Childminder EY414804

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 April 2017 11 July 2013

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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 keep an accurate record of the hours of children's attendance. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register and may pose a risk to children.  The childminder does not assess children's progress precisely enough or regularly enough to target children's individual next steps in learning. As a result, children are not consistently making good progress.  Parents are not provided with consistent information about their children's progress to help them support their learning at home.  Self-evaluation is not sufficiently robust to fully identify areas for improvement to raise the outcomes for children to good.

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It has the following strengths

 Children develop secure relationships with the childminder and her assistant. They are self-confident, happy and very well behaved.  The childminder and her assistant work collaboratively together and maintain appropriate adult-to-child ratios at all times.  The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills. She repeats words back to young children and asks a good range of questions to extend their vocabulary and thinking skills.  The childminder promotes children's understanding of healthy lifestyles. Children have daily access outdoor play and discuss healthy options at mealtimes.

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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

 keep a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance 04/05/2017

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 develop the partnership with parents to support them in guiding children's learning at home 19/05/2017

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 ensure that systems for observation, assessment and planning target what individual children need to learn next to support them to reach their full potential. 19/05/2017

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

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 develop a self-evaluation process that improves the quality of future practice and outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector completed a joint observation of an activity and discussed this with the childminder.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's suitability and training certificates and discussed her self-evaluation and improvement plans.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistant and the children throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to on the day of inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the indicators that may cause her to be concerned about the welfare of children. She understands the procedures to follow to report any child protection concerns. The childminder keeps a record of the days children attend. However, this does not always accurately reflect the precise hours of children's attendance to ensure she can monitor their non-attendance. The ways in which the childminder evaluates her provision are not yet robust. As a result, the childminder's ability to identify her strengths and areas for improvement are not yet effective to improve outcomes for children. For example, the childminder ensures all compulsory training for herself and her assistant is up to date to meet requirements. However, she has not considered ways to use assessment, such as the progress check for children aged between two and three years, to more precisely target children's developmental needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder observes children in her care and has an awareness of their developmental needs. However, information from observation is not used effectively or frequently enough to ensure assessment is current and that planning targets children's individual needs. Activities provided capture children's interests and are adapted well to involve children of different age groups. The childminder regularly shares information with parents through her online management system. However, this is generally focused on children's care and well-being. This system is not current enough to share information about children's learning and development needs to help parents support their learning at home effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The weakness in recording children's attendance has an impact on children's safety. Nevertheless, the childminder actively teaches children how to stay safe. She explains why children should not throw pebbles and how to walk safely on outings in a way young children can understand. The environment is stimulating and organised well, both indoors and outdoors. Children have a good range of resources that they can access freely. These reflect positive images of other cultures, helping them to respect diversity and people in the wider community. The childminder and her assistant are positive role models and promote good behaviour consistently.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children's learning and development are not supported well enough to ensure they consistently make good progress from their starting points. Nevertheless, children are steadily learning the skills they will need to prepare them for school. Children's independence skills are developing well and they are happy, relaxed and eager to learn in the childminder's care.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY414804 Local authority Stockport Inspection number 1096349 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 July 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Romiley, Stockport. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with an assistant and both hold an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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