Childminder EY485687

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 June 2017 Not applicable

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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 does not meet the Early Years Register and Childcare Register requirements. She does not hold a valid paediatric first-aid qualification and is unaware of the requirements for recording children's arrival and departure times. These weaknesses place children's welfare at risk.  The childminder does not monitor and assess children's development precisely to help her plan accurate next steps for their development and to fully enhance their learning experiences. She does not share her assessments with parents to promote consistency in children's learning. Children do not make the good progress of which they are capable.  The childminder has not fully considered how to provide a range of opportunities to help children extend their early reading and writing skills. She does not organise the toys and equipment effectively to support each child's learning and development.  The childminder does not focus well enough on evaluating her practice to accurately

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This provision is inadequate

identify breaches in requirements and target improvements, nor does she actively seek and include parents' views for improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form positive relationships with the childminder.

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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

 complete and maintain a valid paediatric first-aid qualification 30/07/2017  ensure that a daily record of all children's hours of attendance is rigorously maintained 30/06/2017

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Due Date

 improve the effectiveness of assessment to provide an accurate understanding of children's learning, using the information gained to carefully plan for what they need to learn next and to support each child to make good progress. 30/07/2017

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 improve partnership working with parents, in particular, to extend learning at home and to exchange regular information across the settings  improve the range of opportunities to help children extend their early reading and writing skills  organise resources more effectively to help children to make choices about their play  develop more effective self-evaluation processes to identify weaknesses in practice, including seeking parents' views to help improve the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with the children.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including policies and procedures, and children's records.  The inspector conducted a tour of the premises that the childminder uses for childminding purposes.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder lacks understanding of her responsibility to update her paediatric first-aid qualification. She has allowed her certificate to lapse and has failed to book herself onto an appropriate training course. The childminder fails to accurately record times of children's attendance so it is clear when they are in her care. The childminder demonstrates a suitable understanding of child protection matters. She knows how to report any concerns about children's welfare and can identify the signs and symptoms that a child may be at risk. The childminder completes risk assessments to identify and minimise hazards to children. However, she does not evaluate her practice effectively to identify where there are breaches in requirements and target key areas to improve. In addition, she does not ask parents for their views to support her evaluation further.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder provides children with some opportunities to make choices during their play. However, resources are not organised effectively to enable children to make independent choices. Children enjoy story times with the childminder. However, the childminder does not promote children's literacy development well. For example, babies do not have access to a range of books to explore to keep them engaged. Older children's early reading and writings skills are not fully supported. They have limited opportunities to make marks purposefully and to link letters to sounds. The childminder introduces some early mathematics, such as counting and shapes. However, she does not use her assessments of children's development effectively to identity and plan for their next steps in learning. The childminder has not implemented strategies to involve parents in their children's learning and development effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in the childminder's safeguarding knowledge mean that children's safety and welfare cannot be assured. However, the childminder is attentive and responsive to children. She cares for the children's emotional needs well. For example, she responds well to babies' needs, singing to them when they become upset or distressed. Children are generally well behaved and the childminder intervenes effectively when conflicts between children arise.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children gain some skills they need to be ready for the next stage in their learning and to prepare them for starting school. Children's physical skills are developing well. For example, younger children enjoy practising their emerging walking skills and older children develop ball control while playing ball games. However, children do not make good enough progress in their literacy skills and they are not supported well enough to make independent choices in their play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485687 Local authority Croydon Inspection number 1006996 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 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Thornton Heath, located in the London Borough of Croydon. The childminder offers her service on Monday to Friday, all year round.

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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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