Childminder EY545167

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 Inadequate

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The provision requires improvement

Children develop warm and affectionate relationships with the childminder, her co- childminder and her assistant. Children show confidence when they arrive, and they settle quickly in the childminder's care. The childminder works with parents to get to know their children when they first attend the setting. She knows the children well and understands what they need to learn next. However, she does not use the information that she gathers to offer children the appropriate challenge in their learning.

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The provision requires improvement

Younger children and those with limited communication skills do not have the same opportunities as other children to be involved in the activities provided. The quality of interactions between adults and children is not consistently good. The childminder's assistant needs support to develop a better understanding of how children learn. Children can make their own choices from a wide range of resources. However, those with limited language are unable to communicate their needs and interests, and rely on what the childminder provides for them. The childminder helps children to learn how to manage their behaviour. For instance, she speaks to them about the rules and reminds children to share the resources. Children behave well.

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need to do better?

n The childminder carries out observations and makes regular assessments of children's progress. She shares children's development with their parents and considers what children need to learn next. However, she does not ensure that children are appropriately challenged and engaged in learning. Although the childminder plays well alongside children she does not consider how to plan and target her teaching. She does not use children's interests to excite them and engage them in learning. Children have a nice time playing but lack the challenge that they need to make the progress of which they are capable. n The childminder's assistant is still learning how to interact and promote children's learning further. She spends time watching children play as the childminder meets their care needs. The childminder is aware that her assistant needs support and has started to introduce methods to help to raise the quality

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need to do better?

of teaching. However, these systems have not been fully embedded and have had little impact. n Since her last inspection, the childminder has worked with her co-childminder and has taken action to raise her understanding of safeguarding and child protection matters. For example, she has reviewed her procedures, taken part in training and supported her assistant to learn how to act on concerns. The childminder is keen to develop her skills further, such as through working with the local authority and working to gain a qualification.

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need to do better?

28 January 2020 n The childminder supports children to develop confidence in new situations and environments. She takes children to groups, so they can mix with other children and adults and learn to be sociable. Children are friendly and confident. n Children have opportunities to be physical and develop their muscles. They enjoy dancing to the action songs on the television and going on walks and outings to the local soft-play centres. Older children independently meet their own needs. They choose from the resources, find their name peg and wash their hands before meals and snack time. n Older children enjoy playing imaginatively with their friends. For example, they use the bowls and spoons in the play kitchen to mix their 'cakes' and stir their 'cottage pie'. n The childminder does not consider how she can successfully support the younger children and those with language and communication delays to

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communicate and be involved. Some children are unable to understand the routines and engage in activities. They wander around with little interaction from others. n Children have a love of books and stories. They select their favourite books and spend time looking at the pictures and recalling the story as they read to themselves.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant understand the procedures that they should follow to keep children safe. They are fully aware of the indicators of abuse, and the procedures to follow if they have concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder and her assistant monitor children's well-being, carry out risk assessments and supervise children well. The childminder knows her responsibility to check and monitor the suitability of her assistant. They follow secure procedures to keep children safe when they are on outings in the community.

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Due date

plan and target teaching more effectively, to challenge children to make better progress in their learning 14/02/2020

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Due date

28 January 2020 implement systems to support children's communication and understanding, so that all children understand the routines and can communicate and be engaged in learning. 14/02/2020

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should:

n continue to develop methods to reflect on and develop teaching to a consistently good level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545167 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10122743 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 to 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 17 Date of previous inspection 20 August 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016. She works from her co-childminder's house in Cirencester. She offers care from 8am to 6pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, all year round. The childminder works alongside her co-childminder and their assistant. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector had a tour of the premises. n A sample of relevant documents was reviewed by the inspector, including children's accident records and evidence relating to the childminder's suitability check and qualifications. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder, her assistant and the children. n The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took their views into account. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistant about children and their learning.

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Inspection activities

28 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

28 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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