Childminder EY251184

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 January 2017 14 August 2014

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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 does not have a secure knowledge and a clear understanding of all safeguarding procedures. Therefore, children's safety is compromised.  Risk assessments are not robust. The childminder does not ensure areas children have access to are secure, safe, clean and free enough from clutter.  The childminder does not have a secure enough knowledge of how to use observations and assessments to precisely plan suitable and challenging activities for individual children.  The childminder does not consistently ensure that children always benefit from her teaching through purposeful play, routines and challenges. Consequently, children are not always helped well enough to quickly move forward in their learning.  Self-evaluation is ineffective, resulting in weaknesses not being quickly identified or action swiftly taken to improve the outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children have positive relationships with the childminder. She is kind and caring with the children.  Information is shared frequently between the childminder, parents and other settings where children attend. These partnerships help to provide some consistency of care and learning for all children.

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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

 develop a secure understanding of the procedures to follow and who to contact should an allegation be made against the provider or any household member 09/02/2017

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 ensure secure knowledge is gained of recent changes to safeguarding matters, such as the signs that children are at risk of being exposed to extreme ideas about right and wrong 09/02/2017

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 take all reasonable steps to ensure that areas where children play are safe and suitable 26/01/2017

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 ensure the premises and equipment are organised in a way that meets the needs of children 26/01/2017

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 ensure no one can enter the premises without the knowledge of the person caring for children on the premises 12/01/2017

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 ensure children's health is not put at risk by minimising the potential for infection associated with poor hygiene standards and arrangements for the care of pets 12/01/2017

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 develop knowledge to ensure ongoing assessments are accurate and consistently used to inform the planning of challenging activities that sharply focuses on children's precise learning needs, so they make the best possible progress 24/03/2017

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 improve teaching, so that children benefit from good quality adult guidance during activities and are given suitable levels of challenge to make good or better progress in their learning and development. 24/03/2017

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

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 establish an effective programme of self-evaluation, in order to accurately and quickly identify weaknesses in the setting and plan for continuous improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children during the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the suitability of all those living or working on the premises and the qualifications of the childminder.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder is not secure in her knowledge of who to contact should an allegation be made against herself or a family member. Furthermore, she is not familiar with more recent safeguarding guidance. She is not aware of how to protect children who may be at risk of harm from extreme behaviours and views. The childminder does not ensure children are kept safe. She does not carry out robust risk assessments in all areas that children have access to. For example, the front door is not always checked to make sure uninvited visitors cannot gain entry. The childminder does not evaluate her practice effectively to identify appropriate priorities for improvement, such as the quality of teaching. However, she has addressed a previous action and now maintains her public liability insurance. The childminder has maintained a first-aid qualification.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not have a deep enough knowledge of how to consistently extend and challenge children in their play. She does not always use her observations to plan precisely for children's individual next steps in their learning. Consequently, her teaching is variable and children do not make the best possible progress. However, some of her teaching strategies are good. For example, she supports young children to become familiar with books. Children become curious. She points to and counts the animals with them. Children attempt to turn the pages and look at themselves in the reflective pages of the book. The childminder helps babies walk and move around by ensuring there is sufficient space for them. The childminder gathers useful information from parents when their child first starts and shares information about their progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's safety and welfare are compromised. The childminder's safeguarding knowledge is not fully secure. Furthermore, parts of the childminder's home are cluttered which, at times, restrict children in their play. Not all children have easy enough access to the toys to enable them to make choices or lead their own learning. The childminder's pets, their cages and surrounding floor areas are not cleaned regularly enough to prevent strong animal smells from lingering. Deposits from the cage contents remain on the floor where children play. As a result, children's good health is not promoted. However, children are settled and happy. They enjoy healthy light lunches as they sit independently at the low- level table.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in assessment and teaching and the subsequent planning of activities mean that children are not challenged enough in their play. However, children are gaining some skills needed to help them prepare for their future learning and school. They show an interest in play. Babies babble as they show enjoyment and start to develop their communication skills. They develop their physical skills appropriately as they handle wooden spoons and confidently pick up dried pasta shells. Children spend time out and about in the community and learn to socialise in large-group activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY251184 Local authority Nottingham City Inspection number 995154 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 August 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003 and lives in Nottingham. She operates her provision all year round from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 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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