Childminder EY484476

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 October 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 childminder does not ensure that her assistants have a clear understanding of the procedures to follow to refer concerns about children's welfare appropriately.  The childminder fails to implement effective risk assessments to identify and reduce all hazards. She does not ensure that all adults with unsupervised access to children have obtained a Disclosure and Barring Service check to determine their suitability. These weaknesses place children's safety and welfare at risk.  Partnerships with other settings that children attend are ineffective. The childminder does not communicate with them to find out what children are learning, to build on what they can do elsewhere and provide consistency in their experiences.  The childminder does not provide adequate support to assistants or monitor their practice. She does not monitor children's learning adequately or have an accurate knowledge of their stage of development to help them make sufficient progress. She

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This provision is inadequate

does not match activities with children's individual next steps in learning or provide sufficient challenge that helps them make the progress they should.  The childminder fails to evaluate the effectiveness of the provision. She has not identified breaches of requirements of both the Early Years and Childcare Registers and the effects of these on children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy outdoor play and opportunities to support 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 all adults working with children have a thorough knowledge of safeguarding procedures 19/10/2016

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 improve risk assessment, particularly of the outdoor environment, to identify and manage all potential hazards effectively to keep children safe 19/10/2016

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 ensure adults who have not obtained suitability checks do not have unsupervised access to children at any time 19/10/2016

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 establish strong partnerships with other settings that children attend, to share information about children's care and learning needs, and to build on what children learn elsewhere 16/11/2016

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 provide effective support and coaching for assistants, to monitor the quality of teaching and offer opportunities to develop their practice 16/11/2016

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 improve observation and assessment arrangements to accurately monitor individual and groups of children's stage of development and progress 16/11/2016

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 ensure planned activities offer appropriate challenge to all children, to build on their skills and knowledge through meaningful interactions that match their individual needs. 16/11/2016

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

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 make effective use of self-evaluation to target actions to improve the quality of care, teaching and learning.

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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 considered the safety and suitability of play spaces and resources.  The inspector took account of the views of children and parents spoken to at the time of inspection.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her assistants at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled documentation, including suitability checks, children's learning records, and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not ensure that her assistants understand how to refer concerns relating to a child's welfare to protect children from harm. The childminder allows assistants unsupervised access to children before they have completed the required suitability checks. This puts children at risk of harm. The childminder does not monitor her assistants' practice or provide effective support and coaching to enable their professional development. Assessment arrangements are weak. The childminder is unable to identify children's development accurately. This means adults are unable to plan learning experiences to help children make as much progress as they should. Although the childminder identifies some areas for development, she does not evaluate her practice adequately to improve outcomes for all children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder fails to assess children's progress effectively to identify their individual stage of development. This weakness negatively affects the quality of teaching because adults do not plan effectively to target what children need to learn next. For example, the childminder does not initiate sufficient interaction with younger children to support their communication and language skills. Adults do not vary the level of support to meet children's differing development needs. For instance, the childminder fails to encourage the oldest children to develop their early literacy skills. Some activities are often too difficult for younger children and do not extend the learning of the oldest children. The childminder has not established partnerships with other settings involved in children's learning to build on their experiences elsewhere. She informs parents of basic milestones in their children's development and gains information about their achievements at home

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not consider children's safety adequately. For example, even very young children pick up windfall apples and eat them, but adults fail to check for insects and decay or teach children how to manage these risks. The childminder does not remind children to sit down while they eat, or ensure that her assistants limit potential choking hazards effectively for the younger ones at snack time. Children arrive happily and greet their friends with affection. They form good relationships and behave well.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The childminder does not provide challenging activities and resources to cover all areas of learning, to provide children with a broad range of skills. This lack of challenge for the oldest children limits their readiness for school. Younger children do not receive enough interaction to help them make good progress in their communication and language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484476 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1000223 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 15

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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 and lives in Totnes, Devon. She offers care for children between 8.45am and 1pm, Tuesday to Friday, term time only. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She follows the Steiner method of education.

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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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