Childminder 129485

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 February 2017 21 October 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 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 not met the action from her previous inspection. Therefore, her capacity to improve her provision is weak.  The childminder does not keep a written record of any accidents or injuries sustained by children while in her care. She does not record the first-aid treatment given.  The childminder does not obtain written permission from parents to administer medication.  The childminder does not gather or share information with parents regarding the required progress check for children aged between two and three years. She does not provide a written summary of the children's development for parents.  Children's starting points are not always assessed precisely or accurately. The childminder does not always gather sufficient detailed information from parents about what children can already do when they first start.

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It has the following strengths

 Children have plenty of opportunities to build on the development of their physical skills. They enjoy trips to the local parks where they playing ball games. Children attend local playgroups with the childminder and enjoy climbing on various equipment.  The childminder supports children's speech and language development. She repeats words back to them to increase their understanding of the sounds of letters and their pronunciation. The childminder talks to children about what they are doing to increase their vocabulary.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 maintain a written record of accidents or injuries sustained by children and the first-aid treatment administered 02/03/2017

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 obtain written parental permission to administer medication to children 02/03/2017

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 complete the required progress check for children aged between two and three years and provide parents with a short written summary of their child's progress. 02/03/2017

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

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 seek more detailed information from parents about their child when they first start, in order to plan more precisely for children's individual needs from the outset.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through reading written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. Children's health and welfare continue to be comprised as a result of the childminder's failure to address some of the weaknesses raised at the previous inspection. Despite this the childminder knows the signs and symptoms of abuse to be aware of. She knows the procedures to follow and who to contact in her local authority should she have child protection concerns. The childminder has improved her knowledge and understanding of how to support children to think for themselves during activities and to work out challenges. She is aware of how to share information with other settings that children attend, when the need arises. The childminder accesses professional development opportunities and training to learn new skills and develop the quality of her teaching with the children. However she does not always use these skills effectively to enhance her practice. The childminder shares basic

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

information with parents about children's progress on a regular basis.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder is still not completing the required progress check for children aged between two and three years. She has not ensured that children are making appropriate progress relative to their age, or involved parents in this process. The childminder does not gather detailed information from parents about what children can do when they first start in her care. She does not have a full range of information to help her accurately identify children's initial starting points and support their early progress as precisely as possible. Some aspects of her teaching are effective. She supports children to work out simple problems for themselves. For example, when children complete difficult puzzles, she encourages them to turn each puzzle piece around to check where it will fit. Children enjoy singing songs where they count backwards from five to one. The childminder supports their early writing skills by providing many opportunities for them to use a variety

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

of tools to write and create with. Children enjoy colouring in pictures carefully while staying within the lines as much as possible. However, she does not extend the skills of some children who are exceeding their expected levels of progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder has failed to keep a written record of accidents and injuries that children sustain while in her care. She attends to these incidents but does not record the first-aid treatment that is given. The childminder has not gained parents written permission for administering medication to children while they are in her care. Children make close bonds with the childminder. They are happy and settle quickly into her care. Children behave well and the childminder supports them to be kind to one another. During playgroup sessions, the childminder helps children to learn to share and take turns. They have opportunities to develop their independence skills. Children wash their hands ready for mealtimes and help to tidy up toys when they have finished playing. The childminder supports their understanding about living a healthy lifestyle. She talks to children about what food is healthy. She shares books with the children about different food from around

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

the world. Children discuss which food they think would be good for them. They enjoy taking part in creative activities that relate to different festivals. This supports children's understanding about respecting each other's differences.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Some children's progress is not a good as it could be given the lack of detailed information about their individual achievements and capabilities. Children who demonstrate skills and knowledge above their expected age are not challenged enough to achieve further. Emerging gaps in some children's progress are not being identified swiftly enough. This hinders their preparation for future learning and the eventual move to school. However, children develop their imaginative skills as they pretend to take a baby doll for a walk to the shops. They enjoy counting the number of toy cars as they slide them from the top of a toy garage to the bottom.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 129485 Local authority Hertfordshire Inspection number 1058007 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 October 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1997 and lives in Hemel Hempstead. She operates her provision all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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