Childminder EY320701

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 July 2016 9 February 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 lacks knowledge of the early years foundation stage. She fails to meet the early years register and Childcare Register requirements. She cares for too many children for the available space. Children are not supervised at all times. Adults are not deployed effectively to meet each child's needs. Outcomes for children are inadequate.  Children's safety is compromised. The childminder fails to identify that upstairs windows are not secured. Young children have access to choking hazards. The childminder fails to assess risks indoors and outside. Evacuation routes are blocked.  Younger children's care is adversely affected by the number of older children cared for. The childminder does not support children's emotional well-being adequately. She does not ensure young children have food and drink regularly or limit cross-infection.  The childminder fails to support her assistant to ensure that he is competent in his role.

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This provision is inadequate

She has not addressed the previous recommendations effectively and has not made sufficient improvement since her last inspection. Capacity to improve is weak.  The childminder fails to plan how to address gaps in learning. She does not share her assessments of what children need to learn next with parents to support home learning. She does not challenge children's communication skills or mathematical development. Adults do not spend time with children and do not know their stage of development.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy developing their early writing skills.

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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

 gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the early years foundation stage to enable you to provide quality learning and development experiences for children and to keep children healthy and safe 17/08/2016

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 organise the premises effectively to meet each child's needs, with particular regard to meeting the space requirements for the different age groups of children that attend 17/08/2016

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 deploy adults effectively so that children are within sight or hearing of the adults caring for them at all times to ensure children's safety and meet their individual needs 17/08/2016

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 conduct regular risk assessments of the premises in order to identify and eliminate all hazards to children's safety, with particular regard to the suitability of resources available for babies and young children, and to the safety of the windows children have access to upstairs 17/08/2016

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 take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of children and others on the premises, with particular regard to keeping exits and evacuation routes free of obstruction in the case of fire or any other emergency 17/08/2016

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 ensure the care of the older children does not adversely affect the care of children in the early years age range 17/08/2016

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 implement an effective key-person system to ensure that each child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs 17/08/2016

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 make fresh drinking water accessible and available to all children at all times 17/08/2016

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 implement effective procedures to support the good health of children, including taking necessary steps to prevent the spread of infection 17/08/2016

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 ensure that any assistants are supported in their role so they are competent in the areas of work they undertake. 17/08/2016 To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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 ensure information from observation and assessment is used effectively to accurately identify and plan for the next steps in children's learning, and keep parents informed on how they can support children's learning at home 17/08/2016

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 take account of the individual needs, interests and stage of development of each child, including those who need more support, and plan challenging and enjoyable experiences that cover all areas of learning and development effectively 17/08/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching, particularly for communication and language, and mathematics, including the quality of adults' interactions with children, to help children make good or better progress in their learning. 17/08/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed areas of the premises used for childminding purposes.  The inspector discussed the children's development and how the childminder works with other providers.  The inspector examined a selection of documentation, including the incident log, accident records and children's records.  The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant's interactions with the children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder understands what to do if there are concerns about a child's welfare outside her setting. However, she does not understand the space requirements and cares for too many children in her home. She fails to ensure children are supervised at all times, including the youngest ones. Risk assessment of the premises is weak. The childminder fails to identify the risk presented to children from windows that do not have restricted opening. She does not prevent young children from having access to small resources. For example, small parts of construction toys were within their reach and presented choking hazards. The childminder fails to ensure that all play areas are clean and free from clutter, indoors and outside. She does not recognise the risks to children from toys scattered around indoors or broken resources piled up outside. Doors used as fire exits in the house and evacuation routes in the garden are blocked, preventing

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

children from using them in an emergency. The childminder has met the previous action and now assesses children's development at aged two years in a timely way. However, she does not effectively evaluate her provision and the quality of her service has declined. The partnership with parents has not improved sufficiently. For example, the childminder does not help parents to know children's next steps in learning so they can help them at home. She has not improved her understanding of how to support children's mathematical development. The childminder fails to monitor the work of her assistant to ensure that he supports children's care and learning effectively.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Children do not enjoy good-quality experiences with the childminder and her assistant. Adults do not observe and assess what children know, understand and can do. They do not plan effectively to match activities precisely to children's learning and development needs. The childminder does not develop children's communication skills effectively. For example, when children talked about melting ice cubes, the childminder's questions did not extend children's learning and were not appropriately matched to younger children's level of development. Teaching of mathematics continues to be weak. For example, children are not helped to count accurately. The quality of interactions with children, particularly the youngest, is poor. For example, the childminder failed to build on a young child's interest in exploring a sieve and using other resources to make sounds.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's safety is compromised. The weaknesses in safeguarding jeopardise children's well-being. The lack of space and numbers of children being cared for has a detrimental effect on their welfare and sense of well-being. The childminder does not ensure all children receive food and drink to meet their individual needs. For example, the youngest children are not offered regular drinks and the organisation of snack time limits children's ability to be independent. The childminder pays insufficient attention to good hygiene practices to reduce the spread of infection, particularly relating to the use of tissues and children's hand-washing routines. The childminder and her assistant do not ensure they are deployed effectively to support all children's care and emotional well-being equally. Younger children do not receive the attention they need and turn to other children for support, particularly when they are tired. Older children's behaviour is boisterous when

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

activities do not interest them. They leave toys and resources out, which are hazards to younger children. The childminder does not ensure the play spaces are safe and suitable for all children. For example, while helping a young child learn to walk, she did not ensure the floor was free from toys.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not prepared for school. They do not develop the communication and mathematical skills they require for future learning. The development of younger children's sensory and physical skills is limited. The poorly organised environment indoors and outside affects children's enjoyment and motivation to learn. Children, particularly boys, are often bored. They comply with instructions but do not develop concentration, perseverance and determination to succeed. Younger children do not develop a sense of emotional security with adults.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY320701 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1054511 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 9 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in Aldershot, Hampshire. The childminder's husband works as her assistant. The childminder works on Monday to Friday 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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