Childminder in Havering

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23/11/2012 10/05/2012

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early years provision

This inspection: 4 Previous inspection: 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 4 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Children's safety is at risk because the childminder has failed to inform Ofsted of persons living on the premises who are not vetted to enable checking procedures.  Children's relationships with the childminder and her assistant are not sufficiently developed to ensure they meet children's individual learning and care needs.  The childminder does not have secure systems to make improvements to her practice and improve outcomes for children. Additionally, the assistant does not have a secure understanding of her role in supporting children's learning and care needs.  There are several breaches of statutory requirements and all previous recommendations remain unaddressed. Consequently, children's learning and their well- being are not being adequately met.  The organisation of children's day lacks structure, so their needs are not fully met. Planning and observations are poor and children are not making adequate progress.

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder's knowledge and understanding of health and safety is weak. Consequently, children have a limited understanding of gaining a healthy lifestyle.

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It has the following strengths

 Children play with some activities, such as balls and technology toys.  The childminder has separated her garden area to keep the pet dog away from children.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are scheduled:  at least once in every inspection cycle. The current cycle ends on 31 July 2016  more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged as inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage; or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised for inspection where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's and the childminder's and assistant's interaction indoors.  The inspector talked to the assistant about the needs of the children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector examined documentation including children's records and the childminder's insurance and risk assessments.  The inspector observed the kitchen and outside play area.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives with her three adult children, her daughter- in-law, and two grandchildren, in East Ham, within the London Borough of Newham. The childminder's daughter regularly works as her assistant. The ground floor of the home is used for childminding and children have access to toilet facilities. There is a secure garden for outside play. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and both parts of the Childcare Register. She currently has five children on roll. One is in the early years age group who attends a variety of sessions, and four are school-age who attend before and after school and during school holidays. The childminder walks to collect children from local schools. The family has a pet dog and fish.

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must:

 inform Ofsted of the names of the persons aged 16 years or older living or working on the childminding premises  ensure assistants have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the needs of children and are fully aware of their role  ensure the record of the children's hours of attendance is maintained at all times for all children looked after on the premises  provide children with meals, snacks and drinks which are healthy, balanced and nutritious  develop good hygiene routines to ensure the premises and equipment are clean, and be aware of, and comply with, requirements of health and safety legislation, including hygiene requirements  provide access to the outdoor play area or, if that is not possible, ensure that outdoor activities are planned and taken on a daily basis, (unless circumstances make this inappropriate, for example, unsafe weather conditions)  take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of children in the case of fire; for

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must:

example, by implementing a fire evacuation procedure and conducting regular emergency practices with the children  develop educational programmes ensuring they involve stimulating and challenging activities and experiences for children through all seven areas of the learning and development  observe children to understand their level of achievement, interests and learning styles, and shape learning experiences for each child reflecting those observations, sharing this information with parents.  develop positive relationships with children to help ensure each child's learning and care is tailored to meet their individual needs

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who attend

The childminder has little understanding of how to reflect the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. She does not provide consistent and appropriate support to children so they can make progress. Neither does she ensure her assistant has a clear understanding of her role. Consequently, children's learning is limited or incidental. The childminder provide a few activities that engage children momentarily. For example, children enjoy pressing buttons on technological toys, playing ball and dressing in a firepersons costume. However, she has little understanding of how to promote children's learning, resulting in children making inadequate progress in there learning and development as they receive generally poor levels of support.

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who attend

Children's learning is not sufficiently planned. Nor is it delivered through activities that interest, motivate or challenge children across the seven areas of learning. The childminder is not preparing the children adequately for the next stages in learning because her attention is not solely on the needs of the children in their care. Despite the childminder's basic efforts to extend children's communication and language development, for example with puppets, the children are uninterested and spend too much time watching television.

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who attend

The childminder has yet to implement the progress check at age two and is not fully able to identify what children in her care are able to do. This is a result of her poor knowledge and understanding of children's development. Observations that take place are not based on children's interests, levels of achievement or their learning styles. Consequently, the childminder is unable to shape children's learning experiences reflecting on her observations or share the information gained with parents. Planning is not fully considered to challenge children or help them make the most of the activities available.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder is not fully supporting the children's emotional well-being to help them to thrive. This is because the childminder is managing her grandchildren's behaviour and there is little support from the assistant. The lack of purposeful stimulation from the childminder and her assistant means that children become disengaged and look sad. As a result, children are not forming positive relationships with the childminder or her assistant to help ensure each child's learning and care is tailored to meet their individual needs.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The play areas are of poor quality and the childminder has not given enough attention to planning how the toys and activities could be used to develop their learning styles. Children dislike their meals and these provide little nutritional value. Young children are not offered the opportunity to develop their independence by feeding themselves with a spoon. Neither are they offered any choice of what they wish eat or drink. Drinking water is not available or offered throughout the inspection, resulting in children remaining thirsty. The childminder is washing the children's hands before they eat. She has an awareness of children's individual toileting stages as she discusses this aspect of care with the child's parents, as part of the settling in process. However, the childminder does not encourage children to develop their toileting skills to promote their independence in self- care. Children do not learn about keeping safe as the childminder does not practise fire

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

evacuation procedures with the children sufficiently. Consequently, they are not aware of what to do in an emergency. Additionally, children do not have opportunities to learn about road safety guidelines to promote their safety as the childminder does not take children out regularly. This means they are not learning about taking supervised risks, such as when to cross roads safely.

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provision

The childminder has an inadequate understanding of her responsibilities to meet the learning and development requirements, and of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. Consequently, she is in breach of a number of these. The childminder has not informed Ofsted that persons aged over the age of 16 or older are living in the premises. This means children are not protected from unvetted adults. Although there are some routines for the use of play, a lack of planning and organisation means the children do not take part in daily outdoor activities. This also means children are not gaining daily exercise to help them develop a positive attitude towards a healthy lifestyle or an understanding of the world. The childminder is ineffective in monitoring how the hours of children's attendance are recorded, which has an impact on their overall safety. The fire evacuation procedure and

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provision

emergency practices are poorly organised; this puts children's safety at risk. There are insufficient hygiene routines around areas of the home, which means children play in dirty rooms. This puts them at risk of cross contamination and compromises their health.

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provision

Although the childminder has an assistant, there is little attention paid to the children or to organising how the assistant supports children, which results in an overall lack of stimulation for them. The childminder has no plan in place to monitor, evaluate and make improvements for her practice. All recommendations identified at the last inspection have not been addressed. The childminder has attended some training courses since her previous inspection, but has generally made little improvement to her practice. As a result, the childminder shows poor ability to maintain continuous improvement.

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provision

Some positive links are made with parents; however these are not strong enough to provide advice and support to help children gain an understanding of their independence. Little information is shared with parents to help them develop an understanding of their children's learning and development. Consequently, they are unable to be involved in their child's learning or gain an understanding of the learning and development requirements for the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are

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actions)

The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are

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To meet the requirements of the Childcare Register the provider must:

 inform Ofsted of changes of circumstance as soon as possible (no later than 14 days after the change occurs) (Providing information to Ofsted) (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  keep a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance (Records to be kept) (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  keep a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance (Records to be kept) (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  inform Ofsted of changes of circumstance as soon as possible (no later than 14 days after the change occurs) (Providing information to Ofsted) (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY232160 Local authority Newham Inspection number 888023 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted', which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply: Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises that are usually their own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. 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,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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