Childminder in Bristol

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 December 2016 20 September 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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not assess and monitor children's individual progress well enough to enable her to plan challenging activities and experiences that support children to make the best possible progress.  The childminder has not considered ways to ensure parents are fully informed about their children's learning and development.  The childminder does not evaluate her practice well enough to identify and address areas for improvement, to improve further the quality of the provision for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children develop warm and comfortable relationships with the childminder. Children are happy, confident and secure in the setting.  Children behave well. They are polite and they listen to and follow instructions well.  Children benefit from a wide range of experiences and outings. The childminder teaches children about the wider world and diversity. For example, they celebrate festivals and cultural events to learn about people who are different from themselves.

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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 assessment and monitoring of children's learning, and use the information to plan challenging activities and experiences, to help children make the best progress possible in their learning. 01/02/2017

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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

 develop partnerships with parents to share information effectively about children's learning, to provide more consistency for children  develop self-evaluation to identify and target all areas for improvement, and obtain the views of parents and children in the process, to improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children during activities indoors.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's development records, policies and procedures, self-evaluation and risk assessments.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector discussed children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector read written testimonials from the parents and considered their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to report any concerns to keep children safe. She uses her policies, procedures and risk assessments to support children's welfare. She understands the importance of keeping her knowledge up to date, for example, researching recent changes in safeguarding matters online. However, the childminder does not monitor children's learning precisely enough to identify any possible gaps. She does not use evaluation to effectively identify areas of weakness in her practice and provision, to target improvements. The childminder works with parents to get to know children and to share information about daily care routines. However, she does not inform parents fully about what their children can do and of their next learning steps, to support children's learning at home.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder is patient and calm with children. Overall, she responds to children well and encourages them to communicate during play to extend their language development. However, the childminder does not make regular and precise assessments of children's individual learning to inform her planning. She plans activities to give children different experiences and opportunities. However, these are not consistently challenging and do not reflect what each child needs to learn next. Nevertheless, the childminder has an understanding of how children learn and supports them appropriately to engage them in enjoyable activities. Children develop some early mathematical skills. For example, they counted and sequenced numbers while threading breakfast cereal onto string to make bird feeders for the garden.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder acts as a good role model for children. She uses a consistent approach to support children's positive behaviour. She encourages children to develop their independence and make choices about their play. The childminder works closely with parents to support children's care needs, including potty training. Children have opportunities to develop their physical skills, such as through trips to soft play centres and the park, where they learn to climb and take safe risks. Children learn to use a range of tools, developing the small muscles in their hands, for instance, as they use scissors and screwdrivers to fasten bolts onto resources during play.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children gain adequate skills to prepare them for their future learning and the move to school. They learn social skills and become skilful communicators. Children are supported to become independent. For example, they learn to manage their own personal hygiene and use cutlery to eat their food.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457211 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1063235 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 5 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 September 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. The childminder is situated in the Knowle area of Bristol. She offers her service each weekday all year round, except for 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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