Recommendations in recent Ofsted inspections for childminders in Shropshire

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

• Focus more precisely on supporting children to consolidate their knowledge to secure the strongest possible foundations for future learning. (October 2024)
• Enhance opportunities for children to develop their critical thinking skills to enable them to start to problem solve. (October 2024)
• Gain more knowledge of the different agencies that can be accessed for support and advice when children need additional help. (September 2024)
• Develop partnerships with other settings that children attend to promote continuity in children's learning and development. (September 2024)
• Enhance ongoing assessment to identify more specifically the different ways in which children learn, and plan for these more precisely to help to further promote children's engagement, motivation and thinking skills. (August 2024)
• Consider ways to further support children's understanding of mathematical concepts. (August 2024)
  incorporate culture and diversity into the curriculum even more, to broaden children's understanding of people and communities in wider Britain. (August 2024)
• Build further on adult-led activities to focus teaching more precisely on the planned learning intentions, to further support children's learning. (July 2024)