Childminder EY444308

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 January 2017 1 April 2014

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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:

 Teaching requires improvement. The childminder does not use her knowledge of children's abilities to plan activities that challenge them. Children do not make swift enough progress in all areas of learning.  The childminder does not form effective partnerships with the other early years settings that children attend. This does not provide children with consistency in their learning and support them to make good progress.  The childminder does not evaluate and monitor her practice effectively. Therefore she is unable to identify and address weaknesses in her practice or to maintain continuous improvement.  At times, the childminder give children the answers before they have had time to think and find solutions to their problems.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder forms good relationships with the children. Children settle well in her care and form close friendships with each other.  Children develop secure independence skills. They attend to their personal care needs, such as washing their hands and putting on their shoes.  Children have daily opportunities to experience fresh air and physical exercise. They walk to school and go on outings with the childminder to places, such as the local park and toddler groups.

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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

 develop the systems in place for the planning of children's learning to ensure that activities and resources provide sufficient challenge and motivate children so they make the best possible progress in all areas of their learning and development 12/04/2017

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 develop partnerships with other providers involved in children's care to provide a fully integrated approach to children's learning and development. 12/04/2017

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

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Due Date

 use rigorous evaluation of the provision offered to identify weaknesses and take action to prioritise and address these areas so that the quality of the provision improves swiftly  provide children with further opportunities to think and solve problems for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about this provider.  The inspector observed activities in the indoor and outdoor learning environment where children play and viewed all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed a focused activity and evaluated the quality of teaching with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures and risk assessments.  The inspector checked evidence of the qualifications of the childminder, her suitability and the suitability of other household members.  The inspector took account the views of parents in written testimonials.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not evaluate her practice well enough to enable her to identify weaknesses, especially with her quality of teaching. She attends regular training courses but she has not implemented what she has learnt to improve her practice. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder can identify the possible indicators of abuse and knows the appropriate action to take if she has a concern about a child. She understands what might disqualify someone from working with children and the procedure to follow if this occurs. The childminder has not formed effective communication with the other settings that children attend. This means that she does not have a full view of children’s development and this impedes her ability to support them to make good progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Teaching is not strong. The childminder assesses children’s development adequately. However, she does not always use the information gathered to plan effectively for children’s differing needs, abilities and interests. As a result, activities are sometimes mundane and lack challenge for children. For example, the childminder provides a toy kitchen and a box of plastic fruit for babies and older children. She does not consider what to add to this activity to extend children’s learning. Consequently, older children loose interest and do not make good progress. The childminder supports young children’s language skills suitably. She repeats familiar words and reads stories to them. Children develop some understanding of the world around them. However, sometimes the childminder answers questions for the children and tells them what she wants the outcome of the activity to be, instead of letting children make their own decisions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not make sure that an appropriate and stimulating range of resources are always available to support children's learning and development fully. Children know what is expected of them as the childminder gives them clear expectations for their behaviour. She encourages them to share and use good manners. The childminder forms appropriate partnerships with parents. She obtains information from parents about children's care needs and routines and replicates these in her setting. Children develop secure social skills, such as when sitting at the lunch table. The childminder promotes a healthy and balanced diet.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not provided with a good level of challenge in their learning. As a result, they are only making expected progress in their development. Children learn some skills ready for the school environment. Older children develop caring skills. They offer to help babies pick up toys and put on their coats. Babies develop appropriate physical skills. They are provided with opportunities to access outdoor play equipment and use hand held tools, such as paintbrushes. Older children have less opportunities to develop their language skills. This is due to the inconsistent planning for their individual stages of development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY444308 Local authority Essex Inspection number 1078058 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 April 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Wickford, Essex. She operates all year round from 7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for 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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Telephone number

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