Childminder in Liverpool

Inspection date 22 February 2019 Previous inspection date 7 July 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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This is a provision that requires improvement

n The childminder does not make good enough use of observation and assessment information to plan activities that are suitably stimulating and engaging for individual children. Children do not make the best possible progress. n The childminder's arrangements for monitoring children's progress are not rigorous enough to enable him to precisely identify what children need to learn next. He does not make good enough use of opportunities to involve parents in this process. n The childminder has not engaged in ongoing professional development and used rigorous self-evaluation to ensure the quality of teaching is consistently good.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder understands the importance of working with other professionals to provide continuity for children's care and routines. n The childminder knows children well. He knows what children like to play with and ensures these resources are available for them to access independently. n The childminder makes his expectations clear. Children willingly follow his instructions and benefit from his praise. He celebrates their achievements, such as when they build towers with increasing amounts of blocks.

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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 information from observation and assessment is used to plan an enjoyable and challenging programme of activities for individual children. 19/04/2019

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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 monitor children's progress more rigorously, taking information from their parents into account, to better identify their next steps in learning n engage in further professional development and use self-evaluation to enhance the quality of practice to a consistently good level.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector spoke with parents and reviewed their written feedback. n The inspector had a tour of the areas of the premises used for childminding purposes. n The inspector observed activities indoors and outdoors. She jointly evaluated an activity with the childminder. n The inspector discussed and sampled documents, including the childminder's policies and children's records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has not engaged in a continuous cycle of professional development. He does not make effective use of self-evaluation to further improve his skills and maintain a consistently good quality of teaching. However, he has undertaken some training to refresh his knowledge of child protection and safeguarding issues. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows what to do if he has concerns about a child's welfare. He uses risk assessment appropriately to minimise potential hazards in his home and on outings. This helps to keep children safe. He holds an appropriate paediatric first-aid qualification. He understands his responsibility to share information with other professionals to promote continuity of approach.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder completes observations and recognises children's achievements. However, he does not make good use of this information to plan activities that are suitably engaging and challenging for individual children. For example, his activities are sometimes too long or do not target what children need to learn next. His arrangements for monitoring children's progress and gathering information from their parents are not rigorous enough. He does not clearly identify what children need to learn next. However, children do enjoy taking part in activities, with support from the childminder. He talks to them about what they are doing as they use a cup to fill up a jug. The childminder uses songs that children like, such as singing about marine mammals when children play in the water tray. The childminder encourages children to 'warm up' by joining in with action rhymes and their favourite songs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder has a warm, caring manner. Children enjoy their interactions with him and he uses lots of praise and encouragement to support their self-esteem. Children feel comfortable and confident in his setting. They are greeted warmly by the childminder's own children. The childminder helps children to maintain a healthy diet and be physically active. He takes children on outings into the local community and helps them to learn about the world around them. The childminder has created an interesting learning environment that children move around with ease. Children are encouraged to choose what they would like to play with and where. The childminder provides good-quality resources which are stored so children can access them independently.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make good progress, due to weaknesses in planning and monitoring. However, they do develop some of the key skills which help to prepare them for their future learning. Children ask for help when they need it and begin to communicate their preferences clearly. They begin to take responsibility in some routines, such as tidying away the musical instruments they have been playing. They begin to understand some concepts of space and quantity as they fill up plant pots with soil.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY354538 Local authority Liverpool Inspection number 10064717 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 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection 7 July 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Fazakerly, Liverpool. He operates all year round from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, excluding bank and family holidays. The childminder works alongside his wife, who is also a registered childminder. He has an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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