Childminder EY444074

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 November 2016 3 October 2012

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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 has not decided what procedure to follow in relation to using cameras and mobile phones. She provides parents with a policy and procedure provided by her local authority. However, this does not reflect her actual practice meaning that her policies and procedures are not fully effective.  The childminder does not keep a record of the names of children and the hours that they attend her setting.  The childminder does not always adapt her ways of positively managing children's behaviour to help young children to understand about how their actions affect others.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder exchanges information with parents to help them to support children's learning at home. She reviews children's development against expected patterns of development, to confirm they are making suitable progress.  Children's next steps in learning are clear. The childminder uses her observations and assessments to identify what children need to learn next, to help them to make suitable progress.  The childminder has a caring nature and is gentle and reassuring for children. They seek her for comfort when they encounter new people and she explains things to them to help them to understand. Children have strong bonds with the childminder and her children.

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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

 implement policies and procedures for dealing with the use of mobile phones and cameras, to help to keep children safe and ensure they reflect actual practice 09/01/2017

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Due Date

 keep an accurate record of children's attendance 01/12/2016  manage the behaviour of young children in an appropriate way to improve children's understanding about how their behaviour and actions can affect others. 01/12/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and household members.  The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands that the use of mobile phones and cameras poses a potential risk for children. She follows a recently adopted policy and procedure provided by her local authority to guide her work. However, she does not use her own camera to take photographs as her procedure suggests and uses parent's own cameras instead. This weakens the effectiveness of her policies and procedures but does not pose a significant risk for children. The childminder also does not record children's attendance at her setting. The childminder is aware of the signs and symptoms that might suggest children are at risk of harm, and is aware of how to report any concerns to the relevant professionals. She accepts that there are areas of her practice and knowledge that she needs to improve. The childminder is working with her local authority development worker and is making plans to undertake a formal childcare

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Young children are not always helped to understand the ways in which their behaviour affects others. Nevertheless, some aspects of teaching are good and children's learning is supported well. The childminder focuses on helping children to develop their communication and language skills. She repeats words to help children to become aware of the names of things. She recognises that children have a good understanding of what is said to them, such as when she suggests putting a toy train onto the floor to watch it go. The childminder reviews children's progress and plans activities based around the things that interest them. Children make choices about what they play with. They enjoy using the wooden floor to race trains. Children push the train along the table and a track to observe how this affects their speed.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not always appropriately adapt her consistent approach to supporting behaviour management for young children. Consequently, children do not always learn about how their actions affect others. Despite this, she helps children to settle into her care. She works with parents and helps children to follow a routine that suits their needs and reflects what happens at home. This supports consistency for children. The childminder helps children to understand about healthy eating and ways to promote their good health. She helps children to learn about being safe, such as sitting down when they eat.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children do not make good enough progress. Despite this, they are developing some skills they need for their future learning and eventual entry to school. They enjoy their time at the childminder's home and play together, drawing with crayons and making marks on paper. Children display an understanding of shape as they play with a shape sorter. They rotate the pieces and try different holes until their shape fits through and falls into the tub.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY444074 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1060072 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 3 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Leighton Buzzard. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holiday 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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Telephone number

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