Childminder in Lincolnshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 October 2016 10 November 2014

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The premises are not sufficiently secure to stop unauthorised persons from entering the property or gaining access to the back garden where children play. There are insufficient measures to prevent children from leaving the premises unsupervised.  The childminder does not keep a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance.

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It has the following strengths

 The quality of teaching is good. The qualified childminder demonstrates a good understanding of how children develop. She plans activities that interest them and support their individual next steps in learning.  The childminder has formed effective relationships with parents and other settings children attend. This helps her to share information about the progress children make and to promote consistency in their care and education.  The childminder and her assistant promote children's speaking, listening and early reading skills well. Children who speak English as an additional language are confident talkers and demonstrate a good standard of English language.  Children are extremely polite. They have very good manners, share and take turns. They behave very well and know what is expected of them.

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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

 take steps to prevent unauthorised persons entering the premises through the front door or gaining access to the rear garden where children play and ensure children cannot leave the premises via these same routes unsupervised 10/11/2016

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Due Date

 ensure an accurate record is maintained of the children who attend and their hours of attendance. 14/10/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during indoor activities and assessed the impact this has on the children's learning.  The inspector jointly evaluated the children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector looked at all areas of the childminder's home that children use. She spoke to the childminder and her assistant and she interacted with children at appropriate times through the inspection.  The inspector looked at the assessments of the children's progress and the planning documentation.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and her assistant. She looked a sample of the childminder's policies and procedures and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation form.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed through their written references.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. Although the childminder now meets the learning and development requirements, she demonstrates insufficient understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She does not maintain a daily record of the names of children she looks after and their hours of attendance. This was highlighted previously but has not been adequately addressed. The childminder has not taken all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised persons entering the property. Additionally, she has not fully considered and taken steps to ensure children do not have an opportunity to leave the premises unsupervised. These breaches have a significant impact on the safety and well-being of children. The childminder and her husband work well together. They are both committed to improving the levels of achievements for all children in their care. The childminder has ensured her assistant fully understands his roles and responsibilities. She

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

supervises him well to maintain good standards of teaching. The childminder and assistant have a secure knowledge of child protection issues and know the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder gathers information from parents about what children already know and can do when they start in her care. She uses this information to plan activities that interest and promote children's learning from the outset. The childminder's methods of assessing children's achievements identify any gaps in their development. This helps her to plan additional strategies that suitably challenge and motivate children. The childminder has good knowledge of how other professionals and agencies can provide children with any extra support they may require. Parents recommend the childminder and comment highly on all aspects of their children's care and learning. Children confidently talk about past events in their own lives, such as a trip to the circus. The childminder and assistant listen carefully to what children have to say. They then share their own experiences of visiting the circus, to build further on children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder has not met all the safeguarding and welfare requirements. As a result, children's safety and well-being are compromised. That said, children form warm attachments to the childminder, her assistant and other children in her care. Effective settling-in arrangements help create an atmosphere where children feel nurtured and develop a strong sense of belonging. Less self-assured children are sensitively encouraged to choose and sing a nursery rhyme in front of their friends. Additionally, they are encouraged to do small tasks, such as getting and placing their chair at the small table for lunch. These activities help children to grow in self-reliance, be able to speak in a familiar group and be confident to say when they do or do not need help. Children have good opportunities to learn about and gain an understanding of similarities and differences that connect them to, and distinguish them from, others. For example, children teach the

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

childminder and their friends familiar words, such as grandma in their home language.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, included those who are funded, are working comfortably within the expected range of development for their age. They sing an alphabet song, correctly naming and making the sounds letters represent in the correct sequence. Children estimate how many objects they can see and then check by counting them. Additionally older children are beginning to understand mathematical vocabulary, such as adding and subtracting. Children are keen learners who are gaining the skills that prepare them well for their next stages of development, such as moving on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY379143 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1044470 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and lives in Grantham, Lincolnshire. She operates her provision all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with her husband who is her assistant. The childminder holds a recognised childcare qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. She supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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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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