Childminder in Kent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 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 does not always provide younger children with suitably challenging activities and experiences to extend their learning and help them make consistently good progress.  The childminder's teaching strategies are not fully effective. Her interactions with children in their play and activities do not guide and develop their learning well enough.  The childminder does not offer younger children enough opportunities to make choices about what they want to play with and direct their own learning.  The childminder has not made effective use of her evaluations of her provision to identify all weaknesses in practice, to raise outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has positive relationships with parents. She shares information about children's daily care routines and activities they have taken part in, to help support parents in continuing their children's learning at home.  Children have close bonds with the nurturing childminder. This helps them to settle well. Children behaviour is age appropriate. They are content and enjoy their time in the childminder's home.  The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of the requirements and of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about children's welfare.

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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

 plan a wide range of suitably challenging activities and experiences for children that take into account their individual needs, interests and stages of development, to help them make consistently good progress 12/04/2018

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Due Date

 improve the quality of interactions with children, responding to their emerging needs and interests to extend their learning. 12/03/2018

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

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Due Date

 provide more opportunities for children to make choices, follow their interests and lead their own learning  make effective use of self-evaluation to identify weaknesses in practice and target areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector read letters from parents to gain their views on the service they receive.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including safeguarding policies and procedures and children's learning folders.  The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children and spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder carries out risk assessments of her home and for outings in the local community to help keep children safe at all times. For instance, she ensures that she cleans up any spillages quickly. She has a secure understanding of the signs and symptoms that might indicate a concern in relation to safeguarding and knows how to make a referral. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder does not make effective use of self-evaluation. She has not identified the weaknesses in the quality of teaching to raise outcomes for children. The childminder is aware of the importance of working closely with other early years professionals to help provide continuity in children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder carries out observations and assessments of the children's development. She uses information gained from parents to help establish children's starting points for learning. However, she does not consistently use what she knows about the children to tailor activities to their individual needs. In her interactions with children, she does not consistently model language and build on their understanding, for instance, of colours and shapes. Children practise their hand-eye coordination and physical skills, for example, as they aim and throw balls. The childminder reads with the children and encourages them to count, for instance, the number of bees on the page.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not enable children to access a range of resources to extend their play independently and make decisions about what they use. Children learn about the importance of exercise and a healthy diet. They have opportunities to explore and play in the outdoor environment. For example, they go to the local park to run around and play football. Children learn to value similarities and differences in their families and cultures. They develop their social skills. For example, children learn to share and take turns as they use a pop-up tunnel. The childminder closely supervises children at mealtimes and talks to them about the importance of eating fruit and vegetables.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are making steady, rather than good, progress in their learning. Children are happy and confident in the childminder's home. They are developing some skills needed for their future learning and beginning to manage simple tasks independently. For example, they are eager to sit down at the table for breakfast and learn to use cutlery correctly. Children learn appropriate hygiene and self-care routines in readiness for their eventual move on to nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY495960 Local authority Kent Inspection number 1034873 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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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 Dartford, Kent. She provides care Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm for most of the year.

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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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