Childminder 112880

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 May 2017 11 March 2015

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder has not identified and minimised obvious risks in the environment to keep children safe.  The childminder does not have knowledge of The Prevent Duty guidance. She does not have a good understanding of how young children might be at risk from extreme behaviours, which does not safeguard their welfare.  The childminder does not evaluate her provision well enough. She does not identify weaker aspects of her provision to bring about improvement. She does not make the necessary changes to meet all welfare requirements.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has secure partnerships with parents. They share information about children's learning and about their daily routine. Children enjoy spending time with the childminder and they settle well at her home. The childminder offers parents support when they need it and they celebrate children's achievements together.  Children communicate effectively. Young children practise their early speech skills and enjoy making their voices heard. Older children talk to the childminder about challenges they face at school. She offers children advice and encouragement.  The childminder teaches children how to complete tasks independently from a young age. For instance, they learn to feed themselves. She creates opportunities for children to master new skills. All children mature well and make good progress in their learning.

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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

 take all reasonable steps to identify and minimise risks to children in the environment 18/05/2017

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Due Date

 gain knowledge of recent safeguarding Prevent duty guidance and an understanding of how to identify and protect children from extremist behaviours. 17/06/2017

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

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Due Date

 improve methods used to evaluate the provision to identify worthwhile changes that drive improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children in different areas of the setting.  The inspector viewed communications between the childminder and parents and they discussed relationships.  The inspector talked to the childminder about the policies and procedures she follows to protect children from harm.  The inspector accessed children's learning documents and spoke to the childminder about the progress children are making.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not follow rigorous procedures to reflect on weaker areas of practice. She does not make the necessary changes to reduce risk. For instance, she leaves her dog and cats in close proximity to children when she leaves the play area. She is not always close enough to intervene if there is a problem. The childminder has been made aware of potential issues. Safeguarding is effective. She does have a satisfactory understanding of the signs and symptoms that indicate children are at risk of harm. She shares concerns with appropriate agencies to protect children. However, the childminder has no knowledge of important changes to child protection guidance that highlight how to protect children from extreme views or behaviours. The childminder attends mandatory training with her assistant. They also access some information from the early years sector to improve their knowledge. For example, they learn how children play and learn in

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

different ways and about the impact they have on children's play.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder teaches children to develop their hand-to-eye coordination skills. For example, children build towers and have great fun knocking them down. They push animals back down into their homes in a pop-up game and repeat appropriate animal noises. The childminder encourages children to communicate in different ways. For instance, children repeat sounds they hear and wait for a response. Children are eager to play and engage with the childminder. She has improved the methods she uses to collect information from parents about children. She now has a better idea of what children can do when they first start. She continues to monitor their learning. They make good progress and she works with parents to set achievable next steps.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

There are a number of breaches to the welfare requirements, these have the potential to compromise children's welfare. The risk assessment process is not thorough. However, the childminder is generally close by. The childminder reminds children of boundaries and communicates with parents about the behaviour that is acceptable. Children are happy and behave well. She encourages children to eat healthily and mealtimes are fun. For example, children are fully involved and she uses the valuable time to talk to children.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children enjoy physically moving their bodies and make good use of the space they have available. They are independent and make it clear when they want to complete tasks independently. Children socialise with older children. They have good levels of self- confidence, they achieve well and the move on to school goes smoothly.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 112880 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1089090 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 March 2015

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Telephone number

This childminder registered in 1991. She operates from a house in Fareham, Hampshire. She works from 7am to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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