Childminder in Bury

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, Patricia Graham, monitored your provision on 22/06/2015 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 02/03/2015, 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

This was the second monitoring visit since your childminding provision was judged ‘inadequate with enforcement’ following the inspection on March 2015.

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Outcome of monitoring

During the visit, the inspector met with you and a representative of the local authority’s quality and outcomes team, to discuss the actions that you have taken since your first monitoring visit, which took place on 28 April 2015. A range of documentation was examined, including your planning and observation records. The inspector also took into account the training that you have accessed since the monitoring visit.

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Outcome of monitoring

The inspector has found that you have taken prompt and effective action to address the weaknesses in relation to the learning and development requirements. Despite the significant weaknesses identified at your inspection, you have worked very closely with the local authority and you have embarked on a journey to help you improve outcomes for children. Moreover, you have ambitious expectations and have maintained links with the local children’s centre and childminder forums to help you plan challenging activities to improve outcomes for children. You now recognise that children learn in different ways and this is clearly reflected in your planning, which provides innovative activities, both indoors and out, for all children. Such examples include a camping day in the back garden, which enabled children to work cooperatively as they built tents, prepared their own lunch and initiated their own play using outdoor resources. You have also introduced long-term planning in

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preparation for the year ahead and notable examples in your planning include history, which recognises the importance that you place on helping young children learn about past events in a meaningful context. During the visit, the inspector found that you have revised your systems for monitoring children’s progress, and as a result, you now have a better understanding of the progress each child is making across all areas of their learning. This is proving fruitful because you now recognise the important role that you play in supporting children’s learning. This is demonstrated by your commitment to training and how you use your acquired knowledge to help children learn. You recognise the importance of working in partnership with parents, and you have good systems in place for seeking children’s starting points. Your recent training on communication and language for two-year-olds has helped you to recognise the importance of

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extending children’s vocabulary to encourage more complex speech, and you have very good strategies in place to achieve this.

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Outcome of monitoring

The inspector found that you have recently achieved a first-aid qualification, which has improved your ability to protect children in the event of an accident.

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Outcome of monitoring

Overall, we are satisfied that the quality of your practice has significantly improved and that you are now meeting the individual care and learning needs of all the children that attend.

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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

keep records of accidents which occur on the premises where childcare is provided and any medicine administered to any child who is cared for on the premises, including the date and circumstances and who administered it, together with a record of a parent, carer or guardian's consent (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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keep records of accidents which occur on the premises where childcare is provided and any medicine administered to any child who is cared for on the premises, including the date and circumstances and who administered it, together with a record of a parent, guardian or carer's consent (voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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increase knowledge and understanding of child development and the learning and development requirements, by accessing training and development opportunities in order to offer quality learning and development experiences for children 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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keep a written record of accidents or injuries and any first-aid treatment given 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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gain a secure knowledge and understanding the action to be taken in the event of an allegation of abuse being made against the childminder 20/04/2015 26/06/2015

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provide evidence that a paediatric first- aid course that is relevant for workers caring for young children has been completed. 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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promote the good health of children, in this instance by ensuring children rest or sleep on clean bedding 27/03/2015 28/04/2015

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ensure written parental consent is 27/03/2015 28/04/2015 obtained before medication is administrated and keep a written record each time a medicine is administered to a child ensure that an appropriate first-aid qualification is held (voluntary part of the Childcare Register). 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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keep and implement a written record of policies and 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) 27/03/2015 28/04/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that an appropriate first-aid qualification is held (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

keep and implement a written record of policies and 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) 27/03/2015 28/04/2015

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ensure each area of learning and development is implemented through planned, purposeful play and that adults respond to and extend child-initiated play through effective teaching so that children make good progress given their starting points 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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increase awareness of how to use observation and assessment to better understand children's level of achievement, interests and learning styles; use the information to support the planning process, in order to shape learning experiences for each child 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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encourage parents to share information from the progress check completed for children between the ages of two and three years, and agree with parents when will be the most useful time to complete the check, in order to support integrated working with health visitors 27/03/2015 28/04/2015 encourage parents to contribute to the initial assessment of children's starting points, in order to plan effectively to meet their learning needs and share information in order to support parents in guiding their child's development at home 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

keep records of accidents which occur on the premises where childcare is provided and any medicine administered to any child who is cared for on the premises, including the date and circumstances and who administered it, together with a record of a parent, carer or guardian's consent (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 27/03/2015 28/04/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

keep records of accidents which occur on the premises where childcare is provided and any medicine administered to any child who is cared for on the premises, including the date and circumstances and who administered it, together with a record of a parent, guardian or carer's consent (voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 27/03/2015 28/04/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

increase knowledge and understanding of child development and the learning and development requirements, by accessing training and development opportunities in order to offer quality learning and development experiences for children 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

keep a written record of accidents or injuries and any first-aid treatment given 27/03/2015 28/04/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

gain a secure knowledge and understanding the action to be taken in the event of an allegation of abuse being made against the childminder 20/04/2015 28/04/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

provide evidence that a paediatric first- aid course that is relevant for workers caring for young children has been completed. 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

promote the good health of children, in this instance by ensuring children rest or 27/03/2015 26/06/2015 sleep on clean bedding ensure written parental consent is obtained before medication is administrated and keep a written record each time a medicine is administered to a child 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that an appropriate first-aid qualification is held (voluntary part of the Childcare Register). 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

keep and implement a written record of policies and 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) 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure that an appropriate first-aid qualification is held (compulsory part of the Childcare Register) 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

keep and implement a written record of policies and 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) 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

ensure each area of learning and development is implemented through planned, purposeful play and that adults respond to and extend child-initiated play through effective teaching so that children make good progress given their starting points 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

increase awareness of how to use observation and assessment to better understand children's level of achievement, interests and learning styles; use the information to support the planning process, in order to shape learning experiences for each child 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

encourage parents to share information from the progress check completed for children between the ages of two and three years, and agree with parents when 27/03/2015 26/06/2015 will be the most useful time to complete the check, in order to support integrated working with health visitors encourage parents to contribute to the initial assessment of children's starting points, in order to plan effectively to meet their learning needs and share information in order to support parents in guiding their child's development at home 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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Action Due date Closed date

keep a written record of accidents or injuries and any first-aid treatment given 27/03/2015 26/06/2015

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