Wells, Lucy Ann Helen

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 March 2018 13 October 2016

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not maintain an accurate record of children's attendance. Although she records when children are present, she does not indicate their actual times of arrival and departure. This means the childminder cannot fully safeguard children's welfare, such as in the event of an emergency.  On occasions, the childminder does not obtain sufficient information from parents about children's welfare needs.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is caring and develops close relationships with the children she looks after.  Good support is given to promote children's development. The childminder plans an exciting range of daily experiences to help children learn. She monitors their progress closely to make sure every child develops well.  The childminder is vigilant in ensuring children's safety. She is aware of potential dangers and takes relevant action to keep children safe, particularly in her home and on the walk to school.

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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

 maintain an accurate daily record of children's attendance, including the times of arrival and departure for each child. 03/04/2018

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 strengthen the arrangements for safeguarding children to make sure all information about children's welfare and any accidents they may sustain is fully understood.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector accompanied the childminder and children on the walk to school, and assessed how well the childminder keeps children safe.  The inspector observed how well the childminder interacts with children through play to support their learning and development.  The inspector talked to the childminder about safety issues within the home and evaluated how well she identifies and addresses potential hazards.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has completed a range of training to update her knowledge and skills, including child protection, fire safety and food hygiene. However, she does not record children's hours of attendance fully at all times to ensure she meets this requirement of the early years foundation stage. In addition, some information is not consistently exchanged in sufficient detail about children's welfare needs, for example, when children have sustained an injury at home or school. The childminder reflects on her practice and recognises how to make positive changes to ensure improvements. For example, she has thoroughly reviewed safety provision in her home to ensure younger children cannot access the kitchen unsupervised.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Teaching is good. The childminder is an early years professional and thoroughly understands how to support and extend children's learning through daily play and activities. Younger children's communication skills develop well. For example, the childminder repeats words, emphasises clear pronunciation and introduces new vocabulary. On the walk back from school, younger children thoroughly enjoy looking for favourite vehicles, such as diggers and police cars. The childminder builds on these interests well, helping children to practise counting, naming colours and talking about what they can see. Children respond positively and recall previous experiences with excitement, such as when the police officers waved to them.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

In general, the childminder keeps children safe and supervises them well. The walk to school is managed effectively to keep older and younger children safe. For example, school-aged children understand the need to stop and wait for the childminder before crossing roads. They are vigilant in doing this and listen well. Children behave well and older children are kind and caring towards the younger ones. Toddlers gain an understanding of taking turns. The childminder cares for children well. Children receive lots of personal attention and are quickly comforted when they are upset. However, some aspects of the childminder's information sharing and record keeping are not fully effective.

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Outcomes for children are good

Good-quality teaching helps children to develop some important skills to support their future learning. The childminder utilises daily play experiences to enhance their learning. For example, younger children become excited to see the dustcart outside. They develop their language skills as they use new words to describe what they can see. Outings in the local area provide children with many opportunities to socialise with other children and to experience a wider range of activities, such as creative play. Children are confident, independent and good communicators. They listen well, follow instructions and are interested in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY438837 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 1133360 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 October 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Worthing, West Sussex. The childminder has a childcare qualification at level 3. She provides care for children between 6.30am and 6.30pm each weekday, throughout 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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