Childminder 140706

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 June 2016 20 May 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 does not fully understand her responsibilities to meet the legal requirements. She has failed to notify Ofsted that she uses an assistant and, as result, the assistant’s suitability to work with children has not been fully checked.  The childminder does not make effective use of the information she has about children’s learning. Therefore, activities are not planned well enough to meet the different abilities and stages of development of the children she looks after.  Parents do not have the opportunity to provide information about their child’s learning when they first start. This means assessment records are not accurate and do not clearly show what each child can and cannot do.  Risk assessments are ineffective because the childminder does not identify potential hazards in her home.  A lack of self-evaluation means that the childminder does not identify and address weaknesses in the quality of her practice.

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This provision is inadequate

 Behaviour management is not consistent. Children do not receive clear messages about why some behaviour is unacceptable, or the impact it has on others.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder forms warm and positive relationships with children and their families. This ensures that children feel secure and settle easily. Parents are happy with the care provided.

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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

 submit all required forms to ensure that Ofsted undertake the necessary checks on any person working with children on the premises, to be assured that they are suitable to work with children 04/07/2016

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 ensure that children receive clear and consistent messages about behaviours which are not acceptable, and the impact this has on others so that all children receive an enjoyable learning experience. 04/07/2016

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 ensure risk assessments identify all risks to children, and demonstrate how they will be effectively managed to promote children’s safety 04/07/2016

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 improve planning so that information gathered through observation and assessment is used to ensure that the activities and experiences planned are interesting and challenging, and meet the individual needs of all children 31/07/2016

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 improve self-evaluation to identify weaknesses in practice and take appropriate action to improve teaching and learning 31/07/2016

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 ensure there are effective systems in place so that any person caring for, or in regular contact with, children is suitable to do so (this applies to both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register) 04/07/2016

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 take all necessary measures to minimise all risks to the health and safety of children (this applies to both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register) 04/07/2016

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Due Date

 ensure children's behaviour is consistently managed in a suitable manner. (this applies to both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register) 04/07/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching both indoors and outdoors, and evaluated the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation relating to children's development, safeguarding procedures and risk assessments.  The inspector took account of written feedback from parents.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection to find out how she supports children's learning and keeps them safe.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder has not made all of the required improvements identified at the last inspection. Although she worked with the local authority to address some weaknesses in practice, some remain. She does not effectively evaluate her practice to identify areas for further development. Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder fails to recognise when she is in breach of the legal requirements which are in place to keep children safe. The childminder has not notified Ofsted that she uses an assistant, whom she leaves unsupervised with children while she prepares snacks. The assistant has not been fully checked to make sure she is suitable to work with children. The childminder has improved her partnerships with parents. She provides them with written daily feedback about the care and activities provided for their children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching is weak. The childminder does not plan effectively to help children make progress. Although she makes written observations and assessments of their learning, she does not use this information when planning activities. As a result, babies in particular are often left without anything to stimulate or challenge them and older children move quickly from one activity to another. Children enjoy playing in the garden. There are lots of resources for them to develop their physical skills but fewer opportunities for them to develop in other areas of learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's safety is not fully assured because risk assessments do not identify all risks to children, and the childminder cannot fully demonstrate how she will minimise them. As a result, the stairs are accessible for small children to climb and they can access drawers with knives and sharp utensils. Behaviour is not consistently good. Children do not receive consistent or clear messages about why some behaviour is unacceptable, or learn the impact their actions have on others. Children’s learning and enjoyment of activities are often interrupted when others snatch toys away from them. Children are learning some skills to develop their independence. They help to tidy away toys before going outside to play. They know it is important to wash their hands before eating, and younger children are learning to use knives and forks at lunch time.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Although children appear to be making some progress, weaknesses in planning means this is limited. Children learn some new vocabulary, for example when the childminder asks them about the toy farm animals. They also develop early mathematical skills when she asks them questions such as how many building blocks there are. However, the childminder does not wait for children to respond to her questions, limiting the extent of their learning. Older children quickly lose interest in activities and become bored. This means they are not well prepared for starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 140706 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1051600 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She lives in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. She offers care, Monday to Saturday, 7.30am 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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