Kingdon, Donna

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11/09/2013 08/10/2009

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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

 The childminder does not ensure that the correct child ratios are maintained at all times. This does not ensure the safety and welfare of children.  A number of legally required documentation to safeguard children is not in place. This includes a record of children's attendance, children's details, written parental permission to take children on outings and public liability insurance. In addition, the childminder does not display her certificate of registration.  Potential risks to children's safety have not been fully minimised. This includes hazardous materials in the bathroom and ensuring the premises are secure.  The childminder demonstrates limited understanding of the learning and development requirements. As a result, children do not benefit from effectively planned and challenging activities to ensure they make good progress.  The childminder does not have a sufficiently good understanding of the required

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This provision is inadequate

progress check at age two and has not implemented this. This does not ensure the early identification of any gaps in children's development.  Self-evaluation lacks rigour; it does not ensure that the views of parents and children are used effectively and does not identify and plan priorities for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children have developed close relationships with the childminder and are happy and settled in her care.

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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 a tour of the premises and observed children playing.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's learning journey records, a selection of policies and children's records and involved the childminder in a joint observation of an activity.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 2009 on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her husband and two children aged five and three years in Jarrow. The whole of the ground floor and the first floor bathroom are used for childminding. There is a rear and front garden for outdoor play. The family has a pet dog.

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Information about the setting

The childminder attends a toddler group and activities at the local children's centre. She visits the shops and park on a regular basis. She collects children from the local schools and pre-schools. There are currently six children on roll, of whom three are in the early years age group who attend for a variety of sessions and three are school-age children who attend before and after school. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays.

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must:

 ensure that correct adult to child ratios are maintained at all times to ensure children's safety

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must:

 ensue that a record of information is in place for each child, including their full name, date of birth, name and address of every parent or carer and emergency contact details for parents and carers

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must:

 ensure that the premises indoors and outdoors promote children's safety, with specific regard to the storage of hazardous materials and ensuring that the premises and the garden are secure

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must:

 ensure that all legally required documentation is in place and up-to-date, with specific reference to a record of children's attendance, written parental permission to take children on outings and public liability insurance

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must:

 ensure that the certificate of registration is displayed at all times

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must:

 improve knowledge of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage in order to provide challenging and enjoyable experiences for children by: using robust observation and assessment of children's learning to identify their next steps and planning for individual children, taking into account their interests and stages of development

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must:

 devise and implement a process for completing the progress check at age two to enable early identification of development needs so that additional support, if needed, can be put into place, and provide parents with a written summary of their child's development.

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

 implement rigorous and effective systems for self-evaluation that include the views of parents and children and a clear improvement plan that will drive forward quality and support children's learning and development over time.

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who attend

The childminder has an insufficient knowledge of the learning and development requirements which impacts on the progress that children can make during their time in her care. She follows the children's lead during play and children do remain suitably engaged in activities. However, the childminder does not effectively observe and assess children's progress. This means it is not possible to see the progress they are making towards the early learning goals. In addition, the childminder is not able to plan activities based on children's individual next steps in learning to ensure they are sufficiently challenging for children. This does not effectively support them to acquire the skills and attitudes to prepare them for their next stage in learning.

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who attend

The childminder meets with parents at the start to obtain verbal information about children's likes and interests. This helps her to begin to know what children are interested in and can do. She adequately keeps parents informed about their child's learning through verbal feedback, text messages and sharing diaries of what children have done. The childminder is warm and friendly and joins in appropriately with children as they play. For example, she supports their language development as she encourages them to talk about trips they have been on or to name colours and shapes. The children show an interest in books. They look at them independently and talk to each other about what they can see in the pictures. This further develops their communication skills.

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who attend

Children show that they are developing relationships with each other and the childminder. For example, they come to her with questions and older children help younger ones to build towers. This supports their personal, social and emotional development. The childminder provides children with a suitable range of resources and activities to support their hand to eye coordination and physical development. For example, they spend time trying to fit together pieces of a jigsaw and enjoy making a train track. Children are introduced to early counting and problem solving skills as the childminder encourages them to count how many blocks they have built. She introduces language, such as 'bigger', into their play; this further supports their language skills. However, the childminder's lack of a sound understanding of children's next steps in learning means that it is not clear if these are appropriately challenging to extend children's learning.

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

Overall, children's well-being is compromised because the childminder fails to meet a number of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. However, the children have formed positive and close bonds with the childminder as a result of appropriate settling-in sessions. The childminder speaks to parents at the start to gather sufficient information about children's individual needs and routines. This helps her to get to know the children and supports children to make the transition from home into the childminder's care. The childminder suitably prepares children for later transitions to nursery and school. This is done by attending regular playgroups where they are able to socialise with their peers and by encouraging children to develop their self-care skills. For example, children learn how to put on their own coats and fasten their shoes. The childminder has an adequate understanding of the importance of using age-appropriate techniques to manage

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

children's behaviour. She encourages children to share toys and be kind to each other; this is combined with a time out to help children to learn right from wrong. The childminder has a suitable range of age-appropriate resources both inside her home and in her garden. The childminder's home is suitably clean and welcoming and resources are stored in low-level, labelled boxes. This allows children to make confident choices about their play. The childminder supports children to learn about keeping safe through planned activities, such as practising road safety and fire drills.

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

Children have regular opportunities for fresh air. They go for local walks and regularly visit soft play groups or play in the garden. The childminder has a suitable understanding of the importance of providing children with a healthy and balanced diet. Children independently select fresh fruit at snack time and have constant access to drinks; this ensures they remain appropriately hydrated. The childminder explains that she implements daily routines to further support children's good health. This includes hand washing after using the bathroom or stroking the dog.

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provision

This inspection took place following a complaint. The inspection found that the childminder does not effectively organise her provision. As a result, there are a number of breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. These have an impact on the safety and well-being of children. The childminder has not ensured that the correct adult to child ratios are maintained at all times. In addition, she does not display her certificate of registration and does not hold public liability insurance. She does not have a record of children's attendance and has not obtained all of the legally required information regarding children's and parents details, including written permission to take children on outings. The childminder explains that she conducts visual risk assessments and takes steps to keep children safe, such as ensuring that they are supervised at all times, both

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provision

inside and outside of her home. However, she has not identified and minimised the potential risk of hazardous materials in the bathroom and she has not ensured that her premises, including the gardens, are secure. The childminder has a suitable understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse, including procedures to follow if she had a concern about a child.

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provision

The childminder has insufficient knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Her understanding of the areas of learning is limited and she does not observe, assess and plan effectively for children's development. In addition, the childminder has limited understanding of the progress check at age two for children and has not implemented systems to carry these out. This does not ensure that gaps in children's learning are identified and ensure that the next steps in their learning are addressed well enough to prepare children to move on in their development.

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provision

The childminder has made some progress in responding to the recommendations raised at the previous inspection, for example, sharing children's learning with parents. However, systems for self-evaluation are still limited. The childminder has not identified where she fails to meet legal requirements for the safeguarding and welfare and the learning and development of children. Although parents are spoken to on a daily basis, the childminder does not effectively seek their views to help her establish areas for development. This means that she is not able to identify areas for improvement and consistently develop her service. However, the childminder does recognise that she has not kept on top of the requirements and she does demonstrate a willingness to make the necessary improvements to develop her practice.

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provision

The childminder ensures that parents are kept appropriately informed about the service she provides as she meets with them at the start to discuss key policies and procedures. Children have only very recently begun to attend other settings. However, the childminder does recognise the importance of sharing information with them to promote continuity of care and learning for children.

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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 all necessary measures are taken to minimise risks; this specifically refers to the security of the premises and the storage of hazardous materials (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that all required records are in place, including the name, address and date of birth of every child, the name, address and telephone number of parents and a daily record of the names and hours of attendance of all children (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that public liability insurance is in place (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that the certificate of registration is displayed (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise risks; this specifically refers to the security of the premises and the storage of hazardous materials (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that all required records are in place, including the name, address and date

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

of birth of every child, the name, address and telephone number of parents and a daily record of the names and hours of attendance of all children (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that public liability insurance is in place (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that the certificate of registration is displayed (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 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 EY389298 Local authority South Tyneside Inspection number 935257 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 2 Number of children on roll 6

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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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