Childcare on Domestic Premises, Full day care in HaringeyOfsted inspection, 4 Jul 2011

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number EY419564 Inspection date 04/07/2011 Inspector Carolyn Hasler

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Type of setting Childcare on domestic premises 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 assesses 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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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 setting

The childcare provider was initially registered as childminder in 1996 and re- registered as a childcare provider on domestic premises in 2010. She lives with her two adult sons in Bounds Green in the London Borough of Haringey. The provider uses a purpose built summer house, a conservatory and two additional rooms on the ground floor of the home for childminding. There is a secure garden is available for outside play. The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of 17 children under eight years at any one time; of these no more than nine children may be aged under two years and no more than three children may be aged under one at any one time. She is currently minding 22 children in the early years age group, some on a part time basis. The childcare provider works with four additional staff members, most of whom hold an appropriate childcare qualification. The provision is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory part of the

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Description of the setting

Childcare Register. The provision works in partnership with the local authority.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is inadequate.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

The childcare provider's service does not meet a number of learning and welfare requirements. Therefore, staff do not successfully plan for individual children's needs and the children do not make sufficient progress towards the early learning goals. Children's safety is, overall, suitably promoted in the provision, although effective systems to ensure and promote their good health are not in place. Self- evaluation processes are ineffective in identifying key weaknesses in the provision that impact on children's health and well-being. As a result, staff do not demonstrate the capacity to maintain improvement.

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The 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?

 assign each child a key person (Organisation) 05/08/2011  promote the good health of children and take necessary steps to prevent the spread of infection (Safeguarding and welfare) 05/08/2011

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further?

 undertake sensitive observational assessments in order to plan to meet young children's individual needs (Assessment arrangements 05/08/2011 This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006  plan and provide experiences which are appropriate to each child's stage of development as they progress towards the early learning goals (Early Learning Goals) 05/08/2011

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further?

 obtain prior written consent for each and every medicine from parents before medication is given and inform parents (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare) 05/08/2011

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further?

To improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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further?

 review procedures for keeping information confidential and make all staff aware of the need for confidentiality  increase the range of resources and activities to support children's development in information and communication technology

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the early years provision

The setting is able to meet its duties and responsibilities to safeguard children. All staff have a sound knowledge of how to respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns. The recruitment procedure and the provider's knowledge of safe recruitment are in line with requirements. The environment is risk assessed regularly. However, these assessments are ineffective in identifying and managing certain risks to children, in particular from cross contamination issues with regard to nappy changing routines. Systems to manage the administration of medication are inconsistently maintained and consequently children's health is put at risk. This is a breach of the legal requirements.

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the early years provision

There are a number of qualified members of staff working with children. The childcare provider ensures that there is always a paediatric first aider on hand. However, the childcare provider has not fully appreciated the changes she has recently made to her registration and has not developed her skills in managing a setting successfully. She has been ineffective in driving through improvements in developing skills to support children's learning and development and this impacts negatively on outcomes for the children in her care.

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the early years provision

Resources are varied and fit for purpose. However, they are not used to their best advantage to support children's development. For example, members of staff are not confident in their use of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and are not planning for individual children's needs. Consequently they are not supporting play effectively to enable children to build on what they already know. The setting has poor information regarding the children's starting points. Although they initially collect information on children's home routines, this information is discarded and does not form the foundation of consecutive observations and planning. There is little evidence that children's learning is being observed and evaluated effectively to identify their 'next steps' or show where children have made progress over a period of time. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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the early years provision

The setting promotes children's understanding of differences. For example, they ensure that children are provided with a range of play resources and activities which enable them to explore visually and learn about other people's lives and cultures. However, members of staff are not planning for individual children's needs in order to monitor and support their development effectively.

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the early years provision

The setting is not fully meeting its responsibilities to communicate with parents and keep them fully informed about their children's progress towards their learning and development goals. They do not fully understand the importance of engaging parents, for example, through engaging parents in initial assessments to establish starting points and consulting with parents regularly about their child's development. Information received by parents is not fully valued and treated confidentially. The setting has suitable systems in place in order to liaise between other settings children attend and parents.

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and outcomes for children

Children separate well from parents and settle quickly at the setting. They generally build secure relationships with the staff who show sensitivity in helping children to gain independence. Children are caring and helpful towards others and manage their behaviour well. They build friendships, learning how to share and take turns. Children achieve a sense of belonging at the setting; they are familiar with the routines and know where to find what they want. They are able to express themselves freely. However, although children feel safe and secure at this setting, their health and well-being is undermined by ineffective hygiene procedures. Younger children are not effectively learning about the importance of washing hands. However, this is more effective with older children who have easier access to bathroom facilities and are developing independence in personal hygiene routines. Nappy changing routines, however, are not sufficiently robust in order to

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and outcomes for children

Children are very energetic and move around their environment freely accessing lots of exciting physically challenging activities both indoors and out. When they get thirsty they are able to quickly access drinks. Snacks and meals are provided by parents and the setting encourages parents to provide healthy and nutritious snacks and meals. Children are beginning to understand where their food comes from; they have been helping to grow and look after some vegetables.

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and outcomes for children

Children enjoy coming to the setting; they have lots to choose from and can help themselves to toys and esources. However, they make insufficient progress in communicating, literacy and numeracy and their skills relating to information and communication technology are limited. For example, children's aural communication skills and interest in words and vocabulary is not effectively encouraged through open ended or pondering questions. This prevents children from gaining valuable experience in exploring language to their full potential.

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and outcomes for children

Children are not fully utilising resources to support their problem solving reasoning This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 and numeracy, as they hear few mathematical references from staff to support their developing skills. Equally resources to support information, communication and technology are not working effectively or not fully utilised to support children's everyday familiarity with technology. Planning to support children's development in all six areas of learning is inadequate and this impacts on children making sufficient progress to support their developing future skills. 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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Early Years Foundation Stage

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 4 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 4 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 4

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 4 The extent to which children feel safe 3 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 4 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 3 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 4

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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 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 (Records to be kept) 05/08/2011

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