Childminder EY296281

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 July 2016 28 November 2013

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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 has failed to notify Ofsted of changes to household members. Consequently, not everyone living on the premises is appropriately vetted to ensure their suitability. This compromises children's safety and welfare.  Security of the premises is poor. Keys to the front door are easily accessible to children, which exposes them to unnecessary risks.  Arrangements for safeguarding children are not good enough. Children are not fully protected because the childminder has gaps in her knowledge of relevant child protection policies and procedures.  Assessment and the monitoring of children's learning are ineffective. Consequently, children do not make good progress and parents do not receive good quality information about their child's development.  Systems for evaluating the setting as a whole are weak. This does not help the childminder to identify and address weaknesses in her practice.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has a kind, gentle and caring approach, which enables children and parents to form close relationships with her. This contributes to supporting children's emotional well-being.

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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

 provide Ofsted with the necessary information to enable them to carry out suitability checks on household members who have returned to live on the premises 29/07/2016

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 attend child protection training to gain a thorough understanding of safeguarding practice, including the procedures for dealing with allegations against adults 29/07/2016

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 improve the security of the premises to ensure children are not exposed to risks and they are kept safe at all times 29/07/2016

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 improve knowledge of how to conduct the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years and ensure this is carried out when required 29/07/2016

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 improve systems for assessing and monitoring children's learning and provide parents with good quality information about their child's ongoing progress. 29/07/2016

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

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 improve ways to reflect on practice and develop knowledge and skills so that a good quality provision is continually maintained and improved.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation and evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises.  The inspector took account of written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. This significantly compromises children's safety, well-being and learning. The childminder did not inform Ofsted when both of her adult sons returned to live on the premises. This prevented Ofsted from updating necessary checks to ensure these household members continue to be suitable to be in contact with children. The childminder has not attended any training in child protection. Therefore, she does not have a secure understanding of all procedures to safeguard children, particularly how to manage allegations against adults. The childminder does not robustly check that the premises are secure, which exposes children to risks. Further, she does not rigorously reflect on her practice or seek professional development opportunities to increase her knowledge and skills. This makes it difficult for her to make and sustain improvements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not accurately assess children's skills on entry so that she can identify a clear starting point in their learning. Nor does she rigorously monitor their ongoing development. This makes it difficult to know exactly what progress children make over time. Further, the childminder does not carry out the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. This is because she does not know what is expected of her. This does not support children to be ready for their next stage of learning. It also means that parents do not receive accurate information about their child's progress. The childminder demonstrates some sound teaching skills when she interacts with the children. For example, during baking activities, she helps children to develop a number of skills, such as counting and reading instructions. Children develop strong physical skills, for instance, as they throw balls and bounce on the trampoline.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not do enough to promote children's safety and teach them about safe practices. As a result, children have the confidence to unlock the front door to strangers when the childminder is busy in the back garden. This places children at significant risk. The childminder clearly has positive relationships with the children. This is supported by comments from parents, for instance, when they say children love spending time with her. Children involve the childminder in their play and they enjoy her attention and support. The childminder promotes positive behaviour and places importance on teaching children about good manners. She keeps her first-aid training up to date so that she knows how to respond appropriately to children's accidents or injuries. Children follow good hygiene routines and they enjoy exercising in the garden, which contributes to their health.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Outcomes for children are not good enough. Their safety is compromised due to some unsafe practices. They do not make good progress in their learning due to gaps in teaching. Despite this, children are happy at the setting and they enjoy close relationships with the childminder.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY296281 Local authority Cheshire West and Chester Inspection number 1043480 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 November 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2004 and lives in Ellesmere Port. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, 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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Telephone number

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