Home Childcarer in Greenwich

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 November 2015 9 May 2012

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not ensure children are under her close supervision at all times to keep them safe. This also means she does not help children learn how to behave well and keep themselves safe.  Children do not make typical levels of progress. The childminder does not have a sufficient understanding of children's stages of development. She does not complete regular assessments to help her identify children's learning needs or provide activities to narrow any gaps in learning.  The quality of teaching is weak and does not motivate children to learn. When interacting with children, the childminder does not always respond promptly to their questions and discussions to capture and build on their interests, skills and knowledge.  The childminder does not evaluate her practice effectively to improve the outcomes for children. She does not update her knowledge frequently enough. This has led to failures in meeting the requirements, including those of the Childcare Register.

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not communicate sufficiently with parents to help her establish children's starting points and to plan for their next steps in learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides a suitable range of toys and other activities, such as attending toddler group sessions, to increase the range of activities which children engage in.  Children settle well with the childminder. She understands and respects their individual care needs and routines.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 supervise children well at all times, to help keep them safe 27/11/2015  improve observation and assessment procedures to help plan and provide activities that assist all children to make good progress 29/01/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching so that opportunities to support and extend children's learning are always acted upon 29/01/2016

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Due Date

 ensure children's behaviour is managed in an appropriate way, to help children learn how to behave well and keep safe. 27/11/2015

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 make effective use of self-evaluation to identify and target weaker areas of practice  gain more information from parents about children's learning at home, to establish starting points in children's learning and plan for their next steps in development.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation and a sample of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. Although the childminder has an adequate understanding of child protection procedures, she does not ensure children remain safe due to poor levels of supervision. The childminder does not have an adequate understanding of the requirements. This has a significant impact on the quality of teaching, children's learning and their safety. She completes some observations of children as they play. However, she does not use these to help her identify children's stages of development or the progress they make. Activities do not provide adequate support or challenge and do not help children make typical progress for their age. The childminder is not proactive in extending her skills to help improve outcomes. She has not taken enough action to ensure recommendations raised at her last inspection have been addressed. She does not seek feedback from parents to help her plan and provide for children's individual needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Children's learning is not supported well enough due to weaknesses in teaching. The childminder does not build sufficiently on children's existing skills and knowledge as they play. She does not always respond positively to direct questions that children ask. This means they lose interest and are not motivated to learn. The childminder provides some age-appropriate activities. For example, during the inspection, children were involved in making a cake to promote their mathematical language. However, she does not plan well for these activities to ensure she adapts her teaching methods to reflect children's individual learning needs and help them make progress. The childminder does not complete the required progress check for children aged two years old, to ensure information about children's progress is shared effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not always supervise children closely enough to keep them safe. On several occasions during the inspection, she left children alone in another room for several minutes. Although she could hear children during this time, she was unable to monitor their safety and was not able to teach children how to behave. This resulted in children running around while eating and failing to learn how to behave safely. The childminder offers children some praise to boost their self-esteem. However, her lack of response at times impacts negatively on their confidence levels and children are reluctant to ask questions in future. Children learn how to play alongside other children when they attend local activity sessions. They frequently visit parks and play areas where they build on their physical skills and enjoy plenty of fresh air and exercise.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not suitably challenged or motivated to learn, as the childminder does not have a good enough understanding of their learning needs or how to support these. This means that children are not prepared well enough for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY346867 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 837847 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in the London Borough of Greenwich. The childminder provides care for children on weekdays throughout the year.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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