Childminder EY391322

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 April 2017 2 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 Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder and her assistant have a limited knowledge of safeguarding. The childminder does not know about wider safeguarding issues, such as what might indicate that a child is at risk of being exposed to extreme views about right and wrong, and what she should do. The childminder is also unaware of how to ensure the ongoing suitability of her assistant.  The childminder does not ensure that the equipment used by older children is safe and suitable.  The childminder does not successfully monitor her assistant's teaching practice and provide relevant support to ensure teaching promotes good outcomes for children.  The childminder does not encourage parents to share information fully about their children's development at home. This does not support continuity for children.  The childminder and her assistant do not identify gaps in children's learning and plan for what they need to learn next. They do not promote children's independence.

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This provision is inadequate

Children do not make the best possible progress in their learning.  Self-evaluation is ineffective. The childminder has failed to identify weaknesses in practice, including breaches of both the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder and her assistant have close relationships with the children. As a result, children are happy, confident and enjoy their time in the caring environment.

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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 the childminder and her assistant have a secure knowledge of safeguarding children, including signs that a child may be at risk from radical or extreme views, to ensure any concerns about a child's welfare are acted upon in a timely manner 27/04/2017

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 ensure the equipment used for the purposes of the childcare is safe and suitable 27/04/2017

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 ensure the ongoing suitability of the assistant is checked 27/04/2017  improve the effectiveness of coaching, training and supervision to monitor the assistant's practice and raise the quality of teaching to a consistently good standard 27/04/2017

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 use information from observations of children's achievements, interests and learning effectively to monitor their progress, clearly identify their next steps in learning, and to plan challenging, age- appropriate and enjoyable experiences to support their individual learning needs 27/04/2017

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 ensure partnerships with parents are effective and provide a consistent two-way flow of accurate information about children's progress at the setting and at home. 27/04/2017

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

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Due Date

 provide more opportunities to improve children's independence that help them be confident and ready for school  implement an effective self-evaluation process to identify and address all areas of weakness and to improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and the adult's interactions with children in the play room, including the outside learning environment.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of all adults and looked at the childminder's self-evaluation and improvement plan.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding procedures, risk assessments, and the childminder's assessment methods for checking children's progress.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder is aware of some of the signs that may indicate that children are at risk of harm and knows the procedures to follow to address any concerns. However, she does not fully understand or inform her assistant of how to keep children safe from extreme views. Also, she does not check that her assistant is suitable to work with children. The childminder does not fully risk assess the resources for the older children to use. This compromises their safety. The childminder has failed to identify this weakness through effective self-evaluation. The childminder does not observe her assistant's practice effectively and has not identified plans to enhance her professional development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder and her assistant have appropriate knowledge and they understand how young children learn. However, the systems that are in place to observe, assess and plan for children's ongoing development do not consistently support them to do this successfully. They do not work effectively with parents to involve them in their children's learning. Children, particularly older children, are not challenged through purposeful play experiences that help them to make good progress. Children have a range of resources to be creative and enjoy sand play. However, the childminder does not provide many opportunities for children to learn to do things for themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children are happy and confident. They have close relationships with the childminder and her assistant who recognise quickly when a young child is tired or hungry and respond to their needs well. This helps to promote children's well-being. However, the childminder compromises children's welfare because she does not fully understand the importance of safeguarding them. The environment is warm and welcoming. Resources are easily accessible for all children. The childminder reminds children to use manners and engage in taking turns so they learn to share and be respectful to each other. Children enjoy playing with other children.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make enough progress as planning does not fully support their development. However, they are gaining some of the skills to help them when they move to school. Children are quite confident and eager learners who are developing some positive social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY391322 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1093800 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 25

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 2 March 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in Eastleigh, Hampshire. The childminder is open from 6.30am to 6pm from Monday to Thursday. She receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged three and four years. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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