Childminder EY251184

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 November 2017 7 June 2017

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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 Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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

 At times the childminder uses words in general conversation that are not appropriate for children to hear.  When the childminder needs to tackle children's unwanted behaviour she occasionally uses inappropriate language, describing it as ‘naughty’, before explaining why she is unhappy with the behaviour.  The childminder sometimes fails to identify minor risks, such as items placed on chairs that may easily fall onto children if dislodged.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has a well-developed knowledge of the children in her care. She adapts activities to meet the needs of children, skilfully building in elements of challenge while supporting children to succeed. Children make progress that is typical for their age.  The childminder uses what she knows about the children to plan activities that take into account children's interests and the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to develop.  Children are happy and show that they feel secure when they are with the childminder.  The childminder shares information about children's development with parents and other professionals. This helps her to have a fully rounded overview of each child and their individual needs.

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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

 update knowledge of how to manage children's behaviour in a positive way by accessing appropriate professional development opportunities and eliminate the use of inappropriate language when children are present. 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

 review where personal items, such as bags of shopping, are stored in the home so that they are not in places where children can accidentally pull them over.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Since her last inspection the childminder has made changes to improve her service and to meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage statutory framework. The childminder's ability to assess risk has improved. Some minor issues were identified and discussed at the inspection and the childminder responded positively to the discussions by making small changes to improve safety within the home. The childminder's recent training and development has been limited to first aid and safeguarding. While she is knowledgeable about how young children learn she does lapse at times in the way she speaks in front of children. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder understands her role and responsibility in protecting children from harm. She has a keen knowledge and understanding of the signs which indicate that a child may be at risk of harm and abuse.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are very interested in the activities the childminder plans for them. The childminder's assessment of children is accurate and pin points the gaps in children's development. The activities she provides are well-targeted at the areas of development where children are most in need of support, such as speech and language development. Alongside this the childminder is also keenly aware that children need to develop skills across all areas of learning, for example, manipulating small items to develop their fine motor skills so that they can handle small tools such as scissors. She is thoughtful and carefully considers how children can refine their skills, for example, she provided cardboard tubes and sticks for threading and when children had mastered this skill she provided laces and cotton reels as a progression activity.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

When children need reminding about the expectation for their behaviour the childminder does not always approach this positively, using words such as ‘naughty’. While this has not affected the children's emotional well-being it is not the best practice when working with young children to help them to understand what acceptable behaviour in society is. Children behave well for the vast majority of the time. Children are confident and settled in the childminder's care. They are independent and play happily with the range of activities provided by the childminder for long periods of time. Children approach the childminder for support and invite her to join in their play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children's development is at levels that are typical for their age. Children who need extra help receive focused support which enables them to improve more quickly in the areas of development being worked on. Children show interest in books. They recognise favourite characters, identify animals from pictures and anticipate what is going to happen next in their favourite stories. Young children make good attempts at dressing themselves to go outdoors. Children are developing a broad range of skills to support them in their future education.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY251184 Local authority Nottingham City Inspection number 1108646 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Nottingham. She operates her provision all year round from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday except for 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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