Childminder EY485692

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 February 2017 Not applicable

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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 ensure that she keeps the required records of when she administers medication and when children sustain accidents. However, these breaches have occurred on only one occasion, so do not have a significant impact on children's overall welfare. These breaches also relate to the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not support children's speaking skills effectively enough and, at times, she does not adapt planned activities as well as possible to suit children's differing ages. For example, some activities are too advanced for younger children and they lose interest quickly. Children do not make consistently good progress.  The childminder does not focus well enough on evaluating her practice accurately to identify breaches in requirements and target improvements needed in her practice.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and settled. They develop secure, warm relationships with the childminder and behave well.  Children are safe in the childminder's care. She assesses her home for hazards to children regularly to ensure they play safely.  The childminder keeps parents well informed of their children's achievements. Parents comment that they are happy with the care the childminder provides.

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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

 maintain a written record of each time medication is administered to children 28/03/2017

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 maintain a written record of children's accidents or injuries and any first-aid treatment they receive 28/03/2017

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 develop a secure knowledge of how to support children's language and communication skills consistently. 25/04/2017

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

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 adapt activities to ensure that they are fully tailored to suit the ages and needs of each child more effectively  improve the effectiveness of self-evaluation processes to identify any breaches in requirements and target areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and the children interacting and during play activities.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection, regarding her practice and the arrangements for observation, assessment and planning.  The inspector checked the documentation the childminder uses to support her practices.  The inspector read and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation processes.  The inspector read comments in letters from the parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has sufficient knowledge of safeguarding issues and understands the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. However, although the childminder has made some evaluation of her practice, she has not completed this effectively to identify where she has not met welfare requirements. The childminder does not ensure she keeps all required documentation consistently. For example, on one occasion, she did not keep a record of when she administered medication to a child, or the details of when a child had an accident and she gave first-aid treatment. These breaches of requirements do not have a significant impact on children's welfare as all other records to support their care are maintained effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has a suitable understanding of how to observe and monitor children's achievements. Children are happily involved in the activities and make some choices about their play. However, the childminder does not adapt some activities as well as possible to suit the ages of each child. For example, some puzzles are too advanced for younger children and this leads to them losing interest. Children enjoy looking at books. They look at these alone and turn the pages carefully; they also enjoy listening to stories with the childminder. However, the childminder does not make the most of opportunities to develop and extend children's communication during activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder's home is welcoming to children and she has a warm and caring approach. She provides regular opportunities for children to participate in activities outside the home, which she uses to support their physical health effectively and build their social skills. For example, children go for daily walks to the park and visit community groups where they mix with other children. The childminder understands how to support children to adopt a healthy lifestyle effectively. For example, she knows how to encourage healthy eating and good hygiene routines. Although there are some weaknesses relating to aspects of the childminder's documentation, these do not affect children's health and well- being substantially overall.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children develop some key skills in preparation for starting school. For example, they develop independence in managing small tasks for themselves. Children develop their hand control and coordination skills; for example, they show a keen interest in using writing materials and play dough equipment. However, children do not gain good communication and language skills consistently to meet their future learning needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485692 Local authority Richmond upon Thames Inspection number 1001817 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round, 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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