Childminder in Bury

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number 316611 Inspection date 18/10/2011 Inspector Mr Rasmik Parmar

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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 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 childminding

The childminder was registered in 1992 and she lives with her husband, two adult children and one child age 14 years in a house in Bury, Lancashire. The whole of the ground floor is available to children. There is an enclosed garden available for outdoor play. The childminder is close to local amenities, including a library, parks and shops.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of six children under eight years, no more than three of whom may be in the early years age range and of these no more than one may be under one year at any one time. She is currently caring for three children in the early years age range, two children over five years of age and three children over eight years. The childminder is registered by Ofsted on 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.

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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 establishes warm and caring relationships with children who are progressing satisfactorily in their learning and development. The childminder has satisfactory systems in place for self-evaluation and has a satisfactory capacity for continuous improvement. Children are satisfactorily kept safe, although there are no risk assessments carried out for specific outings.

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further?

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

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further?

 update risk assessments to include specific outings, showing when and by whom they have been checked and review it at least once a year or more frequently where the need arises (Documentation)(also applies to the Childcare Register) 01/11/2011

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further?

 improve knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage so that children are provided with an educational programme that will enable them to make progress towards the early learning goals in all areas of learning (Educational programmes). 01/11/2011

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further?

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

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further?

 update details of the regulator  develop further systems to evaluate practice to accurately identify key This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 strengths and areas for improvement.

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the early years provision

The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues. She is fully aware of her responsibility to ensure that effective systems are in place, including relevant safeguarding guidance to follow in the event of a concern being raised. She ensures that the suitability of all adults having unsupervised contact is maintained and that anyone who has not been vetted or is not known is never left alone with children. The childminder mostly maintains risk assessments for the areas children come into contact with, demonstrating her sensible approach to minimising hazards for children. However, risk assessments are not carried out for specific outings. This is a beach of requirements.

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the early years provision

The setting is child-orientated and has a good variety of resources to meet the needs of all children. Diversity is effectively promoted as children have access to good quality books, toys and resources. Also, children's knowledge and understanding of the wider world is promoted because the childminder has embraced diversity through the celebration of different cultural festivals. Children have made diva lamps for Diwali and have eaten Chinese foods as part of broadening their awareness of the wider world.

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the early years provision

The childminder gathers basic information from parents about children and has a daily informal discussion with them about how children spend their day. However, as assessments made on children's learning and development are not structured, there is a lack in the quality of information shared with parents. The childminder has a complaints procedure in case parents have any concerns about her practice. However, the telephone number and address for the regulator are not up to date.

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the early years provision

Children are solely cared for by the childminder who is aware that she should share information about children's learning and development with other provider's who may be involved if there was shared care.

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the early years provision

The childminder has satisfactory systems in place for self-evaluation. She annually seeks the views of parents through questionnaires, and information from this is used to improve her practice. However, the childminder is aware of having a more structured approach to self-evaluation of her practice. She meets with local childminders every two months to share ideas and improve practice as part of continuous improvement.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder has a basic understanding for carrying out sensitive observational assessments on children. She has started to maintain one book per child in the early years to describe initial settling-in periods and to describe random activities together with photographic evidence. The childminder takes a common-sense This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 approach to children's learning, demonstrating her knowledge of individual children's ages and stages of development and how she intends to help them progress. However, this system does not consistently ensure that the learning and development needs of all children are consistently met.

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and outcomes for children

The home environment is organised effectively so that children access resources independently and safely. Children develop skills for the future as they explore interactive toys and musical instruments. Their language development is encouraged by the childminder asking open-ended questions and opportunities for reading and writing. Children learn about problem solving through interacting with puzzles and games. They learn about numeracy from everyday routines, such as counting. Organised activities ensure that children are suitably challenged. Young children begin to show increasing independence as they self select from a range of activities. They enjoy being with the childminder and have established a good relationship. The childminder knows the minded children well, and methods used for behaviour management are appropriate to their ages and stages of development. Children respond positively to the praise and encouragement they

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and outcomes for children

receive from the childminder throughout the day.

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and outcomes for children

Children understand and adopt sound hygiene practices. They learn to wash their hands in the washbasin and dry their hands on individual cloth towels. The childminder takes account of children's dietary preferences and works with parents to provide children with home-cooked meals and snacks, which include cereals, fresh fruit, meat and vegetables. All children have independent access to fresh drinking water to ensure their growth and well-being.

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and outcomes for children

Children feel safe and are confident as effective measures are in place to promote their health and well-being. Children are actively encouraged to develop an understanding of how to stay safe. Children sit in their own booster seats or car seats when the childminder uses her car. Younger children wear safety reins and wrist straps for added safety during outings. All children carry out regular fire drills to maintain their awareness of fire safety. Children are taught about the importance of regular exercise and their physical well-being is promoted through regular outings to the parks and outings in the local community. 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 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

 update details of regulator(Documentation, Procedures for dealing with complaints). 01/11/2011

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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

 update details of the regulator(Documents, Procedures for dealing with complaints). 01/11/2011

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