Childminder in Doncaster

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 Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Children enjoy their time at the childminder's comfortable home. The childminder's nurturing approach helps children to feel happy and secure in the setting. The childminder encourages independence skills. For example, she allows children to try things themselves first before she offers help. Older children choose from the range of toys and games available. Younger children need help to select and concentrate on activities. However, the childminder does not consistently support them to do this. Consequently, younger children lack focus and flit between toys at times.

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The provision requires improvement

Children enjoy being physically active and develop confidence in their own abilities. For example, they fill and empty water containers in the garden. The childminder takes children to the park to exercise, run and climb. The childminder encourages older children to recognise their name and try writing letters on chalk boards.

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The provision requires improvement

During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the childminder has found the internet to be a successful tool to communicate with parents and support agencies. For example, the childminder sends photos and texts of children's experiences to show parents what their children have been learning. She also attends online meetings to gain speech and language therapists' advice.

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need to do better?

n The childminder identifies children's next steps in learning and development and shares these with parents. However, she does not always take these into account or build on children's previous experiences and interests in her planning. Therefore, learning experiences are not as meaningful to children as they could be. Consequently, children lose interest and move away. n Children generally enjoy their time in the childminder's care. However, activities often lack depth and appropriate challenge. Children are not always as motivated and as focused on their learning as possible because the childminder's curriculum planning is not specific enough to each child's needs. Therefore, some children do not make enough progress. For example, during an activity focused on cleaning teeth, children are not engaged by the childminder's planning and teaching. The information book that the childminder reads is too

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complicated for children to understand. Therefore, children lose interest, display poor behaviour and move away. n The childminder does not consistently support younger children to play carefully with toys and other children. For example, when younger children try to play with others, they are not effectively supported by the childminder to join play or take turns. n The childminder provides an attractive range of toys and other items for children

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need to do better?

27 May 2021 to play with. For example, children can select items from the toy shop to buy and count out coins to pay. The childminder adds shells to the sand to teach children about sea creatures and she teaches them new describing words. However, the childminder does not always use language well to support children's learning. For example, she uses inappropriate slang words. n The childminder provides healthy home-cooked food and nutritious snacks, which children enjoy. Children comment on the lovely smells coming from the kitchen when snack is being prepared. However, the childminder does not always teach children to wash their hands before eating, or clean tables before serving food. This puts children's health at risk. n The childminder does not always maintain an accurate record of the days and hours that children attend her setting. n When local restrictions allow, the childminder takes children on outings to gain

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new experiences and learn about where they live. For example, children learn about keeping safe on the railway platform and the loud noises that the engines make when they go on a train journey. n When evaluating her provision, the childminder finds out about training she would like to access to develop her knowledge of special educational needs. The childminder identifies the warm relationships and the home-from-home environment that she creates for children as a key strength of her provision.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her responsibility to keep children safe. She has a suitable knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate that a child could be at risk of abuse. The childminder knows the procedures to follow if she were to have any concerns about a child's welfare. She is aware of the potential risks to children when they access the internet and teaches them how to keep safe online.

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Due date

ensure curriculum planning and teaching is specific to each child's needs, so that all children can concentrate and learn from the planned activities 28/08/2021

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Due date

support younger children to play carefully with toys, concentrate on activities and wait their turn 28/08/2021

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Due date

27 May 2021 keep an accurate record of children's attendance each day. 17/06/2021

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should:

n improve hygiene routines by ensuring that children wash their hands before eating and that tables are cleaned before serving food n provide a good model of speech to help children learn appropriate words and language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556834 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10190172 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 4 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018 and lives in Woodlands, Doncaster. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays and bank holidays.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder and inspector observed children's play. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed its impact on children's learning. n The childminder led the inspector on a learning walk of her setting. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation provided by the childminder.

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Inspection activities

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

27 May 2021 27 May 2021 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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