Childminder in Worcestershire

Inspection date 21 November 2018 Previous inspection date 10 September 2014

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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 always obtain written permission from parents to administer medication to their children. Furthermore, she does not always keep an accurate record log of what exactly has been given. n The childminder's risk assessment checks are not rigorous enough. She does not always ensure that children do not have access to anything potentially hazardous within the environment, specifically with regard to cleaning products. n The planning is not good enough. The childminder does not consistently provide children with suitably challenging activities that help to meet their individual learning needs. Children do not progress as well as possible.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder is loving and attentive. She sensitively meets children's routine needs. Children build positive bonds with her and they are settled in her care. n The environment is welcoming, bright and well resourced. Children are motivated to play and explore. They generally enjoy attending. n The childminder is inclusive. She finds out about children's home lives and she values these. She also helps them learn about festivals, customs and celebration's around the world. Children learn about the importance of respect, tolerance and acceptance. n Partnership working is established. The childminder shares two-way information with parents and other providers about their education and care. This helps to foster some good continuity between the setting, home and other settings they attend.

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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 obtain written permission from parents to administer medication to their children and keep an accurate record log of what exactly has been given 07/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve risk assessments and ensure that children do not have access to anything potentially hazardous within the environment, specifically with regard to cleaning products 07/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

enhance the planning and make better use of children's stage of development and interests to provide them with suitably challenging activities that help to meet their individual learning needs. 25/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed teaching practice. n The inspector had a tour of the areas used for childminding and held discussions with the childminder. n The inspector looked at the records and documents available. n The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder. n The inspector spoke to parents and sought their views from the written evidence provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not risk assess the environment robustly enough. She has failed to identify and take effective action to reduce all possible hazards within her home. This specifically refers to cleaning products that are currently left out potentially within reach of children in her dining room and in the bathroom. That said, the environment is clean, tidy and secure. The childminder closely supervises young children in her care therefore, this breach of requirements does not have a significant impact on their well-being. The childminder is experienced and she networks with other childminders and accesses some training, which helps her keeps her child protection knowledge up to date. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder can identify signs and symptoms of child abuse and she knows how to manage different types of concerns. This helps to protect children from harm. The childminder is reflective, she aspires to

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

improve and she has plans in place for future development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Teaching is sometimes variable. The childminder does not make good use of what she knows about children's age, stage and development so far, to plan interesting and suitably challenging activities. Sometimes children easily flit, lose interest in activities and get generally distracted. Nevertheless, the childminder routinely observes children and makes assessments of their abilities. The educational programme is generally broad. For example, children like imaginative activities, such as role-play with pretend food, completing puzzles and building with bricks. The childminder has a basic overview of the progress children make. She is can identify any developmental concerns and act promptly to get children the help they need to begin to catch up.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Although the childminder makes verbal agreements with parents to give medication to their children she does not seek the prior written permission that is required. Furthermore, she does not always keep the most accurate and detailed records of what has been administered. Nevertheless, the childminder promotes children's physical well- being effectively in plenty of ways. She provides some foods and parents provide others. She ensures that anything she provides is nutritious and she oversees what the parents bring in. The childminder gets children out in the fresh air daily and encourages exercise, such as walking to the local school. The childminder keeps children clean throughout the day. This includes regular nappy changing and hand washing before meals.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not become highly successful learners as they do not consistently progress as well as possible in their learning. That said, children are progressing steadily. Overall, they gain the skills they need for the next stage of their learning and their eventual move on to pre-school or school. Children are confident and they are developing independence. They can make choices about what they want to do. Children are developing communication, language and literacy skills. They can express themselves in different ways and delight in looking at books with the childminder. Children are sociable. They learn to mix well with others and they are eager to include them in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469741 Local authority Worcestershire Inspection number 10069925 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 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection 10 September 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Alvechurch, Birmingham. The childminder operates all year round from 7am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education three- and four-year- old children.

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Registers

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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Registers

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