Childminder EY460519

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 January 2017 12 May 2016

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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 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 gather and record required information from parents when children start, to ensure their welfare. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The childminder continues to fail to make regular observations and assessments of children's levels of achievement, interests and learning styles. Children continue to receive poor planning of experiences to reduce any gaps in their learning. The childminder does not build on what children know and need to learn next. Children do not make the progress of which they are capable.  The childminder fails to gain adequate information about children's developmental starting points. She does not encourage parents to contribute to their child's learning or provide information to them about how to support learning at home, to help support children's progress consistently.  Self-evaluation is poor. The childminder has not addressed actions raised at her last

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This provision is inadequate

inspection, which leads to poor outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form strong bonds with the childminder. They are kind to each other and play happily, choosing toys and resources for themselves.  The childminder understands how to meet children's care needs sufficiently.  The childminder uses the local environment appropriately to support children's understanding of the world.

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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

 record the following information for each child in care: full name, date of birth, name and address of every parent and/or carer who is known to the provider, which parents and/or carers the child normally lives with and emergency contact details for parents and/or carers 31/01/2017

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Due Date

 gain knowledge of how to make regular observations and assessments of what children know and can do, to accurately identify and monitor any gaps in learning and plan precisely for what children need to learn next, and fully involve parents from the beginning to provide a shared approach to children's learning. 28/02/2017

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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

 improve self-evaluation to ensure breaches in requirement are identified and weak practices are tackled swiftly to improve outcomes for children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children as they played in the home and on a walk to the park.  The inspector discussed children's learning with the childminder.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's assessment records, the childminder's self-evaluation, and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder has failed to record required information from parents, including contact details for parents and emergency carers. This is detrimental to children's welfare and puts them at risk. The childminder has a sound knowledge of local safeguarding procedures and understands her responsibilities to report any concerns about a child. Self-evaluation is poor. The childminder has not made sufficient progress since her last inspection and weaknesses remain in her observation and assessment processes to identify and monitor any gaps in children's learning. The childminder has failed to involve parents in this process to provide a consistent approach to children's learning and development, to help children make adequate progress.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not use her qualification effectively to observe and assess children's progress. She has limited understanding of the learning and development requirements to plan challenging activities to help children make progress and misses many opportunities to extend children's learning. For example, poor teaching does not help children learn how to complete simple technology programmes and support their knowledge of letters and sounds when they show interest in an electronic toy. When children show an interest in counting, for instance, the childminder does not respond positively to help them count and use numbers in their play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not gather sufficient information from parents when children start, which impacts on children's welfare. Children are quick to settle on arrival. Babies reach for the childminder for a cuddle and she distracts them appropriately with toys of interest. For example, babies settle quickly when they enjoy sensory experiences with an older friend. However, the childminder does not interact well with children to widen their experiences. She does not value and respond to children's ideas, such as when they talk about how you need an orange to make juice, to build their self-esteem and confidence. Children learn hygienic practices, for example, by washing their hands.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Poor-quality systems for observing, planning and assessing greatly hinder the progress children make. Children are not motivated to learn and they become bored easily. The childminder does not guide children's play and learning. Children move on to new resources frequently and activities do not spark their interest. Children learn some independence, for example, as they make good attempts to put coats on and fasten toggles. Although children develop some appropriate communication and language skills, they are insufficiently prepared for their future learning and eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY460519 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1057937 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Brent Knoll, in Somerset. She operates her service Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3.

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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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Telephone number

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