Childminder EY484476

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 January 2017 5 October 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 has failed to take effective action to make all required improvements from her last inspection. She does not recognise the detrimental effect this has on children's care and learning. The childminder does not identify where there are breaches of the Early Years Register and Childcare Register requirements.  The childminder does not take prompt action to keep children safe and well when they play outside. She recognises when children are extremely cold and tired or have wet clothes, but does not take reasonable steps to ensure children's well-being and meet their needs.  The childminder fails to monitor her assistants' performance to ensure they offer all children good quality learning experiences. She does not develop the assistants' skills and knowledge and, as a consequence, they fail to support children's development or motivate and challenge them to learn.  Children do not make sufficient progress. The childminder does not assess children's

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This provision is inadequate

learning or plan effectively to meet their needs. Some children are bored and their behaviour deteriorates. While staff deal with incidents of poor behaviour effectively, this distracts them from providing other children with the support they need.

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It has the following strengths

 Children have daily opportunities to play and explore the outdoor environment.

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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

 take all necessary steps to meet children's individual needs and to keep them safe and well, with particular regard to keeping each child sufficiently warm and dry during outdoor play and enabling them to rest or sleep when they are tired 28/01/2017

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Due Date

 put appropriate arrangements in place to provide effective support and coaching for assistants to monitor and improve the quality of teaching and outcomes for children, and ensure assistants receive suitable opportunities to develop their practice to a good standard. 28/01/2017

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 ensure planned activities provide children with appropriate challenge to build on their skills and knowledge through meaningful interactions that are matched to their individual needs in all areas of learning 28/01/2017

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Due Date

 improve the effectiveness of observations and assessments to accurately monitor individual and groups of children's stage of development and ensure they make good progress. 28/01/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing outside, independently and with the childminder's assistants.  The inspector spoke to the childminder, children, some parents and the assistants at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she organises her setting and monitors her assistants' individual practice.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including children's records, the assistants' suitability checks and the childminder's policies.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder's understanding of her responsibilities and her capacity to improve are poor. She has failed to make improvements to address all breaches of requirements from her last inspection and now there are further weaknesses, placing children at significant risk. The childminder does not ensure she meets children's fundamental welfare needs consistently. Children played outside for the duration of the inspection on a very cold day. However, the childminder did not ensure each child was kept warm and dry, and had sufficient rest. The assistants have completed safeguarding training and know how to identify and report any concerns. However, the childminder does not provide them with individual support or coaching to improve their teaching skills and ensure they extend children's learning. Partnerships with parents are established. The childminder invites them to parents evenings to discuss their children. She understands

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

how to work in partnership with other providers.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder has not addressed the actions set at the last inspection. She fails to monitor children's progress effectively and does not plan purposeful and interesting experiences for individual children. The youngest children have few age-appropriate activities to maintain their interest. For example, they enjoyed being pushed around on play tractors, but were unable to continue playing when staff moved away as there were no other resources around for them to use. The childminder noticed when the youngest children were no longer interested in playing outside, but did not offer them alternative experiences, outside or inside. The childminder does not ensure that her assistants provide children with meaningful activities that promote their learning and development. Children enjoy playing in the trees, but the childminder and her assistants do not make sufficient use of children's experiences to develop their communication and language skills

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder fails to keep children safe and well. She recognises when the youngest children are extremely cold and wet from playing in water outside, but does not change their clothes so they are dry or consider taking them inside so they are warm. In addition, the childminder does not respond to children's needs appropriately when they show they are tired. Older children, particularly boys, become disruptive when they are bored and lack sufficient challenge. For example, they throw dough and run away from the assistants. While the adults deal with these incidents appropriately, this reduces the time they can give to support the other children.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children fail to make the progress they should. The youngest become bored, tired and cold from playing outside for long periods and lack motivation to explore. Older children do not receive suitable challenge, which limits their learning and has a negative effect on their personal, social and emotional development. Children are not well prepared for their next stage in learning or for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484476 Local authority Devon Inspection number 1075427 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 23 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 5 October 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in Totnes, Devon. She offers care from Tuesday to Friday from 8.45am until 1pm, term time only. The childminder works with three assistants; one holds qualified teacher status, one holds a level 3 qualification and another is unqualified. The childminder follows the Steiner method of education.

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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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