Childminder EY431012

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 November 2016 14 April 2015

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder does not ensure risk assessments are consistently rigorous to identify all hazards to young children, such as those associated with small pieces of toys. However, as she took immediate action to eliminate this hazard, there was no significant impact on children's safety. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not always obtain written permission for children's medication and keep a record of when it has been administered. However, these breaches have occured on only one occasion so do not have a significant impact on children's overall welfare. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  At times, the childminder does not give children sufficient time to explore and develop their concentration fully.  The childminder does not focus well enough on evaluating her practice to help her make continuous improvements to her service.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides a nurturing and loving environment for young children.  The childminder has a good awareness of the importance of supporting children's early communication skills. Children make good progress in their development.  The childminder keeps parents informed about their children; for example, she provides daily verbal information about their child's day and routines.

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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

 review risk assessments regularly to ensure hazards to children are promptly identified and minimised, in particular that small pieces of toys are not accessible to young children 18/11/2016

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 ensure that parents' written permission is obtained to administer medication to their child and a record is maintained when medication has been administered. 18/11/2016

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 encourage children to develop their concentration and exploration skills more fully to aid their learning  improve the effectiveness of self-evaluation processes to identify any breaches in requirements and target areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder with the children during activities.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection regarding her practice and the arrangements for observation, assessment and planning.  The inspector checked the documentation that the childminder uses to support her practices.  The inspector read and discussed the self-evaluation document.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a sound knowledge of safeguarding issues and understands the procedures to follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder undertakes daily checks of her home to minimise hazards. However, on occasions, safety checks are not robust enough to eliminate all risks to children. For example, at the inspection, some toys were seen to be unsuitable for young children due to small parts. This did not have a major impact on children's safety, as the childminder consistently supervised them and acted promptly to resolve this hazard raised by the inspector. The childminder does not ensure she keeps all the required documentation. For example, on one occasion, she did not obtain parents' written permission for medication or make a record of this. These breaches of requirements do not have a significant impact on children's well-being. Although the childminder evaluates her practice, this is not accurate

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

enough to identify gaps in her knowledge.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Since the last inspection, the childminder has attended training to develop her understanding of how to observe and assess children's progress. She plans suitable activities for children to support their next steps in learning. For example, she knows that children enjoy looking at picture books and repeats words to encourage them to copy her. The childminder supports young children's early mathematical skills well. For example, she shows them how to build the bricks and counts as she asks, 'How many?' However, at times, she changes the activities too frequently and does not give children enough time to explore the toys at their own pace to fully develop their concentration.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are confident and clearly enjoy the childminder's warm interactions with them. For example, she provides lots of praise during activities which helps to develop children's self-esteem and confidence. The childminder has a sound understanding of how to support children's health and well-being effectively. For example, she understands how to encourage healthy eating and good hygiene. Although there are some weaknesses in leadership and management relating to the childminder's safety checks and some aspects of her documentation, these do not have a negative impact on children's welfare.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children learn a good range of skills to prepare them for future learning. They develop early independence skills well. For example, young children learn to feed themselves and hold their own water beakers. Children learn to lead a healthy lifestyle. For example, they enjoy physical activities in the home environment and when visiting parks and toddler groups.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY431012 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 1057866 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in the London Borough of Harrow. The childminder is available to work on Monday to Friday from approximately 8am to 6pm, all year round, 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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