Childminder in Croydon

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 May 2016 24 September 2015

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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

 Arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. The childminder does not have knowledge of changes and other information that must be notified to Ofsted.  The childminder does not implement effective risk assessments to keep children safe at all times.  The childminder does not teach children about healthy lifestyles. She does not provide children with balanced healthy meals.  The childminder does not work with other settings that children attend to provide continuity in their care and education.  Children do not make sufficient progress in all areas of their learning and development. The childminder's knowledge of how children learn is weak. She does not provide effective and challenging interaction or activities to ensure children make good progress.

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It has the following strengths

 Children build close 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

 gain knowledge of changes and other information that must be notified to Ofsted 17/06/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that any risks to children's safety are identified and take action to minimise hazards and dangers, in particular that all exits are clear to enable safe evacuation in the event of an emergency 03/06/2016

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Due Date

 provide children with healthy and balanced meals and support their understanding of how to lead a healthy lifestyle 17/06/2016

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Due Date

 establish partnerships and share information with other settings about children's learning and care to provide a consistent approach to supporting their individual needs 17/06/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 provide purposeful and challenging play, activities and interaction to support children to make good progress in their learning and development. 20/06/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and its impact on children's learning, and held a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector viewed documents, such as the safeguarding policy, attendance records and suitability checks.  The inspector read the childminder's feedback questionnaires to seek the views of parents.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about her knowledge of risk assessments, activities that she provides for children and children's progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder has not understood her responsibilities to inform Ofsted of significant changes in circumstances. This was an action set at her last inspection. She has failed to inform Ofsted of changes to people living in her home. These people have not completed the required suitability checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. This compromises children's safety. The childminder does not effectively evaluate her practice or identify breaches in requirements to make improvements. She shows understanding of her responsibility to support her assistant, who she occasionally works with. The childminder has made some improvements since her last inspection. She has implemented a suitable safeguarding policy and knows what to do if she has concerns about children's welfare. She keeps records of children's attendance.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching is poor and the childminder's knowledge of how to support children's learning and development has not improved. She does not develop children's skills effectively. For example, she does not interact with children well enough to support their communication and language development. The childminder completes assessments to track children's development, which she shares with parents. However, she does not use the information she gains to plan purposeful play and activities to help children make progress. The childminder does not understand her responsibility to work with other early years settings children attend. She does not find out about where children attend or what they are learning there to complement this in her setting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not effectively assess the risks in her home to support children's safety. For example, she does not ensure that exits are clear at all times in case of an emergency. The childminder does not support children's understanding of healthy lifestyles. She does not give them positive messages about healthy eating. The childminder does not provide nutritious well-balanced meals for children.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make enough progress in their learning and development. Learning is often incidental due to the weakness in teaching. Children are not motivated to explore and develop their learning. For example, they watch television for a considerable time and do not engage in purposeful play or interactions with the childminder. Children build some skills in readiness for school, such as confidence and turn taking with others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY332439 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 1050373 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 24 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in South Croydon, in the London Borough of Croydon. She offers her service from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, excluding bank holidays. The childminder sometimes works with an assistant.

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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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