Childminder in Trafford

EYL413 V1_20100204 Ofsted National Business Unit St Ann’s Square Manchester M2 7LA Telephone: 0300 123 1231 Fax: 0300 123 3159 Minicom: 0161 618 8524 Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk Web: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Outcome of monitoring visit for provision judged as inadequate

An Ofsted inspector, Trudy Scott, carried out a monitoring visit of your provision on 03/02/2010. This visit follows on from your inspection where the provision was judged to be inadequate.

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Outcome of the visit

As a result of our inspection on 08/12/2009, we sent you a welfare requirements notice.

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Outcome of the visit

In addition to the welfare requirements notice you were also issued a notice to improve. The welfare requirements notice required you to complete the following actions by 15 January 2010: ensure people whose suitability has not been checked do not have unsupervised contact with children; provide evidence that records needed for the safe and efficient management of the setting and to meet the needs of the children are in place; request written permission from parents for seeking emergency medical advice or treatment and ensure there is a clearly defined procedure for emergency evacuation of the premises and fire drills are logged. At a monitoring visit on 20 January 2010, the inspector found you had satisfactorily completed the actions. Requirements set for completion by 29 January 2010 required you to implement a safeguarding procedure and demonstrate how you intend to acquire an up-to-date understanding of safeguarding issues. Further requirements

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Outcome of the visit

set for a later date required you to plan and provide enjoyable and challenging learning experiences appropriate to each child's stage of development; plan a balance of adult-led and freely chosen or child-initiated activities, delivered through indoor and outdoor play and undertake sensitive observational assessment in order to plan to meet children's individual needs. We will check these requirements are met in the next monitoring visit.

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Outcome of the visit

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that at this time the setting is making satisfactory progress overall. A further monitoring visits is required to ensure the improvements are sustainable and check the other welfare requirements have been met. The notice to improve set out four actions for you to complete by the 15 January 2010. You were asked conduct a risk assessment your premises on a regular basis; maintain a record of risks assessments carried out; ensure fresh drinking water is available at all times and adopt suitable hygiene procedures when changing children. Furthermore, you were asked to ensure the suitability of everyone aged 16 or over, living on the premises or having regular contact with children by 29 January 2010.

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Outcome of the visit

The inspector is satisfied with the response to the actions in the notice to improve.

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Outcome of the visit

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that at this time you are making satisfactory improvement overall.

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Outcome of the visit

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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Outcome of the visit

 provide evidence of how you plan and provide enjoyable and challenging learning and development experiences which are appropriate to each child's stage of development as they progress towards the early learning goals (organisation) 26/02/2010  provide evidence of how you plan a balance of adult-led and freely-chosen or child-initiated activities, delivered through indoor and outdoor play (organisation) 26/02/2010  provide evidence of how you undertake sensitive observational assessment in order to plan to meet children's individual needs(organisation) 26/02/2010

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

Since the inspection and the last monitoring visit the childminder has made satisfactory progress overall in addressing the weaknesses and meeting the welfare requirements. She has worked cooperatively with the early years advisor and continues to review and add to the action plan to address the weaknesses identified at the inspection.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The childminder has reviewed safeguarding procedures and produced a policy that meets requirements and includes clear procedures for acting on concerns and allegations. She has sought advice from the early years advisor to ensure her policy is consistent with local guidelines and the advice in the publication 'What to do if you're worried a child is being abused'. To further improve her knowledge and understanding of how to safeguard children, she has applied for a place on safeguarding training. These actions contribute to ensuring children in her care are better safeguarded.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

To ensure the suitability of adults, the childminder has informed Ofsted of all adults who live on the premises and started the process to obtain checks, including Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) Disclosures. Whilst awaiting the completion of suitability checks, the childminder ensures that anyone not checked does not have unsupervised contact with the children.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The childminder has sustained the improvements she made previously, for example, she records contact details and relevant information about the children's needs and continues to review and assess safety in the home.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The childminder has also made some progress towards completing the outstanding requirements, which relate to improving learning and development experiences for children, by considering her own training needs and working with the early years advisor to identify relevant training.

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Next steps

Having considered all the evidence the inspector is of the opinion that at this time:

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Next steps

 The childminder has made satisfactory progress in addressing the points for improvement. The next visit will be a further monitoring visit.

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Next steps

I hope that you have found the visit helpful in promoting improvement in your childminding service. If you have any further queries please contact us on the number at the top of this letter.

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Next steps

Sheila Brown HMI National Director, Inspection Delivery

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