Childminder in Warwickshire

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder maintains ratios and supervises children closely. She understands her responsibility to manage risk. However, she does not always review risk assessments and take swift action to address certain issues in the timeliest way. That said, overall, she keeps children safe. The childminder gets to know children and their families well. She offers children settling-in sessions and gets parents to complete an 'all about me' information sheet on their children. She supports children to settle in. Teaching is variable as the childminder does not have high expectations of children's learning. That said, the environment is well resourced. The childminder finds out about children's interests and lets them make their own play choices. Children show some positive attitudes towards learning as they are keen to play and explore and persist with activities they like. However, the childminder does not implement a purposeful curriculum that helps to build on

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children's key next steps in learning. On occasions, children lose interest and do not become absorbed in learning. On the other hand, children behave well. They learn to cooperate with care routines and play nicely alongside others, including sharing resources. Parents are happy with the service provided. However, the childminder does not work with them as closely as possible to help fully involve and support them to extend children's learning at home.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has recently moved to a new house, which is undergoing extensive renovation. However, she does not routinely ensure the premises are entirely fit for purpose every day, particularly as aspects of the environment are rapidly changing. She does eventually address newly arising issues, such as a temporary lack of heating, but not always in the swiftest way. Therefore, there is scope for the childminder to review her ongoing risk assessments more robustly. n The childminder makes observations of children's development and assesses their abilities routinely. Children are happy attending and have fun. For example, they enjoy playing with small-world play farm animals and television characters. They also readily spend time building with construction blocks. However, the childminder does not provide children with a good balance of child-led and adult- led activities. She does not make use of what she knows about children to

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suitably challenge and extend their development. Therefore, although children gain some skills they need for the future, this is not promoted as well as possible. n The childminder keeps her mandatory training up to date, including her paediatric first aid. She also works closely with another local childminder to share ideas. However, teaching is not good enough. The childminder occasionally struggles to fully extend activities or, alternatively, sometimes offers

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need to do better?

24 January 2020 children challenges that are beyond their capabilities. There is room for the childminder to improve professional development and undertake appropriate training opportunities to help build on teaching skills and offer good-quality education to all children. n The childminder promotes communication, language and literacy. She talks to children and interacts with them warmly. She helps them to name and label resources and items within the environment, which builds on their vocabulary. Children like looking at books and drawing with chalks on a chalkboard. n The childminder has suitable arrangements in place to manage children's personal care needs. She ensures these are sensitively met throughout the day. She introduces children to a variety of foods and provides a balanced menu. She also promotes exercise and children like playing outside using equipment in her garden. This helps to promote their physical well-being.

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need to do better?

n The childminder promotes respect. She has simple house rules and she promotes good manners. She values children's similarities and differences. For example, if they have specific cultures or faiths she helps them learn about this further. This promotes their understanding of people, communities and the wider world. n The childminder generally keeps parents up to date verbally each day. Parents comment that the childminder is very accommodating and supportive. However, there is scope to share more detailed information with them about their children's learning and development to promote the best continuity between the setting and home. n The childminder reflects on the quality of her setting honestly. She has targets for the future, which she is working towards, and she does aspire to achieve and maintain good standards.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder's home is secure. The childminder is well organised. She keeps necessary records and documents and implements key policies that help her to promote children's welfare. The childminder routinely completes online safeguarding refreshers to keep her knowledge up to date. She recognises signs and symptoms of potential child abuse or neglect. She is also fully alert to wider safeguarding concerns, such as radicalisation or extremism. She understands if she becomes worried about a child that she must report this in a timely way. This helps to protect children from harm.

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Due date

24 January 2020 ensure the premises are entirely fit for purpose every day by reviewing ongoing risk assessments and taking swift action to address newly arising issues in a timely way 07/02/2020

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Due date

implement a purposeful curriculum and consider children's age, stage and individual development needs to plan and provide enjoyable and suitably challenging adult-initiated activities that extend their skills 02/03/2020

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Due date

improve professional development and undertake appropriate training opportunities to help build on teaching skills and offer good-quality education to all children. 02/03/2020

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should:

n extend partnerships with parents even further and share more detailed information with them about their children's learning to help promote the best continuity between the setting and home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY394434 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10074260 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 to 15 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 13 June 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Nuneaton. The childminder operates Monday to Friday, all year around, except bank holidays and family holidays. Sessions are available 7.30am until 6pm. The childminder offers funded education places to two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and talked to the childminder about the environment, resources and equipment in use. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder as appropriate throughout the inspection. n The inspector observed teaching practice and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector looked at the records and documents available, including children's learning folders and policies and procedures. n The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder. n The inspector sought the views of parents from the written evidence provided.

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Inspection activities

24 January 2020 We carried out this inspection 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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Inspection activities

24 January 2020 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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