Childminder EY424485

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 February 2017 25 April 2014

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 The childminder has allowed her paediatric first-aid certificate to lapse and does not ensure that her assistant holds a valid paediatric first-aid qualification when left in the sole care of children. This breach relates to the Childcare Register. Furthermore, she does not ensure that the contents of the first-aid box are appropriate to treat children's accidents and injuries effectively.  Observation and monitoring procedures are not fully effective. The childminder does not understand her role to undertake required assessments, such as progress checks for two-year-old children. Her planning is variable and does not include activities that are challenging enough to help children make the best possible progress in their learning.  The childminder does not know how to evaluate her provision effectively to identify and address any weaknesses in her practice and improve outcomes for children.  Sometimes, the childminder does not give children enough time to think for themselves

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

and respond, such as when asking questions, to help extend their learning skills.

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It has the following strengths

 Children have suitable opportunities to learn about their local community, including the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle.  The childminder and her assistant interact with children in a calm, caring and friendly manner, helping to support children's emotional well-being.  The childminder ensures her premises are safe, secure and suitable for 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

 ensure that the childminder, and any assistants who might be in sole charge of the children for any period of time, hold a current paediatric first-aid qualification 27/03/2017

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 ensure a first-aid box is accessible at all times with appropriate up- to-date contents for use with children 27/03/2017

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 gain a secure knowledge of how to observe and monitor children's progress from their starting points and use this information to plan for their next steps in learning, providing age-appropriate activities to help children make the best possible progress 27/03/2017

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 improve knowledge of effective assessment procedures, including how to complete the required progress check for any child attending aged between two and three years. 27/03/2017

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

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 make effective use of self-evaluation to identify breaches in requirements and target all weaknesses in practice promptly to improve outcomes for all children  give children more time to respond to questions before intervening, so they learn to think for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the childminder's interaction with children throughout the inspection.  The inspector sampled children's observation documents and looked at the registration records.  The inspector checked evidence of the childminder's and her assistant's suitability to work with children and sampled some of her policies and procedures.  The inspector held conversations with the childminder, her assistant and the children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder knows how to recognise and respond to signs that may indicate a child being at risk of harm. She attends training on wider safeguarding matters, which she shares with her assistant to support his practice. However, the childminder does not understand all the requirements fully. She is not aware of her role to undertake progress summary checks for children aged two years and she has not updated her first-aid training. She has allowed her assistant to collect the children from school without holding a valid first-aid certificate. However, they have both addressed this immediately to ensure there is no significant impact on children. For example, they have already completed some of the course online while waiting to undertake the practical assessment. The childminder has suitable knowledge of monitoring children's development. However, she does not identify children's starting points fully from the

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

outset to track their progress and identify their next steps in learning. The childminder maintains appropriate links with parents and other settings that children attend. She reflects on some aspects of her practice, although this process is not effective enough to identify and target all areas that need improving.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder has a suitable understanding of how to promote children's learning. She encourages children to make their own choices. For example, children select toys to play with and join in some of the planned activities. However, planning is variable at times. Some activities lack variety and challenge, especially for older children, who lose interest quickly. Overall, children play cooperatively together, for example, when building with blocks. The childminder helps children to increase their vocabulary, for example, when singing and reading books. However, at times, she does not give children enough time to think for themselves, such as when asking questions, to help them learn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are comfortable in the care of the childminder and feel at home. They learn to manage some of their personal care independently, such as their toileting needs. The childminder encourages children to follow suitable hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating. However, she has not maintained the appropriate contents of the first-aid box, as required. For example, some items have expired and not been replenished immediately. Children behave well, and learn to share and respect others.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children develop some skills for their future learning. They learn to count and they learn about shapes and colours. However, due to inconsistencies in planning and monitoring their learning, not all children make the best possible progress from their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY424485 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1069055 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 25 April 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Southgate, in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder works with her husband, who is registered as her assistant. They collect children from the local schools and pre-schools. They operate flexible hours every weekday all year round, apart from family holidays and bank 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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