Childminder 209878

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 May 2017 9 March 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

 Children's welfare and safety is significantly compromised. The childminder fails to maintain a safe and suitable environment. Risk assessments are ineffective.  The childminder has not provided statutory agencies with accurate information regarding a significant event. In addition, appropriate records regarding children's injuries have not been maintained.  The childminder is unable to effectively supervise the number of children who are present and they are not always within sight or hearing. She does not adhere to the required adult-to-child ratios at all times.  The childminder has not informed Ofsted of assistants that work on the premises or provided Ofsted with the information to enable suitability checks to be carried out.  Assessment and teaching are weak. Children's activities are not tailored to their needs. This means some children have fewer opportunities to join in and take part and

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This provision is inadequate

outcomes for children are poor.  The childminder does not provide coaching and mentoring that helps to strengthen the professional development of assistants.

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It has the following strengths

 Parents report that the childminder cares about children and knows them well.

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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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Due Date

 provide Ofsted with information about all adults working on the premises, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for each person, so that suitability checks can be completed 23/05/2017

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 ensure that Ofsted and other statutory agencies, including the Local Safeguarding Children Board, are provided with accurate and up-to-date information regarding any significant event that affects the welfare and safety of children 23/05/2017

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 ensure that all aspects of the premises are fit for purpose and suitable for use, with particular regard to unfinished building work 23/05/2017

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 implement effective risk assessments to identify and minimise any potential hazards that put children at risk of harm 23/05/2017

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 improve staffing arrangements to meet the needs of all children and ensure that all children are within sight and hearing 23/05/2017

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 ensure that the adult-to-child ratios are met at all times, including when working with an assistant 23/05/2017

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 keep records regarding any significant injuries that children receive on the premises and elsewhere 23/05/2017

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 provide mentoring, coaching and ongoing opportunities that promote the professional development of assistants. 23/08/2017

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

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 improve teaching, assessment and planning so that children always benefit from experiences across all areas of learning that are matched to their needs and abilities 23/06/2017

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 provide all children with opportunities to make choices based on their interests and take account of their individual learning styles enabling them to build their confidence and independence, and to be active in their learning. 23/06/2017

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about this provision.  The inspector reviewed a joint observation of a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation with regards to children's welfare and safety.  The inspector spoke to parents and carers and took account of their views.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder's understanding of safeguarding procedures is weak. The childminder has not provided statutory agencies with accurate and up-to-date information regarding a significant event. The childminder has not maintained appropriate records relating to children's injuries. Children are not appropriately supervised because the childminder does not ensure that they are within sight or hearing. This means that the childminder is not always aware of incidents or accidents. The childminder has not ensured that Ofsted has been provided with details of assistants that work on the premises. The childminder does not provide a safe and suitable environment for children. Furthermore, she is not meeting the individual needs of the numbers of children who are present and on occasion she cares for more children than is legally permitted. Substantial and unfinished building work taking place at the property

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

puts children at an increased risk of significant harm. The childminder has not taken appropriate steps to identify and remove risks within the environment. For example, hard or unfinished flooring, exposed wires with raised metal casing and unfinished fixings are accessible to children. Outdoor play equipment is unsafe. When children use the slide, there is not enough space for them to exit safely. The childminder and her assistant have attended training, such as first aid and food hygiene. However, appropriate mentoring and coaching to develop practice and teaching is weak.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Weaknesses in assessment mean the childminder does not have a good enough view of children's progress to enable her to plan a varied and stimulating programme of learning. For extended periods of the day, children have few choices. For example, when they are taken to play in the garden, they only have access to ride-on vehicles, an unsafe climbing frame, a slide and a sandpit. Likewise, when they return to play inside, they are only provided with limited small role-play toys. This limited range means that children are not engaged or interested in learning. The childminder and her assistant do not provide children with chances to make choices, based on their interests. They fail to recognise the different learning styles that children show. A young child spends time exploring soft dough by pulling it apart to make smaller pieces. They stop his investigation because they roll the pieces up into a ball and move it away from him. This limits opportunities for

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

children to gain confidence and become independent learners. Teaching is poor. Children do not get the attention and support that they need to make progress. Less confident or non-verbal children have long periods of time when the childminder or assistant do not communicate with them. For example, during a group play dough activity, they are not fully included and they are withdrawn and despondent.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare and safety is significantly compromised. The childminder has not recognised hazards within the environment, or where practice puts children at risk. Children sleep in pushchairs in the upstairs bedrooms with the doors closed. Although they are checked on periodically, these children are not within sight or hearing. Children also come into the house to play unsupervised in the kitchen or hallway while the childminder remains outside and the assistant is not on site. Although children are generally happy and behave appropriately, given their age or stage of development, the lack of adult attention means that they sometimes engage in behaviour that does not promote their well-being. For example, they run around in the hallway or drink from other children's drinks that are left on the side in the kitchen. Children form some attachment to the childminder and her assistant. They go to them for comfort or when they are upset.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make progress in readiness for school or nursery. Not all children gain skills that help them to join in and take part. However, most develop relationships with their peers and begin to play chasing games that help to promote their physical development.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 209878 Local authority Staffordshire Inspection number 1098590 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 18 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 9 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000 and lives in Wolverhampton. She works with an assistant and operates all year round, from 6.15am to 8pm, Monday to Sunday, except for family holidays. The childminder and assistant hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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