Childminder EY473223

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 keen to tidy away toys when they have finished playing with them. They are given time to do this and receive praise from the childminder, helping to raise their self-esteem. However, the childminder does not help older children to understand how to manage their behaviour appropriately. In addition, she avoids supporting children to develop positive behaviour strategies.

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The provision requires improvement

Children are keen to engage in play with the childminder. For example, younger children copy the childminder when she shows them how to stack wooden building blocks. This contributes to children developing their hand-eye coordination. However, not all interactions from the childminder help children to build on their learning. For example, when she identifies that children need to learn how to use the toilet, she does not follow the same strategies as parents do at home. This may be confusing for children. Children's next steps in learning are not always identified accurately or often enough to help them to continually progress well in their learning.

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The provision requires improvement

Older children develop their mathematical skills. For example, they learn how to sort objects into different colours. Children begin to understand how to count groups of objects. Younger children begin to understand how to solve problems when, for example, they are shown how to turn shapes around to fit into the correct space.

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need to do better?

n The childminder promotes children's oral health well. For example, she sends home toothbrushes and toothpaste to encourage children to clean their teeth at home. The childminder provides activities that help children to understand how to clean their teeth. n The childminder does not offer all children an ambitious curriculum. Her observations and assessments of children's development are not accurate in identifying and helping to close any gaps in children's learning. For instance, the childminder wants children to learn about colours and numbers before supporting their delayed speech. n The childminder offers children nutritious snacks to promote a healthy diet. Through activities such as looking at different foods, she helps children to understand about making healthy choices around food. Children make choices about what fruits they want to eat at snack time, choosing melon. n The childminder does not consistently manage all children's behaviour well. For

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need to do better?

example, she encourages younger children to learn how to share when throwing a ball back and forth to them. However, the childminder does not help older children to regulate their behaviour and help them to understand behaviours she

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need to do better?

29 November 2024 wants them to show. n Children are keen to interact with the childminder and play alongside their peers. However, the childminder does not implement an effective curriculum to help children to build on what they already know and can do. For example, she asks children to identify the colours of an object when children already show that they have an understanding of colours. When the childminder asks younger children to use a rolling pin to roll dough, she does not support them to understand how to do this, to help build on the strength in their hands. n The childminder shares information with parents about activities children take part in. This helps to keep them informed about their children's day. However, when children first start, the childminder does not seek information from parents about children's prior learning and abilities. Therefore, she does not have a full picture of children's abilities on entry to enable her to plan more precisely for

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need to do better?

their learning. n The childminder supports children to think and respond to questions she asks them. For example, older children show their imagination and tell the childminder that they are building a castle using toy building bricks. The childminder asks children how many windows and doors are in the castle. Children reply, 'three'. n The childminder promotes children's safety in her home and when she takes children on outings. For example, she uses safety gates to stop children accessing certain areas of her home unaccompanied. When taking children into the community, she talks to them about road safety and stranger danger. This contributes to children's understanding of how they can keep themselves safe. n Prior to children attending, the childminder invites them to attend settling-in sessions. This helps children to become familiar with the childminder and her home. However, when children who speak English as an additional language

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need to do better?

start attending the childminder does not gather key words in children's home language, to help support their language development.

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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

29 November 2024 create a high-quality curriculum for all children to help close any gaps in their learning 29/01/2025

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Due date

identify correctly what children need to learn next and implement this through the curriculum 29/01/2025

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Due date

ensure behaviour management is appropriate for children's age and stage of development. 29/01/2025

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should:

n gather information from parents when children first start to attend to help establish what children already know and can do n support children who speak English as an additional language more effectively with their language development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY473223 Local authority Nottingham Inspection number 10360007 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 10 Date of previous inspection 17 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Clifton, Nottingham. She operates all year round from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for children aged nine months upwards.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and inspector completed a learning walk and discussed how the curriculum supports children's learning. n The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n Children interacted with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She reviewed a sample of documentation. n Written feedback from parents was reviewed by the inspector, who took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

29 November 2024 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

29 November 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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