve the use of assessments and the quality of teaching to help all children to make consistently good progress. 14/12/2016

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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 children to develop a good understanding of healthy lifestyles  develop self-evaluation to identify and address all areas for improvement in the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of the childminder's interactions with the children. She discussed the effectiveness of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector observed the management of children's care routines.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and discussed her knowledge of the requirements of the early years foundation stage.  The inspector took account of the parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder evaluates the quality of her provision in some areas. However, she does not identify weaknesses in the quality of her teaching or children's learning to make further improvements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands her role and responsibility to support children's welfare and protect them from harm. She has taken suitable steps to address the recommendations raised from the previous inspection. For example, children learn how to keep themselves safe, such as in practising the emergency evacuation procedure. In addition, she has developed effective procedures for sharing information with other early years settings children attend to aid a consistent approach to children's care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder completes some observations to assess aspects of children's learning. However, these are not undertaken consistently to ensure that every child's progress is assessed accurately in all areas and that activities challenge children well. The childminder plans some next learning steps for children and joins in their play to help them make progress in these areas. For example, she helps children to learn about colour through choosing paints in creative activities and matching objects by colour in games to help their early mathematical understanding. The childminder includes mathematical language in play to help children learn about such concepts as number, size and quantity. She keeps parents informed of their children's progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder misses some opportunities to help children learn about good personal hygiene as part of a healthy lifestyle. For example, she does not teach them consistently how to prevent spreading germs when they cough over others and use their hands to wipe their noses. The childminder helps children to develop their physical skills through, for example, regular outdoor play in the garden and music activities indoors. She helps children to learn about their own lives and to respect the beliefs of others. For example, children look at and discuss photographs of one another in her home and explore different cultural celebrations.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children develop the basic skills they need for their future learning and the move to school. For example, they explore confidently and learn to manage some tasks for themselves. They communicate their needs and views effectively and learn how to get on well with others. However, the childminder does not help every child to make good progress in all areas of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 154243 Local authority Poole Inspection number 1061546 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 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 March 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in Oakdale, Poole, Dorset. The childminder offers care from 7.30am to 5.30pm from Monday to Thursday. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder is qualified to level 3 in childcare and education.

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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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