Childminder EY349860

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 May 2017 9 March 2015

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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 fully understand how children learn and she misses opportunities to extend learning during play.  The childminder’s assessments of what children can do are not accurate and precise. Gaps in learning are not identified and supported appropriately. The childminder’s planning does not reflect the children’s individual needs.  The childminder does not yet work in partnership with the other professionals working with families, such as health visitors, to help to raise children’s outcomes in learning.  The childminder does not evaluate her setting effectively to support her in identifying areas for improvement and training needs. She failed to identify weaknesses in the quality of her teaching.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are well settled and secure. They have a good understanding of what behaviour is expected of them. For example, they follow clear boundaries and behave well. Children develop good relationships with the childminder and they are happy.  The setting is well organised and resourced to allow the children to make their own choices about with what they would like to play.  Partnerships with parents are well developed. Parents say that they are happy with their children’s care. They say that they are well informed about what their child is doing and enjoy regular updates from the childminder.

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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 of how children learn, to raise the quality of teaching 30/05/2017

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Due Date

 develop the systems used for observation, assessment and monitoring to identify gaps in the children's progress and ensure that activities are tailored to their individual needs. 30/05/2017

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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 partnerships with other professionals to support children to make the best possible progress with their development  develop systems for self-evaluation to clearly identify areas for improvement and training needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder and reflected on the effectiveness of the activity.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation and children's records.  The inspector read written statements from parents and took into account their views.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder and children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands the procedures that she should follow if she has concerns about the welfare of a child. She fully understands the importance of ensuring that all adults in contact with the children are safe and suitable. She carries out regular risk assessments to keep the children safe. The childminder does not effectively evaluate her practice. She has not identified the weakness in her teaching and planning. As a result, children's individual needs are not being targeted well enough to raise their outcomes in learning. The childminder shares information with parents well. However, she has not developed partnerships with the other professionals involved in the children's care to support them to make progress in all areas of learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder carries out observations and makes regular assessments of the children's progress. However, these are not always precise in identifying children's individual needs. She provides the children with opportunities to make their own choices about what they would like to do. For example, children choose to play outside all morning and show excitement in using their physical skills to run around in the garden. She models language to support children's speech and acts as a good role model, although she misses opportunities to maximise children's learning. The childminder plans activities to fit in with times of the year but does not suitably challenge children to help them to make progress with their individual developmental needs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder teaches children how to be healthy; they wash their hands after playing outside and before meals. Children have healthy, well-balanced meals and the childminder helps them to recognise when they need to drink water during the day. The childminder helps the children to learn about the wider world and diversity. Children learn to be independent. They put their shoes on confidently and manage their own personal hygiene well. However, weaknesses in teaching mean that children are not often motivated to take part in meaningful learning activities. Children are not always given opportunities to develop their concentration and they give up when they struggle to complete tasks.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children develop social skills. They regularly mix with other children at groups. The children develop their physical skills well. They enjoy throwing balls into the bucket of a wheelbarrow and show a sense of pride in this achievement. Children make progress from their starting points. However, weakness in teaching and planning means that outcomes are not yet good.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY349860 Local authority Swindon Inspection number 1093018 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 9 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in the Haydon Wick district of Swindon. The childminder operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, all year round. She receives funding for the provision of free early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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