Childminder EY472167

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 August 2016 Not applicable

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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 Good 2

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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 failed to notify Ofsted of a change to household members; she has not supplied information so that checks can be carried out on all adults living in the home. She has failed to ensure adults in the household have completed Disclosure and Barring Service checks for the purposes of her childminding. These are also breaches of requirements of the Childcare Register.  Children do not have as many stimulating play experiences outdoors as they do indoors. This slightly affects the progress that children who learn best outdoors make.  The systems for monitoring and evaluating the setting are weak and have failed to identify the significant breaches in requirements.

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It has the following strengths

 Overall, the childminder has a good understanding of how to support and further children's learning and development. She provides a varied range of activities, which helps them to make generally good progress from their initial starting points.  Children demonstrate that they are happy in the childminder's care. They behave well and play well with their friends.  Children play in a clean and well-maintained home. They enjoy a healthy range of freshly prepared meals and drinks which contributes to their health and well-being.  The childminder has good working relationships with parents and keeps them regularly informed about their children's day and development through effective communication.

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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

 supply the required information to Ofsted for suitability checks to be completed on all household members aged 16 years and over 15/09/2016

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Due Date

 obtain an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in respect of every person aged 16 years and over who lives on the premises on which the childcare is provided. 15/09/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 increase the availability of materials and activities within all environments, for children to use in a variety of ways  improve the use of self-evaluation to effectively identify any weaknesses, including any breaches of requirements, and take action to improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children's play in areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's development files, planning, policies and procedures.  The inspector took account of parents' written feedback left for the inspection.  The inspector spoke to children and evaluated an activity with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder has failed to notify Ofsted of all adults who reside on the premises, as required. She has not ensured that all suitability checks required to safeguard children's welfare are completed. The childminder has a suitable knowledge and understanding of what to do in the event of any concerns about a child's well-being. She risk assesses her environment to ensure this is suitable. She explains safety risks to children to aid their understanding. For example, at meal times she talks about the potential choking hazard of walking around when eating. Partnerships with parents and other professionals are appropriate and support continuity of children's care. Parents clearly value the childminder and the feedback from them is very positive about the provision. The childminder has identified some aspects for improvement, but has failed to identify breaches of requirements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder monitors and assesses children's development well. She tracks their progress effectively, capturing children's achievements. She uses information gathered about children's development to plan suitably challenging activities and to give support to develop areas of learning where they are less secure. The childminder ensures that children are well occupied during their time with her. Children demonstrate that they are happy and clearly enjoy the activities on offer. For example, they have fun exploring with coloured shredded paper, threading this into bottles and concentrating well for long periods. Children develop good speech and listening skills. For example, during the inspection they enjoyed singing songs and looking at books with the childminder, who successfully supported and built on their word pronunciation.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not support children's safety effectively overall because of the weaknesses in safeguarding practice. Children's well-being is compromised. Children demonstrate that they have a sense of belonging. For example, they confidently and independently move around the childminder's home, choosing toys and resources to play with. The childminder supports children's health well.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are confident learners and are developing essential key skills to help prepare them for their next stage of learning. Children concentrate well at activities and enjoy exploring creatively with confidence. For example, they eagerly make marks with pens and construct imaginative items from cardboard boxes, using tape and other materials. They talk about the importance of good hygiene, such as washing their hands and finger nails when returning from outdoor play. Children enjoy regular fresh air and exercise.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472167 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 983369 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 6 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014. She lives in Bracknell, Berkshire. She offers care from Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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