Childminder 311635

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 February 2018 13 November 2015

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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:

 Teaching lacks planning and is not sufficiently focused on the next steps in children’s development.  Records of attendance are not consistently maintained. This does not help the childminder to support children’s safety and welfare.  Older children are not encouraged to take care of their own personal care needs to prepare them for moving on to other settings such as nursery or school.  The childminder does not collect enough information from other settings to find out what she can do to provide further challenge for children’s learning.  Self-evaluation is not precise enough to ensure that this is focused on children being well prepared for the next stages in their learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are settled, happy and secure in the childminder’s care.  The childminder shows a secure understanding of each child’s welfare needs and adapts her routines to ensure that she promotes these in her setting.  The childminder has started to focus on updating her knowledge and skills by completing more training to benefit the care of the children.  The childminder provides a secure role model for children to show them how to develop new skills.

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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

 ensure that planning is sufficiently focused on how the next steps in the children's learning will be promoted in the setting. 09/03/2018

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 ensure that a record of attendance, including the dates and times of attendance, is continually maintained. 09/03/2018

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 encourage children to take care of their own personal care needs independently, to assist them in gaining skills in preparation for the next stage in their learning. 09/03/2018

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

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 ensure self-evaluation is secure enough to focus on improving the learning of the children attending.  ensure that information about children's learning and development is gained from other settings they attend so that this can then be used to provide challenge for older children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at the areas that are used for childminding.  The inspector looked at the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation and the childminders policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder understands what signs would cause her to be concerned about a child’s welfare. She knows who this information should be passed on to in order to safeguard the children. The childminder is able to recognise what she does well and where she needs to develop her practice. However, she does not focus sufficiently on improving the quality of her teaching or providing children with sufficient challenge. The childminder has made some improvements since the previous inspection. Children independently access books to read and spend time talking to each other about these. However, at times children’s learning is hindered, for example, when they are distracted by the television being on in the background. The childminder has most of the necessary records in place to safeguard children in her care. However, she has recently failed to keep a record of the times and dates children attend her setting. This is a breach in the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

early years foundation stage requirements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children attend several groups with the childminder. This means that they have regular opportunities to develop their social skills and form relationships with other children, ahead of their move to nursery or school. The childminder does not plan sufficiently well to assist children to make progress when they are at her setting. She bases her planning on her own experience of where children should be in relation to their development. Consequently, the next steps in their learning are not often poorly planned and lack the detail required to help children progress. The childminder takes children on outings to parks, soft play areas and museums which provide them with experiences that they enjoy. Some children attend other settings, such as nursery. The childminder provides a two way flow of information with other settings. However, this focuses on each child’s welfare needs and does not consider children’s learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children have secure relationships with the childminder. They confidently approach her for support and are relaxed and happy in her care. The childminder works collaboratively with parents to meet children’s welfare needs, but does not focus sufficiently on their learning and development. The childminder provides a positive role model for children. She shows them how to develop skills for feeding themselves, such as holding their spoon the correct way at lunch time. However, there are limited opportunities for older children to take care of their own personal care needs. Children behave well and older children listen carefully to instructions. The childminder provides them with positive praise for their achievements by telling them, ‘well done.’ This raises their self-esteem and confidence.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children move on to other settings with the skills that they need to help them continue their learning. However, a lack of planning to enable them make better progress, alongside a lack of focus on encouraging them to be independent, means children do not make as much progress as they possibly could.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 311635 Local authority Gateshead Inspection number 1122668 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 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 November 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1992 and lives in Sunniside, Gateshead. Childminding is provided from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for public holidays and family holidays.

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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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