Childminder EY409632

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 February 2017 19 December 2013

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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

 The childminder does not always ensure that she has obtained written permission from parents before administering non-prescription medicine.  On occasion during adult-led activities, the childminder does not fully consider children's varying levels of engagement and adapt approaches to help all children be highly motivated and absorbed in their learning.  The childminder's processes for evaluating her provision are not yet precisely focused on achieving the highest possible standards in all aspects of practice and teaching.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder gets to know children well and builds an accurate understanding of their skills and stages of development. She identifies what they need to learn next and plans appropriate ways to help them develop and make good progress.  Children's giggles and eagerness to explore their surroundings demonstrate that they feel settled, happy and confident in the childminder's care. They have formed secure emotional attachments to her and enjoy her cuddles and reassurance.  The childminder uses effective teaching strategies to promote children's speech and language development. She interacts well with children, asks questions, introduces new vocabulary and repeats back children's language and extends it.  Children are curious. They pull out storage boxes to explore what is inside and they investigate a variety of toys and resources.  The childminder builds good partnerships with parents and other settings, where

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It has the following strengths

appropriate. She encourages exchanging of information and promotes a consistent approach to children's learning and care.

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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

 ensure that written permission is obtained for every medicine, including non-prescription medication, before it is administered to children. 01/03/2017

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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

 review and consider all children's interest during adult-led activities, adapting them more effectively to help each child be highly engaged and to make as much progress as possible  strengthen self-evaluation in order to ensure there are no administrative oversights and to identify ways to raise the quality of practice and teaching to the highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. She completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. She took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder obtains written consent from parents before giving prescribed medication. She gains verbal permission before administering non-prescription medicines. However, she does not get the required written consent to back up this verbal approval. Even so, she keeps records of medicine given, including times and doses, and informs parents. Weaknesses lie in the childminder's procedures and documentation rather than practice. Children's medical needs are met and there is no impact on their welfare. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands her responsibility to protect children and she knows how to report any concerns. She attends required training to keep her knowledge and skills up to date and meets regularly with other childminders to share information and ideas. The childminder monitors children's development, ensuring that they are making good progress. However, her self-evaluation is not yet robust enough to

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

raise standards to the highest possible levels.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

During play and activities, the childminder weaves in opportunities to build on children's early mathematical understanding. She models language to talk about quantity, length and position. She demonstrates counting one object at a time. As children choose activities, such as threading beads onto laces, the childminder shows them what to do. She urges them to have a go and keep trying, encouraging them to persevere until they manage to do it. However, during adult-led activities, some children are not supported as well as others to maintain high levels of engagement. The childminder fosters children's pretend play, for example, she encourages them to make imaginary cups of tea and use a toy toaster to pretend to make toast.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a welcoming, home-from-home environment for children. She is calm, warm and attentive in her interactions with them. She gives children clear guidance about her expectations for their behaviour and teaches them to share, take turns, have good manners and behave well. Her praise and encouragement helps to build their confidence and sense of self-esteem. Children have plenty of opportunities to develop their social skills in different situations. They meet regularly with other childminders and their minded children, visit playgroups and go to local woodland, parks and soft-play areas. The childminder provides nutritious snacks and talks with children about healthy choices. Children's self-care skills develop well, relative to their ages and capabilities.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are making good progress from their starting points and some are working above typical levels for their ages. Children begin to sort and match colours that are the same. Their physical control and development of hand-to-eye coordination is growing, for instance, as they practise threading beads or fitting lids onto containers. Children show an interest in books. They understand concepts, such as more, and are beginning to count. They are developing skills that they need for the next stage in their learning and in preparation for their eventual move on to pre-school or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY409632 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 1065526 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 December 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Rugby. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Tuesday 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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