Childminder EY492727

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 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 obtain information about all persons who have parental responsibility for the children in her care.  The childminder does not have a good enough knowledge of her responsibility to complete the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years.  The childminder does not use what she knows about the children's capabilities effectively enough to ensure activities are challenging and stimulating.  The childminder does not work closely with other early years settings that children attend to support continuity of learning.  The childminder does not use self-evaluation effectively enough to enable her to identify weaknesses in practice and make ongoing improvements.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder helps younger children to develop their early speaking skills. For example, she repeats words back to them, so children hear the correct pronunciation.  The childminder researches craft activities on the internet and meets with other childminders to share her ideas. She attends training courses to help keep her knowledge of how to keep children safe up to date.  Children are independent and select resources themselves to support their interests.

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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 information from parents about all persons with parental responsibility for children 23/05/2017

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Due Date

 improve knowledge of when and how to complete the progress check for children aged between two and three years, including the requirement to provide parents with a written summary of their child's development 09/11/2017

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Due Date

 make better use of observations and assessments to plan challenging activities across all areas of learning that are based on children's stages of development and next steps in learning. 23/05/2017

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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

 find ways to share more information with other early years settings that children attend to further support children's development  use self-evaluation more effectively to more swiftly identify and address areas for development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading the written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows to report any concerns she has regarding children's safety to the appropriate agency. The childminder shares information with parents about what their children have enjoyed and finds out about their care needs. However, the childminder does not seek information from parents about who has parental responsibility for children, so she has a fully secure understanding of their individual circumstances. The childminder has too little knowledge and understanding of the progress check for children aged between two and three years. She is not sufficiently aware of her responsibility to carry out the check and provide parents with a written summary of their child's progress when the time comes. Self-evaluation is not sufficiently focused on improving outcomes for children. The childminder does not identify and address areas of weakness in her provision swiftly enough. This has resulted in not all

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder knows what children are interested in and provides them with resources she knows they will enjoy. However, she does not use her observations and assessments of children's learning well enough to plan activities that are challenging and stimulating. As a result, children do not make as much progress as possible in all aspects of their learning. However, the childminder interacts positively with the children. She is warm, friendly and children respond to her and engage her in conversations. The childminder provides resources to help extend babies' physical skills and their developing ability to walk. She holds out her hands and encourages children to reach for them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Although children are not always challenged enough in their learning, they demonstrate good behaviour. The childminder gives children lots of praise and encouragement, helping to raise their confidence and self-esteem. She talks to children about how they are feeling to help them manage their emotional development. The childminder takes children to local toddler groups to socialise and mix with others. Children learn about the natural environment. The childminder takes them for walks in the community. Children make 'insect houses' and plant garlic, herbs and flowers. This helps children to learn about growth and decay and changes over time.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not consistently good progress and are not challenged enough to see what they can achieve. However, they do gain some basic skills that help prepare them for their move on to school. Babies thoroughly enjoy listening and moving their bodies to music. They press buttons on toys and learn about technology. Older children develop their mathematical skills and estimate how many straws they need for their craft activity.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492727 Local authority Lincolnshire Inspection number 1029708 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 15 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Gainsborough. She operates all year round from 7.30am 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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Telephone number

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