Childminder in Knowsley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 March 2016 29 March 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 has not undertaken measures to identify and reduce potential hazards to children, including the implementation of rigorous hygiene and sleeping procedures.  The childminder does not implement developmentally appropriate strategies to ensure children's behaviour is effectively managed. This impacts on children's opportunities to maintain interest in some play experiences and this limits their potential learning.  The childminder does not effectively observe children's skills and abilities, in order to plan purposeful next steps to support their learning. This contributes to weaknesses in ensuring teaching is adapted to match children's individual needs.  The childminder's procedures for evaluating the quality of her practice are weak. This contributes towards to her lack of knowledge of how to raise the quality of the provision and outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children move freely around the environment as they predominately lead their own learning. They are developing positive relationships with the childminder and this helps children to develop a sense of belonging.  The childminder organises resources that generally stimulate children's interest and help them to make independent choices in their play.  The childminder has reasonable partnerships with parents and she shares information about the children's day in different ways.

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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

 ensure that potential risks are identified, removed or minimised and children's safety is promoted 08/04/2016

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Due Date

 ensure developmentally appropriate strategies are used when promoting children's behaviour 29/04/2016

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Due Date

 ensure information gathered from observations on children are used to plan individual and appropriate next steps to support their development towards the early learning goals 29/04/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching in order to support children to make progress in their learning. 29/04/2016 To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 implement appropriate hygiene procedures that improve children's awareness and understanding of healthy practice  evaluate sleeping arrangements to consider the individual needs of children  develop the systems for self-evaluation and identify accurate priorities for potential improvement that raise the quality of practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and interacted with children at appropriate times during the inspection. She discussed children's learning and sampled children's records.  The inspector looked at and discussed relevant documentation, such as, the risk assessments, safeguarding procedure and checked evidence of the qualifications and suitability of all adults living on the premises.  The inspector took account of parents' views obtained prior to the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. Some of the safeguarding and welfare requirements are not being met. This is due to the lack of the childminder's understanding and ability to demonstrate how potential risks are effectively managed. She has not given consideration to identify hazards within the indoor environment and ensure that these are removed or minimised. The childminder ensures that mandatory training is undertaken. This contributes to her understanding of the procedures to follow should child protection concerns arise. She also maintains her first-aid qualification. However, procedures for evaluating the quality of her practice are not yet good enough. The qualified childminder monitors children's ongoing progress. However, she does not accurately evaluate the quality of teaching to ensure she adapts her approach to meet children's individual needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not place sufficient emphasis on observing children at play, in order to fully assess their unique needs. This means that she does not plan appropriate experiences to ensure children make adequate progress. For example, during story time, children quickly lose interest and motivation in stories that are not developmentally stimulating. The childminder uses mathematical language to help raise children's early awareness of some aspects of mathematics. Parents are encouraged to share detailed information about their children's existing skills to inform their initial on-entry assessment. Annual assessments are now used to inform parents about their children's progress within the prime areas of learning. Written comments from parents state that they are happy with the care and service provided.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

There are a number of weaknesses that impact on children's safety, well-being and personal development. Children's behaviour is not managed effectively. This impacts on their ability to engage in activities and hinders their potential learning. For example, play is often disrupted as the childminder attempts to implement developmentally inappropriate strategies. The childminder is not vigilant in ensuring children's safety is promoted. This means they do not fully understand how to keep themselves safe. For example, children access objects that potentially compromise their safety. Weak hygiene procedures mean that procedures, such as handwashing, lack rigour in minimising a potential health risk. Furthermore, the childminder has not fully considered ways to promote children's individual sleeping arrangements. Children are physically active and are developing some skills as they move and negotiate around the space provided. Younger children enjoy

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

touching and exploring resources that interest them. Children have some opportunities to access experiences that promote their understanding of the wider community.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not actively encouraged to make satisfactory progress towards the early learning goals. Their personal, social, emotional development and their communication and language skills are not given priority. This impacts on their ability to acquire the range of skills they need for the next stage in their learning, such as starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY303575 Local authority Knowsley Inspection number 861813 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 29 March 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005. She operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a recognised childcare qualification at level 3.

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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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Telephone number

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