Childminder EY448440

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 November 2016 23 November 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 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 has consistently failed to obtain a valid paediatric first-aid qualification despite this concern being raised at the previous inspection. This means she cannot ensure children in her care remain safe and is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The childminder has a limited understanding of her role to provide consistently challenging experiences for children. For example, at times, babies quickly become bored and show signs of distress, due to the lack of stimulating interaction and activities they receive. This hinders them making good progress in their learning.  The childminder does not encourage babies to practise their balance and coordination skills, to support their early movement and crawling.  The childminder does not follow her own policies to maintain good hygiene standards, particularly in following adequate handwashing procedures after nappy changing or when handling family pets. This does not support children's good health and is also a

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This provision is inadequate

breach of the Childcare Register.  Self-evaluation processes are not rigorous enough to help the childminder to identify ways to improve her knowledge and address all weaknesses in her provision.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form emotional bonds with the childminder; they seek her out for comfort.  The childminder develops suitable working relationships with parents. She regularly shares information with them about their children's daily care needs.

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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

 complete and maintain a valid paediatric first-aid certificate 05/01/2017  improve knowledge of the learning and development requirements, and use this effectively to plan enjoyable and challenging experiences that meet children's individual needs, and to help them make good progress, particularly in young children's physical development 04/01/2017

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Due Date

 increase opportunities for younger children to develop and use their large-muscle groups, particularly to encourage their early movement and coordination, as part of the programme for physical development 04/01/2017

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Due Date

 implement and follow good hygiene routines to support children's health and to prevent the spread of infection. 04/01/2017

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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

 develop self-evaluation to help identify breaches of requirements effectively and target key areas for improvement, particularly to address gaps in professional knowledge and training needs.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the home used for childminding purposes, and the equipment used for supporting children's safety.  The inspector observed the childminder's practice and the learning opportunities she provides for children.  The inspector looked at a sample of the childminder's documentation including children's individual records, and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about her awareness to assess children's developmental progress.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder lacks understanding of her responsibility to update her paediatric first-aid certificate. For example, she has allowed her certificate to lapse for 15 months and, despite some recent attempts to book on to a course, she has failed to meet the agreed timescale for this previous action. This puts children's safety at risk. The childminder has some awareness of the signs and symptoms that may raise concerns about children's welfare and she understands the procedures for reporting these. She completes risk assessments to identify and minimise some hazards. However, the childminder does not evaluate her practice effectively. She does not accurately identify breaches in requirements and target key areas to improve, particularly to address gaps in her professional knowledge of meeting requirements and to fulfil training needs.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not take account of children's interests and abilities to ensure children receive enough challenge. For example, babies have limited items to explore to keep them engaged. Furthermore, despite the childminder identifying suitable next steps to support their development based on her observations, she fails to implement these. For instance, babies learning to crawl receive very little support to encourage their movement and are often sat for periods, which causes some distress and frustration. The childminder supports children's early interests in books. For example, she reads to babies, while pointing at the words and pictures, to help them learn new words. The childminder introduces some early mathematics such as counting, colours and shapes.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder is not equipped with the required training to deal with an emergency or accident. This puts children at risk. She does not follow her own hygiene policy, particularly during daily routines. For example, she fails to wash her hands after nappy changing or when handling her dog, to minimise the risk of infection. The childminder responds sensitively to children such as recognising their need for sleep. Children generally behave well. The childminder creates opportunities for children to learn about, and respect, differences and similarities between themselves and others such as attending events in the community. They regularly attend pre-school groups and socialise with other children. However, there are limited opportunities for babies to practise their physical skills, in particular, to learn to crawl, stand and walk.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Babies learn to babble to communicate their needs. However, they do not receive sufficient challenge, which prevents them from gaining all the necessary skills for the next stage of their development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448440 Local authority Hillingdon Inspection number 1057914 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 23 November 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in Hillingdon, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. She offers care Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, during term time only.

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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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