Childminder in Leicestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 June 2017 27 January 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 does not have up-to-date knowledge of information relating to indicators that children may be at risk of being exposed to extreme behaviours or views.  The childminder does not consistently use information gained from assessments to prioritise when planning for children’s next steps in learning. As a result, children do not always make the best possible progress.  The childminder has not fully established partnership working with other settings that children attend to complement their learning and promote a consistent approach.  The childminder does not always use the evaluation of her practice to further identify her ongoing professional needs.

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It has the following strengths

 Teaching is good and responsive to the individual needs of children during their play. Children are well prepared for their move on to school or pre-school and make good progress in their learning.  Children settle well into the childminder's care. They explore their surroundings confidently, and happily investigate the resources available as they play and learn.  The childminder is effective in managing children's behaviour and supporting them to recognise the needs of others. She models how they could approach situations to support their understanding.

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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

 develop knowledge and understanding of the ‘Prevent’ duty guidance to identify children who may be at risk of being exposed to extreme behaviours or views at the earliest opportunity. 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

 use information from assessment even more effectively to prioritise and plan for children's next steps in learning so they make the best possible progress  strengthen the arrangements for sharing information with other settings that children attend to complement their learning and development as well as possible  identify further professional development opportunities to raise skills, knowledge and practice to even better levels

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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 evaluated the range of activities on offer with the childminder and the impact these have on children's learning and development.  The inspector looked at a selection of documentation, including children's information, training certificates and evidence of suitability of all adults living in the home.  The inspector reviewed conversations held with the childminder and children throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows and understands the signs and indicators that may alert her to concerns about a child. She understands her role to report any concerns she may have with regard to a child's welfare. However, she has not kept herself up to date with changes to government legislation relating to safeguarding. In addition, she has yet to fully evaluate her professional skills to improve the quality of provision for children further. The childminder works well in partnership with parents. She seeks information on children's care needs and learning when they first start in her care. She uses this to plan activities she knows will support their development and interests. However, partnership working with other settings, such as the local primary school, are less well established to help consolidate children's ongoing learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder knows the children well. She uses this knowledge to ensure activities and resources offered to children help them to play and enjoy their learning. Children become engaged and show good focus and imagination during their activities. For example, when playing with the dolls they pretend to have conversations with them, hold them gently and rock them in their arms. The childminder gives the children bowls and spoons to enable them to pretend to feed the dolls. They carefully pretend to scoop out the food and spoon this into the dolls mouth. They make slurping noises as they do this to indicate that the dolls enjoy being fed. Children show developing skills in their communication and language as they speak to one another, and listen and respond to requests from the childminder. Their early number skills are developing well as they count up to eight and often higher.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's welfare is occasionally compromised. Despite this, children are happy and confident to play and explore, and have access to a safe environment. The childminder continually risk assesses the environment, indoors and outdoors, and any outings she takes children on. She ensures children are helped to learn about road safety and uses appropriate equipment, such as buggies and reins, to keep them safe. Children demonstrate a developing awareness of keeping themselves clean. For example, they access tissues to blow their nose and use hand wipes to clean their hands after this. They enjoy social mealtimes and the childminder works closely with parents to ensure that the foods offered support their health. Children have daily opportunities to access the outdoors as they walk to and from school and use local play parks.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are at their typical stage of development for their age and make good progress from their starting points. They are learning key skills in readiness for the next stage in their learning. For example, they begin to manage their personal care skills with little support and make choices about how and where they wish to play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY218198 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1091332 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 27 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2001 and lives in Barlestone, Leicestershire. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for 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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