Childminder in Waltham Forest

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 June 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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder does not consistently assess children's progress and identify their next steps in learning. Therefore, she does not do enough to challenge and extend children's learning and development.  The childminder does not make the most of every opportunity to extend children's counting skills or to help them develop their mathematical vocabulary.  Children's early writing skills are not well encouraged.  The childminder has not fully established partnerships with staff at other settings that children attend in order to support continuity in children's learning and development.  Self-evaluation is not fully effective.

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It has the following strengths

 Children learn how to stay safe in their play.  The childminder provides children with nutritious meals. Children learn about foods that are good for them and the benefits of eating healthily.  The childminder offers children regular opportunities to enjoy fresh air and to exercise.

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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

 use observations and assessments to identity the next steps in children's learning and consistently plan challenging ways to help them make good progress. 03/07/2017

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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

 increase opportunities for children to develop their mathematical skills and understanding of mathematical language  extend the range of opportunities that support the development of children's early writing skills  explore further ways to build on the links with other early years providers to support and complement children's learning  develop methods to monitor the quality of the provision and clearly identify and address areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had discussions with the childminder about her role and the care she provides for children.  The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children.  The inspector examined a range of documents, which included children's records, the assistant's file and the attendance register.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a suitable knowledge of child protection matters and safeguarding procedures. She has completed safeguarding training and has procedures in place to help her know how to proceed if she has a concern about a child. The childminder uses suitable methods to recruit and assess the suitability of assistants to work with children. She provides an induction programme to help her assistants to understand their role and has started to offer them some support to develop their skills. The childminder has positive partnerships with parents. She exchanges daily information with parents about their child's general well-being to support continuity of care for the children. The childminder is beginning to develop working relationships with some health professionals. However, she is not aware of what children do and how they progress at other settings they attend to help ensure that there is consistency in their learning. The

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

childminder attends training to update her skills in childcare. However, she does not effectively evaluate the provision to identify and address weaknesses in practice to improve the outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has simple assessment procedures. However, she does not consistently assess children's abilities in order to track how well they progress and to identify the next steps in their learning. As a result, children are not challenged well enough to help them make the best possible progress. Children learn to recognise colours as they play. However, they have insufficient opportunities to develop skills needed for early writing. For example, although the childminder provides children with printed worksheets to practise writing, she does not allow them enough opportunities to explore making marks in different ways. The childminder suitably supports children's language development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children benefit from flexible settling-in arrangements and develop good relationships with the childminder and her assistant, who are receptive to their individual needs. The childminder monitors young children's food intake and nappy changes to support their good health. Children play in a clean environment and from a young age they learn that handwashing is important to help maintain their good health. The childminder teaches children important social skills, such as taking turns and sharing toys with their friends.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children learn some skills in preparation for school. For example, they develop self-care skills and demonstrate an ability to make choices about their play. Older children learn to recite number names in order. However, their understanding of the passing of time and of mathematical vocabulary is not supported as well as possible to help prepare them better for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541333 Local authority Waltham Forest Inspection number 1100107 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2016. She lives in Leytonstone, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. She cares for children Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. At times, the childminder works with an assistant.

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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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