Childminder in West Northamptonshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 April 2018 1 September 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 use her assessments of children's progress effectively to help her to identify their next steps in learning accurately. She does not always provide the right level of support to help children make the best possible progress.  Children's behaviour is not managed consistently. The childminder does not always reinforce children's positive behaviour or help children to understand why some actions are not acceptable. This hinders their learning and distracts other children's play.  The childminder is not successful in encouraging all parents to contribute to their child's ongoing assessment, or to help them to be more involved in their children's learning.  The childminder does not use self-evaluation effectively to support the continuous development of her provision. She does not have an accurate understanding of the areas of her practice which need to improve.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and generally settled in the childminder's home. She is friendly and caring towards them and they enjoy spending time with her.  The childminder promotes children's creative development well. Children engage in role play and have plenty of opportunities to explore a range of sensory activities.  The childminder provides a good range of accessible toys and resources to support children's independence and self-chosen play.

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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

 ensure that assessments and planning focus on what individual children need to learn next, to support them to make consistently good progress across all areas of their learning and development 11/05/2018

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Due Date

 improve strategies to promote children's positive behaviour and help them to better understand why some actions are not appropriate. 11/05/2018

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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 sharing information with parents to help them to be more involved in their children's learning  strengthen procedures for self-evaluation, to help identify areas that need further improvement to make sure that all children achieve the best possible outcomes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder and spoke with children during the inspection.  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 took account of the views of parents from feedback provided by the childminder for the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is aware of the possible indicators of abuse. She understands the procedures she should follow should she need to report any concerns, including seeking further guidance should an allegation be made against her or a member of her household. Her home is safe and risk assessments are carried out daily. The childminder regularly updates her safeguarding knowledge, through online training. She maintains the required mandatory documents. For example, children's daily attendance times are accurately recorded and monitored. However, the childminder's self- evaluation is not always accurate and is not used successfully to identify clear weaknesses in her practice. She does however, seek feedback from parents on the service she provides.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not use what she knows about children consistently to plan suitable next steps that build on their prior learning. Children's communication skills, particularly in speaking, do not develop as quickly as they could. The childminder promotes children to count and recognise numbers routinely as they play. She reads stories with the children and helps them to make sense of what they see in the pictures of the books they share. Children demonstrate good control and coordination in handling tools and objects. They push buttons on interactive toys and hold small brushes skilfully as they make marks with paint and create pictures.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder gains information from parents when children first start. This helps her to develop an understanding of children's interests and daily routines. However, ongoing strategies for working with parents to share children's learning are not so well established. The childminder offers flexible settling-in arrangements and works with parents to support the needs of individual children and families. However, she does not always use appropriate strategies to help children to understand and manage their feelings and behaviour. She does not consistently reinforce children's positive behaviour or teach them to understand how their actions could affect others. The childminder supports children to develop their independence and helps them to manage some tasks for themselves. For example, she encourages children to feed themselves and helps them to learn about making healthy food choices.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are developing some of the skills they need to prepare them for further learning. They are confident to follow their play ideas and engage in creative play opportunities. They are gaining confidence with their physical and self-care skills. However, children do not always make the progress of which they are capable of achieving, due to weaknesses in the childminder’s assessments and planning of their next steps in learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450387 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 1105458 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 September 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Daventry, Northamptonshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except during bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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