Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 September 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 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 safety of children is compromised. The childminder has a poor understanding of child protection issues. She also fails to identify and minimise risks to children indoors and outdoors.  There are few purposefully planned activities and an insufficient range of challenging and age-appropriate resources to support children's, especially babies', all-round learning and development.  The childminder has a poor knowledge of observations and assessments. This means she fails to monitor and support children's all-round learning with parents. This does not promote good outcomes for children.  The systems for monitoring practice are ineffective.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and settled. The childminder's warm and loving nature helps to foster children's emotional well-being.  The childminder informs new parents about her setting and uses various communication methods to exchange information daily. She invites parents' views through questionnaires.  The childminder takes children to groups within the local community, providing opportunities for them to develop social skills.  Children are provided with a variety of healthy food options which helps to promote their physical well-being. This is supported through daily opportunities in the fresh air and some form of physical activity.

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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

 develop an up-to-date knowledge of child protection, including having regard to the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children, in order to confidently identify possible signs of abuse or neglect and respond promptly to such concerns 28/09/2016

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Due Date

 carry out suitable risk assessments, in order to ensure that all hazards indoors and outdoors are identified and minimised 15/09/2016

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Due Date

 extend the range of resources, especially for babies, and ensure that each area of learning and development is implemented through planned, purposeful play and a mix of adult-led and child- initiated activities, in order to fully support children's all-round learning and development 07/12/2016

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Due Date

 make systematic observations and assessments of children's learning; share this information with parents and use it to identify and plan for any gaps in their learning or areas where they are working below expected levels of development, so that their rate of progress is good. 07/12/2016

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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

 develop systems to support accurate self-evaluation, in order to identify weaknesses and areas for future development that will improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as parent questionnaires, children's records of learning and evidence of the suitability of those living on the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Self-reflection is inadequate, which leads to key weaknesses not being identified and addressed. Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder is unaware of government guidance concerning child protection procedures. Furthermore, she cannot confidently identify the different categories of abuse and related signs or symptoms. She fails to understand which concerns should be monitored or those that need to be referred to statutory agencies as a priority. This does not protect children from potential harm. Risk assessments are insufficient. Children have ready access to the kitchen where hazardous substances and sharp implements are stored in low-level drawers and cupboards. Outdoors, the gardening tools, stagnant water, a rusty barbeque, fold-down chairs and a garden table leant against the garden fence compromise children's safety. Furthermore, there is a glass table due to be thrown away, a stack of broken paving slabs and sharp

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

nails sticking out of the wooden playhouse. Although, the childminder says she always supervise children, this does not sufficiently promote their safety and welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not help children to make sufficient progress. There is little consideration given to systematic and purposeful planning across the seven areas of learning. Furthermore, although, the childminder considers children's interests, she fails to continually observe and assess their skills, knowledge and understanding. This means she is not identifying any gaps quickly or planning for children's key next steps in learning in conjunction with parents, especially where they are not working within expected development bands. The childminder positively interacts with children during an appropriately planned arts and craft activity. She talks about colours and the patterns being created by the wheels as children manoeuvre the toy train across the paper. Children can access toys, developing some early independence. However, resources are not varied, stimulating or challenging enough. This means children, especially babies, are

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

not fully supported in moving on to their next stage of development as there is too little challenge provided.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is not sufficiently promoted. This is as a result of the childminder's poor understanding of child protection issues and failure to ensure a safe indoor and outdoor environment. The childminder contributes to children's welfare in other suitable ways. She gathers important information from parents as part of her settling-in arrangements. This helps her to get to know children, their stage of development on entry and meet their individual care needs. This includes any specific dietary needs. The childminder closely follows babies' home routines to help them feel secure through a shared and consistent approach with parents. The childminder is a good role model, helping children to learn important social skills.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make sufficient enough progress from their starting points and any learning that takes place is often more by chance and not as a result of effective planning or good quality teaching. Children are acquiring some skills that prepare them for moving on to nursery and, ultimately, school. For example, they behave well and show focus and concentration during creative activities or when playing with a favourite toy.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472173 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 965854 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in the Horsforth area of Leeds. She operates term time only from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

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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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