Childminder, Out-of school day care in Brighton and Hove

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 September 2017 3 June 2015

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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 has failed to maintain a current first-aid certificate and a record of children's attendance as required. These are breaches of the Early Years Register and of the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not use self-evaluation consistently and accurately to support her in identifying weaknesses in practice and breaches of requirements. For example, she does not organise resources in the most effective way to enable children to make choices easily and develop their play independently.  The childminder does not build on the links she has with other early years settings that children attend, to help provide support and continuity in their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is caring, kind and friendly. Children behave well and form emotional bonds with the childminder. They show they feel settled and happy.  The childminder keeps parents informed about children's progress. For example, she meets with them regularly to discuss how well children are achieving.  The childminder provides a suitable range of activities that helps children make sound progress in relation to their starting points in learning.

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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

 obtain and maintain a relevant first-aid qualification that includes paediatric first-aid training for younger children and babies 30/11/2017

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Due Date

 maintain a daily record of the names of children being cared for and their hours of attendance. 20/09/2017

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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

 make better use of self-evaluation to precisely identify strengths and weaknesses in practice to help secure improvements and meet requirements  develop effective partnerships with other early years settings that children attend to support their continuity in care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's activities indoors and in the garden.  The inspector sampled children's learning records and other relevant documentation.  The inspector discussed childcare practice with the childminder.  The inspector checked the childminder's understanding of safeguarding procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has not maintained a record of children's attendance. However, there is no direct impact on the care of children with regard to this breach of requirements. The childminder does some monitoring and evaluation of activities and children's progress. However, she is not always able to evaluate her overall practice competently and identify areas needing improvement. For example, the childminder does not always keep up to date with changes in legislation and guidance to help ensure she meets all requirements. She has a sound awareness of how to keep children safe. The childminder implements suitable safety measures that help children stay safe in the home and on outings. She has sufficient understanding of how to safeguard children. Safeguarding is effective.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not form fully effective partnerships with other settings who share the education of children. For example, she does not find out about children's individual progress and next steps in learning at the other setting to enable her to provide continuity in their education. However, the childminder uses what she knows about children to plan activities that challenge and engage them. Since the previous inspection, the childminder has made improvements in the range of resources and this helps children benefit from exploring different sounds, materials and textures. The childminder extends children's learning and develops their communication skills. For example, they talked together about why they needed to wash the toy cars. The childminder builds on children's mathematical skills, for example, by counting wheels as they washed the cars outside. Children learn about weight and measurement, such as when they do cooking activities with the

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not have a current first-aid certificate. However, she has sufficient knowledge of how to deal with accidents and injuries to children appropriately. This significantly reduces any risk to children's well-being. The childminder helps children develop a sound understanding of how to stay safe. She reinforces their awareness of good personal hygiene procedures. For example, the childminder gently reminds children to put a hand over their mouth when they cough. Children enjoy physical exercise and develop their coordination. They eat healthily and have easy access to drinking water.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make steady progress in the skills they need to prepare them for school. However, weaknesses in the organisation of resources impacts on children's ability to develop their play and learning. Children concentrate at their favourite activities. They speak confidently and develop early writing skills. For example, as they carefully painted on paper plates they said, 'I'm making some footprints'. Children showed a sense of pride in their work as they showed their painting to adults. They develop sound social skills and play amicably with their friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY298645 Local authority Brighton & Hove Inspection number 1092178 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 7 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Hove, East Sussex. The childminder offers care from 7am to 7pm on Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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