Childminder in West Northamptonshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 September 2017 Not applicable

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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 Good 2

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

 The childminder has not ensured that she has provided Ofsted with the required information to enable them to complete suitability checks for her assistant and a member of her household.  At times, some children who have English as an additional language do not have many opportunities to see and hear words in their home language.  On occasions, the childminder does not swiftly adapt activities to fully take account of children's varying levels of engagement.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides a wealth of well-organised toys and resources that children enjoy exploring. Children follow their own ideas confidently and make links in their learning. All children make good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder monitors her assistant's practice and provides opportunities, such as supervision and training, for her to improve her knowledge and skills. The assistant is undertaking training to achieve an appropriate early year's qualification at level 2 and has improved her understanding of how children learn.  The childminder supports children emotional needs well. She help children to share popular toys and take turns. Children learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, the childminder and assistant remind them to sit safely on chairs.

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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

 provide Ofsted with all of the required information to complete suitability checks on all people who live or work on the childminding premises. 26/10/2018

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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

 provide even more opportunities for children to use their home languages in the setting to further support their settling-in and language development at home  re-shape activities even further to fully consider children's different levels of engagement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning during a planned activity.  The inspector talked to the childminder and her assistant about their practice, including self-evaluation at appropriate points throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's learning records, policies and procedures, adults' suitability checks and risk assessments.  The inspector considered the views of children and the feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has not enabled Ofsted to fully assess the suitability of her assistant and a household member. Despite this, safeguarding is effective. She has ensured that Disclosure and Barring Service checks are complete for both. The assistant does not have unsupervised access to children and the household member is never present when minded children are on the premises. The childminder follows safe recruitment procedures when hiring her assistant. They demonstrate a secure understanding of how to report any concerns they have about children's welfare. The childminder uses her ongoing checks of children's learning and development to address any areas where children make slower progress. The childminder considers the views and advice of parents, her assistant and the local authority when making improvements in practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Occasionally, the childminder does not respond quickly enough when younger children begin to lose interest to help them maintain the best possible focus. While the childminder effectively helps children who speak English as an additional language to learn English, there is variable support for them to hear and speak their home languages. Those who are new to the setting do not enjoy the same support as others. Overall, the childminder and her assistant support children's learning well. All children enjoy listening to stories and the assistant uses skilled questions and explanations to successfully extend their language and ideas. The childminder teaches children mathematical skills well. Children count cars and use mathematical language, such as 'tall' and 'long'. Children benefit from weekly opportunities to learn the sounds that letters represent. The childminder provides daily feedback and termly learning reviews that describe children's progress and give parents

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

ideas about how to support their child's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has proactively ensured that the weakness in leadership and management does not have a detrimental impact on children's welfare. She teaches children to value each other's differences well, for example, she reads stories that value children's own cultural background. Overall, the childminder effectively supports children's to settle well. She follows children's home routines, such as considering their food preferences. She helps children to learn good hygiene routines and effectively supports their self-care skills.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are gaining the skills to help prepare them well for the next stage in their learning, including school. For example, they learn to count and to recognise letters. Children who are less confident communicators make good progress and learn to talk confidently in sentences as a result of targeted support. Children are inquisitive. They use their imaginations and problem-solving skills, such as when exploring the link between a ramp's gradient and the objects travelling down it.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489207 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1017208 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in the village of Wootton, Northampton. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works alongside 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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Telephone number

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