Childminder EY455995

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 June 2016 19 December 2013

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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 does not provide food in a timely manner or ensure that children have regular drinks, to meet their individual needs and to support their good health.  The childminder does not know the correct procedures to follow in the event that an allegation is made against her, her assistants, or a household member. This places children at risk of harm.  The childminder does not keep written records of complaints or their outcomes. She fails to record when she administers non-prescription medication to children. This compromises children's safety and welfare.  The childminder does not have sufficient understanding of the learning and development requirements. She fails to tailor activities to meet children's needs. Children make poor progress, particularly younger children.  The childminder does not assess and monitor children's progress regularly in collaboration with parents. She fails to identify and plan appropriate activities to help

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This provision is inadequate

children take the next steps in their learning or close any emerging gaps.  The childminder does not ensure that all records about children are available for inspection.  Self-evaluation is not effective enough to ensure that the childminder identifies all weaknesses in her practice, including gaps in her professional knowledge.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder teaches children to be caring towards others and 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 the provider must:

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Due Date

 ensure that children have access to drinking water at all times and provide food in a timely manner, to meet children's individual needs and support their good health 03/06/2016

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 develop a secure knowledge and understanding of the correct procedures to follow in the event of an allegation being made against a member of staff or household member, to keep children safe from harm 16/06/2016

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 implement and follow correct procedures for dealing with complaints from parents, including keeping a written record of their outcome 16/06/2016

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 keep a written record of all medication administered to children, with particular regard to non-prescription medicine, to support children's health and well-being 16/06/2016

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 develop a secure knowledge of the learning and development requirements, and use this to provide children with suitable learning experiences that meet their individual needs, particularly for the youngest children 30/06/2016

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 ensure that the assessment of children's learning and monitoring of their progress are used effectively to identify and plan for the next steps in their learning, and share this information with parents regularly, to support children's continuous progress 30/06/2016

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 ensure that all required records are available for inspection. 16/06/2016

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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 make effective use of self-evaluation processes, to identify all weaknesses in practice, close gaps in professional knowledge and to rectify all breaches in requirements, to improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's teaching practice during a range of activities and the impact of this on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a sample of documentation, including the childminder's policies and children's learning records.  The inspector checked evidence relating to the childminder's and her assistant's records of suitability checks to work with children.  The inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder lacks understanding of how to deal effectively with complaints, and she failed to have all required documents available, such as children's attendance registers, for inspection. Safeguarding is ineffective. She has some knowledge of signs that may raise cause for concern, but does not know the correct procedures for reporting any allegations made against her, staff or household members, which has a negative impact on children's safety and welfare. The childminder ensures that people working with children are suitable to do so and she knows what changes must be notified to Ofsted. She supervises children appropriately and maintains the required adult-to-child ratios. The childminder risk assesses her home and minimises potential safety hazards. She does not regularly share information or work collaboratively with parents, to provide consistency in children's learning and care. Despite monitoring the work of her assistant, the childminder fails to

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

identify and target weaknesses in the provision and practice. She does not monitor what children learn effectively, to ensure they all make adequate progress. This has a negative impact on children's play and learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not ensure that all children are suitably engaged in their learning, particularly younger children. For example, she provides early writing activities which do not match the capabilities of babies, and she fails to use age-appropriate questions to encourage children's thinking. Assessment of children's learning is inconsistent. The childminder fails to identify individual needs promptly, such as delays in children's speech development. Older children enjoy some activities, for example, colouring in paper butterflies and dancing with them around the room. However, the childminder does not build on their current skills or enable children to use suitable resources to support their all- round learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's physical and emotional well-being is not given priority. Children do not have access to drinking water at all times. Food is not provided in a timely manner to meet children's health needs. This prevents children from thriving in the childminder's care. The childminder lacks understanding of the procedures to follow when administering non- prescription medication to children, which places them at risk of harm. The childminder speaks kindly to children and teaches them her behavioural expectations.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children make poor progress towards the early learning goals due to weaknesses in teaching and in monitoring their progress. They do not, for example, develop their language and thinking skills to assist their future learning and prepare them for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY455995 Local authority Wandsworth Inspection number 1052263 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register Age range of children 0 - 2 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 December 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in the Wandsworth Common area of the London Borough of Wandsworth. She works alongside another registered childminder. She operates from Monday to Thursday, 8am until 6pm, for most of the year.

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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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