Childminder, Out-of school day care in Telford and Wrekin

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 1 February 2018 Not applicable

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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 is not aware of the need to notify Ofsted about changes in her registration, such as providing overnight care to children. This is a breach of the Early Years and Childcare Registers.  The childminder does not consistently record the times children arrive and leave her care. This prevents her from fully ensuring children's safety. This is a breach of the Early Years and Childcare Registers.  The childminder does not have appropriate arrangements in place to provide assistants with effective support. As a result, they are unable to raise the level of learning and development of children to a good standard.  The childminder does not consistently monitor children's progress to ensure that any gaps in their learning are swiftly addressed.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder offers a warm and welcoming environment. Children are happy to attend and enjoy their time with her. They build strong bonds with the childminder, her family and assistants.  Children access toys and activities of their choice. This helps children to become confident and independent learners.  The childminder establishes effective partnerships with parents and other early years settings children attend and shares information.

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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

 ensure Ofsted is informed of changes to registration, such as providing overnight care 15/02/2018

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 maintain an accurate daily record of the names of all children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance 15/02/2018

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 ensure appropriate support is in place for assistants to help them become confident in their roles and responsibilities to raise the level of care provided to children. 15/02/2018

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 improve the arrangements for monitoring children's progress so that any gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and support is swiftly put in place.

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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 a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, assistants and children at appropriate times. She looked at relevant documentation and checked the suitability of persons living and working on the premises.  The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder is not fully aware of current legislation. She failed to notify Ofsted that she is providing overnight care, which she is not registered for. The childminder generally records the hours and days she cares for children. However, on occasions the record is inaccurate. This is a breach in legal requirements. Despite this, safeguarding is effective. The childminder attends child protection training and has a suitable understanding of how to protect children from harm and the procedures to follow if she has any concerns. The childminder keeps children safe in her home and risk assessments are carried out on a regular basis. The childminder's professional development is appropriate and she keeps up to date with training. However, she does not consistently monitor and evaluate the quality of her assistants' practice enough. This does not support them to improve their teaching skills to help promote children's learning even further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder provides activities and resources according to children's interests and observes them as they play. However, she does not use this information to plan for children's individual next steps in learning. This means that identified gaps are not quickly addressed. Partnerships with parents are generally good. The childminder obtains information from parents about what children can do and like to do when they first start. She uses this information to begin to plan activities. The childminder actively joins in with the children's play. She encourages children to 'have a go' and to learn new skills. Children use different shaped containers and scoops to fill and empty coloured rice. The childminder talks to younger children, providing and repeating new words to build on their language. She models good vocabulary and provides children with opportunities to develop their understanding of counting and shape.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder interacts positively with children. She promotes their confidence and self- esteem well as she acknowledges their achievements. The childminder encourages children to follow routine hygiene practices and healthy lifestyles. For example, they are physically active and enjoy healthy and well-balanced food and drinks. Children behave well. The childminder gives gentle reminders to children. They know and understand not to run indoors and to sit at the table for meals and snacks.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Due to the weakness in planning and assessment of next steps for children's learning, children do not make good enough progress. Nevertheless, children gain suitable skills to help them with their move on to school. Children are curious learners, they concentrate well and engage in activities for some time. They make independent decisions and decide which toys and equipment they want to play with and confidently ask for these.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493904 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 1032348 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Telford. She works Monday to Saturday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a relevant early years qualification at level 3. She works with two assistants.

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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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