Uthayasooriyan, Yasotha

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10/07/2013 14/03/2011

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early years provision

This inspection: 3 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 3 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 3

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This provision is satisfactory

 Children have access to a well resourced and welcoming environment, which satisfactorily supports their all round development and emotional well-being.  The childminder and co minder provide a secure, happy, caring family environment enabling children to develop positive relationships with those who care for them.  The childminder and co-minder work appropriately as a team taking on different roles throughout the day supporting one another in caring for children.  Children's health benefits from eating freshly prepared nutritious food and being able to rest and sleep according to their needs.

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It is not yet good because

 The childminder has not fully established suitable systems to ensure that she accurately assesses and plans for children's individual starting points and learning needs. She not aware of the need to complete a developmental summary review of children aged between two and three years as required.  Initial information sharing and partnership working with parents does not include sufficient communication about children's learning and development to fully support children's progress.  Although the childminder completes a self evaluation of the provision, the methods do not reflect on practice. She does not encourage contributions from her co-minder and parents, in order to recognise areas for improvement, not just what is being done well.  The childminder compromises children's safety as she does not always obtain consent to administer each course of medication.

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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

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Information about this inspection

 scheduled more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged 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 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  scheduled 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 had discussions with the childminder relating to her practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at areas of the premises used for childminding and sampled relevant documentation.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children's activities and the childminder's interaction with them.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 1986. She lives with her husband who is also her co-minder. The home is situated in New Maldon, located in the London Royal Borough of Kingston, close to shops, parks and transport links. All areas of the ground floor and first floor master bedroom and spear bedroom are areas used for childminding purposes. There is a fully enclosed garden for outdoor play.

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Information about the setting

The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She offers care from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. She is currently minding three child in the early years age group who attends on a full and part time basis. When working together with her husband they currently care for a total of five children, all attending on a full and part time basis.

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must:

 ensure written consent from parents is obtained for each course of medication prior to administration

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must:

 develop further the systems for assessment, to ensure systematic observations and assessments of each child's achievements across the seven areas of learning is in place and planning fully identifies their next steps in learning.

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

 encourage parents to contribute to an initial assessment of their child before or at the start of the placement in order to have full knowledge about children's achievements and build on what they already know

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

 formally review the progress of all children aged between two and three years and provide parents with a short written summary of their child's development in the prime areas of learning. This must include the children's strengths and any areas where the children's progress is less than expected

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

 improve monitoring and evaluation systems by incorporating the views of co-minder and parents and children and prioritising targets for improvement.

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who attend

The children feel secure because the childminder and her co-minder provide warm, friendly care and are attentive to their individual needs. The childminder obtains most of the relevant information from parents at the start of the placement. This helps her to meet children's individual needs regarding their routine care. Limited information is obtained about children's starting points, to encourage and value parents as the first educators. The childminder regularly takes photographs of children whilst engaged in play. These are displayed in individual children's scrap books. However, they are not always linked to the area of learning and next steps are not identified. This means that children are not always challenged in their learning and this limits their progress towards the early learning goals. Overall their progress is satisfactory and children are developing the skills required for the next stage in their learning. The childminder is also not aware of the requirement to

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who attend

review the progress of children aged between two and three years. This does not highlight to parents any emerging gaps in children's learning.

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who attend

The childminder provides a satisfactory balance of indoor and outdoor activities to develop children's understanding of world. Children enjoy learning about their environment through regular trips to the local parks, farms and mosque. Children observe and learn about some aspects of living things by going on outings to the local farm. They also learn about the wider world and diversity through planned cultural activities and outing. They acknowledge a range of cultural and religious festivals throughout the year. These include Diwali, Ramadan, Christmas and Easter. They also have access to a range of resources that reflect positive images of diversity to effectively develop their understanding of similarities, differences and the wider community. Children's personal, social and emotional development is progressing suitably. They benefit from weekly visits to toddler groups where they mix with a wider age range of children and take part in group

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who attend

activities. Children's communication and language is fostered suitably. The childminder encourages young children's emerging language through regular conversations during play and at mealtimes. Children' expressive arts and design skills are promoted sufficiently. Older children access large bricks and use these creatively to construct buildings and transport vehicles such as cars and trains.

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

Children have positive relationships with the childminder and co-minder. They are emotionally secure in their care. Children benefit from access to a good range of resources that promote all areas of learning. There is a wide selection of toys that are stored in toy boxes at floor level. This enables children to make choices and follow their own interests during play. Toys and books are of suitable quality and the home is clean and well maintained. Children have plenty of play space where they move around freely and safely. Children enjoy healthy snacks and benefit from receiving nutritious home cooked meals. This helps children to develop good eating habits. They have access to drinking water throughout the day to enable children to think about their thirst levels. The childminder makes sure children benefit from fresh air and exercise. They are out on a daily basis. During a visit to Richmond park children had the opportunity to build a den. Children are

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

developing a satisfactory understanding of the importance of being healthy.

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

Children are cared for in a clean and well maintained environment. The childminder implements appropriate hygiene routines. These routines suitably develop children's understanding of the importance of washing their hands before meals and snack. The childminder takes positive steps to provide a clean and hygienic environment and to minimise the potential for the spread of infection. There is a no outdoor foot wear inside the home policy, which is important as young children sit and play on the floor. Children also learn about staying safe when on outings. For example, the childminder helps them to learn the green cross code and about stranger danger. They are also learning about safety by practicing the emergency evacuation procedure. This enables them to know what to do in the event of an emergency. Children behave well and the childminder uses positive strategies to help them learn wrong from right. She encourages good behaviour

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

through using continuous praise. This helps children to develop their confidence and self- esteem.

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provision

The childminder has a satisfactory awareness of safeguarding issues. She knows the procedures to follow if concerns about a child's welfare were to arise. The premises are regularly risk assessed and she completes written records of these, to support her in monitoring safety. The childminder takes the lead in compiling and organising the paper work for the setting. Most of the required documentation and records are in place and are maintained adequately. However, the childminder does not obtain individual consent for administering medication, which is a legal requirement. She has administered medication twice and records detail that she obtained blanket consent and parents countersign her medication entries on a daily basis. Therefore, there is no major impact on children's welfare.

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provision

The childminder completes self evaluation, through using the Ofsted's online form. However, she does not include the views of her co-minder, parents or think about further areas of development. For example such as, identifying training courses or areas of development. This does not enable her to fully identify all weaknesses. She has made progress in addressing some of the recommendations made at her last inspection, although others still require further attention. The childminder has a positive attitude to training. Since her last inspection she has completed a number of courses, which include; safeguarding, supporting children's progress and physical development. This demonstrates the childminders satisfactory commitment to driving improvement.

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provision

The childminder encourages friendly relationships with parents and exchanges verbal information to provide continuity of care for children. A range of relevant information is on display for parents, including registration certificate, parent poster and insurance. The childminder is basically monitoring children's progress through photo observation in scrap books, which are shared with parents twice a year. However, they are not informed of learning priorities to enable them to continue children's learning at home. The childminder lacks understanding of the requirements to carry out the two-year-old progress check. Currently the childminder has one child who attends anther early years setting. She has a satisfactory understanding of her role to work in partnerships to support children's continuity of learning.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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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 action. 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 132030 Local authority Kingston upon Thames Inspection number 901496 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: 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, which are usually the childminder’s 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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