Setting EY536612

Report for Childcare on Domestic Premises

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 November 2017 Not applicable

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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:

 The childminder has not returned relevant forms to Ofsted in a timely manner so that Ofsted can complete necessary suitability checks on assistants and other support staff who work on the premises.  The childminders and assistants do not ensure that they keep information on children in a confidential manner, and they do not keep an accurate record of children's attendance.  Children receive limited opportunities to explore activities and resources that help them to understand and operate technology.  The childminder's procedures for evaluating her provision are not effective enough to help her identify and address all gaps in the provision of care for children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminders and assistants implement effective systems to monitor children's abilities, plan for their learning and help them make good progress.  Children learn how to use numbers in everyday situations. Older children confidently recognise numbers up to 10 and know simple shapes and language for measurement.  Children have daily opportunities to be active. Young children receive good support when learning new skills, such as learning to use physical play equipment. Older children practise jumping skills and competently ride tricycles.  Partnership with parents are developing well. The childminder has systems for sharing information with parents to promote consistency of care and learning for children.

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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

 provide the required information to Ofsted in a timely manner to ensure the suitability of any person living or working on the premises can be determined 04/12/2017

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Due Date

 keep children's records, including incident reports, in a confidential manner and only make available to people who have a right or professional need to see them 28/11/2017

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Due Date

 maintain an accurate daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance. 28/11/2017

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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

 increase opportunities for children to understand and use everyday technology, and learn about how things work to broaden their skills  develop the use of the self-evaluation process to carefully monitor the quality of the provision, and clearly identify and act on areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held a meeting with the childminder and spoke to the other childminder, assistants and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed the childminders and assistants interaction with the children, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector viewed areas of the home used for childminding purposes and the equipment used for supporting children's safety.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's assessment records, the attendance register, assistant records and training certificates, and incident records.  The inspector took an account of parents' views from the questionnaires provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has failed to notify Ofsted of changes to the persons she employs to work with children, including others who work as support staff on the premises. However, this has minimal impact on the children's safety because new assistants who are not yet vetted are not left alone with children and other staff have been suitably checked. The childminder has an appropriate system for recording accidents or any incidents. However, some records are not kept in a confidential manner to protect children's privacy and the register of attendance is not maintained, as required. The childminder works with a co- childminder and assistants and the ratios are well maintained. The childminder holds regular one-to-one supervisory sessions with assistants and encourages them to attend training courses to develop their knowledge on safeguarding. The childminder knows how to proceed if she is concerned about the welfare of a child. Safeguarding is effective. The

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

childminder and her co-childminder regularly work alongside assistants to support them in their role. However, the childminder does not evaluate her practice thoroughly to identify gaps in requirements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her staff regularly assess the children's abilities. They make good use of the information to plan next steps to support and help the children to move on in their learning. The staff read stories to the children to develop their literacy skills. For example, they encourage young children to develop book-handling skills and to join in during story time. In addition, the staff encourage children to re-tell familiar stories and they use this opportunity to help children learn about road safety. At times, they miss opportunities to develop children's skills in how to use technology-based resources.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Although the arrangements to determine the suitability of adults are not robust, overall, children learn how to stay safe. They also learn about the importance of good hygiene practices. They eat nutritious meals and are encouraged to drink water throughout the day so they do not get thirsty. The childminder and staff carry out daily risk assessments and check resources to help reduce hazards. Staff make clear their expectations and explain boundaries to help children understand right from wrong and to share with others. Children begin to remind each other to take turns when playing with resources.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from when they start. They are happy, settled and motivated to learn. Young children learn to string words together to develop their communication and language. Older children enjoy participating in conversations with other children and adults, and recall past experiences. Children's independence skills are developing well. Young children enjoy stacking up blocks and say they are making a tower. Older children enjoy making marks, such as circles and lines. Some children are learning to write their first names. Children are gaining the skills needed in readiness for when they move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536612 Local authority Newham Inspection number 1117997 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Domestic Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 13 Number of children on roll 12

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

Beeckton Bunnies Child Care registered in 2016. The setting operates from a residential property in Beckton, in the London Borough of Newham. It opens Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, for 47 weeks in the year. The childminder employs three members of staff to work with the children. This includes a co-childminder and two assistants. The childminder and two members of staff hold appropriate early years qualifications. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two and three years. She follows the Montessori teaching philosophy.

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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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