Childminder in North Northamptonshire

Inspection date 12 September 2018 Previous inspection date 17 September 2015

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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

n Assessments of children's learning and development are not fully embedded in the childminder's practice. As a result, the childminder does not consistently identify the individual learning needs of children and teaching is not always effective. n The childminder has not maintained her professional development to ensure she keeps up to date with changes in the early years sector. This means that some aspects of her practice are not effective enough to ensure children always receive the support they need. n Due to the lack of accurate assessment for some children, parents are not sufficiently informed about their children's progress.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder provides a warm and welcoming home. She is caring and affectionate towards children. Children settle well and the childminder effectively promotes their emotional wellbeing. n Children enjoy the many outings and visits. For instance they go on bus trips and visit the local airfield. They enjoy park visits and attend playgroups. n The childminder risk assesses her provision well to keep children safe. For instance children have no access to garden ponds and she vigilantly watches children as they 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 Childcare Register the provider must: Due date assess children's learning precisely to help identify individual children's learning needs, so that teaching consistently helps them to make good progress 12/10/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements of the early years foundation stage, in order to support children's learning and future achievements. 12/10/2018

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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 share assessments of children's learning more with parents.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector considered the views of parents spoken to on the day and their written views. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation and spoke to the childminder about how she evaluates the effectiveness of her provision. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and she and the childminder jointly evaluated the effectiveness of the childminder's interactions with children. n The inspector observed activities and spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times. n The inspector checked the evidence of the childminder's training.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is alert to any signs that may indicate a child protection concern. She is aware of how to report any such concerns to the relevant professionals. Although the childminder attends mandatory training, such a safeguarding and first aid, she has not kept her knowledge up to date. For instance, she is not aware that the early year's foundation stage requirements have changed in the past ten years. That said, she has used her secure intuitive understanding of how to protect children's welfare to help ensure there are no breaches in safeguarding and welfare requirements. Although the childminder does not routinely share assessments of children's progress, she keeps parent well informed about their children's care routines. Parents are very positive about the care she provides for their children. The childminder makes some improvements that has a positive impact on children's outcomes. For example she has

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

acted on the recommendation of her last inspection and expanded the range of natural material available for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Although the childminder organises some activities to support children's development, her planning and teaching do not consistently challenge children's capabilities. Teaching does not focus enough on children's individual next steps in learning. This is because she has not precisely assessed children's learning. For instance, during some activities her expectations for children's learning are too high and at other times she does not provide enough support to effectively engage them in learning. That said, she provides an interesting and well-organised range of toys and resources that children enjoy exploring. The childminder encourages older children to recognise numbers and count.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder intuitively supports children's well-being and personal development well. This means that the weaknesses in teaching, planning, assessment and leadership do not impact children's personal development behaviour and welfare. Children are very happy and settled in the childminder's care. She supervises them well and promotes their good behaviour and social skills as they play. She teaches children how to stay safe and to be independent.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not making the progress that they are capable of because the childminder does not plan well enough for their learning. However, children are developing some skills for their future learning and school. They learn to take turns, and include each other in their play. Older children learn to count and recognise some numbers. Children listen to each other and communicate confidently.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY345090 Local authority Northamptonshire Inspection number 10065179 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 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 17 September 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in the east Northamptonshire town of Irthlingborough. She operates her service according to demand, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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