Childminder in Manchester

Inspection date 16 May 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 Required records, such as the progress check for children aged between two and three years, are not accessible. Furthermore, the childminder has not improved her knowledge of when to notify Ofsted of a significant event. n The quality of teaching and learning is not yet good. Children achieve well in some aspects of their development. However, the childminder does not support children's growing independence. The childminder feeds older children and tends to their personal care needs. As a result, children who are more than capable of these simple tasks rely too heavily on the childminder's support. n The childminder's assessments of what children know and can do are not consistently accurate. This leads to some misconceptions of what children need to learn next. For example, the childminder's identified next steps in literacy for a two-year-old was to write letters of the alphabet. This activity is too challenging.

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This is a provision that requires improvement

n The childminder does not make best use of the spacious back garden to support children who prefer to learn outdoors. As a result, some children become disengaged during outdoor play.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are polite, respectful and use impeccable manners. The childminder praises children's good behaviour with words such as 'bravo', which boosts their self-esteem.

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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 knowledge of when to notify Ofsted of a significant event 29/05/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure all documents, including the progress check for two-year- olds, are readily available and accessible. 29/05/2019

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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 ensure activities are matched to children's precise needs and build on their prior learning n make sure children have regular opportunities to develop their independence and self-care skills n make sure assessments of children's capabilities are accurate n make better use of outdoor learning opportunities to keep children engaged and motivated in their learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with the children throughout the inspection. n The inspector evaluated an activity with the childminder. n The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to children throughout the inspection. n The inspector reviewed documents, including the childminder's first-aid certificate. n The inspector spoke to two parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

The newly-registered childminder has not reflected accurately enough on the quality of practice. As a result, she has failed to identify emerging gaps, for example, in children's learning and progress. Furthermore, the childminder has not kept abreast of the requirements. She is not sure when to notify Ofsted of a significant event and her record-keeping is not managed effectively. Despite this, the childminder is keen to make improvements. She has welcomed support from the local authority advisor and she also accessed some training. The childminder has used her knowledge from recent training to enhance children's communication and language skills. This has worked effectively and has helped children to develop a wide vocabulary. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is aware of the procedures to follow if she has any concerns about a child's well-being. She ensures all areas of her home are secure and she supervises children at

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is not consistently good. Children are not given enough opportunities to develop some of the skills they need, which slows their progress. This is most notable with their independence and self-care skills. However, there are times when children are actively involved in their learning. During the inspection, children displayed good levels of concentration as they completed a complex jigsaw puzzle. They matched different colours and shapes and counted with proficiency, which supports their emerging mathematical development. Although the childminder knows children's likes and preferences, she is not consistently accurate in her assessments of children's capabilities. At times, the assessments are over-inflated and suggest that children are making rapid progress, which is not the case.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children have limited opportunities to become independent in managing their personal care needs. For example, the childminder takes older children to the bathroom and tends to their personal hygiene needs. She also washes and dries their hands. This approach stifles children's independence and does not prepare them well for their transition to school. Parents speak positively about the childminder and comment they are kept up to date on their children's day. The childminder takes on board parents' suggestions, for example, by offering meals such as 'pounded yam egusi' soup, which children thoroughly enjoy.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Outcomes for children are not yet good due to weaknesses in teaching. Nevertheless, children benefit from some activities such as ball games which help them to take turns and develop their physical skills. Children are confident communicators and pronounce difficult words such as 'aeroplane' and 'umbrella'. The childminder talks to children at every opportunity, which enhances further their communication and language skills. However, the childminder has not pinpointed accurately what children need to learn next to ensure their optimum progress across all areas of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY536354 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 10107126 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 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in the Clayton area of Manchester. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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