Childminder EY384609

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 January 2017 9 May 2016

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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:

 The childminder has begun to develop her understanding and has started to use appropriate guidance to assess some of the children's progress. However, this is not being effectively used to ensure she monitors and plans for all children's individual learning so that they make good progress.  The partnerships with other early years settings that children attend are not fully effective with regard to sharing information and promoting continuity of learning for individual children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has taken some positive steps to meet the actions and recommendations set at her last inspection. She now has resources that reflect diversity. The childminder is beginning to evaluate her service and identify her strengths and areas she can improve.  The children are happy in the childminder's care. They share a warm relationship and have fun together. Children have opportunities to be creative and use a range of materials.  The childminder has a good range of resources. The children are confident in making decisions for themselves about what they want to play with. The childminder talks to the children as they play. She helps them to talk about their experiences from home and recall events in their lives.

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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

 ensure that observations, assessments and planning for future learning is effective for all children, so that every child makes good progress 21/02/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that children's learning and development needs are addressed in partnership with other early years settings that they attend, in order to address continuity for children. 21/02/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's training certificates and evidence of the suitability of adults living in the childminder's home.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is aware of the procedures she must follow in the event of a child protection concern. She is aware of the different types of abuse. The childminder is aware of changes in childcare and in particular, new safeguarding legislation about vulnerable families and those who may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviours and views. The childminder attends training to ensure her knowledge in first aid is up to date. Children are fully supervised at all times. However, the childminder is not yet effectively monitoring all children's development. Some children in the childminder's care attend part time at other settings, and continuity in care and learning is not fully effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder is beginning to understand how to monitor children's development and she values the support of her local authority advisers. She makes assessments about what some of the children know and can do. However, her observations, assessments and planning do not presently fully include all of the children in her care. The childminder plans some activities that relate to the children's interests. For example, the childminder provides resources for the children to make snow people figures after they showed an interest in the change of the weather. Children enjoy singing familiar songs and action rhymes with the childminder.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are settled in the childminder's care, she has a warm approach towards their needs. The childminder helps the children to learn her routines and they confidently begin to practise how to take care of themselves. The childminder helps the children to behave well. She verbally praises them for listening to her instructions, for example, when she asks them to help, tidy up and stay seated at the table when they are eating. Children are learning how to keep themselves safe. For example, the childminder explains to them about preventing hazards and tidying away some of the resources before getting out more. However, at times due to the lack of effective monitoring and planning for some of the children, the activities provided do not present the children with enough challenge.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children enjoy their time with the childminder and they are beginning to develop some skills in readiness for their future learning as they move on to pre-school and school. The children are becoming confident communicators who like to talk to the childminder as they play. However, the childminder is not yet fully effective in observing, assessing and planning for all children's learning, and therefore, children do not yet make good progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY384609 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1058381 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008. She lives in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The childminder operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, 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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