Childminder in Greenwich

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 September 2017 22 June 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 does not evaluate her service well overall. She has taken action to address the issues raised at her last inspection but there are still some weaknesses in her provision.  The childminder does not consistently take prompt action, in partnership with parents, when children are at risk of falling behind in their learning. Not all children make good progress.  Children’s communication and language is not supported well. Children have few opportunities to learn new words and develop their vocabulary.  The childminder has not established good links with other schools and settings that children attend. This does not assure continuity in children’s care and development, or fully meet their learning needs.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides equipment that children can access independently and enjoy using.  The childminder uses resources within her local community to support children’s learning and development. For example, she visits local parks and playgrounds with children as part of supporting their physical development.  The childminder has established clear policies and procedures that inform her practice. She implements them effectively and shares them with parents.

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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 assessments of children's learning to promptly address areas where children are not progressing as expected, with the involvement of parents 05/11/2017

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 increase the opportunities for children to learn new words and vocabulary, and further develop their communication and language skills. 05/11/2017

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

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 build closer links with parents and other settings that children attend so that the learning and development needs of children can be consistently met, and parents are better able to support them at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector reviewed documents, including registers, policies, staff documentation and children's learning records.  The inspector observed interactions and activities provided for children, and assessed the impact of these on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times.  The inspector observed an activity that took place with the children and discussed this with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is aware of the potential risks that are posed to children and knows who to report concerns to should the need arise. The childminder attends meetings with other providers to keep up to date with current issues, and better understand how children learn and develop. She supports her assistant to complete training to increase her knowledge and skills, and regularly checks her ongoing suitability. The childminder is sometimes unclear about what other settings or schools children attend. She does not work effectively with all those who are involved in children's learning and development so that their needs are met well.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder supports children to develop mathematical skills. For example, the childminder encourages children pretending to play with the shop till to count in sequence as she passes coins to them. Children enjoy expressing themselves through music. They play instruments and dance, bouncing their bodies as they sing nursery rhymes with the childminder. The childminder provides opportunities for children to develop the small muscles in their hands they need for early writing, for example, as they use scissors to cut holes in card. Although the childminder completes accurate assessments of children, she does not always take prompt action when they do not make typical progress. She does not consistently work with parents so that plans are put in place to address children's learning needs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder forms good relationships with the children in her care, although links with parents and others are less successful in meeting children's needs. Children are happy and secure and often call to her for reassurance. They develop good self-care skills, for instance, as they use the toilet and wash their hands independently. The childminder helps children understand what to do in an emergency as they practise regular evacuations. They learn about their local community as they visit local parks. Children are not consistently supported to communicate in positive ways and they occasionally display unwanted behaviour.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children make steady, rather than consistently good, progress from their starting points. Those that need additional support to develop good communication and language skills do not always get the help that they need. Children develop good physical and self- care skills, for example, as they peel satsumas and pour their own drinks. They use their imaginations as they 'inject' dolls while pretending to be doctors. Younger children develop their mathematical skills as they sort and tidy items, and place them in small containers. Pre-school children start to write the letters of their name on their creative work. Children learn some of the basic skills that they need as they move on to school or their next stages of learning. Some children with communication and language needs do not progress as well as others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441565 Local authority Lewisham Inspection number 1057891 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 June 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham. The childminder works from 5.30am until 9pm, all week, all year round. She occasionally works with an assistant.

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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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