Childminder 228125

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 September 2016 19 October 2012

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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 does not have a secure understanding of the early years foundation stage. Key weaknesses mean that a number of welfare and learning and development requirements are not met.  The childminder does not comply with the ratio requirements. At times, she cares for too many children in the early years age range. She does not obtain all the required information about all children in her care. This compromises children's welfare and well- being.  Children's individual needs are not always met. For example, fresh drinking water is not readily available to children.  The childminder lacks awareness of how to promote positive behaviour. Young children do not learn to understand what is expected of them. This affects how children build their confidence and self-esteem.  Teaching is weak because the childminder lacks a secure understanding of the learning and development requirements. The childminder does not find out enough about what

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This provision is inadequate

children already know and can do when they join her. She does not observe or assess children's learning closely enough.  The childminder evaluates her practice but this is not robust and fails to identify all areas that require improvement to provide better outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides children with suitable activities to promote their physical development.

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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

 ensure that the correct adult-to-child ratios are maintained at all times to ensure that children's needs are consistently met 03/10/2016

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Due Date

 maintain an accurate record of all children's details, including their full name; date of birth; name and address of every parent and/or carer; which parent the child normally lives with; and emergency contact details for parents and/or carers 03/10/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that fresh drinking water is available and accessible at all times 27/09/2016

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 review the procedures for managing children's behaviour and improve understanding of age-appropriate strategies to use to deal with different types of behaviour 07/11/2016

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 gain a greater understanding of the learning and development requirements and develop the skills and knowledge required to provide children with good quality teaching and learning experiences 07/11/2016

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 implement effective systems to observe and assess children's learning and use this information to consistently plan learning opportunities that are tailored to children's individual needs and interests, in order to help children make at least good progress. 07/11/2016

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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

 obtain more information from parents about what children know and can already do when they join the setting  strengthen evaluation to ensure that all requirements are met, and areas to improve practice and provision are identified to drive continuous improvements.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play in the childminder's home.  The inspector looked at a selection of policies and children's records.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from their written comments.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder does not have a sufficient understanding of the requirements of the early years foundation stage. As a result, there are breaches of the legal requirements. Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not consistently maintain appropriate adult-to-child ratios. She has not ensured that she has the required personal information for all children in her care. This compromises children's welfare. The childminder knows the correct procedure to follow if she has any child protection concerns. The childminder does not monitor her practice closely enough. Neither the childminder nor her assistant have received any recent training or coaching to deepen their understanding and improve their teaching. Observation, assessment and planning processes are weak. The childminder works with local authority advisors to discuss ideas to improve the provision. However, the childminder's evaluation is overly positive and fails to identify key

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Although the childminder is qualified and has some understanding of child development, the overall quality of teaching is weak. Activities lack direction and children often fail to engage in purposeful play. For example, children sit for prolonged periods of time at one activity. At times, too many children crowd around one jigsaw puzzle which leads to squabbles and snatching. When this occurs the childminder does not address the behaviour appropriately. She is overly directive and tells children, 'No' or 'don't', without explaining why such behaviour is unacceptable. This means that young children do not learn what is expected of them. Observation and assessment is not used effectively enough to identify children's starting points, ongoing progress or their next steps in learning. Parents' contributions to children's starting points on entry are minimal, which limits the childminder's knowledge of what children know and can do from the start.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children are generally settled in the childminder's home. However, at times, there are too many children present for her to be able to meet their individual needs. The childminder promotes healthy lifestyles, to some extent. For example, children are encouraged to wash their hands before eating healthy food and snacks. However, although the childminder gives children milk at snack or mealtimes, fresh drinking water is not available at all times. This is because younger children or those with emerging language skills are not able to ask for water and the childminder does not offer it, or make it easily accessible.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make sufficient progress in their learning. They are not developing the necessary language and social skills. They develop some physical skills as they use tools or manipulate dough with their fingers. Some mathematical skills are emerging as children begin to count. However, most children, including those in receipt of additional funding, are at a disadvantage when they move on to nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 228125 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1059465 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 October 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1987 and lives in Birmingham. She operates flexible hours all year round. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3 and sometimes works with an assistant. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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