Tracy Faulkner

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 July 2016 11 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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder has a limited knowledge of child protection and the safeguarding requirements. She is not clear about who to contact or the procedures to follow for reporting any concerns regarding children's safety and welfare.  The childminder does not keep a written record of any accidents or injuries sustained by children while in her care. She does not record the first-aid treatment given.  The childminder does not undertake consistent assessment of children's progress in order to plan challenging next steps to extend and promote their learning further.  Self-evaluation is not effectively used by the childminder to identify and address further weaknesses in her practice or to maintain continuous improvement.  The childminder does not always access appropriate professional development opportunities to enhance and strengthen her skills.  The childminder does not always work closely with parents or the other settings

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This provision is inadequate

children attend to gather or share information in order to fully promote children's continuous learning.

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It has the following strengths

 Children make secure attachments with the childminder. This helps them to settle quickly and become confident in her care.  The childminder supports children's language and communication skills well. For example, she talks to children about what they are doing and models language and pronunciation as she repeats words back to them.

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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

 gain a secure knowledge and understanding of the up-to-date procedures for reporting concerns of abuse and neglect to the relevant agencies 03/08/2016

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 maintain a written record of accidents or injuries sustained by children and the first-aid treatment administered 03/08/2016

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 plan, observe and assess each child's starting points and progress consistently across all areas of learning in relation to their age and stage of development and use this information to identify their next steps in learning 03/08/2016

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 develop the two-way flow of information with parents and the other settings children attend in order to build on what children know and can do, offering further support for their individual learning. 03/08/2016

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

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 use rigorous self-evaluation effectively to identify weakness and take action to prioritise and address these areas so that the quality of the provision improves  review professional development opportunities to focus even more sharply on improving knowledge and skills to strengthen the quality of teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector observed and discussed a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. She looked at relevant documentation, such as children's learning records and a sample of policies.  The inspector read feedback from parents and talked to children during the inspection and took account of their views and responses.  The inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability of the childminder and all adults living at the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder does not know the procedure to follow if she has a concern about children's welfare. She does not know who to contact in her Local Safeguarding Children Board. This does not ensure that such concerns would be addressed swiftly. The childminder has addressed some of the weaknesses raised at her last inspection and has improved the ways in which she supports children's language and communication skills. However, she has not developed her professional knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements. The childminder has not used self-evaluation to reflect on her practice and teaching and has not identified the weaknesses to prioritise these aspects for improvement.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not gather sufficiently detailed information from parents about what children can do when they first start. She is not accurately assessing children's learning and development. The childminder does not plan challenging next steps in learning to help children make better progress. She is aware of the progress checks to be completed for children aged between the ages of two and three years, but is not using assessments of learning effectively to record their achievements or inform her planning. The childminder's partnerships with parents and other settings that children attend are not wholly effective. Parents are not given enough guidance of information about supporting their children's learning at home. The childminder is not exchanging information with other providers in order to fully complement children's overall learning. Children develop their early writing skills through the variety of learning opportunities offered. For example, when they play

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

schools with the childminder, they enjoy writing a list of all their friends and mark in a chart a register of attendance. They note down whether each friend is having a packed lunch or school dinner that day.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not keep the required written records for any accidents or injuries children may sustain while in her care or the first-aid treatment that is administered. This means there is no information to indicate the treatment given in the event of a child having an adverse reaction to the injury or the first aid administered. However, she does verbally inform parents of these incidents. The childminder promotes a healthy lifestyle. She provides nutritious food and talks to children about making healthy choices about the foods they eat. Children are provided with many opportunities for daily exercise. For example, they enjoy walking through the park on their way to and from school. They learn about their community through visits to the local shops, duck pond and other places of interest in their local village. Children develop their independence and sense of responsibility as they tidy away the toys at the end of the session. They learn about caring

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

for animals as they observe and talk about how the childminder feeds, cleans and cares for her cat and rabbit. The childminder offers praise and encouragement which helps build children's self-esteem. Children learn to respect each others' differences through discussions with the childminder. They learn more as they enjoy participating in creative activities, stories and books for different festivals and religions.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not yet making good progress in their learning and development. They are not always sufficiently challenged to make further progress as they prepare for moving on to school. Children are developing some self-help skills. They put on their own shoes and wash and dry their hands after outdoor play and before eating any food. They learn more about the world around them as they search in the garden for bugs. Children study the insects more closely in bug boxes they have created.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY243732 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1044269 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 11 July 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003 and lives in Watford. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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