Childminder 222286

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 September 2017 15 August 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:

 The childminder's records of children's attendance do not consistently provide an accurate account of the times children are in her care.  The quality of teaching is variable. The childminder overlooks opportunities to interact with the children and extend their learning. Children are not provided with enough motivation and challenge to promote good progress in their learning.  Children do not have frequent opportunities for active physical exercise to help them to develop their strength, coordination and control.  The childminder does not undertake enough professional development to help her to increase the quality of teaching.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has developed a better understanding of children's communication and language development. She talks to the children and teaches them new words to expand their vocabulary.  The childminder has a secure relationship with the children she cares for. Children are settled and happy. They approach the childminder with confidence and enjoy playing games with her.  Children occupy themselves and make independent choices from a wide range of available resources.

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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

 keep an accurate record of children's attendance, including their times of arrival and departure 05/09/2017

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching so children have consistently good learning experiences with appropriate levels of support, motivation and challenge. 05/09/2017

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

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 enhance children's opportunities to develop their physical strength, coordination and control  develop an effective programme of professional development that focuses specifically on improving knowledge of good teaching practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children at play and their interactions with the childminder. She discussed teaching and children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at convenient times. The childminder's self-evaluation was discussed.  A range of documents were viewed, including children's records and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector had a tour of the areas of the home and garden used by the children and the resources available to them.  A small number of parent testimonials were viewed and taken into account.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an up-to-date understanding of the local safeguarding procedures that help her to keep children safe from abuse. However, she does not keep children's attendance records up to date and is not always able to demonstrate the times they attend. The childminder has an understanding of her strengths and weaknesses and asks parents for their views. She talks to parents and makes sure they are informed about their children's experiences and she has made some improvements to her provision. However, children's progress is still not good due to the weaknesses in teaching. The childminder has done some research to increase her knowledge of children's language development. However, overall, she has not identified professional development opportunities that help her to raise the outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children play independently with available resources. Overall, they occupy themselves and have time to follow their own interests. However, the quality of teaching is variable. Children are not consistently engaged and motivated by the childminder. Opportunities are missed to extend children's learning. The childminder is still not adept at providing stimulating activities that offer children challenge and promote their good progress. The childminder continues to develop methods for observing and assessing children's progress. Since the last inspection, she has improved the support for children's language development. She helps children to be confident talkers and encourages them to express their ideas. Children's mathematical knowledge is supported well, for example, as she encourages them to count and sort objects by size and type.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder has a warm relationship with the children she cares for. There are secure systems to record accidents and any medication the children are given. Children receive praise that promotes their self-esteem, for example, as they help the childminder to tidy up. The childminder has some wheeled toys and sometimes plays ball games with the children. Children manipulate small objects, such as puzzle pieces, and use writing materials. However, children do not have frequent, varied and well-planned opportunities to be active, energetic and develop their physical coordination and control. The childminder meets with other childminders so children can play together. She visits local toddler groups to give children opportunities to socialise.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not supported to make the best possible progress. Nevertheless, they do gain some skills to support their readiness for future learning. Children have opportunities to draw with pencils and crayons, which supports an interest in early writing. They are helped to learn good hygiene routines and encouraged to feed themselves independently. Children behave well and learn to be polite and say 'please' and 'thank you'.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 222286 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 1107490 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 15 August 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1985. She operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday all year round except for family holidays and bank 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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