Childminder EY420686

Inspection date 24 June 2019 Previous inspection date 9 January 2019

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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 Although the childminder has made many improvements since the last inspection, she does not always use information from her observations effectively to provide children with activities to challenge them and keep them engaged. n The childminder has updated her safeguarding training and keeps other mandatory training, such as first aid, up to date. However, she has not made the most of opportunities to develop her knowledge to improve the quality of teaching even further. n The childminder does not promote children's good health as well as possible or routinely encourage them to develop good independence skills. n The childminder does not provide children with many opportunities to play outside and develop strong physical skills.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder has developed close relationships with the children. They feel safe in her care, and are happy and confident. The childminder is kind and gentle in her approach. She supports children well emotionally, helping them to gain confidence and a good sense of well-being. n The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment. She completes risk assessments and is vigilant on outings, to help children remain safe while in her care. n Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder regularly shares information with parents about their children's development and progress, to involve them in their children's learning successfully.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must: Due date ensure all activities engage children's interest and provide them with suitable challenge to help them make good progress in all areas of learning 26/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

focus more precisely on developing knowledge to improve the quality of teaching even further to help meet children's next steps in learning more consistently. 26/07/2019

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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 provide more opportunities to support children's understanding of healthy lifestyles and develop their independence skills further n provide more opportunities for children to play outside and develop good physical skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records. n The inspector and childminder observed children during activities and completed a follow-up discussion about children's learning and progress. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' views from their written comments.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder recognises the signs or symptoms that indicate a child may be at risk of harm. She is clear on the reporting procedures to follow and has good knowledge of wider safeguarding issues. The childminder has begun to review some of her practices and identify some areas for development. For example, she has considered more ways to work in partnership with other settings to enable greater consistency in children's learning. However, she is not as proactive as she could be, to identify wider training needs and develop her knowledge further to help meet children's next steps in learning more consistently.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable. The childminder observes the children engaged in activities but does not always plan challenging experiences based on a secure knowledge of their learning needs. For example, children request to 'bath the babies'. The childminder provides dolls, clothes and a bath but does not provide any water. Children quickly lose interest and move from one activity to another, which does not help develop their attention and concentration skills. At other times, the childminder supports children well to develop good language skills and an understanding of size. Children enjoyed playing with the dinosaur figures, comparing their sizes and learning their names, such as the 'big tyrannosaurus rex' and the 'small pterodactyl'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder gives children lots of praise and encouragement, which supports their emotional well-being and builds their confidence. Children are generally well motivated and behave well. However, the childminder does not routinely teach the children about the importance of a healthy lifestyle. For example, children do not wash their hands before eating or after having their nappy changed. Despite the childminder setting up activities outside and children requesting to play in the garden, the childminder did not provide them with opportunities for outside play during the inspection.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Overall, children develop the basic skills they need for their future learning and school. They have good self-esteem and show pride in their achievements, such as when they receive a sticker for helping to tidy away the toys. They identify colours, count in routines and activities and match toy dinosaur figures to pictures in a book correctly. However, the childminder does not always provide enough challenge to help children to make the best possible progress or encourage them to develop independence skills. For example, toddlers drink from baby bottles rather than a training cup.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY420686 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 10092312 Type of provision Childminder

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Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 9 January 2019

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The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Pewsey, Wiltshire. She operates all year round, from 8.15am to 6pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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