Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School

Inspection report for early years provision

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121313 Unique Reference Number 19 July 2006 Inspection date Christine Clint Inspector

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Childcare Type of inspection Childminding Type of care

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This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000

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ABOUT THIS INSPECTION

The purpose of this inspection is to assure government, parents and the public of the quality of childcare and, if applicable, of nursery education. The inspection was carried out under Part XA Children Act 1989 as introduced by the Care Standards Act 2000 and, where nursery education is provided, under Schedule 26 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. This report details the main strengths and any areas for improvement identified during the inspection. The judgements included in the report are made in relation to the outcomes for children set out in the Children Act 2004; the National Standards for under 8s day care and childminding; and, where nursery education is provided, the Curriculum guidance for the foundation stage. The report includes information on any complaints about the childcare provision which Ofsted has received since the last inspection or registration or 1 April 2004 whichever is the later.

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The key inspection judgements and what they mean

Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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The key inspection judgements and what they mean

For more information about early years inspections, please see the booklet Are you ready for your inspection? which is available from Ofsted's website: www.ofsted.gov.uk.

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE

On the basis of the evidence collected on this inspection:

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE

The quality and standards of the care are satisfactory. The registered person meets the National Standards for under 8s day care and childminding.

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WHAT SORT OF SETTING IS IT?

The childminder has been registered since 1999 in the family home which is in Hindhead, Surrey. She lives with her husband and four children, who are all attending school, except the eldest who is applying for university.

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WHAT SORT OF SETTING IS IT?

Children are mainly cared for on the ground floor and those who need to sleep, use a first floor bedroom. Children have a dedicated playroom and use the kitchen/dining area with ground floor facilities. There is a large, secure garden and children are supervised during outside play. The childminder is currently caring for four children on a part time basis. She has a certificate in first aid training. The family have two dogs.

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WHAT SORT OF SETTING IS IT?

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000

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Helping children to be healthy

The provision is satisfactory. Children's health is clearly maintained and they are learning about personal hygiene through the everyday routines. Small children are supervised when they use the ground floor toilet and they are learning to wash their hands. Those who are potty training can independently decide to use the potty, or the toilet and they understand that they have nappies when they go for a sleep. Children ask for the toilet very frequently, because they are having plenty of fluids in the hot weather and the childminder responds to them immediately.

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Helping children to be healthy

Children are learning not to handle the family dogs at meal times because the childminder removes the dogs from the kitchen/dining area. There is also a stair gate to prevent the dogs from entering the play room. The childminder talks about germs and washing hands, especially in the garden. Children have sand to play with outside but the sand tray is not fully covered when not in use.

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Helping children to be healthy

Children's health is appropriately managed because the childminder is aware of obtaining parents' written permission for administering medication and for emergency medical treatment, although there are no records of previous medication given to children. The accident book is available and sufficient information is recorded. There are verbal arrangements with parents regarding the attendance of children who are not well. There is a first aid kit and the childminder has an up to date certificate in first aid training.

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Helping children to be healthy

Children's meal times are fully organised with parents. There are ample facilities for the cold storage of food and the childminder ensures that parents provide food for babies under one year. Children's preferences for certain foods are well known to the childminder and she accommodates these readily when children are tired and request individual lunches. The childminder has a flexible approach according to children's age.

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Helping children to be healthy

Children's individual needs for sleep and rest are fully understood and the routines of the day and the meal times are fitted around children's rest time.

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Helping children to be healthy

Children can play in the large garden at times and the childminder accompanies them. They have opportunities to ride wheeled toys, use rockers and the small trampoline, and play on the swings. They are also taken for walks in the locality to feed the ducks and they enjoy the daily routines of fetching milk from the supermarket.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

The provision is good. Children are very safely cared for in the family home, they remain on the ground floor unless they are sleeping. There is ample space in the extended kitchen/dining area and children have a separate playroom and all necessary facilities on the ground floor.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

There is a large garden which surrounds the house and several areas of play apparatus which are mainly for older children, therefore outdoor play is fully supervised at all times. Children

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000 can play outside beneath a canvas awning for shade and they are individually supervised if they want to bounce on the large trampoline. Children do not use the covered swimming pool situated in the garden.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

The playroom has a wide selection of resources and children can help themselves as these are mostly at a low level. They play with cars and a garage, they have a dolls house with small people and there are books and cooking utensils. Children's play equipment is regularly checked and the childminder makes sure that resources are safe. She is very aware of the age and stage of children's development and the suitability of resources.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

There are very secure daily routines in place for safety and children are continually supervised, although there is no record of a risk assessment process. The garden boundary is secure and doors on the ground floor are locked. Smoke alarms are in place on both floors and a baby monitor is used when children are sleeping in the travel cot upstairs. There is a fire blanket available in the kitchen and the childminder has a good understanding of vacating the premises, as there are several exits on the ground floor.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

Children are safely transported in the childminder's car and most documentation is available to support this. Parents are asked to provide seats for very small children and the childminder willingly uses her own car seats as children grow. The childminder is totally diligent in her care of the children and although not all documentation is fully available, she shows comp'ete dedication to spending all her time with the children and meeting their needs.

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Protecting children from harm or neglect and helping them stay safe

Children's welfare is fully supported because the childminder is confident of following the correct procedures for child protection. She has ample information available and knows the procedures for referring concerns and obtaining advice. She is fully aware of protecting herself by discussing any injuries that children have on arrival.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

The provision is good. Children are happy, secure and settled, they are forming very positive relationships with each other and with the childminder and her family. Some children are cared for from early morning until evening and the childminder fully meets their needs for rest, nutrition and activity. Children follow fairly regular routines which are organised with parents in advance and the childminder manages their sleep patterns according to how they are feeling and behaving.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

Children play in the playroom with ample toys and resources which they can easily reach from all sides of the room. They pretend play with the small people in the dolls house. They carry toys to the spacious dining/kitchen room and play on a blanket with cars and utensils for cooking. Children say they will cook eggs and want to make them scrambled. Children are very polite and confidently ask for toys that they know the childminder has stored; she instantly finds items that they require.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

Children make cards for special occasions and use their individual large books for drawing and mark making. They clearly tell the childminder what they have drawn a picture of and she records this for their parents to see.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000 Children are encouraged to put play equipment away before the older children come home from school; the childminder knows that children are learning this at nursery and they are progressing in their ability to become independent.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

Children enjoy local walks with the dogs and show that they are observant and knowledgeable when travelling in the locality with the childminder.

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Helping children achieve well and enjoy what they do

Children show high levels of confidence for their age because they are involved in continual discussion with the childminder and each other. They are learning to name different letters of the alphabet by identifying the shapes of the letters; they confidently make some letter sounds.

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Helping children make a positive contribution

The provision is satisfactory. Children are encouraged to celebrate differences, they have opportunities to meet local people in the community, some of whom are from different cultures, and they watch television and read books which reflect positive images of diversity. The childminder has an open attitude and encourages children to have a similar understanding. She has some experience of caring for children with learning difficulties or disabilities and she has helped to follow a daily plan of physiotherapy.

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Helping children make a positive contribution

Children behave very well; they are continually praised for their good behaviour. The childminder knows the characteristics of the children she is caring for very well and she is aware that they respond effectively by making some decisions for themselves. When children are tired or upset, the childminder sensibly uses distraction very effectively, she has a good understanding of child development and of the appropriate behaviour for children of certain ages.

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Helping children make a positive contribution

Children are settled and secure because their parents are happy with the care they receive. Parents regularly liaise with childminder and they are forming close networks with each other, because the children know each other so well. There are individual procedures for settling children and the childminder likes to record these before children attend, to know their routines in advance. The childminder uses small individual, daily diaries, which highlight significant details for parents and they can take these home to read. The books are also used as reminders for specific events. Parents can raise concerns with the childminder but there is no information or procedure to be followed if parents have a complaint.

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Organisation

The organisation is satisfactory. Children's care is sufficiently organised to meet their individual needs. The childminder meets the needs of the range of children for whom she provides. There are new checks in place for all adults within the family home and the childminder shows a good understanding of her responsibility to supervise children at all times. Children's attendance is recorded but the register is not fully up to date.

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Organisation

The registration certificate is displayed and the childminder has a current certificate in first aid training. She links with other local childminders and knows that the early years department are

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Organisation

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000 available for support and training. She ensures that individual record forms are in place for all children attending, but some required documents are not available and the childminder is not fully aware of the changes to the regulations, regarding her registration.

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Improvements since the last inspection

At the last inspection the childminder was asked to complete a risk assessment of the garden, to take into account the access during use, and the supervision of the children. The childminder has tidied and organised the garden and removed many unsuitable items. She does not have a written risk assessment but she does not let small children play outside unsupervised because the garden is large and she cannot see all areas. All large apparatus outside is monitored and small children do not use this unless individually supervised.

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Improvements since the last inspection

The childminder was asked to complete an appropriate first aid course that includes training in first aid for infants and young children. A certificate is now available to show that the childminder has attended a first aid course.

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Improvements since the last inspection

Extra fire safety precautions were requested for the use of upstairs and the childminder has now fitted a second smoke alarm on the first floor.

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Improvements since the last inspection

Written permission from parents was required to enable the childminder to seek emergency medical treatment and all children now have written permission in place.

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Improvements since the last inspection

Finally, the childminder was asked to keep a record of any persons staying or living on the premises. There is currently no other person staying and the childminder is no longer acting as a temporary guardian for pupils at her daughter's school during the holidays.

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Complaints since the last inspection

There have been no complaints made to Ofsted since the last inspection. The provider is required to keep a record of complaints made by parents, which they can see on request. The complaints record may contain complaints other than those made to Ofsted.

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE

On the basis of the evidence collected on this inspection:

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THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF THE CARE

The quality and standards of the care are satisfactory. The registered person meets the National Standards for under 8s day care and childminding.

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The quality and standards of the care

To improve the quality and standards of care further the registered person should take account of the following recommendation(s):

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The quality and standards of the care

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000 • provide a written complaints procedure which includes the address and telephone number of the regulator and ensure that parents can have access to the complaints record • ensure that written records are kept of medicines administered to children • ensure that clear and up to date records of children's attendance are in place • protect outdoor sand from becoming contaminated

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The quality and standards of the care

set out in the leaflet Complaints about Ofsted Early Years: concerns or complaints about Ofsted's role in regulating and inspecting childcare and early education (HMI ref no 2599) which is available from Ofsted's website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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The quality and standards of the care

This inspection was carried out under the provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by the Care Standards Act 2000

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