Childminder EY369472

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 October 2017 16 June 2014

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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 has not extended her skills and knowledge of the learning requirements fully, to raise the quality of her teaching and to raise outcomes for children.  Although the childminder carries out observations and assessments of children’s progress, these are not accurate or precise. The childminder does not precisely identify children’s individual learning needs and planned activities do not offer children the appropriate level of challenge.  The childminder does not extend her partnerships with parents to gain a more in-depth understanding of children’s individual development needs on entry to her setting. This does not help her to plan precisely for children’s learning needs.  Self-evaluation is not fully effective and does not enable the childminder to clearly identify the weaknesses in the quality of her teaching or her assessment process.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and secure in the childminder’s care. They develop strong bonds with the childminder and she meets their emotional needs well.  Parents are happy with the care that their children receive. They say that they are happy with the information that they receive about their children’s time with the childminder.  Children benefit from making their own independent choices about what they would like to play with. They have opportunities to develop their physical skills, such as when they use the bicycles and scooters in the garden.

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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

 improve knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements, to raise the quality of teaching, learning and assessment 11/11/2017

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Due Date

 develop the monitoring procedures to precisely identify children's stage of development, and use the information gained to support planning to offer children challenge. 11/11/2017

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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

 extend partnerships with parents to gain in-depth information about children's starting points when they first attend, to support planning for their individual next steps in learning  develop the use of self-evaluation to identify key areas for development, to raise the quality of teaching and outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation and children's records.  The inspector read written statements from parents and took their views into account.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder and children during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands the procedures that she should follow to report her concerns about children's welfare. She has evaluated her practice and identified some areas for improvement. However, she has not effectively identified the weaknesses in her teaching and assessment process. The childminder does not keep her professional development fully up to date, to enable her to develop her knowledge of meeting children's individual learning needs. She gathers information from parents to meet children's care needs but she does not seek information about children's stage of development when they first attend her setting, to help her to plan suitable activities to meet their individual needs. The childminder has contacted the other professionals who care for the children to try to share information about their progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder observes children as they play and are engaged in activities. However, she does not use the information well enough to assess their capabilities and identify areas where they may need support. She plans activities for children using their interests but does not fully consider their age and developmental stage. The childminder does not consistently provide appropriate challenge for children and sometimes they become bored. The childminder supports children's literacy well. For example, she uses props to involve the children in storytelling and points at the pictures as she reads the story. She extends the activity by asking questions about the story. Children enjoy free play and confidently access the resources that they would like to play with.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder acts a good role model for children. She sets clear boundaries and children are fully aware of the behavioural expectations for the setting. They behave well. Older children are helpful and show consideration for the younger children as they play. For example, they happily give the younger children space to climb and explore the playhouse even though they were playing with it first. Older children become independent at carrying out tasks. For example, they manage their own personal hygiene well and confidently dress and undress out of their uniform. However, due to the occasional lack of challenge in activities on offer, children are not consistently motivated to learn. They sometimes struggle to remain focused and engaged. The childminder helps children adopt healthy lifestyles. They learn that they must eat their sandwiches before they have their treats from their lunchbox and talk about eating the fruit because it is healthy.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children develop some of the skills that will support them with their future learning. For example, older children develop their language skills well and confidently express their opinions. Younger children display a love of books, which supports their early literacy development. However, inaccurate assessments of children's progress mean that they are not fully supported to make the progress of which they are capable.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY369472 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 1068867 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 June 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Caversfield, near Bicester, Oxfordshire. The childminder operates from 7am until 5.30pm from Tuesday to Friday all year round.

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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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