Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25/04/2014 25/09/2009

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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

 Children's welfare is not maintained because the childminder lacks knowledge of current safeguarding children procedures.  The childminder is not observing and assessing children to monitor their progress and to identify and plan for the next steps in their learning. Teaching is therefore poor, as the childminder fails to respond to children's emerging needs and actively engage in their play. This prevents them from making good progress.  The childminder does not promote children's health and well-being. She is not meeting a number of requirements, including maintaining a daily record of children's attendance, recording accidents or injuries and managing a smoke-free environment.  The childminder was unable to produce regulatory documentation at the inspection to support the efficient management of the setting, including a record of complaints received and their outcome.  Partnerships with parents and other providers are weak. Information relating to

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This provision is inadequate

children's progress and development is not effectively shared with everyone who is involved with the child. This hinders children's ongoing learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Warm relationships are forming between the childminder and children 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 held discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked the areas of the childminder's home and garden that are used for childminding.  The inspector observed children within the provision as they engaged in activities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at all the paperwork available, including suitability checks, qualifications and insurance documents.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 1997 and is on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her child aged 17 years in a house in Beeston, Leeds. The whole of the ground floor and the rear garden is used for childminding. The family has two cats and dog as pets. The childminder attends a toddler group and activities at the local children's centre. She visits the shops and park on a regular basis and collects children from the local schools and pre-schools. There are currently three children on roll; all of whom are in the early years age group and attend for a variety of sessions. The childminder operates all year round, from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder supports children who speak English as an additional language.

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must:

 develop knowledge of safeguarding children procedures, including referral procedures, what to do if allegations are made and the use of mobile telephones and cameras, to ensure children are kept safe from harm

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must:

 develop knowledge of how to use observational assessments to identify each child's level of achievement within the seven areas of learning and use this information to plan future challenging learning experiences for each child

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 ensure the daily record of the children being cared for on the premises includes their hours of attendance

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 ensure a written record of all accidents or injuries is maintained

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 ensure a no smoking policy is implemented to ensure the room and outside play area is smoke free when children are present or about to be present

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 develop knowledge of complaints procedures, including keeping a record of complaints and their outcome and ensure this is available for inspection

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 ensure all records are easily accessible and available for inspection

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 respond to children's emerging needs and interests, guiding their development by providing them with a mix of challenging adult-led and child-initiated play experiences to cover all areas of learning

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 improve partnerships with parents by gathering relevant information when children start attending to establish their starting points and ensure information with regard to children's progress is shared with parents on a regular basis

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 develop links with other providers where the care of children is shared, to ensure the exchange of relevant information so that children's learning is complemented in each setting.

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who attend

Children's learning and development is not sufficiently supported. Despite the childminder having an understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage, she does not fully implement this knowledge within her daily practice. This prevents her from aiding, supporting and promoting children's development in line with the seven areas of learning. Too much of children's play is self-directed so valuable opportunities to build on children's prior learning are being missed because of the ineffective level of adult interaction. For example, the childminder does not always actively engage with children as she spends the majority of the time watching them play. This limits children's ability to develop and progress in their learning, especially in their communication and language. The lack of focused teaching fails to enhance children's learning. As a result, children are not engaged in purposeful play and they are not

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who attend

Children appear comfortable in the childminder's home as they explore the range of resources and activities available to them. They like to independently play with the toy vehicles and explore the construction sets available. The childminder explains how she supports children with English an additional language, helping them to integrate into her setting. Children also use resources like pens and paper, which provides them with some skills for starting school.

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who attend

The childminder does not observe children's play or plan for their learning. She is unable to demonstrate or explain how children are progressing as she is not assessing children's achievements within all areas of learning from their starting points. As a result, she does not plan for children's next steps in learning. This has a negative impact on how she supports children's future learning as she does not have a secure enough understanding of how to aid children's development through purposeful, challenging play experiences. The childminder is aware of the requirement to complete the progress check at age two to assess younger children's progress in the most important areas of learning and has documentation readily available for when these checks are required. Although information is shared with parents with regard to children's daily care, the childminder is failing to engage parents and other providers in children's learning. Information relating to

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who attend

children's starting points is not obtained from parents when children first start with the childminder. She also does not share regular and precise information with parents and other providers about children's ongoing learning and development. This prevents everyone from working effectively together to support children's good progress.

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

Children's safety and welfare is not adequately promoted to ensure children are kept safe. A number of the safeguarding and welfare requirements are not met, particularly in relation to child protection procedures, recording hours of attendance for each child and reporting of accidents or injuries. Consequently, children's emotional well-being and safety is compromised. Therefore, while children may sometimes feel safe, as the childminder does maintain a secure home, their safety is not actually ensured. The childminder gathers some basic information from parents about children's welfare needs and requirements but little information about their learning and development. This helps children to form close relationships with the childminder, ensuring they are happy and settled. Clear boundaries for children to adhere to are in place and the childminder deals with any behaviour issues in a calm and age-appropriate manner. This helps to develop children's awareness and

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

understanding of how to play cooperatively, share and take turns. Any inappropriate behaviour is discussed with parents to ensure children benefit from a consistent approach.

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

Children are familiar with daily routines and are able to make their own choices as they select from a generally suitable range of toys and resources. Their independence is supported as they go to the bathroom, developing an awareness of their own personal needs. The childminder provides children with regular drinks, which ensures they remain hydrated while in her care. Children's physical development is supported as they have access to play equipment in the garden and through regular visits to the local park. The childminder has a current first aid certificate. This means that the childminder knows how to act in the best interests of the children in the event of a minor incident. The childminder provides a range of balanced snacks and meals, which promotes children's health. Children sit on furniture to eat and drink and have suitable areas to rest during the day. For example, children rest on cosy sofas, which allow them to move comfortably in

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

their sleep. The childminder uses suitable hygiene procedures to promote and support children's growing awareness of health. The childminder has a sound knowledge of how to support children's readiness for school. She explains how children talk about school with their older peers and how they follow this with role play. She also holds discussions with the children about starting school. These simple activities and discussions help to prepare children to be emotionally ready for their move on to school.

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provision

This inspection took place following a concern raised to Ofsted. This related to the childminder's understanding and implementation of safeguarding practices, suitable people matters and child supervision. At this inspection it was found that the childminder had taken some action to promote children's safety and welfare since the incident where she had allowed her daughter to collect a minded child from school. She has completed suitability checks on other adults in her household and she ensures that she now collects children from school as she recognises this is her responsibility as the registered childminder. This helps to protect children's welfare in some areas. However, she has failed to fully meet all safeguarding requirements, which compromises children's safety. Overall, the childminder has a basic understanding of the possible signs and symptoms that would cause her concern about a child's welfare in relation to child protection.

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provision

However, she is unfamiliar with how to report concerns if the need should arise and she lacks awareness of what to do if an allegation is made against herself or a household member. She has also not considered how to protect children's safety with regard to the safe use of cameras and mobile telephones. This is a breach of the requirements of both the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. In addition there are further breaches of legal requirements. Documentation to safeguard children's welfare is not always adequately maintained. For example the attendance register is not always up to date and does not show the hours of attendance for all children. Accidents and injuries are not recorded, resulting in the information being relayed to parents being weak. The childminder demonstrates a suitable knowledge of assessing some possible risks to children in the indoor and outdoor environment and on all outings. However, children's

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provision

health is not protected as the quality of fresh air is compromised by the lack of a no smoking policy. This means that smoking is not always prevented indoors or in the outside play area when children are present or about to be present.

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provision

The childminder has no methods in place to evaluate her practice, including the educational programmes. This means she is unable to identify all weaknesses within her practice. Requirements from the last visit have not all been adequately met, which shows that the childminder is not fully committed to improving her provision. Required records for the safe and efficient management of the setting were not all available for inspection, preventing the inspector from fully assessing the quality of these. The childminder confirms that she holds an appropriate early years qualification, however, evidence of this was not available at the inspection. The childminder is not utilising her knowledge from training to ensure the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage are met. The childminder lacks knowledge of procedures to be followed in relation to any complaints that a parent may make in writing or by e-mail and she has no available summary of any

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provision

complaints to share with the inspector. These are breaches in the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. In addition, the childminder does not meet the associated requirements of the Childcare Register.

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provision

The childminder provides basic information for parents about her provision and verbally exchanges information on a daily basis about children's care and well-being. However, parents are not encouraged to be involved in their children's learning through the exchange of pertinent information. Likewise, the childminder has not developed partnerships with other providers where some early years children attend, to enable her to support and complement what they are learning and to ensure they make good progress.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are

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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:

 implement a written statement of procedures to be followed for the protection of children, intended to safeguard the children being cared for from abuse or neglect (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  keep a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises which includes their hours of attendance (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  keep and retain records of accidents which occur on the premises where childcare is provided for a period of two years (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that no person smokes on the premises at any time childcare is provided or in the presence of a child receiving childcare (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  implement a written statement of procedures to be followed in relation to complaints which relate to the requirements of the Childcare Register and which a parent makes in writing or by e-mail (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)

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

 make available to Ofsted, on request, a summary of complaints made in relation to the requirements during the past 12 months and the action that was taken as a consequence (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  implement a written statement of procedures to be followed for the protection of children, intended to safeguard the children being cared for from abuse or neglect (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  keep a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises which includes their hours of attendance (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  keep and retain records of accidents which occur on the premises where childcare is provided for a period of two years (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that no person smokes on the premises at any time childcare is provided or in the presence of a child receiving childcare (voluntary part of the Childcare

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

Register)  implement a written statement of procedures to be followed in relation to complaints which relate to the requirements of the Childcare Register and which a parent makes in writing or by e-mail (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  make available to Ofsted, on request, a summary of complaints made in relation to the requirements during the past 12 months and the action that was taken as a consequence (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 320284 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 962114 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 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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