Childminder in Isle of Wight

Inspection date 21 March 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 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 newly registered childminder's self-evaluation is not wholly accurate. She does not have a clear vision of what needs to improve to raise the quality of her teaching. n The quality of the childminder's teaching is variable. Although the childminder completes accurate assessments of children's development, she is not using this information well when planning challenging activities. n Some areas of the learning environment are not rich and stimulating to help motivate older children to learn successfully in all aspects. Therefore, this affects their rate of progress.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder builds strong relationships with children, who show they are happy and well cared for. Children relate well to the childminder, who supports their communication skills well. n Children are well behaved. They receive clear expectations from the childminder who helps children to be kind to each other, to share and take turns. n Children's welfare is supported successfully by the childminder who has a clear understanding of how to safeguard children. She supervises children well and has put suitable safety measures in place around her home to help minimise risks.

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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 the quality of teaching to ensure children's next steps in learning are implemented consistently well, particularly in the specific areas of learning such as mathematics. 24/05/2019

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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 develop the learning environment and the planning of adult-led activities to ensure they consistently cover what children need to learn next n strengthen self-evaluation methods to include the quality of teaching and learning to help improve outcomes for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed children's play and learning activities inside and out, and talked to children. n The inspector held a leadership and management discussion with the childminder and looked at relevant documentation. n The inspector carried out a joint observation and discussion with the childminder on a children's play activity. n The inspector read parents' feedback questionnaires and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Since registration, the childminder has completed training to update her safeguarding knowledge. However, she has not evaluated her practice well enough and improved her teaching. The childminder has attended courses. This has helped her to understand children with special educational needs. She monitors children's achievements regularly, but she does not use this information to support her planning across all areas of learning. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder talks confidently about the signs that indicate that a child could be at risk of abuse or neglect. She understands her responsibilities to refer any concerns about a child's welfare and the wider aspects of safeguarding such as radicalisation. The childminder maintains the required documentation to meet requirements effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not consistently help children make good progress. For example, she identifies that children need support in recognising numbers as labels but does not include this in her play activities effectively. Older children will often repeat favourite activities such as playing with trains or cars. However, they do not consistently receive a good level of challenge to extend their learning. The childminder interacts with children well to model language and build on their developing vocabulary. She encourages children to share books with her, which they enjoy. The childminder has suitable play resources available, but some are jumbled up and not organised well. This means they have limited play and learning value for children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder gathers detailed information from parents about their children's individual needs to help her settle them. Younger children are supported well to develop their key skills, for example in talking and being sociable with others. The childminder supports children's physical health well. For example, she provides regular opportunities for children to be active outdoors. Children enjoy social mealtimes together, engaging with their friends and the childminder, sat around the table. They are involved in the routine and making decisions. For example, children help to decide which table they wish to sit at for lunch and put their food onto a plate. The childminder supports children well to learn good hygiene habits.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children acquire some skills to help prepare them for the next stage in their learning. However, the weaknesses in the quality of teaching mean they do not make the best progress, particularly the older children. Children learn songs and rhymes on outings to a music group. They explore play dough and play imaginatively with their siblings and friends.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY540456 Local authority Isle of Wight Inspection number 10097292 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 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in Sandown, on the Isle of Wight. The childminder provides care throughout the year, each weekday.

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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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