Childminder in Gloucestershire

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, Sarah Haylett, monitored your provision on 03/02/2015 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 26/02/2014, we sent you a notice to improve. 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

A monitoring visit was completed on 6 November 2014 and you had not taken prompt and effective action.

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Outcome of monitoring

A further monitoring visit was completed on 3 February 2015. You have sought advice from an Early Years advisor from your Local Authority and they are supporting you in increasing your understanding of how to meet children's learning and development needs. You have a learning journal to record your observations and you will use these to evaluate children's stage of development. You will use the evaluation to plan how to support children in their next steps in their learning. You demonstrate an adequate understanding of the areas of learning and about ensuring children's readiness for school.

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Outcome of monitoring

Your paediatric first aid certificate has expired. You do not currently have any children on roll and you are arranging to attend first aid training before you start minding again.

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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

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) 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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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 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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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) 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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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 28/07/2014 03/02/2015

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implement each area of learning through planned, purposeful play and through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity 28/07/2014 03/02/2015

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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 28/07/2014 05/11/2014 short written summary of their child’s development in the prime areas obtain written parental permission for children to take part in outings 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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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) 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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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) 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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ensure that details of how to contact Ofsted are made available to parents 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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make Ofsted's address available to parents (Voluntary part of the childcare register) 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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make Ofsted's address available to parents (Compulosry part of the childcare register) 28/07/2014 05/11/2014

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