Adom, Nora

Inspection date 6 March 2019 Previous inspection date 12 August 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Inadequate 4 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4 Outcomes for children Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

n The childminder shows limited understanding of how to promote children's learning. The poor quality of teaching hinders their development. Therefore, children do not make the progress in their learning that they are capable of. n The childminder does not develop partnerships with parents to ensure that children receive consistency in their care and to help parents to support children's learning at home. n Children do not make adequate progress due to weaknesses in teaching practice. The childminder does not monitor or assess children's learning effectively from the start or focus on what they need to learn next. n The childminder does not place an adequate focus on increasing her knowledge or professional development opportunities to improve the quality of teaching, learning and care. n Self-evaluation is ineffective. Significant weaknesses are not identified and addressed. Therefore, the previous good quality of the provision has not been maintained.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder is kind and caring. She establishes close relationships with the children in her care. Children feel comfortable in her home. n The childminder provides a sufficient range of toys for children to play with. Older children enjoy manipulating and moulding dough, and making prints with their hands in paint.

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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 improve understanding of the learning and development requirements, including how to observe and plan experiences that are challenging and motivating for all children 07/05/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve a two-way flow of information and communication with parents to provide consistency in children's care and learning 07/05/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve observation and assessments to identify effectively children's starting points in learning accurately; and to identify and plan for what each child needs to learn next 07/05/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

undertake appropriate training and professional development to ensure children receive good-quality learning and development experiences that continually improve. 07/05/2019

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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 use and develop a thorough process of self-evaluation to help identify weaknesses and ways to improve the quality of practice.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home used for childminding. n The inspector talked to the childminder about the children's development. n The inspector examined a selection of documentation, including children's records. n The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children and discussed their learning.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

The quality of the provision and standard of teaching has significantly deteriorated since the last inspection. The childminder does not effectively evaluate her service and there is not a well-focused action plan in place to secure further improvement. In addition, she does not take advantage of professional development opportunities to help improve the quality of the teaching, learning and care she provides. Nevertheless, the childminder has an up-to-date knowledge of child protection issues and the procedures to follow if she has concerns about children's welfare. Although the childminder is not currently working with an assistant, she understands how to keep any assistant's knowledge of her policies and procedures up to date, including their safeguarding knowledge. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder completes daily safety checks around her home and for outings, to identify and minimise any potential hazards, to help keep

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Teaching is weak. The childminder keeps children amused with toys or by regularly feeding them, rather than supporting learning. When she joins in with children's play, her teaching skills show a lack of direction and purpose for the children. She does not model language well to help them make good progress in speaking. Toddlers have dummies in their mouths for long periods of time, which does not support their developing language. The childminder fails to gain information from parents to identify children's starting points in their learning. As a result, she does not effectively plan challenging or stimulating activities from the outset to make sure children are learning and developing their skills appropriately. In addition, she does not observe and monitor their progress closely enough to address the gaps in their learning. The lack of time spent interacting and teaching children has a negative impact on their developmental progression.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weakness in teaching affects children's personal development, behaviour and welfare. For example, the childminder knows some children are not progressing as well as possible with their self-care but she has not fully considered what support to provide. The childminder does not ensure she provides a stimulating learning environment to encourage children to explore. This leads to children wandering around and not being engaged in play, or sitting in their highchairs for prolonged periods. The weaknesses in teaching have an impact on children's behaviour, as children become bored and engage in attention-seeking behaviour as they are not always stimulated. Despite this, the childminder shares some information about children's daily care routines with their parents, including nappy changes, the food they eat and sleep times. Children have daily opportunities for outdoor play, either in the garden or nearby parks and recreational

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

areas. This helps to promote their physical skills. The childminder provides some opportunities for children to be independent. For example, older children drink from open-top cups. However, toddlers drink milk from bottles with teats on them, which can have an impact on their further development, such as tooth decay, nutritional problems and speech delay, which the childminder has not identified. The childminder encourages children to adopt healthy lifestyles, for example, as they enjoy fruit snacks and balanced meals.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make good enough progress because there is a lack of targeted, challenging and stimulating activities to support all areas of their learning and development. Consequently, their readiness for the next phase of their learning, including their move to school, is not assured.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 141296 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 10060480 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 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 12 August 2015

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The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Grange Farm, Milton Keynes. The childminder works very occasionally with an assistant. She offers care Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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