Childminder 126573

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 July 2017 24 November 2016

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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:

 Although, the childminder has improved her observations and assessment and is monitoring the children's progress, she is not accurately using the children's assessments to develop their next steps in learning and plan challenging activities. Therefore, children are not always making the best possible progress from their starting points.  The childminder is not offering sufficient opportunities for children to develop an understanding about their own and others' similarities and differences, and to begin to understand the world around them.  The childminder does not consistently use age-appropriate behaviour strategies to help children understand suitable behaviour and the consequences of their actions.  Self-evaluation is not effective. It does not identify all weaknesses to improve and ensure that the childminder is developing her skills and knowledge to improve the outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has a positive relationship with parents. She exchanges information about their child's learning and care. Parents feel the childminder is understanding and approachable.  The childminder's house is safe and secure, and she maintains a good level of hygiene. This helps support children's good health.

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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 assessment to accurately develop children's next steps in learning and plan challenging activities to move their development forward. 30/09/2017

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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

 develop further all children's understanding about similarities and differences between themselves and others  provide consistent use of age-appropriate behaviour management strategies to support children's understanding of good behaviour  build on the use of self-evaluation to further identify weaknesses in practice to help target improvements, particularly those relating to teaching skills and knowledge about child development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the quality of the childminder's interactions with the children.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including risk assessments, key policies and procedures, and children's records.  The inspector took account of parents' views through written feedback.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and the progress she has made since her previous inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has worked hard since her previous inspection and is now completing the required progress check for two-year-old children. She is using observations of children's play to monitor their development. However, she is not effectively using this information to develop children's next steps in learning and plan challenging activities that motivate and encourage children to reach their full potential. The childminder is beginning to evaluate and improve her practice. However, she is not taking every opportunity to develop her skills and knowledge to improve the outcomes for the children. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a satisfactory knowledge of the procedure to follow should she have child protection concerns about a child in her care. She completes a daily risk assessment to ensure she keeps children safe and supports them to begin to understand how to keep themselves safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not always make good use of her current processes for assessing and monitoring children's achievements. She is not clearly developing children's next development steps to plan activities that challenge and extend their learning. Despite this, overall, the childminder uses her knowledge of how children learn to help her provide a range of activities that interests the children. Children have access to a range of toys and the childminder helps them to develop their physical skills as they, for instance, have access to toys in the garden and go on regular walks. The childminder plays alongside the children and supports their mathematical skills, such as referring to the different shapes of the cutters during a modelling-dough activity. However, she tends to direct the activities and does not challenge children to use their own ideas

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are confident and relaxed in the childminder's care and freely explore their environment. The childminder provides a homely environment and children build secure attachments with her. She encourages children to be respectful towards others and to learn good manners. However, she is not always consistent in her methods for dealing with unwanted behaviour. For example, sometimes she will take away the toy that is causing the problem and other times she will give a child a 'time out'. Children learn about diversity through, for example, celebrating different festivals and using multi-cultural resources. Some children benefit from playing with children from different backgrounds at a weekly toddler group. However, not all children attend on that day and do not have the same opportunities to learn about their own and others' similarities and differences.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make progress from their starting points. However, at times, they are not engaged in activities that consistently challenge and motivate them and help them to take the next steps in their learning. Children do develop some of the skills needed for the next stage in their learning, including going to nursery and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 126573 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1107443 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 November 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1990. She lives in Sheerness, Kent. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday, for most of the year.

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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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