Childminder in Bexley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 December 2015 9 February 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 Good 2

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Children's safety is at risk because the childminder does not have a good enough understanding of how to keep them safe. For example, the childminder has on more than one occasion, left children unattended in the car when she took other children to school.

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It has the following strengths

 Younger children form close bonds with the childminder and they are affectionate towards her. They enjoy their time in the childminders home and freely choose from a good range of toys and resources.  The childminder identifies children's individual needs and uses this information to plan the next steps in their learning. Children are making good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder provides effective attention to younger children and as a result, they behave well.

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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

 improve understanding of safeguarding so that all necessary steps are taken to keep children safe and ensure they are supervised at all times. 18/01/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play, learning and care with the childminder.  The inspector looked at documentation including risk assessments and the safeguarding policy.  The inspector looked at children's progress records and the systems for checking their developmental progress.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her safeguarding practice.  The inspection was carried out following concerns received about children's safety.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder lacks understanding of how to keep older children safe when in her care. She is not helping these children to gain a good understanding of how to keep themselves safe as she leaves them alone in the car. The childminder has not updated her training for several years. This affects her ability to fully understand the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Leaving children unsupervised in a car is a breach of the requirements of the Childcare Register. Due to this failing, the childminder has reflected and is working with the local early years advisory team to improve her knowledge and understanding.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Since the last inspection the childminder has improved systems to assess children's progress and plan for their learning. She observes and records what children can do and links this to levels of development expected for their age. The childminder uses the information she has gathered to plan for children's interests. She plans activities around a child's enthusiasm for trains to help his speech and mathematical skills, for example, as they fit the train track together. Younger children enjoy games with play foods, making pretend cups of tea and offering them to visitors. This develops their confidence and language skills as they play imaginary games. Children are helped to move to their next stage of learning with activities suitable for their age. This prepares them well for school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Older children's welfare has not been protected when on the school run although the childminder has now put measures in place to keep them safe. She has conducted a risk assessment. This includes teaching children how to fasten and unfasten their seatbelts so they can leave the car safely and walk with her from the car to school. Younger children behave well because the childminder provides lots of one to one attention when they are in her care. She reminds children to behave well. For example, they are comfortable with the pets. They respect that the cats need to sleep and talk to the dogs through the safety gate. This means they are learning to be kind and compassionate. The childminder gets to know their care needs well as she works in close partnership with parents. This means she is able to meet the physical and emotional needs of younger children.

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Outcomes for children are good

Younger children are making good progress in their learning and development. The childminder provides an appropriate range of activities at home, for example, making projects about emergency vehicles for a child who likes fire engines. This helps children enjoy learning through their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY358797 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 1020730 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 9 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in Bexleyheath, Kent. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.

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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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Telephone number

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