Childminder EY485743

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 29 September 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 provider has failed to notify Ofsted of assistants working with her. This means checks have not been carried out to ensure they are suitable to care for children.  There are significant safeguarding risks to children. The childminder does not effectively recruit assistants or ensure they are suitable to work with children. The childminder's and assistants' knowledge of how to safeguard children is weak. Children are also exposed to numerous risks in the setting which have not been minimised.  Children's well-being is compromised. The childminder cares for too many children and does not keep accurate records of their attendance. Furthermore, assistants are not always deployed effectively to meet children's needs. Care practices do not effectively support children's health.  The childminder does not actively develop the assistants' knowledge and practice or identify their training needs.  The childminder does not effectively plan for children's individual needs or challenge

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This provision is inadequate

them in their play. Furthermore, children's progress is not accurately monitored.  The quality of teaching is poor. Staff do not interact with the children effectively to support them to make progress in their learning and development.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder has created positive partnerships with parents. Parents feel their children are happy and settled.

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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 Ofsted are provided with the necessary information to enable them to carry out suitability checks on assistants 07/10/2016

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 ensure adult to child ratios are maintained and deploy assistants effectively to ensure the individual needs of children are met 21/10/2016

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 ensure that safe recruitment systems are in place to ensure assistants are suitable to have regular contact with children 21/10/2016

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 ensure people whose suitability has not been checked do not have unsupervised contact with children 21/10/2016

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 ensure knowledge and understanding of how to safeguard children is kept up to date and in line with the guidance and procedures of the Local Safeguarding Children Board, this includes the use of mobile phones 07/10/2016

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 train all assistants to understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, including how to identify the signs and symptoms of possible abuse and how to refer concerns 07/10/2016

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 maintain an accurate daily record of the names of children being cared for and their hours of attendance 21/10/2016

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 take all reasonable steps to minimise risks in the garden, with particular regards to berries and broken resources 21/10/2016

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 ensure children's health is promoted with specific regard to changing nappies and washing hands 21/10/2016

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 obtain written permission for medication that is administered to a child and keep a written record each time the medication is administered 21/10/2016

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 develop supervision arrangements for all assistants and provide coaching and training that improves their practice 21/10/2016

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 support children's learning through positive staff interaction 21/10/2016  accurately review the assessment of children's progress and use this information to plan challenging and enjoyable experiences that reflect their individual needs. 21/10/2016

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was carried out as a result of a risk assessment, following information Ofsted received about the provider.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions throughout the inspection with the childminder and assistants. She looked at relevant documentation, such as registers, risk assessments, policies, procedures, children's development records and evidence of the suitability of assistants working in the setting.  The inspector spoke to a small group of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder has a poor knowledge and understanding of how to protect children from harm. The childminder does not keep up to date with information from the Local Safeguarding Children Board. Also, she has not trained her assistants to understand and use the safeguarding policy and procedures. For example, they do not follow the mobile telephone policy. They work unsupervised with children in the outdoor classroom and use mobile phones if they need to contact the childminder for assistance. Adult-to-child ratios are not met because staff are not always deployed appropriately, which compromises children's safety. The childminder does not recruit assistants safely. For example, one assistant has not been vetted and does not have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in place. Assistants that have not been vetted are left unsupervised with children. Furthermore, Ofsted are not

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

always notified of assistants working with children. This poses a serious safeguarding risk to children. Assistants are willing to learn and are committed to supporting children to develop. However, they are not adequately supported by the childminder to develop their own knowledge and practice through effective supervision. The childminder has a positive attitude to change and plans to extend the premises to offer children additional play space. However, she has failed to rigorously evaluate and monitor both the setting and the assistants' practice which has resulted in numerous breaches of requirements.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder is a qualified practitioner. However, her qualification has little impact on the teaching and learning in the setting. The childminder plans activities for children and links them to a theme. However, this does not meet the individual learning needs of children or challenge them in their play. Children are supervised, happy and content. They are confident in their surroundings and choose resources they wish to play with. However, assistants struggle to provide high-quality teaching because they are not trained or supported to do so. The childminder works with parents when children start in the setting to find out what they know and can do. She monitors children's progress but assessment is not accurate and does not reflect children's development. The childminder and assistants sit with children and supervise them. However, interaction and teaching are weak. For example, children play on the swing boat in the garden but there is no

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communication between adults and children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is not promoted well. The childminder does not keep accurate registers of their attendance, which compromises their safety in the event of an emergency. Children have daily access to the outdoors and opportunities to develop their physical skills. However, there are risks in the garden that have not been removed, such as, a broken playhouse and staff are unclear about the potential danger that wild berries pose to children's health and safety. In addition, children's health is not effectively promoted. Medication is administered to children without obtaining written permission from parents and is then not recorded. Furthermore, children do not have their nappies regularly changed and hygienic procedures are not always in place for them to wash their hands. For instance, when children use a communal bowl of water to wash their hands in. Children have positive levels of self-esteem and they behave very well. There is always an

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

adult with them both on the premises and on school runs. Mealtimes are a sociable experience for children and they thoroughly enjoy the wholesome and nutritious food provided by the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The childminder has a weak understanding of the requirements of the early years foundation stage which impacts on children's learning and development. Children are not provided with learning opportunities that help to well prepare them for the next stage in their learning. However, children are developing the ability to play alongside each other, to sit for short periods of time and listen and follow simple instructions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485743 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 1073930 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 14

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and lives in the Moortown, Leeds. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only. The childminder works with two assistants. The childminder is a qualified teacher and holds a level 7 qualification.

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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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