Childminder in West Berkshire

Store Street Manchester M1 2WD 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, Diane Mary O'Neill, carried out a monitoring visit of your provision on 13/03/2012. 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 09/02/2012, we sent you a welfare requirements notice.

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Outcome of the visit

You were sent three welfare requirement notices which required you to; undertake sensitive observational assessment in order to plan to meet young children's individual needs; plan and provide experiences which are appropriate to each child's stage of development as they progress towards the early learning goals and request written parental permission, at the time of the child's admission to the provision, to the seeking of any necessary emergency medical advice or treatment in the future.

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Outcome of the visit

From the evidence gathered at the monitoring visit on the 2 March 2012 we found that the Welfare Requirement Notices had been met.

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Outcome of the visit

As a result of the inspection on 9 February 2012 a notice to improve was also issued. This notice required you to provide the following information for parents: details for contacting Ofsted and an explanation that they can make a complaint to Ofsted should they wish, carry out a full risk assessment for each type of outing, conduct a risk assessment, review it regularly and identify aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis. Maintain a record of these particular aspects and when and by whom they have been checked, take all reasonable steps to ensure that hazards to children - both indoors and outdoors - are kept to a minimum, ensure that all adults who live on the premises on which the childcare is provided are suitable to do so, with specific regard to completing and submitting a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Application Form, keep a daily record of the names of the

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Outcome of the visit

children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance.

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Outcome of the visit

From the evidence gathered at the visit on the 13 March 2012 the inspector was satisfied that the childminder had met the actions for proving parents with details of how to contact Ofsted if they wished to make a complaint. That all reasonable steps had been taken to ensure that hazards both inside and outside were kept to a minimum. The childminder now has in place a daily record of the names of children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance.

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Outcome of the visit

The remaining actions still require further work; however, their completion date was due until the 23 March 2012.

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Outcome of the visit

At the inspection there was also a notice to improve set within the compulsory and voluntary part of the childcare register in relation to ensure that any person having unsupervised contact with children is suitable to be in regular contact with children and an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check has been obtained through Ofsted in respect of that person, Ensure that a written statement of procedures is kept in relation to complaints which relate to the requirements of the Childcare Register and which a parent makes in writing or by email, Undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment at least once in each calendar year and, immediately where the need for an assessment arises, ensuring that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks, Take action as specified for the requirements of the Childcare Register (Suitability and safety of premises and equipment) (Suitability of

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Outcome of the visit

persons to care for, or be in regular contact with, children) (Procedures for dealing with complaints).

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Outcome of the visit

At the monitoring visit made on the 13 March 2012 we found that some of the notices off improvement had been fully met and other partly met. The completion date for these actions was the 23 March 2012.

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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

 carry out a full risk assessment for each type of outing (Safeguarding and promoting children' s welfare) 23/03/2012  conduct a risk assessment, review it regularly and identify aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis. Maintain a record of these particular aspects and when and by whom they have been checked (Suitable premises, environment and equipment) (Documentation) 23/03/2012  ensure that all adults who live on the premises on which the childcare is provided are suitable to do so, with specific regard to completing and submitting a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Application Form (Suitable People) (also applies to both parts of the Childcare Register) 23/03/2012  ensure that any person having unsupervised contact with 23/03/2012 children is suitable to be in regular contact with children and an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check has been obtained through Ofsted in respect of that person

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(Suitability of persons to care for, or be in regular contact with, children) (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment at least once in each calendar year and, immediately where the need for an assessment arises, ensuring that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks. (Suitability and safety of premises and equipment) (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 23/03/2012

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

Through discussion the childminder has demonstrated satisfactory progress has been made in meeting the issues raised in the welfare notice and notice to improve.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The childminder demonstrates a basic knowledge of the Ea rly Years Foundation Stage learning outcomes and how these assist in planning for children’s individual needs and progress towards the early learning goals. She is developing her planning and involving the children where possible. Observation and assisting children to be challenged in their learning which will enable them to move to the next steps within their learning is something the childminder is working hard to achieve. She has made improvements in her practise and knows this is an area of ongoing development.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The childminder has worked hard to improve her documentation in relation to information for parents with regards to complaints and how to contact Ofsted. She has the relevant contact numbers on display on her notice board as well as giving parents individual copies of the information. She now has in place a daily record of the names of children cared for and their times of attendance.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The childminder has made sure her premises both inside and outside are free of hazards to children and she has begun to make steps towards keeping risk assessments and reviewing these regularly. She has begun the suitability process for other adults within the household and ensure children are supervised at all times, therefore keeping them safe. The dates for all of the actions to be met have not yet expired.

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Overall effectiveness of the improvement and outcomes for children

The setting has made satisfactory progress in addressing the points for improvement. The next visit will be a monitoring visit to assess the outstanding actions.

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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

Susan Gregory HMI National Director, Inspection Delivery Our Reference EY318381

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Next steps

EYL413 EY318381 For the attention of: Compliance, Investigation and Enforcement Team.

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ACTIONS

Please complete the box below to show what you have done in order to meet the action required:

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Action Required Action Taken Date Completed

carry out a full risk assessment for each type of outing (Safeguarding and promoting children' s welfare) conduct a risk assessment, review it regularly and identify aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis. Maintain a record of these particular aspects and when and by whom they have been checked (Suitable premises, environment and equipment) (Documentation) ensure that all adults who live on the premises on which the childcare is provided are suitable to do so, with specific regard to completing and submitting a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Application Form (Suitable People) Our Reference EY318381

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Action Required Action Taken Date Completed

EYL413 EY318381 (also applies to both parts of the Childcare Register) ensure that any person having unsupervised contact with children is suitable to be in regular contact with children and an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check has been obtained through Ofsted in respect of that person (Suitability of persons to care for, or be in regular contact with, children) (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register) undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment at least once in each calendar year and, immediately where the need for an assessment arises, ensuring that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks. (Suitability and safety of premises and equipment) (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register)

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Action Required Action Taken Date Completed

Date: __________________________ Our Reference EY318381

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