Childminder EY413302

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 October 2017 16 January 2017

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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 complete the progress check for children aged between two and three years or provide parents with a summary of children’s development.  Information from assessment and planning is not used regularly and effectively enough to provide sufficient challenge. Children do not make good enough progress.  Partnerships with parents are not yet strong enough to fully support them to continue children’s learning at home.  Two-way information is not shared effectively with other settings that children attend.  Reflections on practice are not used effectively to identify clear priorities and plans for improvement, including professional development.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and settled. They enjoy secure relationships with the childminder.  Children behave well and show that they feel a sense of belonging in the childminder's home. The childminder models good manners and provides appropriate boundaries.  The childminder gives children praise and encouragement during activities. This supports their growing self-esteem and confidence.  Children enjoy regular outings into the community.

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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

 complete the progress check for all children aged between two and three years and provide parents with a written summary of their child's development in the prime areas 19/11/2017

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Due Date

 build further on improvements to assessment and planning to help to ensure all children are sufficiently and consistently challenged and make good progress. 19/11/2017

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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 partnership working with parents to help them to continue their child's learning at home  develop partnership working with other settings that children attend to help ensure continuity of learning and care  improve reflections on practice to clearly identify and prioritise targets for improvement, including professional development, so that all children are supported to make good progress.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed an evaluated activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children, at appropriate times, throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including evidence of the suitability of the childminder.  The inspector took into account the views of parents, in written feedback.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has not evaluated her practice thoroughly to identify all improvements needed to raise the quality and standards of her provision. Nevertheless, the childminder has sought advice and has made some progress in addressing the actions and recommendations from the previous inspection. For example, the childminder has focused on supporting the development of children's early mathematical skills more effectively. Overall, she has established some daily exchanges of information with parents about children's care and experiences. However, the childminder does not provide parents with a summary of the fully completed progress check for children aged between two and three years to help to quickly identify and share any gaps in learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure understanding of child protection and procedures to follow should she have concerns about a child's safety.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable. Although the childminder generally understands how children learn, at times the activities provided are insufficiently stimulating to motivate them. She does not use information from her own observations and assessments well to encourage parents to support further learning at home. In addition, she does not regularly exchange information with other early years settings, attended by children in her care, to help support their progress. Children enjoy collecting and counting leaves from the garden. They make marks with paintbrushes and choose their own paint colours. The childminder provides new words, such as 'spiky', to describe the leaf shapes and provides an ongoing commentary during their play. This helps to encourage the development of children's communication and language skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder's home is welcoming and inviting. However, as the progress check for children aged between two and three years is not completed, children are not always promptly given the support they require. Children make some independent choices in their play from the available resources. Activities outside the childminder's home help to support children's understanding of the wider community. Children learn how to keep themselves safe when playing on large equipment at local parks. The childminder provides tailored settling-in periods to help children settle well in her home. The childminder gathers information from parents about children's likes and dislikes and what they can do from the start.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are developing some of the basic skills that they will need for their future learning and the eventual move on to nursery and school. They are developing their early mathematical skills, including an understanding of shape and size. Children are mixing with others at playgroups, in readiness for the next stage of their learning. They cooperate well with daily routines and are beginning to learn some self-care skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413302 Local authority Newcastle Inspection number 1107742 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 January 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She operates all year round, from 7am to 5pm on Monday to Friday, except for family holidays.

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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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Telephone number

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