Childminder 140706

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 November 2016 16 June 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 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 meet the requirements of the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Children's welfare and safety are compromised. The childminder does not maintain the required ratios at all times. She regularly leaves her assistant caring for too many children while she collects more children from other settings.  The childminder fails to minimise risks effectively to prevent cross-infection. Children do not learn enough about safe practices and the importance of good hygiene.  The childminder has not done enough to develop behaviour management since her last inspection. Children do not learn acceptable behaviour consistently. The childminder does not teach them how to handle their feelings or how their actions affect others.  Self-evaluation is weak. The childminder does not have a secure understanding of the statutory framework. She does not show sufficient capacity for improvement and has

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This provision is inadequate

failed to meet some of the actions raised at her last inspection.  The childminder does not understand the importance of completing the required progress checks for two-year-old children and sharing these with their parents.  The childminder's expectations for children's learning are not high enough. She does not provide children with a sufficient level of challenge to help them build on their existing skills. Children do not make sufficient progress.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder makes use of children's interests to help her plan some activities.

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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

 implement the required ratios at all times when caring for children from birth to under 8 years, particularly when leaving children in the sole care of an assistant, to meet each child's individual needs effectively 05/12/2016

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Due Date

 take all necessary measures to minimise any risks to children's health, including preventing cross-infection between children during routines and activities 05/12/2016

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 ensure that children receive clear and consistent messages about acceptable behaviour so they learn how to manage their feelings effectively and how their actions affect others 05/12/2016

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 gain a secure understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements and the learning and development requirements to meet children's care and learning needs effectively at all times 05/12/2016

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

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Due Date

 gain a secure understanding of the requirement to complete a progress check for all children aged between two and three years in your care, and to provide a written summary of this for their parents 05/12/2016

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Due Date

 improve expectations for children's learning to offer appropriate levels of challenge and enable each child to make consistently good progress. 05/12/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children during daily routines and play times.  The inspector and the childminder evaluated an activity together.  The inspector viewed a range of documentation, including suitability checks and policies.  The inspector spoke with the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' written views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder compromises children's welfare and safety as she regularly leaves her assistant to care for too many children at school collection times. This is because the childminder lacks sufficient understanding of the maximum numbers of children that she, or her assistant, can care for at any one time to meet their needs. The childminder does not minimise all risks to children's health or manage their behaviour adequately, which has a negative effect on their well-being. These weaknesses were raised at the previous inspection but have not been sufficiently addressed. The childminder has not made effective use of the support she receives to implement effective changes or improve the quality of children's care. She fails to evaluate her provision accurately. She does not recognise that many of the weaknesses in her practice are breaches in requirements, which has a detrimental effect on children's care and learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder understands the local child protection procedures and has the appropriate knowledge and first aid qualification to fulfil her duties.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not challenge children's learning sufficiently to help them make good progress. She has made some changes to her planning and assessment processes, which were identified as a weakness at her last inspection. However, these changes have not had a significant impact on the quality of teaching or on children's learning experiences. For example, she identified that children needed to develop better social skills and emotional awareness, but she placed the responsibility of this on other settings that children will attend in the future.The childminder does not understand the requirement to complete the progress check for children aged between two and three years. This weakens the partnership with parents as they are not helped to understand the progress their children are making. The childminder's teaching skills are ineffective. For example, she sits with children and follows their lead as they play, but she fails to use successful

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

strategies to challenge and extend their skills. There is not enough stimulation or challenge in children's play to maintain their attention for appropriate lengths of time. For example, when children had to wait for a long time while the childminder prepared a cooking activity, they became distracted and disruptive to others.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The significant weaknesses identified in safeguarding children mean that their well-being cannot be assured. The childminder fails to manage children's behaviour adequately, which results in some children's behaviour being disruptive and, at times, causing harm to others. She does not take prompt action to rectify this behaviour or give children age- appropriate explanations to help them understand the impact their actions have on others. The childminder places children at risk from cross-infection. She does not teach them about the need for good hygiene practice or the reasons why this is important. For example, she allows children to lick the spoons others are using while icing biscuits and fails to prevent children from drinking from one another's water bottles.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not ready for the next stage of their learning or for school. They do not learn to behave well or understand good hygiene practice. Children have some opportunities to develop their independence, but the childminder often intervenes, preventing them from trying things for themselves. Children do not learn to listen to one another. They do not understand one another's feelings or how to join in with play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 140706 Local authority Buckinghamshire Inspection number 1054966 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 June 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000. She lives in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. She offers care from Monday to Saturday, 7.30am until 6pm, for most of the year.

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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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