Childminder EY469134

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 26 September 2016 1 September 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 lacks the capacity to improve the quality of care and education she provides for children. She has failed to address actions from the previous inspection and further weaknesses have been identified at this inspection.  The childminder has not ensured that both she and her assistant are clear on their responsibilities for safeguarding children. She has not kept up to date with current guidance and legislation that governs the identification of indicators of concern regarding children's welfare.  The childminder cannot demonstrate that she holds a current first-aid certificate or that there is valid public liability insurance in place.  The childminder has not undertaken professional development to improve her knowledge and skills, in order to meet children's learning, development and care needs. She has also not supported her assistant in this aspect.  The key-person system is not effectively established. There are times when children do

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This provision is inadequate

not receive positive interaction, comfort or reassurance from the childminder or the assistant, particularly when they become upset.  The support for developing children's communication and language skills is poor, particularly for those children who are bilingual.  Observations and assessments of some children's progress are inaccurate. The childminder is unable to successfully identify what children need to learn next to support their development.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder exchanges some information about children's care with parents.

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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

 develop an effective key-person relationship with each child to ensure that their care is tailored to their individual needs and to help them develop settled relationships 01/12/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that you maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of current safeguarding issues and government legislation 01/12/2016

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Due Date

 maintain a current paediatric first-aid certificate at all times 01/12/2016  undertake professional development opportunities to gain an improved knowledge of the teaching skills required to ensure good quality learning and development experiences are provided for children 01/12/2016

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Due Date

 maintain a valid certificate of public liability insurance at all times. 01/12/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 put into place a suitable programme of support to develop children's communication and language skills, including helping those who learn English alongside their home language to gain a good level of English language 01/12/2016

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Due Date

 undertake accurate observations and assessments of children's progress to identify their level of development and to support their next steps in learning. 01/12/2016

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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 discussed activities with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder, her assistant and children at suitable times. She looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's evidence of the suitability of the childminder and her assistant.  The inspector read and took account of the written feedback provided by parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder has not kept abreast of current safeguarding guidance. She is unaware of her responsibilities about keeping data on the computer. She is unaware of new duties to prevent children being drawn into situations which put them at significant risk of harm. Her assistant has not updated his knowledge about his responsibility to protect children. Although the childminder states that she has attended first-aid training, she is unable to provide any evidence of this. General organisation of required documentation is poor. The childminder states that she has public liability insurance but cannot supply evidence that this is in place. She has not undertaken any recent professional development to improve her knowledge. There is no programme of supervision meetings in place to help her assistant to develop his knowledge. The childminder does not demonstrate the necessary skills to bring about

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

improvement. Quality has declined further since the previous inspection. There are breaches in requirements and the childminder displays a poor attitude towards participation in bringing about improvement. This has a significant negative impact on children's care, learning and welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Teaching is weak. The childminder and her assistant do not engage in positive, frequent interactions that support children's learning. The childminder does not accurately know children's stages of development or of their progress made. As a result, she does not identify or promote next steps in learning that help children to move on. She relies on using children's age bands to suggest that all children are working in the same level across all areas of learning even when there are obvious differences in their abilities. This means that she fails to recognise when some children do not make expected progress in their communication and language skills. Furthermore, her expectations for young children's speech and language are not consistent with their age. The childminder displays a lack of understanding about how children develop. She believes that all children who are bilingual and learn a home language alongside English will be behind in their communication and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

language skills. This means these children do not receive targeted support in this area and, as a result, their development in this area falls behind their peers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The ongoing poor standard of care and education children receive has a significant impact on children's well-being and their personal development. Children are not stimulated and interactions with the adults do not support them in forming close bonds. The childminder and her assistant do not understand the curriculum well enough to support children's personal, social and emotional development. During the inspection, some children displayed signs of disengagement, such as standing and staring rather than participating in play. When other children had emotional outbursts, the childminder and assistant did not offer reassurance or comfort to help them to understand their feelings. Children attend some trips outside of the home where they develop some physical skills and have fresh air and exercise.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not well equipped for their future learning and eventual entry to school. Children who use more than one language are at a disadvantage and do not gain the support they need to close gaps in their achievement. Children do not make suitable progress in their communication and language skills and some are unable to express themselves clearly. Some children display unwanted behaviour and do not have support to understand their feelings.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY469134 Local authority Central Bedfordshire Inspection number 1073621 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 20

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 1 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2013 and lives in Leighton Buzzard. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 2 and works with an assistant.

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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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