Childminder EY541027

Inspection date 18 February 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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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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This is a provision that requires improvement

n The childminder does not check the contents of the first-aid box to ensure this is sufficiently stocked, as required. n The childminder does not make good use of observations and assessments to ensure activities are varied and challenging. This does not help children effectively to enable them to make the progress of which they are capable. n The childminder does not organise the resources as effectively as possible. This does not entice children to explore the resources independently. n The childminder does not evaluate her practice well enough to ensure that she meets all the requirements of the early years foundation stage.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder is kind and gentle with the children. This helps children to feel safe and emotionally secure. Children show that they have positive attachments to the childminder. n The childminder talks to parents about their children's care and learning needs. For example, she gives parents suggestions on how to support children's healthy diet at home. Parents comment positively about the service that they and their children receive. n The childminder encourages children to try a variety of foods that help them to experience different tastes and textures. n The supervision of children during play is appropriate. This helps to keep children safe.

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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 the first-aid kit is fully stocked with appropriate contents ready for use with children 22/03/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

make effective use of observations and assessments to plan more varied and challenging activities that effectively meet children's next steps and support them to make good progress. 05/04/2019

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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 review the organisation of resources to help develop children's independence skills n improve the self-evaluation process to focus more precisely on identifying weaknesses in practice, in order to improve outcomes for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and interacted with the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector toured the childminder's home and discussed risk assessment procedures with her. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about safeguarding issues and how she evaluates the quality of the provision. n The inspector checked a sample of documents, including records relating to the suitability of the childminder and household members. She sampled policies and procedures and children's learning records. n The inspector spoke with parents to obtain their views about the service that they receive.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder does not ensure that the first-aid box contains all appropriate contents, so she can administer treatment as quickly as possible. However, this does not have a significant impact on children's welfare because she knows how to call for help in an emergency. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child's safety. She follows suitable steps to check her assistant's suitability to work with children. The childminder supports her assistant's and her own professional development. For example, following training, she has further developed her understanding of how to support children with additional needs. However, the childminder does not reflect on her practice well enough to identify and target all weaknesses for the benefit of children and their families.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not make good use of her observations and assessments to understand children's learning sufficiently. This hinders her ability to plan a range of activities that are suitably challenging for the children. For example, despite knowing that children enjoy puzzles, the childminder does not offer them a wide variety to challenge their play. As a result, children become restless and disengaged. This limits the progress that they make in their learning. That said, children have fun playing with small toy cars during spontaneous play. They hear spoken words and numbers that aid their understanding of language and early mathematics.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The weaknesses in practice mean that children's personal development is not sufficiently assured. Resources are not readily accessed by children. This limits their opportunities to make independent choices and be creative in their play. Nonetheless, the childminder teaches children to behave appropriately. For example, she models kind behaviour and gives children praise and cuddles. Children respond positively to this and approach the childminder confidently for encouragement.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not gain all the skills that they need to help them make good progress. This is because planning is not targeted enough to support and extend children's learning, including the development of their creative and sensory skills. Some activities are basic and lack variety and imagination, particularly for the younger children. This does not keep children suitably engaged and motivated to learn and play throughout the session. Despite this, children are generally active and have opportunities to improve their early walking. They gain some social skills as they play with other children and visit play centres.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541027 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 10096586 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 5 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder in 2017 and lives in the London Borough of Hillingdon. She operates from 8.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, except for family holidays. The childminder holds relevant childcare qualification and works with an assistant.

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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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