Childminder in Sheffield

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 are supported by the childminder to develop a suitable range of core skills, such as independence, social and communication skills. However, future experiences are not planned well enough to ensure that children remain sufficiently engaged and focused. The childminder's monitoring of children's progress in not yet in place. This results in her only having a general idea of what children know and can do and not building effectively on their prior knowledge. While children happily play with the accessible toys and resources, they are not sufficiently challenged and tend to quickly move from one resource to another.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are encouraged to behave well. Clear rules and boundaries are shared by the childminder as she supports children to learn to respect these. For example, children learn to sit down while eating and to take their own shoes off on arrival. Children are settled and happy. The childminder understands the importance of helping children to develop a clear bond and attachment with her. This helps children to feel safe and secure in her care. The childminder works alone, providing care to all children. She understands her responsibilities to notify Ofsted and ensures that suitability checks are completed, before any assistants begin working with her.

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need to do better?

n Children's well-being is maintained. The childminder has increased her knowledge of child protection procedures through training. She is aware of possible indicators of abuse to remain vigilant for. She also understands procures to follow should any safeguarding concerns be identified about a child or an adult. n The childminder is continuing to develop her knowledge of how young children learn through reading child development books. When children first start with her, she now gathers relevant information to enable her to meet their needs and promote their welfare. Information is then continually shared with parents to keep them informed about their child's daily care. n Although the childminder has devised ways to monitor children's progress, she has not actually started to use these. This results in her not being fully knowledgeable about children's progress within all areas of learning. While she

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need to do better?

supports children to develop a suitable range of core skills, she does not ensure that future experiences are focused effectively on what each child needs to learn next. n The childminder explains how she is supporting young children with their colouring, with a focus on helping them to colour within the lines. However, this activity is too advanced for children's developmental abilities. Children are more at the stage of developing their physical skills with the hands and fingers in

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need to do better?

12 September 2024 preparation for making marks with a range of resources. n Children enjoy playing in the welcoming environment with the wide range of toys and resources. The childminder tends to respond to children and interacts in their chosen play. However, she does not plan enough interesting and stimulating activities to fully engage and motivate children's ongoing learning. This results in children often moving quickly from one activity to another n Children investigate the work bench. They spend time trying to use the pretend pliers to pick up the different tools and resources. The childminder does not consider how to use children's interest to further support their learning and active engagement. Instead, she provides children with a puzzle. As the puzzle is too hard for the children, they quickly lose interest and move off to play elsewhere. n The childminder talks to children. She repeats words and adds words together

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need to do better?

when children speak, to support their communication skills. The childminder reads stories to help support children's growing vocabulary. n Children are provided with positive feedback and reward charts to encourage their good behaviour. The childminder talks to children to help them to learn the difference between right from wrong. n The childminder takes children on outings to support their social skills. Trips to the library enable them to access a wider range of books.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

ensure that children's progress is more accurately monitored so that there is a clearer understanding of what each child knows and can do, and use this information to shape future teaching and learning experiences 14/10/2024

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Due date

consider how to introduce children to a challenging range of experiences that are guided by adults and that build on children's attention and learning. 14/10/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2677214 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10355673 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 7 May 2024

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2022 and lives in Sheffield. She operates all year round, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder spoke to the inspector about their intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to, or communicated with, the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's 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

12 September 2024 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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