Childminder EY491368

Inspection date 13 August 2018 Previous inspection date 1 March 2018

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

n The childminder does not ensure that all assistants have a secure understanding of the setting's policies and procedures, especially in relation to some aspects of safeguarding children's welfare. n The childminder does not assess children's starting points accurately or track how they progress in their learning. Planning is not fully effective. Children are not consistently supported to make good progress towards the next stages in their learning. n Although the childminder has evaluated her provision and made some improvements since the previous inspection, she has not successfully identified all breaches to legal requirements. She does not focus well enough on her professional development to continually improve her knowledge and skills. There are some weaknesses in teaching and practice.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder provides interesting opportunities for young children to build on their early understanding of technology. For instance, children press buttons to operate a play scanner and observe the lights and sounds. n Children build on their creativity. For example, they learn to hum a familiar tune along with the childminder and they move their bodies to the rhythm. They explore musical instruments, such as drums. n Children form close bonds with the childminder. She establishes warm and caring relationships with them. She works closely with parents to prepare and provide healthy meals and snacks for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date ensure that assistants understand how to protect children in their care and are consistently updated of changes to the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures 31/08/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that assessments and monitoring of children's progress are effective in identifying their individual learning needs and supporting their good progress from their starting points. 31/08/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n improve self-evaluation to identify and address all breaches to legal requirements and weaknesses in practice and provision n maintain ongoing professional development to help ensure that the quality of teaching and practice improves continually.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the children and how the childminder interacted with them. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times. n The inspector viewed a sample of documents, including children's learning records. n The inspector took account of the views of parents and children. n The inspector assessed the effectiveness of the childminder's self-evaluation process.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Self-evaluation is not fully effective. The childminder has not developed effective processes to assess and monitor children's progress from their starting points. She does not have sufficient information to identify gaps in their achievements and fully support their progress in all areas of their learning. The childminder does not ensure that her assistants understand all aspects of safeguarding. Nevertheless, this does not have a significant impact on children's welfare as the assistants do not work with the children regularly or have unsupervised access to them. Since the previous inspection, the childminder has strengthened her understanding of the procedures to follow in the event of an allegation. She has improved her own knowledge of wider safeguarding matters, such as female genital mutilation. Safeguarding is effective. Overall, the childminder ensures that her assistants have some mandatory training, such as paediatric first aid.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Although the childminder supports children well to lead their own play, these opportunities are not balanced well with planned activities to help ensure children are continually challenged and motivated. The childminder does not make good use of professional development opportunities to improve her knowledge and skills. Nevertheless, she supports children's creative experiences enthusiastically. For example, children pretend to cook food and place it in the play fridge. The childminder joins in their play and describes what they do, supporting their listening skills and understanding. She seeks some information from parents about young children's achievements at home, such as the words they say, but does not plan precisely enough to fully encourage their speaking skills. The childminder introduces children to letter names, for instance, as they explore an alphabet floor puzzle. This helps to support their

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

early literacy skills. Overall, she works well in partnership with parents and her assistants to ensure children are emotionally prepared for their move on to school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder has not ensured that all assistants have an up-to-date knowledge of some aspects of safeguarding children's welfare. Nevertheless, the childminder shares responsibilities well with her co-childminder to help support children's emotional well- being. She completes regular risk assessments to ensure premises and equipment are safe for children's use. Children have regular opportunities to explore in the fresh air and be physically active. The childminder supervises children well as they move freely between the indoor and outdoor environments. They are settled, confident and behave well. Children have a relaxing snack time and they learn to feed themselves independently. The childminder provides positive feedback to encourage their efforts. Children develop a positive sense of self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are generally busy and engaged and learn to make independent choices. Young children develop good personal, social and physical skills in preparation for the next stages of their learning. However, some weaker aspects of teaching and practice mean they are not supported well enough to achieve their full potential in all areas of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY491368 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10056983 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 1 March 2018

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Erith, in the London Borough of Bexley. She provides care Monday to Friday from 8am to 7pm, all year round. The childminder works with another registered childminder and sometimes works from her co- childminder's address. She also sometimes works with assistants.

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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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