Childminder EY450971

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 February 2017 13 August 2014

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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 does not have a good understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements regarding adult-to-child ratios.  The childminder does not monitor all children's learning accurately to plan challenging experiences to help every child make good progress in relation to their starting points.  The childminder does not consistently obtain detailed information from the other settings children attend to complement their care and learning.  The childminder does not evaluate the quality of her provision effectively, to help her to identify and address the weaknesses in her knowledge and provision.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder helps children to develop healthy lifestyles. For example, she provides physical activities indoors, regular walks and trips to soft play settings.  The childminder encourages children to develop positive attitudes and to feel valued, such as adding hearts to a kindness tree in celebration of their kind acts.  The childminder helps children to learn about keeping safe in their play and how to look after one another.  The childminder undertakes some professional development. For example, she uses guidance from meetings with other professionals to develop more effective strategies for managing children's behaviour.

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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 knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements, particularly regarding the adult-to- child ratios 23/03/2017

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Due Date

 improve the use of assessments to monitor all children's learning accurately and to plan activities that are consistently matched to children's individual needs. 23/02/2017

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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 the partnerships with the other settings children attend to complement their care and learning needs more effectively  develop self-evaluation to identify and address all areas for improvement in the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of the childminder's interaction with the children. She also discussed the effectiveness of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector observed the management of children's care routines.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records.  The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation and discussed her knowledge of the requirements of the early years foundation stage.  The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not have a clear understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements relating to adult-to-child ratios. On occasions, she cares for an extra child in addition to the maximum number of children she may care for at any one time. However, she maintains a safe and secure environment and supervises children closely to ensure they are not at risk. Overall, the childminder understands her role and responsibility to support children's welfare. This includes the procedures to follow if she has a concern about a child in her care. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder evaluates aspects of her provision and has made some improvements. For example, she teaches children good handwashing routines and helps them to learn about their families and lives. However, she does not identify all the weaknesses in her knowledge and the quality of her provision to make further improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder completes observations to assess children's learning. However, she does not undertake these consistently to assess and plan for every child's learning accurately to help them make good progress in all areas. The childminder encourages children's communication and language skills in their play. For example, she teaches children songs and rhymes and uses toys to help them understand the words. She helps children to develop an interest in reading. For example, she encourages them to look at pictures and written displays and to name letters and sounds in games.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder obtains information about children's needs from parents and keeps them informed of their children's well-being and activities each day. However, the childminder does not obtain accurate information from the other settings children attend to support their well-being and learning further. The childminder provides safe play areas for children, with a good range of activities. She teaches children about diversity in their world and how to respect one another. Children confidently lead their own play and ideas, such as creating pretend camping games.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children develop the basic skills they need for their future learning and the move to school. For example, they learn to manage tasks independently, such as pouring their own drinks at mealtimes. Children learn to count, recognise numerals and find their own name labels. They develop good social skills and learn to share with others. However, the weaknesses in the childminder's teaching do not help every child to make good progress in all areas of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450971 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1071524 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. The childminder offers care from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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