Childminder EY365912

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 May 2017 20 April 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 has not obtained Disclosure and Barring Service checks for all household members or provided Ofsted with sufficient information to enable them to carry out full suitability checks. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements. However, it does not have a significant impact on children because household members do not have unsupervised contact with them.  The childminder does not work in partnership with other settings that children attend, to regularly exchange detailed information about children's care and learning.  The childminder does not routinely plan and provide suitably challenging adult-led activities for the oldest and most-able children, to increase their attention skills and help them make even more progress.  The childminder's assessments of children do not take into account what they can do from the very start, to enable her to build on what they know from the outset.

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

 Self-evaluation is not robust enough to help the childminder identify any breaches of requirements and target areas for development.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder teaches children effectively how to resolve any minor conflicts that arise by themselves, enabling them to play together harmoniously.  Children make secure progress in their learning. The childminder provides a stimulating environment, which helps to build children's confidence to make choices in their play.

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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

 obtain enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks for all household members over the age of 16 years who live on the premises where childminding takes place 25/07/2017

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Due Date

 provide the required information to Ofsted about all household members to enable the completion of full suitability checks 25/07/2017

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 develop links with other settings that children attend, to regularly exchange detailed information about children's experiences elsewhere and enable consistency in their learning and care. 25/06/2017

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

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Due Date

 review the planning of adult-led activities to provide the older and most-able children with more opportunities to develop concentration skills and extend their learning further, in preparation for starting school  develop assessments of children's learning to find out more about what children can do from the start  make effective use of self-evaluation to identify any breaches of legal requirements and target areas for future improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the learning environment and observed interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through their written feedback.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection, including obtaining her knowledge of the requirements and children's development.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including records of children's interests and next steps in learning, training certificates, and policies and procedures.  The inspector talked to children at appropriate times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of child protection issues and procedures. She has not fulfilled her responsibility to obtain enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks for all household members or to provide Ofsted with information to enable them to carry out full suitability checks. However, these breaches of requirements do not have a significant impact on children's safety because living arrangements mean that household members are not in the vicinity of children when childminding takes place, and the childminder supervises children closely at all times. The childminder knows the importance of providing support for any assistants, to ensure they understand their responsibilities. The childminder seeks to strengthen her skills, such as completing training to increase her confidence to lead music activities. However, self- evaluation is not accurate enough to identify and target all weaknesses.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder keeps parents up to date with their children's progress. However, she does not establish a regular two-way flow of information with other settings that children attend, to find out about and build on children's experiences elsewhere. The childminder observes children's achievements and assesses them accurately, although she does not identify what children can do when they first attend, to plan for their development needs from the start. She understands how to help children make steady progress but does not routinely provide purposeful adult-led activities to engage the older and most-able children in activities that teach them to concentrate in preparation for school. The childminder teaches mathematics well, such as building children's confidence to count correctly to high numbers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder forms warm and caring relationships with the children, which helps them to feel secure and to develop confidence. She routinely helps children learn good social skills, such as prompting them to use good manners. However, the childminder has not met all welfare requirements, to help her fully promote children's welfare at all times. Nevertheless, on a day-to-day basis, she prioritises their safety and teaches them to keep themselves safe. For example, children know to take care when using the hot tap.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children gain some skills that support their future learning. They skilfully communicate their needs and ideas, and confidently learn to do things for themselves. Children develop a positive attitude to learning and are imaginative. For example, they think of dance moves to express how the music makes them feel.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY365912 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1093276 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 20 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Teignmouth, Devon. She receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder works Monday to Thursday, 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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