Childminder in Gloucestershire

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26/02/2014 Not Applicable

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early years provision

This inspection: 4 Previous inspection: Not Applicable 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 is in breach of a number of legal requirements. These include failing to have a sufficient understanding of safeguarding procedures, not having prior written consent for outings and not making Ofsted's details available to parents.  Risk assessments are not robust and as a result children are not protected from all potential risks.  The childminder has a poor understanding of the learning and development requirements. She fails to plan activities and experiences that promote learning through play to help children make good progress in preparation for school. She does not provide a mixture of adult led and child initiated activities across all the areas of learning.  The childminder does not complete progress checks for all children aged two years.

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It has the following strengths

 There is a good relationship between minded children and the childminder provided in a warm homely 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 observed activities, including hairdressing, reading a book and mark making.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder and observed her practice throughout the inspection.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records and written policies.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives with her husband in the St Marks area of Cheltenham, close to shops, parks and toddler groups. The whole of the home may be used for childminding, although children spend most of the time downstairs. The childminder does not currently use the garden because she does not think it is safe for minded children. She is caring for one child in the early years age range. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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must:

 consider the individual needs, interests, and stage of development of each child, and use this information to plan a challenging and enjoyable experience for each child in all of the areas of learning and development

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must:

 implement each area of learning through planned, purposeful play and through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity

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must:

 ensure that a progress check is completed when a child is aged between two and three. The check should include a review of the child's progress, and provide parents and/or carers with a short written summary of their child’s development in the prime areas

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must:

 develop sufficient knowledge and understanding to be alert to any issues for concern in the child’s life at home or elsewhere. Implement a policy, and procedures, to safeguard children. These should be in line with the guidance and procedures of the relevant Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB)

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must:

 have a clear and well-understood policy, and procedures, for assessing any risks to children’s safety, and review risk assessments regularly. Risk assessments should 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

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must:

 obtain written parental permission for children to take part in outings

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must:

 ensure that details of how to contact Ofsted are made available to parents

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who attend

The childminder does not support children's learning and development adequately. She does not have knowledge or understanding of the areas of learning. She does not complete any planning and all activities are child-led, meaning that resources are not provided to support children’s learning. The childminder lacks systems to track children's progress and she cannot identify what the next steps in their learning should be. These weaknesses mean children's progress towards the early learning goals is poor.

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who attend

The childminder does not have a secure understanding of how young children learn or how to support them in their development. For example, she does not always support children in developing their speech as she sometimes uses baby language rather than plain English. In addition, the childminder does not provide appropriate resources according to children's stage of development. She does not pay sufficient regard to encouraging children to develop their fine motor skills, such as using a pincer motion or holding a pencil, which limits children's progress in learning how to write. It also means children become disinterested and less engaged in activities.

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who attend

The childminder does not link the range of play activities on offer with children's learning. She does not understand the need to observe children in order to assess their capabilities and then plan for their development. This means that the childminder fails to build on what the children already know and can do in order to move their learning forward. Two year old progress checks have not been completed and no links have been made with other early years settings that are attended by children in her care. This is a breach of requirements of registration.

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who attend

The children enjoy listening to the childminder reading to them and they respond to her pointing out pictures in the book and asking basic questions about the story. This supports young children in developing their language and reading skills and builds a good relationship between the childminder and the children.

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

The childminder has a list of safety checks that she completes daily. She has decided not to use the garden until she can make it safe. However the childminder has not identified risks such as glass stored at child height and, as a result, measures are not in place to manage the risk posed to children.

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

Children benefit from outings in the local area, such as to the park, and the outings are risk assessed so children are safe while out of the house. However, the childminder has not obtained prior written consent from parents to take children on outings and this is a requirement of registration.

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

The childminder has built warm relationships with the children. Children demonstrate that they feel secure as they approach the childminder to talk to her, sit with her and have cuddles. The childminder praises the children so they know when they have done well. Children are happy to help the childminder with appropriate household tasks and they are polite and well-mannered.

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

A behaviour management policy is in place and is available for parents, which includes effective strategies to manage behaviour.

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

The childminder ensures that drinking water is available to children.

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provision

The childminder has not kept up to date with developments in safeguarding practice and as a result her knowledge and understanding in this area is weak. She demonstrates a limited understanding of the types of abuse, indicators of possible abuse and what action she should take if she has safeguarding concerns about a child.

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provision

The childminder has acquired sample policies however these do not support the quality of the provision as they have not been reviewed or personalised to reflect her setting. The childminder has a complaints policy, however it does not contain information for parents about how to contact Ofsted and this information is not otherwise provided.

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provision

The childminder has developed partnerships with parents, for example she tells them what their children have been doing and they discuss children's care needs.

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provision

The childminder does not reflect on her practice and therefore is unable to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses accurately. As a result she has not identified or addressed significant weaknesses in order to improve her practice, for example, she has not attended training to improve her knowledge and understanding of how children develop and how she can support children's learning.

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provision

In addition, the childminder is not meeting the requirements of the Childcare Register in relation to safeguarding children, risk assessments and information shared with 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:

 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)  undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment at least once in each calendar year, and immediately, where the need for an assessment arises. Ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks (Compulsory part of the childcare register)  make Ofsted's address available to parents (Compulosry part of the childcare register)  undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment at least once in each calendar year, and immediately, where the need for an assessment arises. Ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks (Voluntary part of the childcare register)  make Ofsted's address available to parents (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 EY312300 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 953426 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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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection not applicable

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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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