Childminder in Oxfordshire

Inspection date 24 July 2019 Previous inspection date 22 January 2013

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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 The childminder has not reviewed and checked that her new assistant has gained sufficient understanding of her safeguarding policy. Otherwise, the childminder has a secure understanding of her safeguarding responsibilities. n The quality of teaching is variable. At times, the childminder models and provides some good-quality teaching. However, she does not monitor and develop her assistants' practice well enough to ensure consistently good teaching is provided to children. This does not fully support children to make the progress they are capable of. n At times, adults do not consistently follow good hygiene processes, although there is not a significant impact on children's health and well-being. n Adults, sometimes, do not recognise when children need further help and guidance to support their understanding of the behavioural expectations.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are happy and settled, and form positive relationships with the adults who care for them. Adults are kind and caring and help children to feel safe. n The environment is welcoming with good-quality resources. Despite some weaknesses in teaching, children take part in some enjoyable activities, which at times engage them well. For example, children enthusiastically took part in a yoga session, involving balancing on one foot, while moving their other limbs into a different position. n Partnerships with parents and professionals are positive. The childminder shares information well with everyone involved in children's care and learning. This promotes a consistent approach to meeting children's needs.

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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 develop the monitoring of the provision, in particular to identify gaps in practice to improve teaching and to ensure all assistants fully understand their roles and responsibilities, including those relating to safeguarding policies and procedures 24/09/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure consistently good hygiene measures are implemented, with particular regard to children's drinking cups, dummies and bedding. 13/08/2019

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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 further guidance and support to children to help them develop more understanding about the expectations of behaviour, in order to enable them to manage their own feelings and behaviour.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed children's play and activities and their interactions with the childminder and assistants. n The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistants and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process. n The inspector sampled documentation, including the childminder's written policies and children's records. n The inspector spoke to parents available on the day of the inspection to gain their views and took them into account.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

The childminder provides support to her assistants, such as individual meetings. She and her assistants complete further training, including gaining qualifications. However, the childminder does not evaluate her provision well enough. For example, she has not identified gaps in her new assistant's understanding of her safeguarding policy. This includes ensuring her assistant has knowledge of procedures to follow outside of the setting and awareness of wider safeguarding issues. This does not have a significant impact as the childminder has provided a full written policy to her assistant which details these areas. The childminder and her assistants understand what would raise their concerns about children or other adults. They supervise children appropriately and assess risks and minimise dangers to children. Safeguarding is effective. Parents speak highly about the setting and say they are very happy with the care provided.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder mostly provides good-quality teaching. However, at times, she and her assistants do not provide consistently good interactions with children. For example, sometimes they do not fully challenge children's learning to help build further on their skills and knowledge. However, at other times, there is good-quality teaching that helps children develop skills for their next stage in learning. For instance, the childminder supports older children to count and compare sizes. Children listen when stories are read in an interesting voice, which captures their attention well. Babies enjoy some individual attention, such as looking at simple picture books. Adults complete regular observations and assessments to identify children's next steps in learning, which they share with parents to help support continuity of learning at home and the setting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Some children begin to show care for others, such as being gentle with babies. Adults support children's self-esteem and confidence well, such as through praise and encouragement. However, at times, they do not guide children's behaviour consistently to help them develop understanding of the expectations. For example, adults sometimes do not notice when children do not wait their turn fairly or on occasion manage disagreements between children well. Overall, children's good health is promoted well. For example, babies sleep as they need to and children eat healthily. Parents receive a clear sickness policy and reminders to provide sun cream and a hat for their child. Adults mainly follow good hygiene routines, such as cleaning tables and making sure children wash their hands before eating. However, at times, there are lapses in good hygiene. For example, occasionally adults forget to change bedding for different children.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make age-appropriate progress and some make even better progress. However, the weaknesses in teaching have an impact on children making the progress they are capable of. For example, at times children wander around and are not fully engaged in play and learning. Despite this, children develop some skills for their future learning. For example, older children develop some independence, such as finding and putting on their shoes.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY439349 Local authority Oxfordshire Inspection number 10115056 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 1 - 9 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 18 Date of previous inspection 22 January 2013

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The childminder offers her service Monday to Thursday from 7.45am to 6pm, for most of the year. She is registered to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder has a teaching qualification. She employs assistants to work with her.

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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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