Spalding, Tracey Sara

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 October 2017 23 January 2014

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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 Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Children's learning is hindered and they do not make sufficient progress. The childminder does not identify their starting points. She does not regularly observe or assess children's progress to ensure that gaps in their learning are swiftly identified and action is taken to narrow the gaps.  The childminder does not provide children with a wide range of activities and experiences that challenges them or promotes their development across all areas of learning.  The childminder's partnership with parents and other providers is not effective to promote consistency in children's care and learning. The childminder does not provide parents with information to support or extend children's care and education.  The childminder does not review or evaluate her setting effectively to enhance her practice.

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It has the following strengths

 Children's personal, social and emotional development is appropriately supported through praise and reassurance.  The childminder encourages children's physical development. Children take part in activities, such as woodland walks and outings to the park. This provides them with opportunities for fresh air and exercise on a regular basis.

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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

 implement effective use of ongoing observations and assessments to identify children's starting points, check their learning and development and incorporate children's individual next steps in learning 29/12/2017

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 ensure that the quality of teaching is improved and deliver all areas of learning through planned, purposeful play to ensure that children make good progress 29/12/2017

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 share information with parents and/or carers, and providers where children attend more than one setting, so that they are kept up to date with children's progress and are able to extend their learning. 29/12/2017

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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

 strengthen the evaluation process to include and act upon the views of parents and children to promote improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder's poor understanding of the learning and development requirements has a negative impact on children's progress. The childminder has a friendly relationship with parents and they discuss children's care on a regular basis. However, parents do not have the opportunity to extend their children's learning at home. The childminder does not act on parent feedback to make improvements. For example, recent parental feedback includes requests for more information about what children learn or take part in when in the childminder's care. In addition, the childminder does not share information with other providers, where children attend other settings, to promote a consistency in their learning and development. The childminder does not monitor or evaluate the service she provides to raise the quality of her teaching to a good standard. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a suitable knowledge and understanding of how to report child protection

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

concerns. She attends safeguarding training and knows the professionals to contact if she has a concern about a child in her care. The childminder completes regular risk assessments and keeps up to date with required training. For example, she maintains a first-aid certificate.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not plan a range of activities and experiences that covers all areas of learning. The childminder fails to identify some children's starting points and capabilities and she does not identify or plan for their next steps in learning. For example, children draw with coloured pencils. The childminder does not provide sufficient challenge or differentiation for the mixed age range of children drawing so the activity is the same for all. The childminder does make some observations and she tracks the progress of some children. However, she does not assess or promote the individual learning of all children. The activities and experiences children join in with do not challenge them sufficiently. For example, children build with large bricks and spontaneously name the colours of the bricks. The childminder praises the children's colour recognition but does not extend their learning further.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in teaching mean that children are not motivated or challenged in their learning. Nevertheless, the childminder supports children's understanding of appropriate ways to behave. She encourages them through suitable role modelling and her ongoing support to share during games and activities. For example, when children listen to a storybook with sounds, the childminder helps them to take turns. She provides opportunities for all children to be included in the story and for all children to take turns in pushing the buttons that make the sounds. The childminder provides opportunities for children to eat together, promoting opportunities to practise their social skills. Children develop a suitable understanding of how to lead healthy lifestyles.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not prepared for their next stage of learning and they are not developing all the skills they need to help them to be ready for school. The childminder does not provide enough stimulating opportunities for children to enjoy activities across all areas of learning to help them become keen learners. However, children use their imaginations as they take part in role-play activities. They fill up their shopping trollies and pretend to go shopping.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 123956 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1086938 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 January 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in Hertford. She operates from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-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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