Childminder in Nottinghamshire

Store Street Manchester M1 2WD Telephone: 0300 123 1231 Fax: 0300 123 3159 Minicom: 0161 618 8524 Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk Web: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Monitoring for provision judged as inadequate

An Ofsted inspector, Ruth Howard, monitored your provision on 24/06/2014 following your inspection where the provision was judged to be inadequate.

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Outcome of monitoring

As a result of our inspection on 11/02/2014, we sent you a welfare requirements notice. If you were set actions at the inspection, or as a result of our subsequent monitoring or investigations, these are included at the end of this letter.

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Outcome of monitoring

The welfare requirements notice required you to comply with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage under the following requirements: Equal Opportunities, Risk Assessment and Accident and Injury. The steps you were required to take were detailed in full in the notice sent to you on 25 March 2014.

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Outcome of monitoring

A previous monitoring visit, completed on 14 May 2014, found that you had taken prompt and effective action and were complying with the requirements of this notice.

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Outcome of monitoring

During the monitoring visit of 24 June 2014 the inspector discussed with you the steps you had taken to ensure sustained compliance with the actions raised in the welfare requirement notice and notice to improve. She viewed the resources and activities available to children and inspected paperwork you have put in place to support learning and development.

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Outcome of monitoring

In relation to the actions due to be met after your last visit you have further increased the resources that reflect todays diverse society. You demonstrate a strong interest and commitment to focussing on this aspect of children's learning and development and an understanding of how doing so benefits children's understanding of the world they live in.

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Outcome of monitoring

The system for risk assessment continues to be fully implemented and is regularly reviewed to ensure children's safety is prioritised.

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Outcome of monitoring

You have continued to access support offered by the Local Authority and now have a sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements and are focussing on how to successfully support children's learning and development. You demonstrate a sound knowledge of the individual children in your care including their stages of development and the next steps you are helping them to achieve. Development records are in place for all children who attend and these are completed clearly helping you to plan effectively to ensure children make good progress. All areas of learning are captured in these records. Children are confident in their learning because you ensure they are challenged at an appropriate level which also enables them to achieve their goals. You ensure that children's likes and interests are considered when you plan activities for them to ensure they are engaged and enjoy their play.

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Outcome of monitoring

You are aware that you need to further increase your knowledge about how children learn and how to support them in an effective manner. You demonstrate an active commitment to doing so by accessing information from a variety of sources and looking to make continual improvements.

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Outcome of monitoring

Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that the childminder has taken prompt and effective action to address the points for improvement.

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Next steps

The next step will be a full inspection.

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Next steps

I hope that you have found the visit helpful in promoting improvement in your childminding service. If you have any further queries please contact us on the number at the top of this letter.

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Next steps

Nick Hudson National Director, Early Education

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Action Due date Closed date

maintain records of any medication administered to any child who is cared for on the premises, including the date and circumstances and who administered it, including medicine which the child is permitted to self-administer, together with a record of a parent/guardian/carer's consent (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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gain a secure understanding of the safeguarding, welfare and learning and development requirements of the revised Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage to support children's learning, development and well-being effectively 03/06/2014 24/06/2014

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develop the educational programme to ensure that all areas of learning are covered in a balanced way, appropriate for the ages and stages of children and that activities provide sufficient challenge 03/06/2014 24/06/2014

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ensure the necessary skills to manage children's behaviour effectively are gained 03/06/2014 24/06/2014

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ensure the good health of children attending the setting is promoted at all times and ensure children learn appropriate hygiene routines 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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ensure no medication is administered to a child unless it has been prescribed for that particular child by a doctor, dentist, nurse or pharmacist 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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ensure that where any medication is administered to a child, prior written permission for that particular medication has been obtained from the child's parent and/or carer 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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ensure that a written record is maintained each time medication is 31/03/2014 14/05/2014 administered to a child and the parents are informed. maintain records of any accident which occurs on the premises where childcare is provided (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment and ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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Ensure that a daily record of the names of all the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance is maintained. 21/08/2014

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maintain records of any medication administered to any child who is cared for on the premises, including the date and circumstances and who administered it, including medicine which the child is permitted to self-administer, together with a record of a parent/guardian/carer's consent (voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

maintain records of any accident which occurs on the premises where childcare is provided (voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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Action Due date Closed date

undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment and ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks (voluntary part of the Childcare Register). 31/03/2014 14/05/2014

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