Dunne, Louise Elizabeth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 August 2017 2 March 2017

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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 accessed training to improve the quality of her practice, she has not provided targeted supervision, support and coaching to improve her assistant’s practice.  The childminder does not reflect regularly enough on the overall quality of her setting to quickly identify and address weaknesses.  The childminder’s arrangements for assessing children’s progress do not always provide an accurate overview of children’s current stages of development.  The quality of teaching is variable. Children’s individual needs, interests and stages of development are not always considered by adults.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder and her assistant have built positive relationships with the children. Children are happy coming into the setting.  Children behave well. They demonstrate an appropriate understanding of the rules at the childminder’s home and listen to adults. Older children are good role models for younger children.  Parents are pleased with the service provided by the childminder. They particularly like the childminder’s systems for involving them in their children’s learning.

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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

 introduce effective supervision procedures and provide ongoing coaching and support to improve the overall quality of teaching 05/09/2017

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 improve teaching skills to ensure that adults engage with children in a way which reflects children’s individual needs and stages of development 05/09/2017

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 ensure that assessments of children’s development are accurate and used to plan suitably challenging activities. 05/09/2017

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

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 undertake more regular self-evaluation to better identify and address weaker areas of practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed all areas used for childminding.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection. She also spoke with children to gather their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder to evaluate practice.  The inspector observed activities in both the indoor and outdoor areas. She assessed the impact this had on children’s learning.  The inspector spoke with parents and reviewed their written comments and feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has engaged in some professional development to improve her knowledge of the early years foundation stage. However, she does not provide robust supervision and support to develop the quality of her assistant’s practice. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Adults have a suitable knowledge and understanding of how to identify and address child protection concerns. They also monitor children's safety while accessing the internet. The childminder oversees children’s learning and progress. Her systems for self-evaluation are not frequent or rigorous enough to identify and effectively address weaknesses in practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder and her assistant regularly observe children. They conduct ongoing assessments of children’s progress to identify what children need to learn next. However, some aspects of children’s progress are not assessed accurately. Therefore, some activities provided to support children are not always appropriate. Also, adults do not always take children’s individual needs and developmental stages into consideration during activities and play. Children engage in some activities, which support their physical and creative skills. They join in with actions to familiar songs. Children sit ‘under the sea’ and explore with their senses as the childminder blows bubbles and provides appropriate props for the children to join in with. This promotes their language skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Adults build positive relationships with children. However, they do not always use what they know about children to plan their learning experiences. Children are supported to find out more about their local community, through trips to local churches and visits to schools. They are developing an understanding of the wider world through meaningful activities. For example, they taste foods from around the world and explore different languages. Adults make appropriate use of opportunities to promote children’s health and safety. For example, children know how to keep themselves safe in sunny weather. Hygiene routines are suitably promoted to reduce the risk of cross infection.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Assessments indicate that most children reach typical levels of development, taking into account their starting points. However, teaching and learning still requires improvement because adults do not always undertake accurate observations of children. Older children are demonstrating some of the skills which prepare them for their future learning. For example, their early literacy skills develop as they learn to form the letters of their name. Older children also engage in discussions and activities about moving to school. They make independent choices, take turns and interact appropriately with other children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY433799 Local authority Sefton Inspection number 1108247 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 24

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 2 March 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives with her husband and two children aged 17 and seven years, in the Litherland area of Liverpool. Her husband, mother and daughter are registered as assistants. The childminder is a member of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) and has a degree in Education and Professional Development.

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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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