Childminder 116402

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 01/02/2013 28/02/2012

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early years provision

This inspection: 4 Previous inspection: 4 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 has a limited knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She does not understand the requirements in relation to using an assistant and how to carry out the required suitability checks.  The childminder's use of self-evaluation is not effective in identifying key areas of weakness to inform future improvements.  The childminder does not always encourage children to develop good concentration skills. She uses television as background noise during play sessions and this means that they are not always able to focus on one activity at a time.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder plans a suitable range of activities that meet the learning needs of children in her care.  The childminder is welcoming and affectionate to children in her care and establishes warm and caring relationships with them.

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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 the childminder and children together.  The inspector looked at documents that support the childminder's practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector discussed the childminder's planning and how she observes and assessed children in her care.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 1986. She lives with her husband and one adult-child in Loudwater, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The whole of the ground floor is used for childminding and there is a fully enclosed garden for outside play. The childminder makes use of local facilities, such as parks and toddler groups. The childminder takes children to and collects them from local schools and pre-school. The family has three dogs. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and on both the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder is currently minding one child in this age group on a part-time basis and also cares for three older children.

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must:

 improve knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements in relation to informing Ofsted of changes to any person working on the premises, ensuring unvetted adults do not have unsupervised access to children, making sure parents' permission is gained for any assistant who has sole care of the children and that any assistant holds a paediatric first aid certificate  devise and implement an effective system of self-evaluation in order to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

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

 support children to develop effective concentration skills by keeping background noise to a minimum. Use television or radio briefly and only for a particular purposes.

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who attend

Children make suitable progress in relation to their starting points and stage of development. The childminder has improved her understanding of the learning and development requirements since her previous inspection. She uses suitable observation and assessment methods to track children's learning. She shares these with parents so that she can assess children's progress with them, both in her home and theirs. She uses assessment information to choose appropriate toys and activities to help children progress.

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who attend

The childminder gives babies suitable opportunities to develop their physical skills. She encourages them to develop their crawling skills by rolling a ball for them to chase. She places toys on the sofa to encourage babies to pull themselves up to standing. Babies and toddlers enjoy pushing walkers along and walking holding the childminder's hand as they develop confidence to take their first steps. The childminder gives babies opportunities to develop their small muscle skills. They pick up two bricks to bang them together squealing at the noise they make. They enjoy solving problems as they work out how to click two construction bricks together. They try to fit them together in different ways and the childminder praises them when they manage to do this. This shows that children are motivated to continue trying when at first they do not succeed. The childminder encourages children to develop their listening and speaking skills. She

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who attend

makes eye contact with babies and encourages them to babble and make different sounds. However, children are not fully encouraged to speak and listen because there is often background noise, for example from the television. This sometimes distracts children from activities and interferes with their ability to concentrate on one activity at a time.

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who attend

Children are mostly settled and happy in the childminder's care. Babies enjoy being cuddled and sitting on the childminder's lap. They are appropriately wary of people they do not know and are interested in different faces that they see. Children enjoy opportunities to mix with larger groups to develop appropriate social skills for future learning. The childminder encourages them to develop independence, for example, babies can feed themselves using a spoon and fingers. Children have opportunities to learn about their own health. They are able to choose from healthy snacks that encourage them to make healthy choices. As a result, children are able to learn how to promote their own health.

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

The childminder uses written policies and procedures to support her practice. These support her to meet most of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and promote children's welfare in most cases. The childminder has risk assessed her home to make sure that children can play in safe surroundings. However, the childminder lacks knowledge and understanding of the Safeguarding and Welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. As a result this does not fully protect children in her care and their well-being cannot be assured.

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

Children have appropriate opportunities to rest and sleep according to their needs. This means that children are ready to learn as they are well rested. They enjoy opportunities to be independent and to explore their play areas. Children have a strong attachment to the childminder. She cuddles them and praises them when they achieve things or try something new. The childminder encourages children to have positive self-esteem. They feel at home in her care and are able to behave well as a result. The childminder encourages children to learn how to manage their own health. She supports them to wash hands and to eat healthy food to maintain their health. She also supports the development of their school readiness. She encourages social skills as she gives children opportunities to mix with groups. She supports children to learn to move independently. This demonstrates that the childminder is able to encourage children to develop skills that

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

support them in future learning, for example at school.

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provision

The childminder does not fully understand the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. She does not understand that she cannot leave children unsupervised with unvetted persons and that she needs to inform Ofsted if she wishes to employ an assistant. Furthermore, she is not fully aware of the requirement for children to always be looked after by a person who holds a valid paediatric first aid certificate. She does not know that she needs to gain appropriate permission from parents to leave children in the care of another person. The childminder, however, has not left young children in the care of unvetted adults. She is not meeting the requirements of the Childcare Register. This is because she allows her daughter, who is unvetted, to look after children and also to pick them up from school. In addition she has not sought permission from Ofsted for leaving another adult in charge of the children. As a result, children are

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provision

not fully safeguarded in the childminder's care.

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provision

The childminder has made a number of improvements since her last inspection. She has made positive changes to her planning, observations and assessment methods. She is able to support children to learn more effectively as a result. However, self-evaluation is not effective in identifying key areas of weaknesses for future continuous improvements. She currently does not have sufficient understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. The childminder has planned to attend further training to help her develop her practice. While she shows the ability to improve, she does not have a full knowledge of how to protect children in her care.

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provision

The childminder understands local safeguarding children procedures. She has a suitable policy to enable her to recognise, record and report concerns about minded children. The childminder has a suitable understanding of the learning and development requirements of the early years foundation stage. She currently plans a suitable range of activities that are age appropriate and focus on the prime areas of learning for younger children. She seeks information from parents about things that children can and cannot do. She coordinates with parents to make accurate assessments about children's progress. This means that she can offer suitable challenges based on children's learning needs. They are able to make suitable progress in relation to their starting points.

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provision

The childminder works with other settings that children attend to share welfare and development information. She is able to support children more positively as a result. She uses links with local advisors to support her practice and to access training. This means that the childminder is able to access support to help her improve her service.

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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 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 (Arrangements for safeguarding children) (Also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that the childminder is present on the premises at all times when childcare is being provided unless they have prior written approval from Ofsted to be absent for short periods of time while another suitable person cares for the children (Welfare of the children being cared for) (Also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that any person caring for children: is suitable to work with children, which must include obtaining an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check through Ofsted (Suitability of persons to care for, or be in contact, with children) (Also applies to

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

the voluntary part 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 (Arrangements for safeguarding children)  ensure that the childminder is present on the premises at all times when childcare is being provided unless they have prior written approval from Ofsted to be absent for short periods of time while another suitable person cares for the children (Welfare of the children being cared for)  ensure that any person caring for children: is suitable to work with children, which must include obtaining an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check through Ofsted (Suitability of persons to care for, or be in contact, with children)

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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 116402 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 903207 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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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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