Childminder 161696

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 December 2016 14 March 2014

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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 evaluate the quality of her provision well enough. She does not identify some weaknesses in her teaching, which have led to a drop in the overall standard of her provision.  The quality of teaching is inconsistent. The childminder does not provide good levels of challenge, particularly in children's creative and active play. She does not use professional development opportunities to raise her teaching knowledge and skills.  The childminder does not provide sufficiently stimulating opportunities to support all children, especially those who learn best outside, to make good progress across the areas of learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder supports children's communication and language development effectively. For example, she takes opportunities to widen their vocabularies and to help them pronounce words clearly.  The children have good opportunities to develop their social skills. They are safe, happy and enjoy choosing what to do.  The childminder manages children's behaviour consistently and makes sure that the children understand her expectations.  The childminder has good relationships with parents and keeps them well informed of their children's daily activities.

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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

 increase knowledge and understanding of how to plan and provide challenging outdoor play experiences daily, particularly for children who learn better outside 28/02/2017

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 plan and provide challenging experiences to enable children to be active and to develop their coordination, control and movement. 28/02/2017

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 plan a wide range of opportunities for children to use their creative ideas  use self-evaluation more effectively to monitor the provision and learning programme accurately, and identify opportunities for professional development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked the childminder's understanding of safeguarding matters and sampled a range of documents including the record of children's attendance.  The inspector read feedback from parents and took account of their views.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder about how she evaluates her service and plans improvements.  The inspector observed the childminder's teaching and its impact on the children's learning.  The inspector and childminder observed children during an activity and completed a follow-up discussion about children's learning, progress and behaviour.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not use self-evaluation well to help her decide how improve her teaching. She has concentrated her professional development on mandatory requirements. For example, she has kept her first-aid skills and safeguarding knowledge up to date. Nevertheless, the childminder has made some limited progress since her previous inspection. For example, she provides children with good opportunities to use natural resources. However, she does not plan challenging outdoor experiences daily for children who prefer to learn outside. The childminder has a clear understanding of her role in child protection. She reduces hazards on her premises effectively. For example, children know that they do not play in the kitchen. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder works effectively with parents to establish children's starting points. She provides parents with required information about their children's progress. However, she does not check that she covers each area of learning consistently. She does not provide children with a wide range of interesting experiences to support their creative development. For example, although children enjoyed putting stickers on paper to make Christmas cards, the activity lacked challenge. Children had little opportunity for freedom of expression and soon lost interest. The childminder encourages children's early literacy and mathematical development effectively. For example, she models counting, provides interesting books and reads to children in a captivating way that engages them well.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder has good arrangements to settle children. Children are happy in her company, for example they seek cuddles from her when tired. Children get on well with each other. They learn about their differences such as in others' food preferences. The childminder follows good hygiene routines and teaches these to children. Children have some exercise such as when walking to community groups. However, they do not have good opportunities to learn to control their bodies and develop a broad range of physical skills. For example, the childminder provides limited physical-play equipment inside her home and admits children do not use outdoor apparatus during colder and/or wetter weather. This approach does not help children extend their physical skills.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children gain confidence and talk happily to the childminder. They enjoy stories very much and listen attentively, in preparation for school. They persevere willingly to complete some activities that they enjoy such as puzzles. They learn how to share and take turns as they develop. However, they do not always have good opportunities to gain a broader range of skills, owing to limitations in the quality of teaching.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 161696 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1068574 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 March 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Chippenham, Wiltshire. The childminder operates her service each weekday, all year round, with the exception of family holidays and bank 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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