Farah Akhavan

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 January 2016 15 February 2010

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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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not record children's attendance, obtain required details about children, their parents and the emergency contacts, or seek written parental permission to administer medicines. These are also breaches of the Childcare Register.  The childminder cares for too many children, which puts children at risk. She is unable to meet ratio requirements or children's individual care and learning needs effectively.  The childminder does not provide her assistants with suitable support so that they are clear about all aspects of their individual responsibilities. This includes the safeguarding policy, particularly the safe use of mobile phones at work.  The childminder does not use information she gains from assessments to sufficiently plan suitable activities and resources to challenge children's differing interests, and to help her support children to make better progress in their learning.

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This provision is inadequate

 The organisation of some routines results in children waiting for long periods. The childminder is unaware of the high noise level in the home, which does not always support children's communication and concentration skills effectively.  The childminder does not evaluate her practice effectively and has not identified areas that require improvement, or how these affect children's care and learning.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder shares information with parents to keep them informed about their child's progress. Children gain some basic skills in preparation for school.

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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 written permission for each medicine is obtained from parents before it is administered 02/02/2016

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 ensure the following information is kept for each child; full name, date of birth, names and address of every parent, and emergency contact details for parents and/or carers 02/02/2016

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 maintain an accurate daily record of the names and hours of attendance of all the children being cared for on the premises 02/02/2016

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 ensure that assistants have appropriate induction and supervision to help them understand and implement their responsibilities, particularly in relation to the safe use of mobile phones in the setting 02/02/2016

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 ensure the numbers of children cared for at any one time do not exceed the required ratios, including when working with an assistant 02/02/2016

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 ensure that an interesting and challenging range of activities, toys and resources is freely available to suit children of different ages and abilities, so they receive enjoyable experiences that help them make good progress in their learning. 02/02/2016 To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 implement effective self-evaluation processes to accurately identify where teaching requires improvement to be of a consistently good quality  provide a calmer environment to support children's communication and concentration skills more effectively  improve the organisation of routine tasks, with particular regard to mealtimes, to meet the needs of all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder, her assistant and the children, and spoke with the childminder about children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection regarding her practice, including the arrangements for observation, assessment and planning.  The inspector checked the documentation the childminder uses to support her practices.  The inspector discussed and read the self-evaluation with the childminder.  The inspector read parental feedback forms made available during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not maintain all required records to help safeguard children's welfare. She does not keep children's personal details or record their daily attendance, and she failed to obtain written permission from parents to administer children's medication. In addition, she exceeds the required ratios, preventing her from meeting children's needs adequately. The childminder does not provide her assistant with suitable induction and ongoing support so that she understands her responsibilities. In particular, she does not understand about the safe use of mobile phones while working with children. The childminder and her assistant have a suitable awareness of the procedures for reporting any welfare concerns. Although the childminder evaluates her practice, she does not identify where she needs to raise the quality of the provision, which includes the professional development of her assistant.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has a suitable knowledge of observing children's development and monitoring their achievements. However, she does not use all the information she gains from her observations to plan appropriate activities. She does not ensure that the environment is well set out to enable the children to see the toys and make free choices in their play. Children enjoy playing with the playdough. For example, during the inspection, they learnt to roll and cut shapes, and identified the shapes on the cutters, telling the childminder that they had found a 'carrot' shape. The childminder generally supports children's language development. For example, she talks and repeats words to extend their vocabulary. However, at times, the noise level is high between the adults, which affects children's communication and concentration skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder is disorganised with routine tasks and she does not always meet children's individual care needs fully. For example, she forgot to give some younger children their lunch immediately as she sat with others, which meant they had to wait unnecessarily. The childminder supports children to be independent, for example, older children confidently manage their personal care needs. The childminder ensures her home is free from any hazards so children can play safely. She has a suitable understanding of promoting positive behaviour and attitudes. For example, she uses lots of praise and gives explanations to help children learn how to behave well.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are generally working within the typical range of development for their age. Despite this, the quality of teaching is inconsistent and children do not always receive sufficient support to extend their learning so they make good progress from the start.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY379888 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 829631 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 February 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in Ealing, in the London Borough of Ealing. The childminder works alongside her husband, who is a registered childminder, and one assistant. The childminder is available to work Monday to Friday, all year round, except for family holidays and bank 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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