Childminder in Rochdale

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17/10/2012 10/02/2011

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early years provision

This inspection: 4 Previous inspection: 1 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

 The childminder's knowledge and understanding of child protection issues and procedures is insecure.  The childminder has not developed the skills required to manage different types of children's behaviour across the ages of the children being cared for.  The childminder has not informed Ofsted of significant events, such as safeguarding concerns.  Self-evaluation fails to identify the training that is required in order to meet the safeguarding and welfare requirements. For example, child protection and behaviour management training.  The monitoring and analysis of the educational programmes is incomplete and therefore children do not make suitable progress across every area.  The behaviour and attitudes of the older children cared for impacts adversely on the early years children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy fresh home-cooked food, like nutritious leek and lentil soup with wholemeal bread.  There are recording systems in place that show parents how their children are making progress from their starting points.

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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 activities in the main play room.  The inspector spoke to children about their interests and activities.  The inspector observed meal time.  A joint observation was conducted during a child-initiated activity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's records of achievements, including some assessment documents, policies and procedures and other documentation.  The inspector took account of the views of a parent spoken to on the day.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2006 on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her partner and daughter aged six years in Middleton, Manchester. The whole of the ground floor is used for childminding and children use the bathroom on the first floor. There is provision for outside play in the gardens.

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Information about the setting

The childminder has a relevant level 3 qualification. She is a quality assured childminder and she receives funding for early education. She is also a designated area support childminder who mentors newly registered childminders and others who need support. Currently, there are three children on roll in the early years age group and three older children who attend for a variety of sessions. The childminder is open throughout the year on weekdays from 8am to 6pm with the exception of family holidays. She visits the local children's centre, shops and park on a regular basis. She collects children from the local schools and pre-schools. Transport is provided for longer journeys.

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must:

 develop knowledge and understanding of child protection issues and procedures by keeping up to date with changes to safeguarding procedures and completing an appropriate safeguarding training course  develop skills to manage children's behaviour by accessing behaviour management training and accessing expert advice if necessary, and help children to develop positive attitudes, challenge negative attitudes and stereotypes, and understand the consequences of their behaviour  notify Ofsted of any significant event such as issues relating to safeguarding  develop the educational programmes for personal, social and emotional development and understanding of the world by helping children to understand what is appropriate behaviour, show sensitivity to others and understand and value diversity and difference  ensure that care provided for older children does not adversely affect the care of children receiving early years provision, in particular relation to behaviour

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 develop further systems for monitoring and evaluating the provision to effectively identify and prioritise areas for development.

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who attend

The childminder is not fully implementing the educational programmes and in particular the prime area of personal, social and emotional development. This area is key for developing and supporting children's self-esteem, understanding of appropriate behaviour and good citizenship. This has an adverse impact on children's progress in this area. The childminder does, however, incorporate most other aspects of the educational programme, such as communication and language, physical development and mathematics. Where this is happening, children are making suitable progress in relation to their age and taking into account their starting points, capabilities, the length of time they have been attending and how often they attend.

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who attend

The organisation of the home has been thoughtfully arranged to make best use of every available space. The childminder uses easily accessible resources to support children's learning and this includes small world dinosaurs, to encourage children to express themselves clearly and to develop good listening and speaking skills. In areas, such as communication and language, the childminder adapts and extends teaching according to children's level of understanding and prior learning. For example, children's vocabulary is extended when children point to the dinosaurs in the book. The childminder appropriately reinforces language, such as up and down.

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who attend

A parent commented on how well the childminder takes account of the children's interests and the clear communication systems that are in place to reinforce children's learning at home and at the setting. She was particularly impressed with the way in which the childminder imaginatively included number games to purposefully reinforce the concept of number, shape and space and this included the use of technology to capture and maintain her child's attention. She also emphasised the childminder's approach to promoting children's good health by providing fresh home-cooked food, like nutritious leek and lentil soup with wholemeal bread, which the children enjoy.

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

Children have bonded well with the childminder. They are generally happy and they enjoy what they are doing. For the most part, the atmosphere is calm, friendly and welcoming. Children are confident and, in general, children play well together and on their own. For example, when the childminder is helping a child to read, another child plays contentedly on her own with the dinosaurs. The physical environment is safe and children explore their surroundings, safely choosing what activities to do and when. For example, they use their imagination fully when they bring twigs and leaves back from the park to add to the dinosaur tray to make it look authentic. However, while the children have a warm relationship with the childminder, her lack of understanding about safeguarding and the behaviour of the older children impacts upon children's ability to feel safe.

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

The childminder supports children to develop an understanding of the importance of physical exercise and a healthy diet. She has a well-resourced front garden, which has been decked for all weather play. Children also look forward to playing on the big apparatus at the park, like the swings and slides. Children are beginning to manage their own personal hygiene well and they know to wash their hands before meals without prompting. There are effective nappy changing, potty training and toilet training facilities, routines and procedures in place in partnership with parents. In relation to these care practices, the childminder promotes children's continuing care and development well. Parents are given as long as they need to settle new starters and the childminder obtains relevant information from parents. For example, the childminder and parents establish children's starting points, so that the childminder's activity plans and teaching style

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

effectively reflect the children's learning style and capabilities. However, the childminder does not work effectively with parents in relation to behavioural issues that may arise.

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

There are some transition arrangements in place, for example, with other Early Years Foundation Stage providers. The childminder encourages and enables parents to be involved in this process, which also contributes to children's well-being. She has relevant discussions about children's assessments and through children's records of achievement, which contain pictorial examples of the progress they have made. This improves the transfer of information from the setting, to those involved in the children's learning at nursery, to appropriately support the learning process for children.

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provision

The childminder does not adequately implement the Early Years Foundation Stage learning, development and assessment requirements, and the monitoring of the planning and the delivery of the educational programmes is ineffective. Therefore, children are not making suitable progress across every area of learning. For example, personal, social and emotional development is a prime area where children are not being effectively supported. Nevertheless, the range of activities available is generally enjoyed by children because they relate to their interests, such as dinosaurs.

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provision

The childminder has insecure knowledge and understanding of the welfare requirements, resulting in a number of significant breaches of safeguarding and welfare requirements that have an adverse impact on the safety and well-being of children. For example, she does not have a broad understanding of how to manage different types of behaviour across the age range of children cared for, such as inappropriate comments and behaviour that is not age-appropriate. She fails to challenge negative attitudes and stereotypes, such as name calling in relation to children from different ethnic backgrounds, which potentially impacts on children's self-esteem. While this type of behaviour is mainly seen in older children, it adversely affects the care of the early years children who experience the behaviour and hear the comments go unchallenged. The childminder has failed to keep up to date with and implement relevant child protection procedures. This means that children

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provision

who may be at risk of harm, are not swiftly identified so that the correct course of action is taken; the childminder failed to notify Ofsted of significant events, which related to a child protection concern. The childminder is not effectively monitoring and evaluating her provision and therefore, the weaknesses have not been identified. A stronger feature of the childminder's provision is the recording systems that show parents how children make progress from their starting points and parents spoken to are complimentary about the provision. Appropriate links have been made with other Early Years Foundation Stage providers, such as through the children's key person at nursery. This means that themes and topics can be reinforced at the setting.

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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:

 ensure familiarity with signs and symptoms of child abuse and the procedures to safeguard children from abuse or neglect (Arrangements for safeguarding children) (both parts of the Childcare Register)  ensure children's behaviour is managed in a suitable manner (How the childcare provision is managed) (both parts of the Childcare Register)  ensure that where older and younger children are together, the behaviour of children over the age of eight years does not have a negative effect on the younger children. (How the childcare provision is managed) (both parts 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 EY346240 Local authority Rochdale Inspection number 883024 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 6

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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:

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Type of provision

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

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