Childminder 319891

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 February 2018 21 July 2014

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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 have effective partnerships with parents to ensure learning assessments are shared. She is not routinely encouraging them to contribute to their children's development.  Sometimes, children are not appropriately challenged when taking part in activities. Opportunities are sometimes missed to extend learning based on children's emerging development needs. Not all children make good progress.  Continual professional development is not actively in place for the childminder to keep up to date with changes. She does not identify areas for improvement in her practice and does not have links with other professionals to support her development.  The childminder's teaching skills do not always allow children to develop their thinking abilities to extend their own learning in play.

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It has the following strengths

 Children explore their wider community and enjoy regular and varied outings.  The childminder ensures children are happy and well settled in her care, and they have confidence in social situations. She sensitively supports their emotional well-being when their routines may be changing, such as when they start a new setting or school.  The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment for children to enjoy.  Children are developing early mathematical skills. For example, they count regularly in their play and measure amounts during baking activities.

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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 suitable and challenging next steps to focus all children's learning, reflect their individual needs and develop their capabilities further 30/03/2018

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 ensure opportunities for parents to contribute to the assessment process are provided when children start and to support their children's ongoing development and progress. 30/03/2018

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

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 make better use of the self-evaluation process to ensure continual development occurs and is monitored to improve skills  broaden opportunities in planning to extend children's thinking skills.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder expresses good expectations for her standard of care and has attended a variety of training programmes in the past. However, she has not proactively kept up to date with her understanding or developed new skills. Parents are given opportunities to access their children's learning profiles. However, they are not effectively engaged in contributing to the assessment process. The childminder has an awareness of the signs and symptoms of abuse and where to go to raise a concern. She keeps her knowledge of child protection up to date. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has started to identify some areas of her setting to improve, such as the outdoor area.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children take part in a variety of activities planned from an awareness of their current interests. They are given choices and asked some questions during play. The childminder engages children in activities, although teaching skills have not been developed sufficiently to ensure children are suitably challenged for their age. The childminder gives children choices within play and provides a range of resources for them to access and investigate. She tracks children's progress at regular intervals and can identify their abilities. However, she does not use this information effectively to plan focused next steps in learning for individual children. The childminder shares information regarding children's ongoing care needs with other settings that they attend to provide consistency.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder promotes a positive environment and ensures children access the outdoors daily to support their health and well-being. Children have good opportunities to become aware of people and their differences in the wider community. This is then supported well through discussion to create an awareness and understanding of the diverse society they live in. Children form secure attachments to the childminder and are confident within the setting. They are polite and developing independence and self- awareness. For example, children know to wash their hands after messy play to keep clean. The childminder ensures the children eat healthy food each day and provides a safe space for them to play in. Children are well behaved and develop friendships.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children do not make more than typical progress in all areas of learning expected for their age. They do not readily fully extend their thinking skills during their play. Children express their needs and requests appropriately. The older children are starting to develop some key skills in preparation for school. For example, they practise writing the letters in their name.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 319891 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 1103708 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1994 and lives in Wetherby, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate childcare qualification.

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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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