Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26/03/2014 29/01/2013

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early years provision

This inspection: 4 Previous inspection: 3 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

 Risk assessments are not robust and do not cover all aspects of the environment that need to be checked, particularly considering garden safety, to maintain children's well- being and welfare.  The childminder demonstrates a limited understanding of how to implement behaviour strategies to fully support children's personal, social and emotional development.  The childminder does not keep an accurate record of children's attendance, particularly when the assistant is used.  The childminder's systems for planning, observing and assessment are still developing and do not yet effectively demonstrate children's individual progress.  The childminders systems for self-evaluation are not robust enough to identify and address key weaknesses in practice.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has a sound understanding of the child protection procedures to follow if she was concerned about a child.  The childminder is kind and caring, which results in the children being settled and relaxed in the home environment.

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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 completed observations with the childminder and the minded children present in the lounge and garden.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection about the systems she has in place for observation, assessment and planning.  The inspector sampled documentation the childminder uses to support her practice.  The inspector spoke to a parent.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives with her husband, adult son and school age child in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The childminder uses the ground floor of her home for childminding purposes and there is an enclosed garden for outdoor play. There are currently 11 children on roll, of whom four children are in the early years age range. Chidlren attend different times and days. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and the voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder's adult son is her registered assistant.

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must:

 ensure that the systems for risk assessment identify aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis, when and by whom those aspects will be checked, and how the risk will be removed or minimised, with particular regard to outdoor garden safety

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must:

 maintain a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their accurate hours of attendance

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must:

 improve behaviour management strategies to provide support to children in learning about managing their feelings and behaviour towards others

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must:

 improve the system for observations and assessments to identify the learning that has taken place in all areas of learning, and to plan next steps in children's learning, in order to provide challenging and stimulating activities

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must:

 ensure the systems used to foster continuous improvement are robust; make sure that self-evaluation identifies and addresses key weaknesses, priorities and targets for improvement based on rigorous monitoring of practice

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who attend

The childminder has a limited understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Although she does routinely undertake observations of the children, she does not use this information effectively in order to track progress and identify key areas to help individual children's development. For example, she lacks knowledge of how to support children's personal, social and emotional development, in particular how to help children manage their feelings and behaviour. As a result, this is not fully supporting children's readiness for school.

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who attend

The childminder has a satisfactory range of toys within the home. Most of these are stored at children's height to enable them to access them independently and have choice about their play. Children enjoy playing with the play dough where they are learning to roll and mould the play dough into shapes. They are beginning to think of mathematical concepts as they cut pieces up and count how many. The childminder interacts warmly with the children and satisfactorily promotes their language development as she repeats words. She has a sound awareness of the importance of children developing a love of books and has a wide selection of books for children to choose to read.

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who attend

The childminder provides children with opportunities for outdoor physical play by playing in the local parks or when going out to groups. Children have ample fresh air and exercise as they walk to and from school every day.

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who attend

The childminder ensures she has basic information from parents about children's routines to support the settling-in time. She provides verbal feedback to ensure parents are aware of their child's day. In addition the childminder takes photographs of the children at play and shares these with parents. In this way, parents are kept suitably informed about their child's experiences while in the care of the childminder.

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

Children's overall safety and well-being are compromised by the childminder's lack of awareness of ensuring her garden is completely safe. For example, a fence panel is broken enabling children to access neighbouring gardens, there is an uncovered pond and the washing line is positioned at a low level which children could get caught in. These failings compromise children's overall safety and welfare. However, the childminder demonstrates an awareness of keeping children safe when out walking and ensures she reminds them about the importance of road safety. She also uses her assistant to help with school runs when she has a number of school age children to collect, to effectively supervise them and keep them safe.

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

Children demonstrate that they are settled in the childminder's care and seek reassurance and cuddles from her. This shows that they feel secure and that she has established sound relationships. The childminder was seen to be kind and caring to the children and their behaviour was satisfactorily managed. However, the childminder places less emphasis on how to support young children in learning about managing their feelings and helping them recognise the importance of sharing and being kind and considerate to their friends. As a result, this sometimes results in incidents of frustration and conflict for some children.

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

The childminder's home is comfortable, overall, and she has a small range of resources. A small selection of toys is stored in the living room and other resources such as books are stored in a bedroom. Children can access these and make some choices about their play. Therefore their independence is being developed.

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

The childminder attends to children's care needs ensuring they are given regular drinks, snacks and meals, and she has a sound awareness of children's individual dietary needs. Good standards of hygiene in the home help to keep children well, and they are learning how to manage their personal hygiene effectively. For example, the childminder ensures pre-school children understand about washing their hands after using the bathroom.

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provision

The childminder is not meeting all of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage or for the Childcare Register. In particular the childminder has not kept an accurate record of children's attendance and her systems for risk assessment are not robust. Children's safety in the garden is at significant risk due to this area not been checked effectively and there being a number of hazards present. Nonetheless, the childminder shows a suitable understanding of child protection policies and procedures and she is aware of her responsibilities, and the process to follow, if concerned about a child. The childminder holds a current paediatric first aid certificate, which supports her understanding of dealing with minor injuries.

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provision

The childminder demonstrates too little understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. As a result, there is currently no effective monitoring of children's ongoing progress through assessment. In addition, the childminder lacks understanding of how to support children's personal, social and emotional development, in particular how to help children manage their feelings and behaviour. This means children are not encouraged to reach their full potential and, in particular, does not fully support children moving onto school.

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provision

The childminder completes a self-evaluation process, however this is not robust and fails to identify the weaknesses in her practice. Parental feedback at inspection indicates they are happy with the childminder's care of their children. The childminder has regular discussions with the local school that the children attend and this ensures information is shared and relayed back to parents.

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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 the premises and equipment used for the purposes of the childcare are safe and suitable (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  keep and retain a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that children's behaviour is managed in a suitable manner (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure the premises and equipment used for the purposes of the childcare are safe and suitable (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  keep and retain a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that children's behaviour is managed in a suitable manner (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 Requires improvement The provision is not giving children a good standard of early years education and/or there are minor breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected within twelve months of the date of this inspection. 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

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Grade Judgement Description

the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. 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 EY394990 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 955432 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 11

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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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