Childminder in Kent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 February 2018 8 October 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 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 keep a record of children's hours of attendance.  The childminder does not assess children's progress carefully enough to identify more clearly their next steps in learning. As a result, her assessments do not give an accurate representation of what children can do and what progress they have made.  Partnerships with parents are not fully effective. The childminder does not share or gather sufficient information about children on an ongoing basis to promote a joint approach to support their learning and development.  The childminder does not evaluate her provision effectively enough to identify breaches in requirements and address weaknesses in her teaching and children's learning.  The childminder does not consistently promote good learning outdoors to help enhance children's learning and support healthy lifestyles.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are confident and become independent learners as they freely access toys and resources that interest them. This helps them develop some of the skills they need for their future learning.  The childminder effectively exchanges information with other early years settings children attend about what children are learning. This helps her to offer some complementary activities.

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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

 keep an accurate record of children's hours of attendance when they are looked after 07/03/2018

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Due Date

 ensure that assessments of children's progress are regular and precise enough to identify and plan for learning needs more carefully, to help children make good progress in all areas and fully prepare them for starting school 20/03/2018

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 improve the sharing and gathering of information with parents to ensure there is continuity in children's learning and development. 20/03/2018

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

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 develop self-evaluation processes to identify and address breaches in requirements and weaknesses in the quality of teaching and learning, to improve outcomes for children  enhance the programme for outdoor learning for the youngest children, to incorporate further activities and experiences which are rich and varied.

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Inspection activities

 Discussions took place with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interactions with children in the home and on a short walk.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, and checked documents to confirm the suitability of the childminder and the other adult household members.  The inspector took note of written accounts from parents.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder is not meeting all statutory requirements regarding the documentation she must keep. Information shared with parents about their children's learning and development is not precise or regular enough to promote continuity or enable parents to extend their children's learning at home further. The childminder has made some improvements since her last inspection. For example, she has increased the opportunities for children to mark make, which is helping to develop their writing skills. She attends some training that gives her new ideas. However, she has not accurately assessed the overall quality of her provision, as she has not identified all of the weaknesses. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is aware of signs and symptoms that would indicate a concern to a child's welfare and fully understands the reporting procedures she must follow.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Observations the childminder makes do not successfully identify children's next steps in learning. As a result, activities do not focus sufficiently on what children need to learn next to promote good progress. However, the childminder plans some activities that interest children and this helps them develop some skills. For example, she supports young children to develop their physical skills offering them furniture and space to pull themselves up, cruise and take steps. The childminder supports children's communication and language development well. For example, she models vocabulary to them as they play and asks them questions that challenge them to think deeply. The childminder builds on children's mathematical skills well, such as helping them to count stacking cups.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder creates a relaxed atmosphere where children feel happy and secure. Children have daily fresh air, which gives them some opportunities to be outdoors. However, time spent outdoors, particularly for the youngest children, is often limited to walking to collect older children from other settings, where they are strapped into pushchairs. The childminder is not fully effective in planning activities for children outdoors. Overall, the childminder provides an adequate range of resources and activities in her home for children's age and stage of development. The childminder works with parents to encourage children to eat healthily. This supports their physical health.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not making consistently good progress. The childminder does not identify gaps in learning sufficiently, which means that children do not make the progress of which they are capable. Young children settle quickly, they enjoy exploring and practising hand- to-eye coordination skills with confidence. Pre-school children engage well in play and are confident communicators. For example, when playing with toy ponies they enjoy talking about their play and developing their imaginations. Children are sociable and happily interact with visitors. They behave well.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY295719 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 1070631 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 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 8 October 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in a suburb of Pinner, Middlesex. The childminder operates Monday to Friday all year round and cares for children before and after school, and in school holidays. The childminder has completed a relevant home childcarer 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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