Childminder in Hillingdon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 06/10/2014 05/02/2009

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early years provision

This inspection: 3 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 3 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 3

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This provision requires improvement

 The childminder has a good understanding of how to promote the health and safety of children. She has assessed the risks to her premises well and has minimised these, so children are able to play safely indoors and outside in the garden.  The childminder provides children with healthy snacks and freshly prepared home cooked meals, which helps them develop an understanding of healthy lifestyles.  The childminder has a suitable recording system in place for observing children's development and this supports her in understanding each child's needs.

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It is not yet good because

 The childminder has not notified Ofsted of the change to adults living and working on the premises so they can carry out the necessary checks. She does not fully reflect on her practice to improve outcomes for children.  Children's communication and language development is not promoted with full effect by the childminder and her assistant. They do not consistently interact and ask useful questions to develop children's thinking.  The childminder does not effectively set up the environment to enable children of differing ages to be interested, motivated to explore and make free choices.

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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 completed observations of the childminder and the minded children present in the conservatory.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection about the systems she has in place for observation, assessment and planning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector sampled the documentation the childminder uses to support her practices, including the self-evaluation documents.  The inspector spoke to the childminder's assistant about her role.

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Information about the setting

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives with her husband, adult daughter, son and daughter-in-law. The family lives in Hayes in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The childminder uses the ground floor and a bathroom on the first floor of the home for childminding. She also has a self-contained playroom at the end of her garden. There is a fully enclosed garden for outdoor play. The childminder works with an assistant. In addition, her husband or another registered childminder occasionally work as assistants. There are currently eight children in the early years age group on roll. The childminder is funded to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register, and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. The childminder is also a registered foster carer but currently has no foster children.

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must:

 ensure the programme for communication and language is improved, so children receive high levels of interaction and experience a rich language environment, to develop their vocabulary and communication skills

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must:

 ensure planning is improved to consider the individual needs, interests and stage of development of each child, and use this information to plan, resource and provide age appropriate experiences, to motivate children to explore, learn and make good progress.

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

 develop the systems for self-evaluation to identify the strengths of the provision and areas for development, in order to improve outcomes for children.

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who attend

The childminder has developed her understanding of observational assessment and records children's achievements to help demonstrate their progress. The childminder also includes photographs of each child engaged in play to show parents the activities the children are involved in. However, the childminder does not fully plan or provide a range of activities to promote the learning needs of the different ages of children she is caring for. Consequently, there is not enough challenge during free play sessions for pre-school children and, at times, they lack motivation to play. The childminder plans some teaching time into the day for pre-school children, completing number and alphabet activities with them. However, this learning involves children counting to 100 as they follow the numbers on a display chart, or reciting the alphabet. She does not make this learning fun by planning practical experiences or explanations to enhance children's knowledge. For

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who attend

example, children know some letter sounds and during an activity started to link some initial sounds to words. However, they were unsure about the meaning of some words, such what an anchor is and the childminder did not extend their understanding. Younger children enjoyed some time playing with stacking beakers and the assistant helped them to learn about starting from the biggest beaker to the smallest one to make a tower.

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who attend

The childminder and assistant are not consistent in their teaching practices to challenge children and extend their skills. They tend to provide lots of instructions and do not fully promote understanding by asking useful questions. This has an impact on children's communication and language development and does not ensure that children are fully supported to make good progress. However, the childminder does plan some singing activities into the day and all children enjoy these opportunities. Pre-school children confidently ask to sing their favourite songs and toddlers join in knowing the actions well.

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who attend

The childminder is knowledgeable about the importance of children having daily fresh air and makes good of her garden. She ensures the outdoor area is well set up with a variety of outdoor play equipment. She has also made this area safe using rubber matting along pathways to reduce the risk of serious accidents occurring. The childminder and her assistant make use of community groups and outside play areas to extend children's learning in the outdoor environment. These experiences also enable children to enjoy regular physical exercise.

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who attend

The childminder ensures she has some basic information from parents about children's individual needs and routines to support the settling-in process. This enables her to settle the children well and involve parents in their children's day. She provides verbal feedback and shares her observations with parents to ensure they are aware of their child's progress.

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

The childminder mainly uses her conservatory and a self-contained playroom at the end of her garden to care for the children. The playroom is particularly well resourced with suitable toys. However, she does not plan effectively to make the best use of this space. The childminder spends more time in the conservatory where there is less choice of toys for children to choose from. Children's behaviour is age appropriate and the childminder deals with any minor issues, such as sharing, calmly and sensitively. However, at times children become boisterous in their play due to the lack of challenge to keep them occupied.

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

The childminder provides a secure and welcoming environment where children feel welcome and comfortable in her home. Children form sound attachments with the childminder and her assistant, which promotes their well-being. They demonstrate this through their interactions, for example, as they seek cuddles and reassurance from the childminder and her assistant, as they play.

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

Children's individual dietary needs are well known. The childminder has an understanding of nutrition and the requirements of a varied, healthy and balanced diet. She provides healthy snacks of fruit and drinks, and a freshly cooked midday meal. She encourages children to sit at the table or in highchairs for their meals and this helps young children to develop their awareness of being safe whilst eating. It also promotes a social time, which develops their personal, social and emotional skills.

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

The childminder gives priority to the safety of children. Therefore, she provides a secure and safe environment in which children can explore. All relevant safety equipment is in place to help the childminder keep children safe and no hazards are accessible to the children. The childminder carries out regular risk assessments to make sure the home and venues outside of the home are safe for children. Children develop an understanding of risk, for example, as the childminder role models the importance of tidy up time. This input helps to ensure that there are not too many toys left out, to prevent anyone tripping over.

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provision

The childminder is currently not meeting all the welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This is in relation to her employing a new assistant and a change of adults living in the home that she has not informed Ofsted about. This means Ofsted are unable to take up the necessary references and checks to determine the overall suitability of these adults. This is breach of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. It is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements. However, the childminder has obtained a Disclosure and Barring Service check for the assistant. As the childminder is also a registered foster carer, all other adults living in the home have had these checks completed through the fostering agency. This means this breach of requirements has a minimal impact on children. On this occasion, Ofsted do not intend to take action regarding this breach.

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provision

The childminder demonstrates a sound awareness of the safeguarding procedures to follow if she has a concern about a child in her care. She holds a relevant first-aid certificate, which enables her to deal appropriately with any minor accidents. Currently the assistant does not have first aid training but is not left in sole charge of the children. All required documentation and parental consent forms, in relation to the childcare arrangements, are in place.

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provision

The childminder demonstrates a basic understanding of her responsibilities in relation to meeting the learning and development requirements. On the whole, she implements a sound educational programme for the children. She is aware of the importance of completing regular observations in order to monitor children's development. As a result, children are making some progress in their development. However, there are weaknesses in her planning of activities and in her ability to interact with children as they play, to fully promote their communication and language skills.

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provision

The childminder evaluates her practice, although she has not identified the current weaknesses in the provision. This means her systems for driving improvement are not fully effective in raising standards and improving outcomes for children. However, the childminder keeps up to date with current changes by attending regular training courses to develop her skills in caring for children.

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provision

The childminder demonstrates a secure awareness of the importance of partnership working, to promote consistency. She has regular discussions with parents and staff at the local nursery school that children attend, to share information about the children's care and learning. This helps her to provide support and prepare children for the next stage in their learning, such as going to school.

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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:

 ensure that Ofsted are informed of the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any person aged 16 or over working or living on the premises and the name date of birth, address and telephone number of any person working with children (compulsory part of the Childcare Register).  ensure that Ofsted are informed of the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any person aged 16 or over working or living on the premises and the name date of birth, address and telephone number of any person working with children (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. We re-inspect nurseries and pre-schools judged as requires improvement within 12 months of the date of 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

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Grade Judgement Description

is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. Met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. 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 EY374767 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 844390 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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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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