Childminder EY362318

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 January 2016 16 January 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 Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder fails to identify and minimise potential risks and hazards in areas of the home that are accessible to children. This issue has been raised previously as a concern and indicates the childminder is unable to consistently manage risks to children on her premises.  The system in place for monitoring children’s progress is not robust enough to ensure the childminder has a sound understanding of all children’s progress.  The activities provided do not offer sufficient challenge to ensure that children continue to make progress in all areas of their learning

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder continues the learning children have started at home. She provides opportunities for children to develop key skills for when they start school, such as counting and recognising numbers.  The childminder has an appropriate understanding of safeguarding. The policies and procedures that are in place support the childminder's practice to help protect children from abuse.  Children are happy and settled. They have good relationships with the childminder.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure hazards are minimised in all areas of the premises which are accessed by children. This is with particular regard to the bathroom and toilet area. 12/02/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 ensure the premises used for the purposes of childcare are safe and suitable 12/02/2016

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Due Date

 ensure learning experiences and activities offer sufficient challenge to support children's progress across all aspects of their development 04/03/2016

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Due Date

 ensure a robust and effective assessment system is implemented to monitor the learning and progress of all children from their starting points. 04/03/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the visit.  The inspector looked at children's records, planning documentation, evidence of suitability of household members and a range of other documentation including policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a number of policies, procedures and parental permissions in place to support her practice. The permissions for how photographic images of the children in her care are used are very detailed and enable parents to make clear decisions on how they wish the information to be used. The childminder has good relationships with parents and speaks to them regularly about the care their children receive. However, the childminder fails to identify hazards or appropriately risk assess the home environment. As a result, she does not minimise the risk that hazards around the childminding premises pose to children. For example cleaning products and razors can be easily accessed by children in the bathroom and toilet area.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Teaching is not used well enough to help children to move forward in their development. It is too focused on the skills that children already have, with children being offered activities that simple repeat what they have already learned. The childminder does not have a good enough understanding of the learning and development requirements, in particular around planning and assessing children's development. She does not gather information about all children’s starting points or give consideration to all children’s on- going development. The progress checks for two-year-olds are not completed for all children. It is not clear what progress some children are making. Planning of activities and experiences for children is limited. As a result, activities do not offer sufficient challenge or focus on the next steps in children's learning. The childminder is rarely in the home environment. While she takes children to activity groups outside of her home for them to

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

socialise this has a negative impact on planning and assessment of children's learning for other areas of their development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

The childminder keeps appropriate records to ensure the care needs of children are met. Children behave well and are confident in their relationship with the childminder. The childminder supports the children in their play, finding toys or providing additional equipment when children ask for help. She provides a pillow to prop a doll up when a child wants the doll to sit next to them. The childminder encourages children to practice counting skills, listening and supporting them as they count building bricks. Children seek support and comfort as they need to and involve the childminder in their play. For example, sitting close to the childminder as the childminder sings along to nursery rhymes that a child has chosen.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The childminder helps to prepare children emotionally for their transition to school. She works with teachers and parents to ensure that most children leaving her care are well settled into their new environment. She focuses on promoting children's independence skills and providing opportunities for children to learn to write their names. However, the childminder does not obtain information about all children's moves to new settings or gather information about any other provisions they attend. Therefore, she is not able to appropriately support these children in their development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY362318 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 1029696 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 16 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2007. She lives in Loughborough, Leicestershire. The childminder operates all year round, from 6.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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