Childminder in North Somerset

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 July 2017 9 April 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 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 use observations of children's play effectively or assess and monitor their progress accurately, to shape children's learning experiences and ensure they make good progress from their starting points.  The childminder does not complete, and share with parents, a progress check for children aged between two and three years as required, to identify any gaps in their learning.  Self-evaluation procedures are not sufficient to identify all weaknesses in the quality of teaching and assessment.  The childminder does not consistently support her assistant to improve the quality of his teaching and interactions, to extend children's learning.  The childminder does not encourage parents to share information about children's achievements at home, to help her plan more precisely for their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides children with a welcoming and well-resourced learning environment. Children feel safe, confidently explore and make choices about their play.  Children, especially younger children, form close bonds with the childminder and her assistant, who know children well and meet their care and emotional needs effectively.  The childminder supports children's communication and language skills successfully. For example, she questioned children effectively to help them create a chalk alien on the patio, providing additional vocabulary to describe features and make comparisons.

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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

 improve observations, the accuracy of assessment and monitoring of individual and groups of children's progress, to shape children's learning experiences and ensure they make good progress from their starting points 31/08/2017

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Due Date

 complete a progress check for children aged between two and three years to identify any gaps in their learning. 31/08/2017

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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

 make better use of self-evaluation to address identified weaknesses promptly, to improve outcomes for children  support the assistant in his role to improve the quality of teaching and interactions further to raise children's learning  gain further information from parents about children's learning at home to inform future planning more successfully.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and interactions by the childminder and her assistant, as children played inside and outside.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant about their understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements, including their safeguarding knowledge.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's assessment records, policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she evaluates the provision and supports professional development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has addressed areas for improvement from her last inspection, and she has introduced natural objects to children's play. However, she has not used evaluation effectively to identify all weaknesses in the delivery of the learning and development requirements. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder uses her risk assessments successfully to provide children with a safe and secure environment. The childminder and her assistant have a good knowledge of their responsibility to report any concerns about a child. The childminder ensures her assistant is suitable for his role. However, she does not consistently provide support to improve the quality of her assistant's teaching to promote children's learning as successfully as possible.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not use her observation and assessment arrangements well to monitor children's progress or provide parents with the required two-year-old progress check. The childminder gains information from parents when children start to help her plan initial experiences that match children's interests. However, she does not encourage them to provide information about children's achievements at home to influence future planning. The childminder uses her training well to build children's language skills, for example, helping children make connections, such as a red crayon matching the colour of a fire engine and 'daddy's car', to support their understanding successfully. Children show great interest in the plastic sea creatures, sorting them by type and lining them up to count accurately.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a stimulating environment, indoors and outdoors. Children are motivated and interested in a broad range of experiences. They undertake responsibilities confidently, such as sharing the lettuce with their friends and feeding the rabbits, as they learn how to care for living things. Children participate enthusiastically in games. The assistant praises them so they know what they have done well. Children celebrate their achievements when matching animal cards, for example. The childminder and her assistant are good role models for children. They help children learn safe and hygienic practices, such as washing their hands before eating, after feeding the rabbits and after a nappy change.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children begin to develop some skills that prepare them for their future learning. However, their learning is not assessed and monitored sufficiently to help them progress well. Children become independent, for example, finding and putting on their shoes to play outside. Children use language well, for example, to describe how their chalk alien has 'three eyes, a big tummy and 200 arms'. Young children show curiosity as they explore the shells, grasping them in each hand and tapping them together.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY363222 Local authority North Somerset Inspection number 1083917 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 9 April 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Locking Camp, near Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset. The childminder works daily with her husband, who is registered as her assistant. The childminding service operates daily throughout the year. The childminder is in receipt of funding for free early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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