Childminder EY490469

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 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 quality of teaching is inconsistent. The childminder does not plan a wide range of challenging activities to support all children’s development fully across all areas of learning.  The childminder does not evaluate her practice successfully to ensure all requirements are met and ongoing improvements are made.  The childminder does not effectively support individual children’s personal sleep routines and does not fully encourage children to eat healthily or help them learn about adopting healthy lifestyles.  The childminder does not seek detailed information from parents when children join to identify what they already know and use it to precisely plan activities right from the start.  The childminder does not provide meaningful opportunities for children to learn about other people’s different cultures, backgrounds and the wider world.

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It has the following strengths

 Children settle quickly and enjoy attending.  Young children form a strong bond with the childminder. They are independent and curious learners.  The childminder has a secure understanding of how to protect children from harm and completes effective risk assessments to keep children safe.

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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

 plan more effectively and improve the quality of teaching to provide more challenging activities for different aged children, to fully promote their learning across all areas so they make consistently good progress 16/03/2018

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 ensure appropriate arrangements for children to rest and sleep throughout the day and provide healthy snacks and meals to support children's healthy lifestyles. 16/02/2018

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

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 use self-evaluation effectively to improve the overall quality of the provision to a good standard  gain more information from parents about what children can do when they first start and use this and ongoing assessments to extend learning in the setting and at home  ensure children have more opportunities to learn about diversity and the wider world.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children and assessed the quality of teaching.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the learning and development and welfare requirements.  The inspector sampled the children's learning and assessment records, policies and other relevant documentation.  The inspector considered parents' and children's views and sampled a number of questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder seeks the views of parents, children and her local authority support worker to improve her practice. However, she does not evaluate successfully to identify and make changes to benefit children and there are some weaknesses in her practice. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of how to keep children safe. She has a clear understanding of what action to take if she has a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder shows a strong commitment to attending relevant training to extend her knowledge and skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not plan interesting learning experiences to capture different aged children's interests and engage them in purposeful play. For example, during the inspection, although young children enjoyed learning about colours and shapes they had limited opportunities to develop their knowledge across all areas of learning. In addition, children are not encouraged to learn about their similarities and differences or the diversity in the wider world. Although the childminder gains some information from parents when children join, she does not effectively obtain details about their interests and existing skills to help her plan for them to make the best possible progress from their starting points. Furthermore, she does not successfully share information about their ongoing progress or encourage parents to extend their children's learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not teach children the benefits of eating healthy snacks and nutritious meals. For example, she gives children sweets and crisps for good behaviour and they have limited opportunities to eat a wide range of healthy foods. Despite this, on the day of inspection, the children behaved well. The arrangements for children to rest and sleep are ineffective. For example, as all children sleep in the same play area, there are lots of distractions and minimal opportunities for them to rest. Despite this, young children are generally happy, confident and content. The childminder effectively offers praise and encouragement. This helps to build their self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Although children make progress in line with their expected ages and stages, the weaknesses in the quality of teaching do not help them to make the progress of which they are capable. Despite this, young children are inquisitive, self-motivated and show a positive attitude towards learning. For example, they enjoy exploring books and learn new vocabulary about insects and bugs. Children's physical development is particularly strong. Young children gain the skills that adequately prepare them for their next stage of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490469 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 1024801 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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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. She lives in Peckham, in the London Borough of Southwark. She provides care on Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round. She holds an appropriate childminding qualification at level 3.

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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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