Childminder EY457871

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 September 2017 9 July 2013

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not conduct effective risk assessments of her garden. There are a number of hazards that the childminder has failed to identify which significantly compromise children's safety and welfare. For example, broken glass is present in areas of the garden that are accessible to children.  The childminder does not ensure that she obtains all information from parents which is legally required to safeguard children before they start.  The childminder's evaluation of her provision is not rigorous enough to help her identify breaches in the requirements and target areas that require addressing.  At times, during planned activities the childminder does not make good use of opportunities that arise to extend children's learning about the natural world.

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It has the following strengths

 Children's behaviour is good. The childminder uses a range of age-appropriate strategies to promote positive behaviour, such as sticker charts and rewards. Children show that they are proud of their achievements and demonstrate high levels of self- esteem.  The well-qualified childminder demonstrates good teaching skills. She understands how children learn and adapts her methods well to meet the individual capabilities of children. Children are motivated, enjoy learning and make good progress.

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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 that risks to children in the garden are identified and minimised 13/10/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that the required information is obtained from parents about each child, including their date of birth, emergency contact details for all parents and information about who has parental responsibility. 13/10/2017

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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

 use self-evaluation to identify and address weaknesses in practice and raise the overall quality of the provision  adapt teaching during planned activities to extend and elaborate on children's understanding of the natural world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and free play. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector observed a planned activity with the childminder and jointly evaluated the teaching.  The inspector looked at a range of documents, including evidence of the suitability of the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector viewed written feedback provided by parents prior to the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not identify all risks to ensure that children are kept safe from harm. For example, on the day of the inspection there was broken glass in the garden. A heavy unused garage door is propped up and a large number of nettles grow in areas where children regularly play, posing a risk to children. The childminder has not identified the risks and children can easily access these areas. Despite this, the childminder knows the signs to be concerned about in relation to child protection. She knows how to report a concern if she is worried about a child's welfare. The childminder does not always ensure that all required information about children is obtained before they start. She is aware of the information she must obtain and states that she has given the form to parents. However, she has allowed a child to start without the information in place. This includes a child's date of birth, emergency contact details for

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

all parents and information about who has parental responsibility. The childminder does not reflect on the quality of her provision. She has not considered the improvements that are required. Despite this, the childminder is well qualified and attends training to help enhance her teaching skills. For example, she has attended phonics training and uses the knowledge gained to improve her teaching strategies for older children. The childminder has established effective links with other settings that children attend. She finds out what children are learning at other settings and uses the information to complement their learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how young children learn. She works with parents to establish what children already know when they first start. The childminder uses her observations to inform accurate assessments and monitors children's learning closely. She engages babies in play with colourful scarfs. Babies wait in anticipation as the childminder counts to three, before she pulls away the scarf and they both giggle with delight. This helps babies to build relationships, promotes their concentration and introduces them to early counting. Older children enjoy using their hands to paint and make prints. The childminder introduces the concept of colour mixing. Children enjoy making predictions and testing out their ideas when they mix the colours together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management have a negative impact on children's safety and welfare. Despite this, children are settled and have good relationships with the childminder. The childminder is attentive to children and is kind and caring in her approach. She gathers information from parents, such as feeding and sleep preferences. This helps her to follow routines from home and support children's physical well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress. They are developing key skills in readiness for starting school. For example, children capably put on their coats and persevere at putting on their shoes. Babies show developing communication skills as they use their voice to gain attention and copy actions. Older children are developing mathematical understanding. They recognise shapes and numbers and can count objects up to five.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY457871 Local authority Tameside Inspection number 1066598 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in the Denton area of Manchester. She operates all year around, Monday to Sunday, from 7am until 6pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder offers overnight care. She provides funded early education for three-year-old children.

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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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