Childminder in Plymouth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 June 2016 28 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 Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder has a poor understanding of the early years foundation stage. She has taken insufficient action to improve and the provision has deteriorated. The childminder continues to breach requirements, including those relating to the Childcare Register.  The childminder fails to safeguard children's welfare. For example, she displays photographs of children on a social media website without parents' permission or applying privacy settings to protect children.  Partnerships with parents are poor. The childminder does not work with parents to provide consistent care and safety, and promote children's learning and development.  The childminder routinely cares for too many children. She fails to ensure children follow suitable hygiene routines, which puts them at risk of cross-infection.  The youngest children in particular receive little interaction from the childminder, which has a detrimental impact on their communication and language development.

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not identify children's next steps in learning. She fails to complete the required progress check for children aged two years and does not recognise when children are falling behind, to enable her to close gaps in their learning quickly.  The childminder does not plan challenging activities that build on what children know and can do. All children make inadequate progress and fail to thrive.

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It has the following strengths

 Children learn to share and take turns with their peers.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure the safe use of social media to protect the privacy of children and safeguard their welfare, including obtaining parents' consent to publicly share photographs of children 30/06/2016

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 adhere to ratio requirements at all times to ensure children's individual needs and safety are promoted 30/06/2016

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 implement suitable hygiene routines to promote children's good health and prevent the spread of cross-infection 30/06/2016

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To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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 ensure children of all ages receive frequent and good-quality interactions, to support their communication and language development 30/06/2016

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 use observation and assessment to identify where children need extra support in their learning and work with parents to seek outside professional help, as needed, to help close gaps in children's learning 08/07/2016

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 use assessment effectively to identify children's next steps in learning and stage of development, and routinely share this information with parents to enable them to extend children's learning at home 08/07/2016

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 complete the required progress check for children between the ages of two and three years 08/07/2016

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 provide children with challenging experiences and activities that build on what they already know and can do, to enable them to make good progress in all areas of development. 08/07/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed an adult-led activity and interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector took account of the views of children spoken to on the day of inspection and the views of their parents through written feedback.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including records of children's learning, policies and procedures, and registers.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not promote children's welfare adequately. For example, she uploads photographs of children to a public social media website without parents' permission and does not understand the potential safety risks. She has a disregard for ratio requirements and regularly cares for too many children. She fails to meet children's individual needs. The childminder does not evaluate her provision effectively to identify breaches in requirement and weaknesses that affect children's health, safety and development. She has not improved her knowledge and practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder fails to recognise children's different stages of development, or that some children are falling behind in their learning. She fails to complete progress checks for children aged two years, as required. Parents do not receive adequate information about their children's progress or how they can extend children's learning at home. The childminder does not provide suitably challenging activities and experiences to promote children's learning. She does not routinely interact with younger children, who often play silently for long periods of time. Some children overly rely on dummies for comfort and this has a negative effect on their speaking skills. Children learn very little from adult-led activities because the childminder does not ensure that these link closely with their current skills and knowledge. For example the childminder planned a Father's Day activity but simply painted each child's hand or foot to produce a picture gift. Children did not have an

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

opportunity to create using their own ideas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is compromised by the childminder's failure to promote their well-being effectively. For example she does not implement hygiene routines to prevent the risk of cross-infection. Children do not wash their hands before eating or after using the toilet, and they are not discouraged from using dummies that are repeatedly dropped and retrieved from the floor. Children seek the childminder's attention and regularly initiate cuddles with her. They use appropriate manners, and regular fire drills help them to learn how to keep themselves safe in the event of an emergency.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children make inadequate progress, particularly in their communication and language development, because the quality of teaching is poor. They do not acquire the skills they need for their future learning. Gaps in children's development show little sign of closing because the childminder does not identify them or provide children with effective individual support. Young children are often left to entertain themselves, or simply watch the activities of others.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY370757 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 1049032 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 5 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 January 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Plymouth, Devon. She offers care Monday to Friday from 7am to 5pm, all year round. The childminder is eligible to provide funded early education for children aged three and four years.

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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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