Duckworth, Nora Ann

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

Children are very well settled with the childminder and her assistant, despite not attending for a significant period of time. They have formed strong attachments and feel safe and secure in the environment. Children's behaviour is very good. However, they are unable to remain fully engaged in play and learning, as the curriculum is not planned or implemented well enough. For instance, the childminder's assistant reads books that are not appropriate to children's stage of development. Therefore, children lose interest very quickly. This has a negative impact on children's literacy development and does not help to promote a love of books.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has some knowledge about what children enjoy doing. Occasionally, she provides activities that capture children's interests for short periods of time, such as Chinese New Year activities. However, the two-way flow of information between the childminder and parents is not good enough. This means she is not aware of what children already know and can do. Therefore, she cannot plan appropriate activities that improve children's concentration levels and build on their prior knowledge.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has some understanding of the different things she wants children to learn. However, she does not use this knowledge to plan and implement a curriculum that is broad and interesting. Although children do engage in some learning experiences, such as naming and sorting different shapes, this is inconsistent. Overall, the curriculum lacks depth and does not build on children's existing skills and knowledge. This means, children do not make the best possible progress. n Children are motivated and engaged in learning, when they have chosen activities for themselves. For instance, children concentrate carefully when grouping teddy bears by colour and size. They learn some new mathematical language and talk about 'big' and 'small'. However, resources are stored separately, and children are unable to access them freely. This stops children from exploring independently and making choices about their play.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder supports children's communication and language development effectively. She introduces some new words to help children to describe their different emotions. The childminder talks to children about their home life. She asks open-ended questions, which encourage children to remember and recall past events, such as what they did at the weekend. This helps to support children's speaking skills and widens their vocabulary. n Children have good relationships with the childminder and her assistant. They benefit from sensitive interactions that are bespoke to their individual needs.

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need to do better?

26 January 2022 Children seek out the childminder for cuddles and reassurance if they feel overwhelmed. This helps to promote a culture of mutual respect and supports children's emotional well-being. n Partnerships with parents, although in place, are not strong enough. The information shared between the childminder and parents does not focus on children's development. For instance, the childminder is unaware of what children have been learning during long periods of absence. Therefore, she is not able to plan effectively for their return. This hinders the continuity in children's care and learning. That said, parents are happy with the service they receive and are complimentary about the childminder and her assistant. n Children benefit from regular physical exercise, both in the garden and within the local community. They develop their large muscles when using the climbing equipment and walking to the park. Children take part in minibeast hunts and

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need to do better?

explore how the environment changes during the different seasons, such as autumn. This helps to develop children's understanding of the world around them. n The arrangements for professional development, coaching and mentoring for the childminder and her assistant are not well embedded. The childminder accesses some training and up-to-date literature. However, this is not specific to her weaknesses and does not help to improve her knowledge and skills further. As a consequence, feedback she provides to her assistant is not accurate. This means weaknesses within the quality of education are not addressed swiftly. For example, some activities are mundane and do not challenge children appropriately. This has a negative impact on children's learning and development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant understand their roles and responsibilities to keep children safe. They know the signs and symptoms of abuse. Both are confident with the procedures to follow if they are concerned about a child's welfare or the behaviour of one another. They are alert to the indicators that a child or family may be at risk of being drawn into extreme behaviours. The childminder completes daily checks to ensure her home is safe and secure for children.

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Due date

26 January 2022 develop a curriculum that is broad, interesting and builds on what children already know and can do 09/03/2022

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Due date

improve the two-way-flow of information with parents when children have been absent to ensure continuity of care and learning 09/03/2022

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Due date

improve the arrangements for professional development, coaching and mentoring to raise the quality of education to a good level. 09/03/2022

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should:

n provide children with more opportunities to choose their own activities and direct their own play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY406647 Local authority Warrington Inspection number 10204765 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 12 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 21 November 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Great Sankey, Warrington. She operates all year round from 7am until 6.30pm Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3 and her assistant is qualified to level 2. She provides funded early education for three-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder gave the inspector a tour of the setting and discussed how the curriculum is planned and implemented. n The inspector observed the quality of education indoors and evaluated the impact on children's learning. n Discussions were held with the childminder, the assistant, parents and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n A leadership and management meeting was held with the childminder and her assistant. Documentation relating to the suitability of people living and working on the premises was checked. The inspector looked at qualification certificates and paediatric first-aid certificates.

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Inspection activities

26 January 2022 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

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