Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date 4 July 2019 Previous inspection date 21 February 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 Children are not supported to learn to manage their feelings and behaviour in an appropriate way. n The childminder does not provide her assistants with the support and training needed to raise the quality of their interactions to engage children and improve their outcomes in learning. n The childminder does not use the information that she has gathered from her assessments to offer all children the appropriate challenge in their learning to help them to make better progress. n The childminder does not work with parents or the other professionals involved in children's care to gain a better understanding of their needs and learning when they first attend her setting.

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It has the following strengths

n The childminder supports children's imaginations well. For instance, she plays alongside them using the role-play resources to encourage their imaginative skills. n The childminder encourages children to make their own choices about what they would like to play with. n Children are confident and secure in the childminder's care. They develop secure relationships with the childminder and her assistant. n The childminder encourages children to be independent at meeting their own needs. For instance, she encourages them to wash their hands independently and to wipe their own noses.

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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 that children receive clear and consistent messages about how to manage their feelings and behaviour appropriately 31/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

provide better support and guidance for assistants to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good level. 31/07/2019

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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 make better use of the information gathered from assessments to provide children with more challenge in their learning n develop procedures with parents and other professionals to gather more information to support children when they first attend the setting.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder, her assistant and children. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation and children's records. n The inspector had discussions with the childminder, her assistant and children during the inspection. n The inspector read written feedback from parents, spoke to parents and took their views into account.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder has procedures in place to employ and supervise her assistants. However, she does not offer her assistants the support that is needed to raise the quality of their interactions with children. Assistants are kind and caring towards children and children are happy in their care. However, they do not engage children in play and learning. The childminder ensures that assistants have appropriate knowledge of the procedures in place. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder and her assistant have a suitable knowledge of safeguarding procedures and they are aware of the indicators that may mean a child is at risk of harm. The childminder reflects on the areas of her setting and makes changes to the arrangement of the resources. However, she has not identified the weaknesses in teaching, behaviour management and planning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is not consistently good. The childminder is unable to provide children with the support needed and her assistant does not engage children in learning. The childminder plays alongside children and provides them with resources to access. However, children are not offered challenge in their learning to help them to meet their next steps. The childminder is welcoming to parents and she is happy to share information about children's routines, although she has not extended her partnerships to gain more information and a better starting point for the children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder does not use effective methods to help children to learn to manage their feelings and behaviour in a appropriate way. Children scream at each other and fight over resources and the childminder does not react or she tells them to stop. This means that children are not helped to learn to manage the conflict. However, the childminder does celebrate children's achievements to raise their confidence and self-esteem. Children are happy and they develop friendships with other children in the setting.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in teaching and planning mean that children do not make the progress of which they are capable. Older children enjoy being creative and they are able to concentrate on their chosen task. For instance, they spend most of the morning playing with the play dough. However, the childminder does not use this opportunity to extend their learning further. Younger children develop secure attachments and become independent at feeding themselves. Children do not gain the skills that prepare them well for the next stage of their learning and the move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541676 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10114745 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 28 Date of previous inspection 21 February 2019

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She works from the house of a co-childminder in Gloucestershire. They work with an assistant. The provision offers care for children from Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6pm, all year round. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder accepts funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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