Childminder EY382507

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 March 2017 6 July 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 has failed to take action to rectify breaches of requirements, despite legal notices served instructing her to do so. She has not ensured all persons working with children are suitable and children are placed at potential risk of harm. Assistants do not have sufficient understanding of English to meet children’s needs.  The childminder and her assistants are not able to protect children and promote their well-being and development. The childminder takes no steps to assess or improve the knowledge and practice of her assistants. Their knowledge and understanding of child protection matters, including how to recognise or refer concerns is poor. Consequently, children cannot be kept safe.  Children’s needs are not met, including those who speak English as additional language. They have limited access to toys and resources. Teaching is poor and children do not make sufficient progress.

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not manage children’s behaviour appropriately and children do not know what is expected of them.  The childminder has limited regard for ensuring that information about children is stored confidentially and some records are not available for inspection.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents are generally positive about the provision and appear to have good relationships with the childminder.

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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 intend to take steps to suspend registration and will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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 put in place a safeguarding policy in line with the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board procedures, and make sure it includes the use of mobile phones 31/03/2017

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 train all assistants to ensure that they are able to identify signs and symptoms of possible abuse and neglect at the earliest opportunity and respond in a timely and appropriate way 31/03/2017

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 train all assistants to identify when someone is acting inappropriately with a child and understand the appropriate procedures to follow if an allegation is made against the childminder or other assistants 31/03/2017

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 ensure that any assistant whose suitability has not been checked, including through a disclosure and barring service check does not have unsupervised contact with children; this is with specific regard to unchecked persons carrying out intimate care routines and taking photos of children 31/03/2017

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 manage children's behaviour suitably and in a way that is appropriate for their age and stage of development and that techniques used do not adversely affect their well-being 31/03/2017

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 take appropriate steps to maintain the confidentiality of children’s records, and that they can only be seen by people who have a right or professional need to see them 31/03/2017

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 make available and accessible records required for the safe management of the setting at inspection 31/03/2017

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 meet children’s emotional, physical and psychological needs in an environment that keeps them healthy, safe and secure 31/03/2017

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 provide assistants with effective supervision opportunities by supporting, coaching and training them and enable assistants to promote the interests and individual needs of children 31/03/2017

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 deploy staff appropriately to make sure that children’s needs are met 31/03/2017

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 make sure that assistants have a sufficient understanding of English to ensure the well-being and safety of all children 31/03/2017

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 provide a welcoming and stimulating environment to support children to enjoy learning and grow in confidence. 31/03/2017 To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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 ensure that assistants have a sufficient understanding of the learning and development requirements and how to deliver them in practice. 31/03/2017

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 implement effective observations and assessments of children's development to understand children’s level of achievement, interests and learning styles so that activities planned reflect children’s individual learning needs and support them to make good progress 31/03/2017

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 complete a progress check for all children aged between two and three years to review their progress and make sure that it is shared with parents 31/03/2017

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 provide sufficient opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to learn and reach a good standard in English. 31/03/2017

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about this provider.  The inspector observed activities in the indoor learning environment where children are cared for and viewed all areas of the home used for childminding.  The inspector observed a focused activity and evaluated the quality of teaching with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with the childminder, her assistants and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation that the childminder provided. The inspector checked evidence of the qualifications of the childminder, her suitability and the suitability of assistants and other household members.  The inspector spoke to a small number of parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder displays very poor leadership and has limited capacity to improve. She has failed to rectify previous breaches of requirements, including those regarding the suitability of adults working with children. The childminder continues to allow unchecked assistants to have unsupervised contact with children, to change children’s nappies and take pictures of the children on their personal mobile phones. She has a very weak understanding of how to promote children’s safety. Her a poor attitude and understanding places children at risk of harm. The childminder does not carry out effective supervision to ensure that her assistants have sufficient knowledge and understanding to meet children’s needs. Her assistants do not have a sufficient understanding of English to enable them to safeguard children and deliver the learning and development requirements. Assistants are not able to identify any possible signs or

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk of harm, nor do they know the action to take if they have a concern. Assistants are not able to identify behaviour from adults that might indicate they pose a risk towards a child. They do not know what to do to report worries about persons who work with children. As a result, children are placed at risk of harm. The childminder is unable to demonstrate sufficient understanding of the ‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage’ to meet the requirements. The childminder allows all assistants, including those who are not vetted, to take children’s confidential records home with them and has taken no steps to ensure these are stored safely. During the inspection, the childminder’s behaviour raised concerns about her suitability to remain a registered provider. She refused to supply records required for the safe management of the setting, including records of children. The childminder shouted in front of minded

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder and her assistants demonstrate a very poor understanding of how to support children to learn. Children receive a poor quality of care. Babies and young children are placed into bouncer chairs as soon as they arrive and are left to watch the television. The inspector observed that children were left in this position, with no interaction from adults, for up to 45 minutes at a time, while they remain awake. They then have limited interaction from the childminder or her assistants for remainder of their time at the setting. The childminder has a poor understanding of how to effectively promote children’s communication, physical, personal, social and emotional development. The childminder is unable to demonstrate that she understands the negative impact of this arrangement on children’s development, stating that television programmes develop children’s language. The childminder and her assistants do not plan for children’s

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

individual learning needs. They do not carry out any observations of children’s progress or development, and are unaware of required assessments including the progress check for children aged between two and three years. Children have no appropriate activities and resources to stimulate them. Older children are left for long periods of time with no resources or activities that are appropriate for their ages or interests. There is poor provision in place to help children learn and develop.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children’s behaviour is managed very poorly and no positive steps are taken to improve their behaviour. Children are poorly occupied and do not know what is expected of them, often hitting other children. The childminder and her assistants feel that they are not able to supervise all the children who attend so they strap children into chairs. This unacceptable method of managing children’s behaviour places children at risk of emotional and physical harm. In addition, during this time the children are left for long periods of time with little interaction from the childminder or her assistants. The childminder does not ensure she deploys herself and her assistants appropriately to ensure children’s individual needs are met. Older children are left in rooms which have equipment and resources that are not suitable for their ages and stages of development. Children are left in bouncer chairs or left sitting at a table with no resources or toys for prolonged periods

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

of time. The childminder explains that this is because she does not have enough staff to allow the children out of the chairs or take them into rooms that are appropriate for their ages. This has a significant impact on children’s safety, well-being, and learning and development.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children make poor progress. Not enough children are working within the range of development that is typical for their age. Children do not develop sufficient skills in any area of learning. Children who speak English as an additional language rarely hear English spoken in the setting. Assistants do not speak English to young babies, stating that they do not think that babies will understand what they are saying. This prevents children from developing sufficient communication and social skills. Children, especially those who speak English as an additional language, are not prepared for the next stage in their learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY382507 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 1086064 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 12 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 20

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2008 and lives in Ipswich, Suffolk. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with three assistants.

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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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