Childminder EY411985

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 September 2016 18 August 2014

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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 monitor the quality of the provision. This has led to the significant decline in practice. Arrangements for induction, supervision and professional development for assistants are poor.  The childminder is not maintaining the required adult to child ratios. At times, she works with three assistants. This is more assistants working concurrently with a childminder than is permitted under the requirements for registration.  Children are routinely left in the care of assistants for more than two hours in any one day.  The childminder is unable to provide evidence of a current paediatric first-aid certificate.  The childminder has a poor knowledge of how to respond to child protection concerns or allegations of abuse. She has failed to provide adequate safeguarding advice and guidance to her assistants. This means they are unable to implement effective procedures in order to protect children.

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not have systems in place to demonstrate the ongoing suitability of the assistants.  The childminder is not recording information about each child's key person on a daily basis. This means it is not clear which assistant is caring for each child.  The progress check is not completed for all children aged between two and three years and parents are not provided with a written summary of their child's development.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are provided with healthy meals and snacks.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure that the adult-to-child ratios are met at all times, including when working with an assistant 14/10/2016

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 ensure that children are not left in the sole charge of an assistant for more than two hours in any one day 14/10/2016

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 ensure that records are easily accessible and available for inspection, with particular regard to the first-aid certificate 14/10/2016

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 develop knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues, in order to be able to respond in a timely and appropriate way to any child protection concerns, including in the event of an allegation being made against persons living or working on the premises 14/10/2016

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 train all assistants so they understand the safeguarding policy and procedures and ensure that all assistants have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues 14/10/2016

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 implement effective systems to ensure the suitability of assistants 14/10/2016  put in place appropriate arrangements for the supervision of staff, to provide support, coaching and training for assistants and promote the interests of children 14/10/2016

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 ensure all assistants receive induction training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities 14/10/2016

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 maintain records to ensure the safe and effective management of the setting, with particular regard to recording the names of each child's key person on a daily basis. 14/10/2016

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To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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 complete the progress check for all children aged between two and three years and provide parents with a written summary of their child's development in the prime areas. 14/10/2016

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

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 implement a rigorous process for self-evaluation that uses challenging criteria in order to identify and address areas of weaknesses and improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment.  The inspector observed interactions between the childminder's assistants and the children present.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, her three assistants and the children present at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records, including observations and planning, and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of adults living on the premises and the childminder's qualifications.  The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities in the childminder's home and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The inspection was prioritised following concerns being raised about ratios, child supervision and staff deployment. The inspection found that the childminder regularly leaves assistants in sole charge of children for more than two hours in any one day. Assistants are also left to care for more children than ratios permit. At times, one assistant is left working with eight children in the early years age range for up to three hours. This compromises children's safety and welfare as required ratios are not met. Children are not adequately supervised and adult deployment is poor. In addition, the childminder is operating outside of her registration as a childminder by working with three assistants at the same time. The childminder does not have sufficient knowledge of how to respond to child protection concerns or allegations of abuse. Consequently, she is unable to provide adequate safeguarding advice and guidance

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

to her assistants and induction arrangements are poor. This means they are also unable to implement effective procedures to help protect children from possible harm. The childminder does not have procedures in place to check the ongoing suitability of the assistants. Although the childminder states that she has recently completed first-aid training, her certificate is not accessible or available for inspection. Supervision is not effective and assistants do not take part in any professional development opportunities. As a result, not all assistants are aware of how to complete the progress check when children are aged between two and three years. The childminder does not keep a clear record of which assistant is responsible for particular children on any given day. The childminder's failure to monitor the quality of the provision results in the significant weaknesses in the leadership and management of the provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder's practice relies heavily on the work of the assistants as she is not always present on the premises. On the day of the inspection the childminder was observed to have limited contact and direct engagement with children. Failure to maintain the minimum adult to child ratio has a negative impact on children as they do not receive enough support from the childminder. When ratios are maintained there is evidence of some appropriate teaching strategies from the assistants. The assistants interact and engage meaningfully, supporting and extending children's learning as they play. Children enjoy singing and rhyme sessions. Older children become absorbed in imaginative play that stems from their own interests as they create a dinosaur world. Planned activities are broadly matched to individual learning and development needs. Parents spoken to at the inspection comment positively on the activities provided and the progress their children

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

make. However, the progress check for all children aged between two and three years is not completed consistently by all assistants. Parents are not always provided with a written summary of their child's development in the prime areas.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder's failure to operate within the bounds of her registration compromises children's safety and welfare. The assistants are not always able to meet children's care needs fully, particularly when the ratios are exceeded. Despite these issues, children have formed friendly relationships with the assistants and look to them for reassurance as they settle in their play. Children behave well, they develop positive attitudes to others and to learning that help them get ready for the move on to nursery or school. They have access to an outdoor area on a daily basis to help develop their physical skills. Information about children's care needs and routines is obtained prior to children starting at the setting.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not making sufficient progress due to the childminder not ensuring that adult to child ratios are consistently maintained. However, children are developing some of the key skills they need for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY411985 Local authority Salford Inspection number 1073210 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 18 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Eccles, Manchester. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3 and employs three assistants. Of these one holds a qualification at level 3 and two hold a 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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