Childminder in Southwark

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 03/07/2014 17/06/2013

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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

 The childminder fails to take appropriate steps to safeguard children's welfare. She does not implement an effective safeguarding policy. She fails to identify all safety risks and has not met her legal duty to notify Ofsted of significant information that may affect her suitability, or the safe management of her provision  Attendance registers are not completed on a daily basis and the certificate of registration is not displayed which are further breaches of welfare requirements.  The childminder offers a poor range of resources and fails to plan a suitable variety of activities to engage and motivate children in their learning. Resources available to children are poor. This combined with a lack of appropriate support from the childminder has a detrimental effect on children's learning and development, and limits their enjoyment.  There is a lack of verbal interaction between the childminder and the children which

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This provision is inadequate

hinders children's language development significantly.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are generally happy.  The childminder makes effective use of local facilities to offer children opportunities to meet other children and to give them fresh air and exercise.

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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 compulsory part 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 in the main play room and at the park.

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Inspection activities

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

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's learning journeys, and a selection of policies and procedures and children's records.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives with her family in the London Borough of Southwark, close to shops, parks, schools and pre-schools. The whole of the ground floor maisonette is used for childminding and there is an enclosed garden for outside play. The garden is currently unavailable for use.

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Information about the setting

The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and is currently minding one child in this age group. She is also registered on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. The childminder walks to the local school to take and collect children. She attends toddler groups on a regular basis. The childminder is a member of an approved childminding network.

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must:

 safeguard children's welfare by improving knowledge and understanding of what constitutes a risk to children and of information that must be reported to agencies with statutory responsibilities, and by developing a robust policy to protect children from unvetted adults; to include the use of mobile phones and cameras and also the procedures to follow in the event of any child protection concern

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must:

 ensure that people who are likely to have regular contact with the children are suitable and make sure that parents are clear about all care arrangements

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must:

 display the certificate of registration

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must:

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

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must:

 ensure that children's care and learning is tailored to their individual needs by improving relationships and interactions with children; give greater consideration to children who are learning English as an additional language and provide appropriate support to nurture children's communication and language development

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must:

 ensure risk assessments are carried out to make sure children do not have access to resources that are not suitable for their age and stage of development

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must:

 carry out regular observations to identify where children are in their learning and plan activities that build on what children already know and can do, so as to help them to make better progress towards the early learning goals and gain skills for the future.

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who attend

The childminder fails to promote children's learning and development adequately. This is because she has a weak understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Systems for observation, assessment and planning are implemented with limited success. She does not use observations effectively to gain a clear picture of where children are in their learning, and she is unable to accurately identify the next steps for children's future learning. As a result, gaps in children's learning are overlooked and activities fail to offer sufficient challenge, to build on what children already know and can do. Therefore, children do not make sufficient progress towards the early learning goals.

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who attend

Throughout the majority of activities, the childminder fails to extend children's learning by interacting sufficiently with them. She occasionally talks to them but does not engage children in conversation by asking useful questions to stimulate their language and thinking. She does not offer ideas to extend play and does not introduce new words to extend children's vocabulary. She also fails to encourage children to use their home languages in the setting, so they make little progress in their communication and language development. Activities do not successfully engage children in play that interests or challenges them. Some resources that children have to play with are not appropriate for their age or stage of development. This puts younger children's safety at risk. The childminder does not put out sufficient resources for children to use. For example, when the children come in from a visit to the shops with the childminder, they have nothing to

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who attend

play with. This greatly hinders the children's learning and development.

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who attend

Any progress the children are making in the care of the childminder is incidental because the childminder does not effectively support or challenge the children to extend their learning. The childminder is not helping children to gain the key skills that will help them in their future learning.

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

The childminder fails to foster children's well-being. Children's safety is compromised by the childminder's inadequate risk assessment and failure to give sufficient regard to safeguarding matters. Available resources are not always appropriate and the childminder fails to identify potential risks, such as choking on small items, for example, small rubber bands.

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

The childminder is generally consistent in her approach to behaviour management. This means children understand right from wrong and learn how to share and take turns with their friends, and to keep themselves safe.

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

The childminder does not do enough to promote children's health or well-being. She hands children food that their parents provide for snacks but does not sit with the children to encourage them to eat. She does not teach children about good personal hygiene routines. Children are not encouraged to wash their hands before eating and the childminder fails to talk to them about healthy eating or the children's general well-being. The home is maintained to a good level of cleanliness. Children gain fresh air and exercise because the childminder takes them to visit local parks. This helps children to make some progress in their physical development.

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

The childminder does not make sufficient use of resources to promote the children's all- round learning and development. They are not readily available for the child to play with, and the children cannot freely initiate their own activities. When the childminder gives children activities to play with she simply leaves them without offering appropriate support. This results in children flitting between activities and not engaging in anything worthwhile. This hinders the children's ability to progress with their learning and development.

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

The childminder works with the children's parents in order to help children to settle and to enable her to meet children's basic care needs. The children explore the play environment happily and are settled and content in the childminder's care. However, the childminder does not actively involve parents in making decisions about their children's ongoing care and learning. For example, she does not consult them about who might have contact with their child, such as the neighbour, other childminders, or adults at local groups she takes the children to.

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provision

The childminder shows an inadequate awareness of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She does not give enough consideration to safeguarding matters. She is happy for children to receive cuddles from unfamiliar and unvetted adults, and admits to leaving children in the care of another childminder. There is no evidence to show that parents are aware of this arrangement. The childminder has failed to meet her legal obligation to notify Ofsted of a significant event that affects safeguarding arrangements, and the safe management of the provision. The childminder implements some safety measures, for example, she uses stair gates to stop the children using the stairs. However, she fails to assess and carry out safety checks to ensure resources that are unsafe for the younger children to play with are out of their reach. These weaknesses in practice compromise children's welfare and safety.

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provision

The childminder demonstrates a poor understanding of her role in child protection. She does not know the procedures to follow in the event of a concern about a child's well- being. This is a further breach of a welfare requirement. She also fails to record the children's hours of attendance accurately and fails to display her certificate of registration, as required. The childminder records the accidents children have and shares the information with the parents, so they are kept informed about what has happened.

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provision

At a previous inspection, the childminder was set an action to improve the observation of children and how this information is used to progress the children's learning and development. The childminder's practice continues to require significant improvement to meet children's individual learning needs and help them to make sufficient progress towards the early learning goals. The childminder is unable to highlight areas of her practice and provision that she needs to improve. This affects her ability to drive continuous improvement. As a result, she is unable to meet the needs of the users of the setting.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are

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

 undertake a risk assessment of equipment and ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks  keep and 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  keep a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance.

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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 EY437726 Local authority Southwark Inspection number 980656 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 1

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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

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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