Preston CofE Primary School

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number 140305 Inspection date 08/07/2010 Inspector Lynn Palumbo

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Type of setting Childminder to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It rates council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 0300 123 1231, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way.

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Royal Exchange Buildings St Ann's Square Manchester M2 7LA

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T: 0300 123 1231 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk 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 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.

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Introduction

Please see our website for more information about each childcare provider. We publish inspection reports, conditions of registration and details of complaints we receive where we or the provider take action to meet the requirements of registration. 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 1998. She lives with her husband and two children in a three bedroom ground floor flat in South Tottenham in the London borough of Haringey. All areas of the premises, with the exception of the kitchen, are available for childminding purposes.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of five children under eights years, and of these, three may be in the early years age group at any one time. There are currently three children on roll, all of which are in the early years age group. Children attend at different times of the week. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register, and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is a member of the National Childminding Association. She walks to local nurseries and schools to take and collect children.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is satisfactory.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

The childminder has sound relationships with the parents which enables her to obtain knowledge about the children's families, home lives and individual care needs. This ensures a shared understanding of the children is obtained and children are making sufficient progress in their learning. Her systems of self- evaluation enable her to identify some areas for development which the childminder wishes to address as part of her continuous improvements.

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further?

To fully meet the specific requirements of the EYFS, the registered person must:

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further?

 make a record of risk assessment clearly stating when it was carried out, by whom, the date of review and any action taken following a review or incident (Documentation) 26/07/2010

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further?

 ensure a full risk assessment is conducted for each type of outing and review it before embarking on each specific outing (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare) 26/07/2010

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further?

 ensure a current paediatric first aid certificate is in place (Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare) (also applies to both parts of the Childcare Register) 26/07/2010

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further?

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should: This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006  use the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework and guidance documents as a guide to carrying out effective observations and assessments, in order to identify children's next steps in learning and to share this information with parents  establish a two-way flow of information with other early years providers to ensure a collaborative approach to children's learning and development is fully achieved  provide more opportunities for children to encounter creatures, people, plants and objects in their natural environments and in real life situations undertake practical experiments to ensure they learn a knowledge and understanding of the world.

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the early years provision

The childminder has clear knowledge about child protection procedures and knows where to make referrals. Although the childminder has good knowledge of hazards to children, a record of risk assessment for her home is not in place and risk assessments are not carried out for outings. This does not ensure any potential hazards are promptly identified and minimised within the home, and on outings. This is a breach of requirement of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The childminder has some appropriate safeguarding procedures. For example, a record of children’s hour of attendance and a procedure for a parent failing to collect a child on time is in place.

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the early years provision

Toys and resources are adequately arranged in the childminder's living room to ensure children can access from a low level. The childminder rotates the resources to ensure children have choice in what they wish to select. This ensures children’s learning and development is enhanced and feeds into the continuous improvement of her setting. Children are provided with a satisfactory range of resources to foster an awareness of diversity in society, for example, they learn about Ramadan.

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the early years provision

The childminder has sufficient systems to identify ways in which to improve her practice for the benefit of the children. She has ensured actions and recommendations from the previous report have been met. For example, written parental consent for children to receive medication is now in place and she is aware of their health needs. This ensures the childminder promotes the good health of children. The childminder cares for children who attend other early years settings. Although the childminder has established a two-way flow of information about children’s well-being, information relating to learning and development has not been established. The childminder is in the process of completing an up-to- date first aid qualification and has obtained a level 2 award in food safety and catering. However, she has not fully updated her knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage in relation to children's learning and

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the early years provision

development, for example, relating to the use of effective observation and assessment.

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the early years provision

The childminder values the role of parents and continually encourages them to This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 share what they know about their child. The childminder feeds back verbally on a daily basis to parents about their children's day. The information given to parents is mostly about children's care and general achievements, but does not provide detailed information about their progress in learning. The childminder has a number of policies and procedures in place relating to her business, which are shared with parents. These include ones relating to equality of opportunity, child protection and complaints.

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and outcomes for children

Children have settled well into the childminder's home and the childminder and her family have built good bonds with them. The children are naturally lively and eager to explore the toys and resources. The childminder applies clear and constant boundaries, so that children develop knowledge of what is expected and display positive behaviour.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder has recently devised observation and assessment systems to track children's learning and progress towards the early learning goals. However, although the childminder has started to observe the children, the observations are not conducted on a regular basis across the areas of learning. This does not enable the childminder to obtain a clear picture of where each child is with their individual learning and what their individual next steps are across the areas of learning.

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and outcomes for children

Children’s communication skills are developing satisfactorily. They are eager to tell the inspector about their cat and the childminder extends the conversation as they describe the colour. The childminder discusses the children’s learning and describes how the children enjoy exploring picture books and she regularly reads to them. They have opportunities to make marks and are learning to write letters of their name. Children talk animatedly throughout their play, while making cakes they say they are 'making coloured cookie cakes and a party cake', they also have opportunities to count in sequence. Children have some opportunities to develop physically; they play skittles, play bat and ball and play on recreational equipment at the local park. Although children learn to value aspects of a diverse society, for example, they watch the childminder pray and learn about why she fasts, there is less opportunity for children to explore and investigate the world around them.

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and outcomes for children

Children enjoy painting, selecting and pouring colours into pots; the childminder supports their learning as they mix colours. They sing throughout their play and enjoy playing hide and seek with the childminder.

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and outcomes for children

Children are learning about keeping safe, as they talk about road safety when they go out within the community. This equips children with some understanding of how to manage their own safety. Children are learning to adapt to a healthy lifestyle. They learn about healthy foods, for example, they enjoy nutritious and well-balanced snacks. The childminder informs the children about healthy eating and how it benefits their body when exercising. This ensures children gain an awareness of their body and a healthy lifestyle. Parents provide the children’s lunchtime meals, which are stored appropriately and prepared hygienically in a clean kitchen. 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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children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement

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and managed?

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 3 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 3 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 3 The effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers

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Stage

The quality of the provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage 3

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 3 The extent to which children feel safe 3 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 3 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 3 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 3

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Stage

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

 take action as specified in the early years section of the report (Welfare of the children being cared for) 26/07/2010

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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 in the early years section of the report (Welfare of the children being cared for) 26/07/2010

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