Childminder in Derbyshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 November 2017 25 February 2015

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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 Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

 The childminder does not consistently observe children's learning to assess their starting points and levels of achievement, and identify what they need to learn next, to enable her to plan suitably challenging experiences.  The childminder does not exchange enough information with parents to tailor learning closely to children's individual needs and to support parents in continuing children's learning at home.  The childminder does not make the best use of self-evaluation to evaluate her teaching, assessment and planning for children's learning, to raise the quality of provision to a good level.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder describes what is happening and models language as children play. She helps children to develop their understanding, speaking and listening skills.  Children display confidence and independence in the childminder's care. They clearly enjoy the time they spend with the childminder, who is warm and friendly. The childminder sets out toys and resources that she knows they like.  The childminder has good professional relationships with other settings children attend. They exchange information about children's care and social skills and the childminder uses this to help her to complement children's experiences.  The childminder supports children's health. For example, she discusses healthy meals and snacks with them, and teaches them good personal hygiene practices.

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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

 observe and assess children's learning to identify their starting points and what they need to learn next, and use this information to plan suitably challenging experiences 31/12/2017

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Due Date

 improve the exchange of information with parents to tailor learning to children's individual needs and to support parents in continuing children's learning at home. 31/12/2017

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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 way in which self-evaluation is used, to identify and target ways to raise the quality of teaching, planning and assessment, and to evaluate the impact on children's learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed children's learning with the childminder following an activity.  The inspector observed activities, speaking to children at appropriate times while they played.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about the daily routines and children's individual learning and development.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder knows the signs of abuse and how to report any concerns about children's safety or welfare. She knows the importance of keeping her safeguarding knowledge up to date and does this through attending training and engaging with local authority advisors. The childminder engages with local professional support networks to share information and ideas about practice. However, her self-evaluation process does not identify weaknesses in her observations and assessments of children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder finds out from parents about children's health and care needs when children first start. However, she does not make initial assessments of children's learning and developmental levels. She does not fully identify what children already know and can do to inform her initial planning. She does not consistently assess children's ongoing development to identify and close any gaps in their learning. Some activities that she provides for children are not challenging enough to help them to make consistently good progress. However, the childminder does have an appropriate understanding of how children learn and she provides toys and resources to engage them in play. For example, children learn to count objects and match colours as they play a game. Older children are beginning to recognise written numerals. The childminder supports children in counting up to 10, asking them which number comes next. She uses positional language and asks

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

appropriate questions to help children complete simple jigsaws.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder keeps children safe in her care. She makes regular checks of fire safety equipment in her home and takes reasonable steps to minimise any possible risks to children's safety. Children play with the resources they choose and politely ask for different activities that they cannot easily reach. For example, they dress up, play imaginatively, make marks and play games. Children learn how to join in with tidying away equipment before moving on to the next activity. The childminder provides praise and encouragement to children when they tend to their own care needs. Children gain confidence, self-awareness and an understanding of their own needs.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children behave well, are self-assured and play well together. They make independent choices in their play and cooperate well when they take turns in a game. Children are developing some basic literacy and mathematical skills. For example, they enjoy drawing, describing the marks they make and completing simple puzzles. Children confidently communicate their needs and interests to the childminder and each other. They develop some key skills that will help to prepare them for their move on to school. However, the childminder does not support individual children well enough to help them learn as much as possible and some children are not working at typical levels for their ages.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 207679 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1089960 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002 and lives in Tibshelf, Alfreton in Derbyshire. She operates Monday to Thursday, from 7.30am to 5pm, all year round, except for Christmas, bank holidays and 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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