Childminder in Birmingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 June 2016 28 November 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

 Risk assessments are not effective. This results in hazards within the home that pose a danger to children's safety.  Teaching is weak. The childminder does not have a good knowledge of how children learn. The activities she provides do not sufficiently interest and challenge children.  The childminder does not find out enough about children's abilities and stage of development when they first start.  The childminder does not organise resources well enough to enable children to make independent choices in their play.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder responds well to children's emotional needs. Children develop strong attachments with her.  The childminder teaches children how to manage their care needs. This helps the children to gain some of the skills to help with their move to school.

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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

 use risk assessments to identify and minimise hazards in the home 16/06/2016  improve knowledge and understanding of the learning and development requirements, in order to be able to deliver good quality learning opportunities for all children. 02/08/2016

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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

 gather more information about children's prior learning and development when they first begin to attend and establish firmer starting points for their learning  increase opportunities for children to make independent choices from the range of toys and resources.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder engaging with children in a range of learning activities.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and engaged with children during the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a selection of policies and procedures and the children's records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's qualifications and the suitability of all persons in the household aged over 16 years.  The inspector discussed the childminder's improvement plans.  The inspector jointly observed and evaluated an activity with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder does not identify all possible risks to children. She has not fully considered the risks associated with the storage of concrete slabs and wooden planks in the garden. In addition, trailing cords from blinds are not made inaccessible to children. This compromises children's safety. However, the childminder has an appropriate knowledge of how to protect children from harm and abuse. She updates her child protection training and is confident on the procedure to follow to share concerns about children's welfare. She attends relevant training and is aware of the procedures to follow should she have concerns about a child's welfare. Since the last inspection, the childminder has begun to use some observations and assessments to track children's progress and inform future planning. The childminder reflects on her provision and identifies some areas for improvement. However, this is not

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

thorough enough to ensure all requirements are met.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Despite the childminder holding a relevant qualification, the quality of teaching is generally poor. Activities planned for children do not fully meet their needs or interests. For example, when children are playing a game of five little ducks they attempt to join in with the activity by reaching out for the ducks. The childminder responds to them by moving their hands away and asking them to sit and watch. As a result, children appear bored and distracted and do not make good enough progress in their development. The childminder completes the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years and shares these with parents. This helps her to identify any gaps in children's learning. The childminder maintains communication with parents. She ensures that parents receive daily feedback about children's routines and daily experiences. However, the childminder does not gather enough information about what children can already do, in order for her to plan

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

effectively for children's learning needs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's safety and welfare are compromised. The childminder does not ensure that her premises are safe and suitable for childcare use. Although the childminder makes regular use of her garden to promote children's physical skills, she has not identified or removed dangers. For example, young children who are practising their newly acquired walking skills are allowed to walk closely to a sharp tree stump. Children are generally well behaved and respond well to boundaries and requests set by the childminder. The childminder promotes some aspects of children's care appropriately. She gives children hugs when they are tired and follows individual routine from home with regards to sleep and meal times. Children appear happy and confident in the care of the childminder. However, the organisation of toys and resources does not always make it easy for children to choose what to play with.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not fully safeguarded within the home as there are several dangers in the environment which have an impact on children's safety and well-being. Children are not making enough progress from their starting points. Weaknesses in teaching mean that children are not supported to make good progress in their learning and development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY401763 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1044518 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 November 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2009 and lives in the Bourneville area of Birmingham. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 2.

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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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