Childminder in Cornwall

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24/07/2014 16/12/2009

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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

 The childminder does not demonstrate sufficient awareness of safeguarding matters. She does not know the correct procedures to follow to refer concerns, including those relating to allegations against her or other household members.  The childminder does not consistently role model respect for children, which hinders their personal, social and emotional development.  The childminder does not have adequate knowledge of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. As a result, she fails to monitor children's progress and does not plan suitably challenging activities to promote their all- round learning.  Parents are not informed of Ofsted's contact details, in the event that they wish to raise concerns about the setting.  The childminder shows a lack of commitment to drive ongoing improvement. She fails to identify aspects of her practice that are weak and has not taken action in response

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This provision is inadequate

to the recommendations made at the last inspection.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder supports children's mathematical development using suitable resources, such as puzzles and matching games.  Children are developing independence as they undertake small self-care tasks, such as dressing themselves for outdoor play.

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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 to confirm procedures.  The inspector observed children indoors.  The inspector sampled documentation including training certificates and policies.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 1994. She lives with her partner and daughter in St Minver, Wadebridge. The rooms used for childminding include the lounge, kitchen/diner and ground floor toilet. There is a fully enclosed garden available for outdoor play and level access to the property. The family has a cat. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. There are currently 11 children on roll who attend on a part-time basis, five of whom are in the early years age range. The childminder takes and collects children from St Minver School and the pre-school.

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must:

 improve knowledge and awareness of relevant child protection procedures to understand how to refer concerns, including, for example, those relating to allegations, by attending appropriate training

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must:

 ensure positive interaction encourages children to value and respect each other, to support their personal, social and emotional development

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must:

 inform parents of Ofsted's contact details, in the event that they wish to raise any concerns about the setting

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must:

 improve knowledge of the learning and development requirements to implement systems to monitor children's progress and provide experiences across all areas of learning that build upon what they already know and can do.

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

 develop a secure system for monitoring and self-evaluation, including contributions from parents and children, to drive improvement and promote the interests of children.

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who attend

The childminder obtains information from parents about children's starting points and capabilities. This helps the childminder get to know children's current interests. Consequently, she is able to provide some activities that children enjoy. However, the childminder does not plan any specific activities that are tailored to the children's individual learning needs. She also fails to offer an appropriate range of resources to support children's learning and development across the full educational programme. For example, she provides limited opportunities to extend children's creativity and imagination due to the lack of role-play and art and craft equipment. There is also a lack of resources to enable children to learn about information and communication technology. This means that children are not making enough progress towards the early learning goals of the Early Years Foundation Stage. In addition, they do not develop the skills they need to support

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who attend

The childminder makes general observations of children's engagement in activities. However, she does not use these to identify next steps in their learning. Consequently, the childminder does not plan activities to ensure that learning opportunities are adequately challenging for all children and meet their individual developmental needs. For example, children aged between two and four years are encouraged to play with wooden jigsaw puzzles that are too simple for them. Consequently, children are not making enough progress in their learning overall. She understands her responsibility to provide parents with a written summary of their children's progress when they are aged between two and three years. Furthermore, the childminder keeps parents up to date with their children's experiences through daily conversations. The childminder has suitable understanding of the importance of establishing links with other professionals to provide individual support

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who attend

for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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who attend

The childminder supports children's communication skills by introducing new words in their play. For example, she names the different animals and encourages children to repeat them. Children learn about shape and space as the childminder provides matching games and puzzles.

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

The childminder praises children's achievements, which helps to boost their self-esteem. Generally, she develops positive relationships with the children. They readily approach her for play and she happily comforts them. However, the childminder is not always a positive role model in teaching children to respect each other. For example when she gets a child's name wrong she does not apologise and when a child struggled to take turns during a game, the childminder said, 'We won't play with you if you're horrible.' This does not support children's personal, social and emotional development. Additionally, it provides inconsistent messages to children when helping them to understand acceptable behaviour.

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

The childminder provides a limited range of toys and resources. For example, she plans few opportunities for children to learn about people, communities and cultures. Children are beginning to develop independence through self-care tasks, such as when dressing themselves to play outdoors. Children are cared for in a safe and suitable environment. The childminder discusses emergency evacuation procedures with children to teach them how to leave the premises quickly and safely should the need arise. The childminder helps to prevent the spread of cross-infection through implementing consistent hand washing routines. She provides nutritional meals for children and teaches them the importance of road safety. This all supports children's understanding of how to keep themselves healthy and safe.

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provision

The childminder does not have sufficient understanding of her statutory responsibilities. As a result, there are currently several breaches of statutory requirements related to registration on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder maintains some documentation to support her practice, such as an accurate record of the times of children's attendance. She holds brief policies and procedures, which she makes available to parents upon request. However, she does not implement some procedures fully. For example, she does not inform parents of Ofsted's contact details to enable them to raise concerns regarding the setting. Additionally arrangements for safeguarding children are inadequate because the childminder does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of child protection matters and appropriate procedures to follow to refer any safeguarding concerns. This puts children's

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provision

The childminder is not able to fully deliver the learning and development requirements. She lacks understanding of how to assess and plan for children's future learning. Furthermore, she does not provide activities and resources that cover the full educational programme. This means that children do not make adequate progress in their development in all areas of learning.

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provision

The childminder establishes positive relationships with parents to encourage a two-way flow of information. This sharing of information supports the consistency of care for children. Parents comment that their children are happy and settle well at the setting. Partnerships with other settings that children also attend are in place to identify concerns regarding children's learning and to provide consistent approaches to their care.

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provision

The childminder does not sufficiently evaluate her practice in order to identify key areas for improvement. Additionally, she has not completed all recommendations set at her previous inspection. This all demonstrates a lack of commitment to making ongoing improvements to her provision.

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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:

 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 (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that children's behaviour is managed in a suitable manner (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  make available to parents information about the registration system for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register and Ofsted's address (compulsory part of the Childcare Register).  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 (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  ensure that children's behaviour is managed in a suitable manner (voluntary part of the Childcare Register)  make available to parents information about the registration system for the

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

voluntary part of the Childcare Register and Ofsted's address (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 102298 Local authority Cornwall Inspection number 813223 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 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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