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 03/03/2010. 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. At a monitoring visit on

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Outcome of the visit

3 February 2010, the inspector found you had satisfactorily completed these actions. Further requirements to be completed by 26 February 2010 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.

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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.

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Outcome of the visit

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. A further monitoring visit is required to ensure these improvements are sustained.

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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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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 identify areas for improvement and seek appropriate training.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The childminder has made satisfactory progress in addressing children's learning and developmental needs by observing them as they play, noting their development and planning for the next steps in their individual learning. For instance, she extends child's interest in counting cars by planning activities to group, sort and match assorted vehicles, with the aim of promoting mathematical learning. Through observing children's enjoyment of ball games, she makes it more interesting by using different size balls, enabling them to develop and practice physical skills. The childminder records her observations and links what she sees to the six areas of learning and so increases her own knowledge of the early learning goals. Children are comfortable in the environment and enjoy selecting activities of their own choosing or engaging in activities planned by the childminder. She has started to make links, though the parents, with other settings the children attend, in order to

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

ensure children receive a balanced experience. Children have access to outdoor play though using the garden and the outdoor area at the group they attend with the childminder. All these improvements are recently introduced and so it is not possible to fully assess the impact they have on children's progress. Therefore, a further monitoring visit is required.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

Improvements made previously, such as keeping a record of children's details, conducting risk assessments and ensuring unchecked adults do not have unsupervised contact with the children, have been sustained. However, the childminder has still not obtained Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) disclosures for everyone over 16 years in the household. She had informed Ofsted of the people living on the premises and completed the necessary paperwork, but a delay in sending off the disclosure application forms means the checks have not yet been secured. The childminder has improved her knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues by becoming familiar with local guidance but she is still awaiting confirmation of a place on a safeguarding children course. The childminder has began to consider ways to evaluate her own practice, with the aim of making further improvements and has applied for a place on a self-evaluation

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

course that is running in May. She has also applied for a place on a health an safety course. This shows a positive attitude to continuing to improve the outcomes for children.

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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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