Childminder EY443919

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 March 2017 10 October 2012

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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 not obtained an enhanced disclosure check on all household members or provided Ofsted with details of those over the age of 16 years living on the premises. She does not ensure that her assistant, who occasionally has sole care of children, holds a current paediatric first-aid certificate. However, these breaches do not have a significant impact on children's welfare.  The childminder does not manage children's behaviour consistently well, to keep children engaged in activities and help them learn to understand and follow the boundaries. Children sometimes squabble and do not behave as well as they might.  The childminder does not plan all adult-led activities and routines effectively, to enable all children to participate fully and help them make as much progress as possible.  Self-evaluation is not rigorous enough to enable the childminder to recognise all areas for development, to help her raise standards and improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder works well in partnership with parents and other settings that children attend, to enable consistency in children's care and learning.  Children form close relationships with the childminder and assistant, who meet their individual care needs well and help them to settle in quickly.

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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

 obtain an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for all household members and ensure Ofsted is provided with required information about all those living on the premises 29/03/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that assistants who have sole care of children, including for short times, hold a current paediatric first-aid certificate 17/03/2017

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Due Date

 ensure a consistent approach to managing children's behaviour, to improve their understanding of their own and others' behaviour and its consequences, to help children learn that some behaviour is unacceptable. 12/04/2017

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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

 plan activities and routines more effectively, to consistently focus on the individual learning needs of each child, to provide good challenge that extends children's learning  improve the use of self-evaluation to identify and target weaknesses in practice, to continually raise the quality of the teaching and outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between children and the childminder and her assistant, and observed adult-led activities and children's self-chosen play.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning during two planned activities.  The inspector took account of the views of children, and read written feedback from parents.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's learning records, policies and procedures, adults' suitability checks and risk assessments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and assistant understand the procedures to follow to protect children from harm. The childminder supports her assistant well, regularly discussing procedures and the success of activities. Her self-evaluation is not fully effective to identify weaknesses and target areas for improvement. Although she has obtained Disclosure and Barring Service checks for all household members, these are not enhanced, as required. She has not provided Ofsted with details of household members over 16 to enable additional suitability checks to be completed, and her assistant's first-aid certificate has recently lapsed. These breaches do not have a significant impact on children's welfare. Household members do not have unsupervised contact with children, and the childminder will supervise her assistant until he has updated his first-aid training. The childminder updates her skills, such as through meetings with other childcare

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

providers. For example, she has reviewed the amount of toys presented at any one time to encourage children to play more imaginatively with what is available.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder accurately assesses children's progress and plans interesting activities. However, she does not consistently organise adult-led activities and tasks well, to ensure that all children can participate fully and extend their learning. For example, at the inspection, most children enjoyed a repeated adult-led activity based around a favourite story. However, the childminder rushed the activity and some children were unable to become fully involved, which limited their learning and enjoyment. The childminder provides regular opportunities for children to develop physical skills, such as using rolling pins and cutters to make biscuits. Children enjoy singing along to nursery rhymes and exploring sounds and rhythm using a good selection of musical instruments.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

At times, the childminder does not help children to understand her expectations for their behaviour or engage them well using consistently good practice. For example, she often instructs children to say 'sorry', without finding out what happened or supporting them to resolve minor conflicts for themselves. At times, children have to wait at a table for several minutes with limited interaction and nothing to do. Children then become bored and begin to bicker. The childminder and her assistant routinely encourage children to take responsibility for small tasks, such as choosing what to play with.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make suitable progress and acquire the skills they need for school. For example, they learn to count and recognise numbers. However, lapses in good behaviour limit their ability to make good progress. At times, children lack motivation to learn and join in.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY443919 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1083833 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Tiverton, Devon. She calls the setting 'Mind your meerkats' and opens on weekdays all year round. The childminder works with her husband, who is an assistant.

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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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