Childminder EY367592

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 July 2016 17 July 2014

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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 meet the requirements of the early years register and the Childcare Register. In addition, she has not addressed the actions and recommendations raised at the previous inspection sufficiently.  Risk assessments are ineffective. The childminder identifies some hazards, but others are overlooked. This compromises children's safety.  Supervision is poor. The childminder does not ensure she keeps children within her sight or hearing at all times. This puts children at further risk.  Children do not learn to manage their behaviour appropriately. They do not receive consistent messages about how to behave positively.  The childminder has a poor understanding of healthy eating. She has not met the action from the previous inspection to support children's healthy lifestyles adequately.  The childminder does not always follow good hygiene practices. This puts children at risk of infection.

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This provision is inadequate

 Children do not make adequate progress in their learning and development. They are not motivated to learn as learning opportunities are limited.  Self-evaluation is poor. The childminder does not evaluate her setting adequately to identify all areas for improvement or recognise how these affect children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children develop 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

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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

 implement effective risk assessment procedures to ensure that all hazards to children are identified and minimised, indoors and outside 01/08/2016

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Due Date

 supervise children effectively to ensure their safety, in particular, when children want to play in different areas of the premises to each other 01/08/2016

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 ensure effective behaviour management techniques are consistently implemented to enable children to learn how to manage their feelings and actions positively 01/08/2016

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 improve understanding of the importance of healthy eating to promote children's good health effectively and to help them learn about adopting a healthy lifestyle 01/08/2016

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Due Date

 ensure hygiene practices are effective and minimise the risk of cross-infection throughout the premises, with particular regard to storing food safely, implementing consistent hand-washing routines and cleaning toys effectively. 01/08/2016

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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

 improve knowledge of how to assess children's progress, and use the information gained to plan effective learning experiences which meet children's individual needs in all areas and reflect what they need to learn next. 01/08/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed how the childminder engages in children's play activities, indoors and outdoors.  The inspector sampled some policies and other documentation, including evidence of the childminder's suitability to work with children and her qualifications.  The inspector viewed areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector spoke to parents to obtain their views and read written feedback from them.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she evaluates her provision and about her plans for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. Although the childminder understands how to notify agencies about child protection concerns, she does not keep children safe at all times to safeguard their welfare. For example, she does not identify all potential risks in her premises, such as the over-filled toy boxes, or store resources at a safe height. The childminder is not vigilant in supervising children when they want to play in different areas of her premises at the same time. For example, during the inspection, she allowed young children to go indoors to play alone while she stayed outside with older ones. All these weaknesses compromise children's safety. The childminder has completed an early years degree, but does not use her knowledge effectively to help evaluate practice and bring about improvements. She does not make effective use of support from her local authority to help improve or to meet the actions raised at her last inspection.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not make use of the information gained from her observations and assessment of children's progress to plan adequate activities that challenge children's learning. For example, children had pictures to colour in and resources to make musical shakers. However, they became bored and disengaged, as they did not find these activities sufficiently interesting. The childminder has not implemented successful strategies to develop all children's communication and language skills effectively, even though she has identified this as a gap in their learning. For example, during the inspection, she talked over children, over-directed their play and did not give them opportunities to express their ideas and imagination. Children's learning is limited, particularly in the outdoor area. The childminder does not plan for their physical development. She does not ensure that outdoor resources are well maintained and use

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

these to offer adequate challenge to support children's learning. The childminder talks to parents about their children's day, which parents appreciate.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not support children's healthy lifestyles adequately. For example, she does not store children's food safely and does not ensure children follow consistent hygiene routines to prevent the spread of germs. The childminder lacks sufficient knowledge of healthy eating. She does not increase their awareness of how different food affects their bodies or ensure children eat healthy snacks and meals consistently. This was an action at the previous inspection. The childminder struggles to manage children's behaviour adequately. For example, when children display negative behaviour, such as hitting a large soft toy repeatedly and throwing other toys around, she does not use effective strategies to help them learn to manage their feelings. She does not build their confidence or give them clear messages about what is acceptable behaviour.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are poorly prepared for their next stage of learning. They do not make the progress they should for their age and stage of development, as learning opportunities are limited. Children do not develop their independence skills sufficiently, as the childminder does not give them enough time to do things for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY367592 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 1049025 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008. She lives in the London Borough of Barnet. She operates her service all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays. The childminder receives funding for free early education for children aged three and four years. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 6.

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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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