Childminder in Buckinghamshire

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

The childminder has met most of the actions identified at the previous inspection. Effective risk assessments have been implemented to ensure that the areas used by the children are safe. However, the childminder has yet to update her knowledge of how to plan and provide an effective early years curriculum, to meet the developmental needs of the children who attend. Therefore, they do not receive consistent support to help them to achieve their next steps in learning.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder uses positive language to reward children's good behaviour, which helps them to learn right from wrong. Children are beginning to learn how to care for their environment and follow simple instructions. They are encouraged to tidy up the toys and to sweep up the sand, using child-sized dustpans and brushes.

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The provision requires improvement

Children develop some independence skills. The environment is organised to enable children to move from indoors to outdoors freely. Toys and equipment are set out and made accessible to children so that they can choose what they wish to play with. Children are learning to feed themselves at mealtimes and sit at the table nicely.

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder takes children on local outings. This enables them to play in different spaces, indoors and outdoors. For example, they go to a variety of parks, where they use large play equipment to develop their physical skills.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has prioritised improving safety issues, hygiene and managing children's behaviour. She has worked in partnership with the local authority to make the changes. The childminder has also completed training on how to manage children's behaviour. However, she has yet to extend her professional development to improve her skills and knowledge on how to implement a successful early years curriculum. n The childminder is aware of children's developmental needs. However, this is not used well enough to target the skills and knowledge children need to know and practise. For instance, at times, the childminder's intent for children's learning is unclear. Children lose interest because they do not benefit from engaging activities and experiences that consistently build on their skills and motivate them to learn. n The childminder provides opportunities for children to join in with familiar songs

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need to do better?

and rhymes. However, some children become distracted by the musical instruments and put them into their mouths. This reduces the opportunities for children to use their words and join in with the singing. The childminder also uses books with children to talk about what they see. She takes the children to

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need to do better?

4 July 2023 the library, where they access a wide range of books and learn how to register the ones they have borrowed. n The childminder manages children's behaviour well. She has received training on helping children to regulate their own behaviour. This has supported her in successfully implementing age-appropriate strategies to help children learn to be kind and caring. For example, children receive positive praise when they share the toys with their friends. n The childminder is aware of safe sleeping practices and has updated her policy on bottle feeding. This ensures that children are never left unattended when drinking their milk. The childminder supervises the children well. She uses a camera monitor when leaving the playroom for short periods, such as when she gets a snack from the kitchen. This enables the childminder to always see and hear the children. n The childminder implements effective hygiene procedures. She ensures that

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children understand they must clean their hands before they eat their food, such as when they come in from playing outside and when they have had their nappy changed. The lounge and dining area is a clean and tidy space for children to play and the enclosed patio enables them to access outdoor play in a safe space. n The childminder works in partnership with parents. She shares information about their child and keeps them informed about the activities they take part in. Parents confirm they are happy with the service provided by the childminder. Other settings children attend are contacted, to share information about children's learning.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates a secure knowledge and understanding of child protection. She understands the wider aspects of safeguarding and the procedures to follow in the event she has a concern about a child's safety. Risk assessments for the areas used by the children and the daily routines they follow have been reviewed and are robust. For instance, a stairgate is used to prevent children from accessing the kitchen area, where the cat food is kept. The childminder supervises the children well, particularly during mealtimes, when she sits close by as they eat their lunch.

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Due date

4 July 2023 increase opportunities for professional development, to strengthen knowledge of the early years curriculum and improve the quality of teaching 11/08/2023

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Due date

improve the planning and implementation of the early years curriculum to target the skills and knowledge children need to learn and practise. 11/08/2023

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should:

n build further on the strategies used to support children's communication skills so that there is a clear intent on what children need to learn.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496736 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 10277742 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 5 Date of previous inspection 18 January 2023

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in the village of Loudwater, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about how she organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for her early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to parents over the telephone and took account of their views. n The inspector sampled some documentation.

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Inspection activities

4 July 2023 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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