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 Inadequate

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The provision requires improvement

Children remain safe as the childminder supervises them closely as they play. The childminder has a general overview of the skills and knowledge she would like children to learn. However, this is not targeted or broad enough to ensure every child is sufficiently challenged to reach their full potential. Children enjoy engaging in a range of activities, which follow their interests. Although the childminder chats to children as they play, she does not consistently leave enough time for children to think and respond. Children's needs are met as the childminder works in partnership with parents. Links with other early years provisions children attend have yet to be established to help support continuity of learning for these children.

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The provision requires improvement

Children behave well and their good manners are promoted. They freely access their drinks and benefit from healthy meals and snacks. Regular outings to the park and indoor play areas support children to develop their physical skills. These outings also help children to develop their social skills as they play and interact with more children. Interactive regular song-time activities support children's communication and language skills. Children are encouraged to pick a toy out of the bag and to identify a song linked to the object. Older children recall and sing lots of familiar songs from memory. Younger children are encouraged to repeat simple, single words.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a general overview of children's progress and development. However, she does not consistently use her knowledge, or the information gained from observations, to identify and plan challenging experiences. This does not enable each child to make good progress in their learning and development. n When completing the progress check at age two, the childminder does not ensure it is completed at a similar time to the health visitor's review. Information is therefore not shared in a timely way, to ensure children receive targeted support when concerns are identified about their development. n The childminder supports children to develop some key skills like independence, socialising with their peers and fine manipulative skills. However, she has not considered how to ensure the curriculum consistently builds on children's prior learning and provides them with a broad range of skills. n Some children are exceptionally skilled at counting. They understand zero is a

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need to do better?

low number and 100 is a high number. When counting, children correctly count in sequence. However, the childminder has not considered how to help children to correctly count the number of actual objects to broaden their learning. n Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care. She talks to children as they play, supporting their communication skills. She encourages younger

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need to do better?

23 February 2023 children to repeat words and introduces new words into older children's play. For example, when a child describes how they have made a big structure, the childminder introduces the word 'massive'. This helps to develop children's vocabulary. n Trips to the library encourage children to develop a love of books as they learn to sit and listen to a range of stories. They also develop their social skills as they get to meet and interact with a wider group of peers. n Some children attend other early years provisions. Information sharing between these other provisions and the childminder has not been developed to ensure children benefit from continuity in their learning. n Children develop their mark-making skills as they use paint pens and crayons to draw on paper. When children mix different colours together, the childminder asks them what new colour they have made. Before children have time to think

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need to do better?

and respond, the childminder answers the questions for them. She does not consistently provide children with enough time to think and respond with their own thoughts and ideas. n Children are encouraged to develop their fine manipulative skills as they play with small tool activity sets. They concentrate as they learn to use screwdrivers and spanners to tighten and undo a range of screws, nuts, and bolts. n The childminder keeps parents informed about the range of activities their children have participated in via a secure social media platform. Parents confirm that the childminder liaises closely with them when concerns about their children's development are identified.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Children remain safe in the childminder's care. The home and garden are well maintained and kept secure. The childminder has accessed training on child protection. This has helped her to improve her knowledge of indicators of abuse, including aspects like the 'Prevent' duty and county lines. The childminder has a clear understanding of the procedures to follow if she should have a concern about a child. Children are supported to learn about road safety on outings. The childminder ensures children remain under her constant supervision to ensure they remain protected from potential harm.

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Due date

23 February 2023 ensure children's progress is more effectively reviewed and use information on children's level of achievements to plan challenging learning experiences for each child 24/04/2023

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Due date

ensure the progress check at age two is completed in line with when the health visitor completes their review, so that they are used to inform each other and support integrated working. 24/04/2023

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should:

n review the curriculum intent, to ensure it provides children with a broader range of skills to support their future learning n consider how to effectively share information with other providers where the care of children is shared to fully support continuity of learning n consider how to encourage children to think and respond with their own thoughts and ideas.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY280486 Local authority Doncaster Inspection number 10260724 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 3 Date of previous inspection 22 September 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in the Scawthorpe, Doncaster. She operates her provision all year round, from 8am to 6pm, on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about their intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this has on children learning.

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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

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