Childminder EY305043

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 November 2016 23 April 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 always fully support and extend children's interests and their imaginative play.  The childminder does not consistently use her assessments of children's achievements to help her precisely focus on their next steps in learning and help them make the best possible progress  The childminder does not fully encourage parents to contribute information about their children's achievements at home, to help provide a more precise picture of where children are in their learning.  The childminder has not fully established a partnership with other settings that children attend, to help support greater continuity in their care and learning.  Self-evaluation is not fully effective to help the childminder consistently identify areas of weakness and target areas for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are learning positive social skills and learn to share and respect others. The childminder sets clear boundaries for children to learn right from wrong. She encourages good behaviour and children behave well.  Children enjoy balanced and nutritious snacks. They also have opportunities to benefit from active play and fresh air on a daily basis. Children are learning about the importance of healthy lifestyles.

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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 range of resources and opportunities for children to extend on their emerging interests and imaginative play 31/12/2016

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Due Date

 develop the use of assessments of children's development to consistently identify their next steps in learning and close gaps in learning as quickly as possible. 31/12/2016

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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

 build on the partnership with parents further and involve them more consistently in sharing what they know about children's learning at home  develop partnerships more with other settings that the children attend to support their continuity of care and learning further  improve self-evaluation to identify areas of weakness and set targets for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documentation including children's records, register and accident records, risk assessments, and policies and procedures.  The inspector looked at the areas, toys and equipment used for childminding.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and observed the quality of care, teaching and children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands child protection issues. She is familiar with the procedures for reporting any concerns she may have about a child in her care. The childminder is also aware of how to identify any risk to children from extreme behaviour and views. The self-evaluation process is not fully effective in identifying where improvements are required. For example, the childminder does not recognise the importance of having the required early years documents to hand to support her understanding of best practice and has not fully met the previous recommendations. The childminder does not consistently encourage parents to provide information about what their children achieve at home, to help her build a precise picture of where children are in their learning. She has also not yet established a two-way flow of communication with other settings the children attend, to provide consistent continuity of care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder generally meets children's learning needs, both in the home and while on outings such as to local shops. However, she still does not provide regular opportunities for children to copy and act out familiar scenarios in their lives, and there are few role-play resources available. Nonetheless, the childminder makes books available and children enjoy looking at them. She also reads aloud to the children, and they interact together and talk about the pictures and name the objects shown. Younger children create towers with building blocks and enjoy finger painting. The childminder uses this to extend their learning and talk about the bright colours used. She makes observations of children. However, these do not consistently monitor where children are in their progress, or identify gaps in learning or their next steps in learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are able to make some choices in their play. For example, most of the activities available are at their level and easily accessible. However, the childminder has not fully met a previous recommendation and children are not consistently able to fully challenge their imagination and explore their role play ideas. The childminder supports children's confidence and self-esteem well and praises them positively for their achievements. Children's behaviour is good and they listen and follow simple instructions given by the childminder. They learn how to keep themselves safe and regularly practise the fire drill.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make the best possible progress in their learning from their starting points. They are happy to join in activities, share and take turns, and interact well with the childminder and each other. However, their learning opportunities do not consistently support their age and stage of development or focus on what they need to learn next.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY305043 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1061899 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 April 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in Dartford, Kent. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday, all day, for most of the year, with the exception of bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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