Jones, Stephanie

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 April 2017 13 April 2015

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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

 Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder has failed to inform Ofsted of an assistant who works with her on the premises. In addition, she has not informed Ofsted that she has moved out of the premises used for childminding and has a new address.  The childminder, despite being qualified and experienced, does not have an adequate understanding of the requirements she must meet. She does not have a current first- aid certificate and has failed to get permission from parents to leave her assistant with children unsupervised.  Children's well-being is not highly prioritised. The childminder does not ensure the safety of children or her assistant in the event of an emergency. She does not ensure children have ready access to drinking water.  The quality of teaching is poor. The childminder rarely interacts with children other than to remind them to play safely. While children enjoy making up games with their friends,

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This provision is inadequate

there is too little focus on helping children make progress in their learning through planned activities.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder and her assistant use social media applications to exchange information with parents. Parents comment on photographs of their children playing or joining in with art and craft activities. This helps them to continue their children's learning at home.

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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 Ofsted is informed about any assistant working on the premises and that the required vetting procedure is completed 10/05/2017

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 inform Ofsted of the changes to people living on the premises and a change of address 10/05/2017

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 ensure the permission of parents has been gained before leaving an assistant unsupervised with children 10/05/2017

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 complete a paediatric first-aid course that is relevant to caring for children 10/05/2017

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 take appropriate steps to minimise risks to children in the event of an emergency 10/05/2017

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 make drinking water available to children at all times 10/05/2017  improve teaching skills to ensure children benefit from warm, positive interaction, in order to help them progress in their learning 10/05/2017

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Due Date

 plan activities that are drawn from assessment of what individual children need to learn next, so that children make better progress towards the early learning goals. 10/05/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector had a tour of the premises, observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors and assessed children's learning.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder, including how she evaluates her practice. She also spoke with the childminder's assistant and her co- childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of people living and working on the premises.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder readily acknowledges that she has let her previously good standards of care slip. She knows she has not kept her understanding of the requirements she must meet up to date. She has not maintained a focus on improving her practice through monitoring children's progress or accessing further training. Consequently, several requirements are not met, which means there is a risk to children's safety and well-being. However, both the childminder and her assistant have an adequate understanding of the signs that suggest a child may be at risk of harm and they know who to refer their concerns to. The childminder informally monitors the performance of her assistant. However, her lack of focus on planning activities based on what children need to learn next means that teaching, overall, is not good enough.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder supervises children as they play. She responds to questions they have but rarely engages with them to extend their learning or check their understanding. Her assistant is more involved in children's play and asks questions in order to clarify children's thinking or promote their communication. However, the daily routine is not well balanced between child-initiated and adult-led play. Activities are not planned to capture children's interests or imaginations. Consequently, younger children sometimes wander about aimlessly. When the childminder does sit with children to sing and play instruments, some excitedly bang drums to the beat of the song and others dance along.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder has let her first-aid certificate lapse. She does not prioritise children's safety or ensure her assistant can respond appropriately, should there be an emergency. Consequently, children's well-being is not ensured. While children enjoy the healthy meals provided, drinking water is not readily available throughout the day. Children access a large garden for a significant amount of time. They run about and make up games with their friends or ride tricycles and throw balls. They have plenty of opportunities to develop their physical skills. Children behave well, they respond to instructions to play carefully or to tidy up and wash their hands ready for lunch. Children appear settled and happy in the company of the childminder, her assistant and her co-childminder. They know children's family circumstances and observe them more closely in order to offer reassurance at difficult times.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children learn to get along with others and enjoy being part of a group. Pre-school age children develop confidence in speaking and make their needs and wants known. They are adequately prepared for school. However, younger children show less enthusiasm for learning. Fun and challenging activities are not planned for them to capture their imaginations and help them make good progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 954345 Local authority Wirral Inspection number 1091236 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 19

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 13 April 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2000 and works with her assistant and her co- childminder in Eastham, Wirral. All three hold appropriate qualifications at level 3. The childminder operates her provision all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children.

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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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