Childminder in Leicestershire

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

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

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy and safe and enjoy their time in the childminder's home. Overall, the childminder ensures the play environment reflects children's interests. However, she does not set her expectations high enough for children's learning. The curriculum is not used effectively to help children to make the progress they are capable of.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder does not keep an appropriately stocked first-aid kit in order to support children's health and welfare should they have an accident. This is a breach of the requirements.

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The provision requires improvement

Children enjoy using both their large- and small-muscle skills. However, the childminder does not ensure children are provided with varied opportunities to practise making marks in different ways. Children love to use their imagination. They laugh with delight as they hide in large boxes provided by the childminder. Children hide inside them and use them as tunnels for trains. The childminder recognises that some children's speech is less secure. However, she does not use every opportunity to help children strengthen their skills more.

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The provision requires improvement

Children have good self-esteem and confidence and are kind to one another. They have good relationships with the childminder, and she is kind and caring. Children learn how to be safe. They take part in fire evacuations and are taught about road safety during outings. Children keep their play environment safe as they pick up toys from the floor without being asked.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows the children well. She observes what they do and tracks their progress to help her know what it is children need to learn next. However, her curriculum is not ambitious enough to enable all children to maximise their learning. She does not use her knowledge of the children to ensure they are consistently challenged or that play is adapted to support the varied ages she cares for. This means, at times, children are not given every opportunity to make the progress they are capable of. n The childminder keeps her knowledge and skills up to date through attending mandatory training such as paediatric first aid and safeguarding. She keeps records of any accidents that occur to children in her care as well as those they arrive with. However, the childminder has not ensured that her first-aid box is appropriately stocked and remains suitable for use. n Partnerships with parents are effective. Comments left by parents are highly

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need to do better?

complimentary of the service the childminder provides and of how happy and settled their children are. Parents comment she is 'always flexible and

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need to do better?

3 March 2020 accommodating' and that children 'enjoy, and always look forward to, going'. n Children chat to one another as they play. They enjoy participating in singing songs and rhymes and naming colours and shapes they see on television programmes. However, the childminder does not always make the most of every opportunity to model language or pronounce words to build on speech for those children who need extra support. n The childminder is a good role model and children consistently demonstrate good behaviour. Children learn to share and take turns through their play and positive direction from the childminder. Her calm approach and positive reinforcement help children to learn what is expected. n The childminder ensures that children have opportunities to build on the experiences they have outside of the setting. For example, she takes children on walks in the locality to look at, and learn about, farm animals. All the children in

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her care show an interest in trains. To support this, she takes children to the local railway station to watch trains and talk about how they work. This helps widen children's knowledge of the world they live in. n Children are encouraged to be independent and have good self-care routines. For example, after using the potty, all children know they must wash their hands, and the childminder tells them this is to 'get rid of the germs'. All children are offered a healthy and balanced diet and enjoy being active, both indoors and outside. This contributes to children's good health. n Children are curious and inquisitive learners. The childminder offers them a well- resourced learning environment, and children enjoy making choices in their play and learning. However, some children struggle when holding a pencil. The childminder helps them by holding and guiding their hand, but this is not always successful. She does not ensure children are able to practise making marks in

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need to do better?

varied and original ways to help with this skill, in order to support their readiness for school.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good understanding of her responsibility to keep children safe from harm. Since her last inspection, she has refreshed her safeguarding knowledge through attending up-to-date training and undertaking research. This includes developing her knowledge of wider safeguarding issues, such as children who may be at risk from radicalisation. The childminder can explain the signs and symptoms of abuse and who to report to should she have any concerns for a child's welfare. Risk assessments are clear and help the childminder to identify and minimise hazards to children.

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Due date

ensure that the first-aid kit is appropriately stocked and suitable for use 17/03/2020

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Due date

ensure the curriculum is used to help maximise and build on children's learning and offers appropriate and effective challenge to enable every child to make the progress they are capable of. 31/03/2020

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should:

n extend opportunities to model language to ensure children are able to build on their early speech and developing vocabulary skills n provide children with a wider range of experiences to help them build on their small-muscle and early literacy skills in readiness for the next stage in their learning, such as school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY337460 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10125091 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 10 September 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She provides funded early education for three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder took the inspector on a learning walk and discussed the activities she provides for children. n The inspector was given a tour of the areas of the home used for childminding purposes. n The inspector looked at children's records, a sample of policies and evidence of the suitability of the childminder and other adults in the household. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of the views of parents.

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Inspection activities

3 March 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

3 March 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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