Childminder in Suffolk

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 September 2016 7 March 2016

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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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder merely supervises the children rather than ensuring that her premises are safe. She has not minimised all hazards.  The childminder has not put safety measures in place to ensure children can only access appropriate materials when using the internet.  The childminder does not obtain written parental permission prior to administering medication or keep an accurate record each time medication is administered.  The childminder does not keep a written record of accidents or injuries and first aid treatment given.  The childminder has completed all mandatory training. However, she has not yet explored ways to improve the quality of her teaching and does not use observation and assessment to help children to make the best possible progress.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has reflected on the quality of her provision and has made some improvements to her practice since the last inspection.  The childminder has a nurturing approach and this helps children to settle in her care. Children confidently approach the childminder for cuddles.  The childminder uses a firm, but fair approach to effectively manage children’s behaviour. Children respond well to instructions and behave well. The childminder offers praise and encouragement, which promotes children's confidence and self-esteem.

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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 children are not exposed to risks and demonstrate how these risks are being managed. Determine where it is helpful to make some written risk assessments, to demonstrate how risks are being managed if asked by parents and/or carers or inspectors. Identify aspects of the environment that need to be checked on a regular basis, when and how the risk will be removed or minimised 03/10/2016

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Due Date

 ensure the premises, including overall floor space and outdoor spaces are fit for purpose and suitable for the age of children cared for and the activities provided on the premises 03/10/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that medicine (both prescription and non-prescription) is only given to a child where written permission for that particular medicine has been obtained from the child's parent and/or carer. Keep a written record each time a medicine is administered to a child, and inform the child's parents and/or carers on the same day, or as soon as reasonably practicable 03/10/2016

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 keep a written record of accidents or injuries and first aid treatment. Inform parents and/or carers of any accident sustained by the child on the same days, or as soon as reasonably practicable, of any first aid treatment given 03/10/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 undertake professional development opportunities in order to further raise the quality of teaching and learning and improve the tracking of children's progress. 01/12/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that the premises and equipment used for the purposes of the childcare are safe and suitable for that childcare (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register) 03/10/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks (also applies to the voluntary part of the Childcare Register). 03/10/2016

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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 spoke with the childminder and minded children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed records of children's learning and a selection of documentation and records.  The inspector reviewed evidence of the suitability of all household members, qualifications of the childminder, self-evaluation and risk assessments.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from their responses in written testimonials obtained by the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder has not considered Esafety, in the form of parental controls, when using the internet with children. Risk assessments are not robust enough to ensure all children can play safely. Partly used bottles of alcohol are stored in an unsecured cupboard, at a low level, in an area which children access. Cleaning products are stored in an unsecured cupboard under the kitchen sink and sharp knives are stored in an unsecured drawer in the kitchen. Access to the kitchen is not restricted. A low level gate in the back garden, which leads onto an area where construction materials, ladders and panes of glass are stored, is not secure. The childminder verbally agrees to administer medication and keeps parents informed if a child has an accident whilst in her care. However, she does not follow the correct procedures for consistently recording and administering medication or recording accidents. Since the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

last inspection the childminder has improved some aspects of her practice. She now keeps a record of the hours that children attend and she has developed a complaints procedure. She has completed mandatory first aid and safeguarding training. As a result, she has improved knowledge of her responsibilities to protect children from abuse or neglect and knows the steps to take if she has a concern about a child in her care. Since the last inspection the childminder has received support from the local authority and has reflected on her practice, identifying areas that she needs to improve further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder organises her daily routine to ensure that children receive plenty of attention and support. She ensures that children have access to a wide range of good quality resources. She supplements these with regular trips out to the park, library and local shops to further promote children’s learning. The childminder has an adequate understanding of how children learn and considers children’s interests and learning styles when planning activities. She has recently started to gather information about what children can do and what they know when they first arrive. She has made some progress in improving the way that she observes and assesses children, when they are learning. She has individual learning journals for children and makes regular observations of what children can do. She has started to track their progress against expected milestones but acknowledges that this is still in the early stages. She has yet to take up further training

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

that she has identified, to further improve this aspect of her practice.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder has not ensured that there are no risks to children’s safety while they play in the environment she provides. Children are very settled and comfortable in the childminder’s care. The children have secure attachments to the childminder and she knows them well. They can ask for, or independently select, toys from low level storage units in the playroom. The childminder encourages children to be independent when using the toilet and when washing their hands. She also encourages them to take responsibility for tidying away one activity before getting out the next. The childminder works closely with other agencies to support children. Several parents have used the childminder’s services for many years and they speak highly of how well she supports and cares for their children. Parents generally provide meals and snacks, and the childminder oversees these to ensure that they are balanced and healthy.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

The childminder does not yet have a good knowledge of how to support children to make rapid progress in their learning. Nevertheless, children enjoy reading books for pleasure. They engage enthusiastically in a broad range of role-play opportunities. For example they act as hairdressers and sensitively style the childminder’s hair and then change to being a doctor and adeptly put a bandage on a patient. Children draw with chalk, copying characters from popular stories. They write their own names and can count to ten and beyond. In these respects, they are developing some of the skills needed to be ready for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY285366 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 1067218 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 7 March 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003 and lives in Bury St Edmunds. She operates all year round, from 8am 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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