Childminder in Portsmouth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25 May 2017 16 December 2016

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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 provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not supervise children sufficiently. She does not manage children’s safety adequately on the walk to and from school.  The childminder does not promote children’s behaviour in an age-appropriate and positive way. She does not help young children to understand how to behave safely and keep themselves safe.  The childminder does not keep all records required for the safe and efficient management of her setting and does not share necessary information with parents. She fails to keep an accurate record of children’s hours of attendance, as required.  The childminder has not taken action to improve her knowledge since her last inspection. She lacks understanding of the changes that must be notified to Ofsted and has failed to report a significant event.  The childminder does not meet the requirements of the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Self-evaluation is weak.

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It has the following strengths

 Overall, the childminder builds friendly relationships with children.

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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 will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure children are adequately supervised, including during the walk to and from school 23/06/2017

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Due Date

 ensure children's behaviour is managed in a positive and appropriate way 23/06/2017

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Due Date

 take action to gain a thorough understanding of the responsibilities relating to notifying Ofsted of any changes and significant events 23/06/2017

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Due Date

 maintain accurate records, and obtain and share information where necessary with parents to ensure children's needs are met 23/06/2017

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Due Date

 maintain an accurate daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance. 23/06/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children's play activities indoors and outdoors, looked at the available resources and read relevant documentation.  The inspector accompanied the children and the childminder on the walk to school.  The inspector held a discussion with the childminder about her leadership and management of the setting.  We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about this provision.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder did not notify Ofsted of a significant event. She failed to supervise a child in the school playground and left the premises, returning when notified by school staff that a child was uncollected. There has been a decline in the quality of the provision offered to young children since the childminder's last inspection. Although she has some understanding of what to do if she is worried about a child's welfare, record keeping is not good enough to help her meet children's needs sufficiently. Staff ratios are met and accident records are complete, but the attendance register is not accurate. The childminder provides wrap-around care for early years children, including taking and collecting from school. However, she does not supervise children or manage trips to and from school effectively, which compromises their safety. The childminder builds some suitable partnerships with parents and other settings, although information

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

sharing is not fully effective. The childminder makes sure that her assistant is adequately aware of her responsibilities.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder provides play activities for children's leisure time, such as games, puzzles and creative activities, in a suitable environment. Overall, children are happy with the choices they make in play and are able to build on the skills they have learned earlier in life. Some children are encouraged to use their imaginations well, such as when they make a pretend pet shop with varied media and materials gathered locally. Children build and design with small bricks and talk about their creations to adults. They are able to follow their interests and take turns with their friends, such as when they talk about and use computer games. Older children learn how to keep safe when using the internet.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder's failure to meet the welfare requirements compromises children's well- being and personal development. She does not keep children safe on outings. After school, children run off and play football in the school playground without the childminder noticing and she leaves the premises without them. The childminder does not manage children's different behaviours effectively and does not take account of their age and stage of development. She is not skilled enough in enabling children to learn how to keep to rules. For example, when they run off down the pavement on the school run, she shouts at them to come back and sternly asks why they have run off, without giving them time to answer.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY222251 Local authority Portsmouth Inspection number 1098807 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 December 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2002. She lives in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The childminder offers wrap-around care only, on Monday to Friday before and after school, and from 7am to 6.30pm in the school holidays. The childminder holds a level 3 qualification in early years and employs 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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