Nicholson, Diane

Inspection date 9 January 2019 Previous inspection date 7 November 2014

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Effectiveness of 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 is a provision that requires improvement

n The childminder has not made sure that Ofsted has the right information about all the adults living in the house to enable it to complete suitability checks. n Sometimes, activities are not planned meticulously enough to make the most of what fascinates children and promote very high levels of concentration. n The childminder does not take full advantage of highly focused professional development opportunities to raise her practice to the very highest level.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are happy and content in the childminder's care. They form very secure attachments to the childminder and her assistant. Babies thrive as a result of the sensitive care they receive, and older children are confident to explore. n The childminder makes assessments of children's development to find out what they need to learn next. She provides a varied range of activities that challenge their learning and promote their good progress. n Parents are pleased with the care their children receive. The childminder works in partnership with them to make sure there is continuity with routines at home. She shares information about what children have being doing and the progress they are making. n Children are encouraged to become independent. They benefit from familiar daily routines and learn to respond to simple boundaries. Younger children feed themselves at lunchtime and get involved in tidying away the toys. The childminder explains that

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It has the following strengths

they must not stand on toys in case they fall and hurt themselves. n The childminder has strong partnerships with local schools and nurseries. She supports children well as they move on to their next stage of learning. She finds out what children are learning at nursery and talks to them about what they enjoy doing at 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 Childcare Register the provider must: Due date ensure Ofsted is provided with the necessary information to be able to carry out suitability checks on all adults living in the house. 15/01/2019

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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 make better use of what fascinates children to plan more learning experiences that fully capture children's attention and promote very high levels of concentration n focus professional development more precisely on developing practice to an outstanding level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during the childminder's interactions with children and assessed the impact it had on their learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through the childminder's own questionnaires. She spoke to children and the childminder's assistant during the inspection. n The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including evidence of the suitability of persons living in the home. She also discussed the childminder's safeguarding procedure. n The inspector viewed the areas of the house and garden the childminder uses.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has not made sure that Ofsted has the correct information about all the adults living in the home to enable suitability checks to be completed. Nevertheless, safeguarding is effective. The childminder has obtained a Disclosure and Barring Service check for all adults living in the house. She ensures children are always in the care of her or her assistant and are not left unsupervised with any other adults. Therefore, children's safety and welfare are not significantly compromised. The childminder has a secure understanding of how to recognise and respond to concerns about children's welfare. She uses training to keep her knowledge up to date and learn about wider safeguarding issues. The childminder's assistant attends training to refresh his safeguarding knowledge. The childminder monitors the work of her assistant and they regularly discuss children's learning and development. They continually evaluate the toys they

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

have available for children to make sure they match their stage of development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The qualified childminder creates a stimulating environment that promotes individual children's learning. Younger children are independent and benefit from being able to make choices about their play. They get involved in simple games that the childminder and her assistant create with cars and bricks. Children refine their physical skills as they copy how to build a tower with the bricks. They learn to take turns using the cars. Children learn what happens when they push over the bricks or let the car go down the ramp. They delight in repeating the actions several times. The childminder supports children's language and understanding well during their play. She repeats keywords clearly to describe what they are doing. Younger children join in the countdown to knock over the tower.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Weaknesses in practice associated with the suitability of adults mean that the childminder does not fully promote children's welfare. Nevertheless, children are reassured by the warm and welcoming environment the childminder provides. She praises children's efforts to build their self-esteem and they are prepared to have a go with new toys. Older children show interest in what others are doing. They are kind and gentle when they play with the babies. Children are supported to develop healthy eating habits. The childminder works with parents to make sure that they have a balance of food across the day. The childminder creates opportunities for young children to become familiar with how they are similar and different from each other. She sensitively challenges stereotypes and encourages all children to role play their real-life experiences.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress in their learning. Older children are well prepared for starting school or nursery. Babies are determined and independent as they reach for toys and start to crawl. Young children experiment with early words and different speech sounds as they play. They quickly learn to communicate their needs and preferences to the childminder using gestures. All children develop age- appropriate social skills as they start to play with others and learn to share.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY262911 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10069283 Type of provision Childminder

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Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 17 Date of previous inspection 7 November 2014

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The childminder registered in 2003 and lives in Bentley, Doncaster. She operates all year round, Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3 and provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. She works with an assistant.

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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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