Childminder in Bromley

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Unique reference number EY294702 Inspection date 23/02/2009 Inspector Pamela Bailey

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Type of setting Childminder This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Introduction

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision. ‘Early years provision’ refers to provision regulated by Ofsted for children from birth to 31 August following their fifth birthday (the early years age group). The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and welfare, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Introduction

The report includes information on any complaints about the childcare provision which Ofsted has received since the last inspection or registration whichever is the later, which require Ofsted or the provider to take action in Annex C.

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Introduction

The provider must provide a copy of this report to all parents with children at the setting where reasonably practicable. The provider must provide a copy of the report to any other person who asks for one, but may charge a fee for this service (The Childcare (Inspection) Regulations 2008 regulations 9 and 10).

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Introduction

The setting also makes provision for children older than the early years age group which is registered on the voluntary and/or compulsory part(s) of the Childcare Register. This report does not include an evaluation of that provision, but a comment about compliance with the requirements of the Childcare Register is included in Annex B. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the childminding

The childminder was registered in 2005. She lives with her husband and two children aged 18 months and eight years in the London Borough of Bromley, close to local schools and parks. The whole of the childminder's home is used for minding except for the master bedroom. The childminder has two cats.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of three children aged from one year to under eight years at any one time, of whom no more than two may be in the early years age range. She is currently minding five children, of whom two are in this age range. She also offers care to children over five years. This provision is registered by Ofsted on the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder supports children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. At the time of the inspection there were no children present. The childminder walks to the local schools to take and collect children and takes children to many of the local parks.

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Overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is inadequate. The childminder does not sufficiently promote all aspects of children's welfare, learning and development. Practice is not sufficiently inclusive. As a result, the provision does not meet every child's needs and partnerships with parents are weak. Learning opportunities have significant weaknesses that restrict the progress and personal development of children towards the early learning goals and children's safety is not promoted effectively in all areas. The childminder does not monitor or evaluate the service that she provides, therefore she has failed to identify a number of significant issues.

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Overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall, the early years provision requires significant improvement. The registered person is given a Notice to Improve that sets out actions to be carried out.

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further?

To comply with the requirements of the EYFS the registered person must take the following action by the specified date:

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further?

 make systematic observations and assessments of each child's achievements, interests and learning styles and use these to identify learning priorities and plan relevant and motivating learning experiences for each child to the expectations of the early learning goals (Learning and development) 09/03/2009  develop understanding of the procedure to be followed if a parent makes a complaint in writing (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare) 09/03/2009  carry out a full risk assessment for each type of outing 09/03/2009 This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare)  obtain public liability insurance (Suitable premises, environment and equipment) (also applies to both parts of the Childcare Register) 09/03/2009  keep a record of the risk assessment clearly stating when it was carried out, by whom date of review and

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further?

any action taken following a review or incident (Documentation) (also applies to both parts of the Childcare Register) 09/03/2009

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provision

The childminder has insufficient knowledge of the learning and development requirements. As a result, the provision does not fully meet the needs of all children. With the exception of children who have learning difficulties and/or disability, opportunities and outcomes for all children are limited. This is because the observation, assessment and planning are not yet secure. There is insufficient attention to identifying each child's starting point and planning and supporting individual needs. The childminder has not considered how to plan for individual children's needs and does not understand why she should work in partnership with all parents and others delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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provision

The childminder has satisfactory knowledge and understanding of child protection issues, however, she does not have the Local Safeguarding Children Board contact details in place. The childminder has effective procedures in place to promote children's health and prevent the spread of infection in most areas. She gathers information from parents regarding children's medical needs, dietary requirements and allergies. Daily routines help children to learn about personal hygiene and self care skills, however, the cats feeding trays are easily accessible to the children. Parents are made aware of the sick child policy, thus children who are infectious are unable to attend. However, parents are not provided with sufficient information about the complaints policy because the childminder is not fully aware of the procedures to be followed if a parent makes a complaint in writing.

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provision

The childminder organises her home effectively so that risks and hazards to children have been minimised. However, the childminder does not keep a record of the risk assessments and does not have public liability insurance in place. Children have easy access to a satisfactory range of resources, although few reflect positive images of all aspects of society. The childminder has improved documentation to ensure that the actions made at the last inspection have been dealt with, however, she has not yet put in place a rigorous system to monitor and evaluate the quality of the provision to ensure that areas for improvement are well targeted and quickly acted on. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

Opportunities to help children make progress across all areas of learning are limited. Activity planning is for all children with the childminder selecting activities to fit around a theme. These are not linked to the six areas of learning or make it clear what children are expected to learn. The systems for observation assessment, planning and tracking children's progress do not ensure that the needs of all children are identified or involve all parents.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

Children take part in a range of creative activities. The childminder makes use of the community outdoor area to promote children's physical development and understanding of the environment. For example, visit to the local parks, library and supermarket. However, the childminder does not carry out a full risk assessment for each type of outing. Children learn to take responsibility for keeping themselves safe. They regularly practise emergency evacuation and the childminder helps children to understand how to keep themselves safe when on outings. Children are provided with healthy meals and snacks and regular shopping trips for ingredients help them to recognise foods that are good for them. However, the childminder is unaware of how to support children to take the next steps in their learning to ensure effective learning takes place and each child is progressing towards the early learning goals. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

The key inspection judgements and what they mean

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

How well does the provision promote inclusive practice? 4 The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement.

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Foundation Stage led and managed?

How effective is the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement? How well does the setting work in partnership with parents and others? How well are children safeguarded? 4

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Years Foundation Stage promoted?

How well are children helped to stay safe? 4 How well are children helped to be healthy? 3 How well are children helped to enjoy and achieve? 4 How well are children helped to make a positive contribution? How well are children helped develop skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being?

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Years Foundation Stage promoted?

procedures set out in the guidance available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are: Not Met (with actions)

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are: Not Met (with actions)

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The registered provider does not meet the requirements of the compulsory and or voluntary part/s of the Childcare Register.

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

To comply with the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register, the registered person must take the following action/s by the specified date:

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

 make sure that a child is unable to leave the premises unsupervised (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 09/03/2009  devise a written statement of procedures to be followed in relation to complaints which relate to the requirements of the Childcare Register and which a parent makes in writing or by email (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 09/03/2009  take action as specified under the early years section of the report 09/03/2009

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

To comply with the requirements of the voluntary part of the Childcare Register, the registered person must take the following action/s by the specified date:

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

 take action as specified under the early years section of the report and compulsory part of the Childcare Register 09/03/2009 This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex C: complaint/s made to Ofsted

This section of the report includes details of any complaint/s made to Ofsted when:  we took action for the provider to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register; or  we asked the provider to take action in order to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register; or  the provider had already taken any necessary action to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register.

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Annex C: complaint/s made to Ofsted

We will not report on any complaint where the provider met the requirements of the Early Years Register or did not require any action by Ofsted or the registered provider.

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Detail of the complaint/s

There have been no complaints made to Ofsted since the last inspection.

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Detail of the complaint/s

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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