Childminder EY367207

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 September 2017 16 May 2013

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not obtain written permission from parents before administering medication to children.  At times, the childminder misses opportunities to strengthen children's understanding of how to manage risks and keep themselves safe.  The childminder does not regularly consider information about children's learning and development at home to help inform her planning.

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It has the following strengths

 Children develop close attachments with the childminder from the start. They are happy, settled and the childminder is caring and attentive to their needs. Children play well together, use good manners, share and take turns.  The childminder is a skilled teacher. She tailors her interactions to meet children's individual needs and abilities. The qualified childminder uses her knowledge of how children learn effectively to provide challenging experiences. This helps children progress towards being ready for school.  Children are developing into confident communicators. The childminder consistently uses simple techniques, such as modelling and extending words. This helps young children to develop key language skills at an early age.  Children benefit from daily, well-considered outings. This extends children's experiences and provides opportunities for children to socialise and learn about the wider world.

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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

 ensure written consent from parents is obtained before administering each medicine. 25/10/2017

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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

 increase children's understanding of safe practices and the impact their actions may have on their health and well-being  develop the methods for using information from parents about their child's learning and development at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children during play sessions and mealtimes.  The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including developmental records and feedback from parents.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a suitable knowledge of what would be of concern. She has attended recent training, which has helped to ensure she knows how to record and report any concerns about children’s welfare or safety. The childminder gains parents' views to help her reflect on her practice and make relevant changes. However, although she gains verbal consent, she is not meeting the requirement to obtain written permission from parents before she administers medication to children. The childminder monitors children's achievements and tracks children's progress. She shares her assessments with parents and acts to close any gaps in children's learning. However, the childminder does not make full use of information regarding children's learning and development at home to help her with this process.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder uses her observations of children in their play to recognise their individual interests. She uses age-appropriate and focused strategies to extend children's developing skills. Children are keen and motivated learners. For example, the childminder uses simple questions to encourage young children to explore a range of plastic characters. Using their emerging mathematical skills, children compare features and start to use numbers and colour names in their play. Children use simple descriptive words to talk about the similarities between the characters and their family members. Older children use their investigative skills to independently experiment with paint. They recognise how they can mix individual colours to create new colours. They enthusiastically relay their findings to the childminder, who offers lots of praise. She further enhances their curiosity by encouraging them to try new colour combinations and predict the outcomes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Overall, the childminder provides a safe and welcoming environment. Children benefit from having opportunities to explore the range of stimulating and interesting resources. However, the childminder misses some opportunities to develop children's understanding of how to keep themselves safe. Children follow good hygiene routines. The childminder works with families to promote healthy eating and children enjoy a range of nutritious snacks and meals. However, the process for administering medicines is not in line with requirements. From a young age children are developing an awareness of feelings and emotions. For example, children refer to toys as looking, 'sad' and they chat to the childminder about why this is and what they could do to make the toys happy.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They are curious learners who enjoying using their newly developing skills in their play. For example, children work with their friends to think about and plan how to send a robot on a set journey. They use a range of skills, including their mathematical, communication and literacy abilities, to program the toy to follow their instructions. Children develop skills that support their progress to the next stages in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367207 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 1062129 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives Epsom, Surrey. The childminder offers care four days a week from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder is in receipt of funding to provide 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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