Childminder in Plymouth

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 3 July 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 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

 The childminder does not monitor the practice of her assistant effectively to protect children's safety and welfare. Medication is not stored safely and there are weak procedures to monitor the safe use of mobile phones. This is also a breach of the requirements of the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not organise staffing well enough to meet children's individual needs consistently throughout the day. Children do not always receive the support and interaction they need to be independent and engage in activities.  The childminder does not ensure her assistant holds a paediatric first-aid certificate, as required. As her assistant has sole charge of the children regularly, this significantly compromises their safety.  The childminder does not manage confidential information about children securely, which compromises their safety and welfare. The required documents were not available for inspection. The childminder does not display her registration certificate,

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This provision is inadequate

and verification of her paediatric first-aid certificate was not available.  Activities are generalised and do not meet all children's individual learning needs. Children do not make as much progress as they could when with the childminder.  Self-evaluation is not effective enough to help the childminder identify and address weaknesses in her practice.

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It has the following strengths

 Children play with a variety of toys and are physically active.

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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

 monitor all adults who are present when children attend, so that they follow secure and safe procedures for using mobile phones 25/07/2017

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 reduce risks to children to ensure all medication is safely stored out of children's reach 25/07/2017

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 improve staffing arrangements to meet all children's individual learning, development and emotional needs 25/07/2017

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 ensure any assistant who has sole charge of children has completed an appropriate paediatric first-aid qualification 31/08/2017

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 provide evidence of a valid paediatric first-aid qualification 25/07/2017  follow secure procedures to manage children's personal details and records confidentially, and ensure they are available for inspection purposes 25/07/2017

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 provide planned activities that follow individual children's needs, and ages and stages of development, to challenge them and help them to make good progress 25/07/2017

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 display the registration certificate when working with children. 25/07/2017

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

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 extend self-evaluation procedures to help identify and address weaknesses, and support positive outcomes for children  make better use of routine activities to ensure children are independent and engage in the learning opportunities.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing inside and outdoors.  The inspector toured parts of the childminder's home used for childminding purposes.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder about how she manages her provision and monitors her assistant's practice.  The inspector sampled a range of documents, including the safeguarding policy.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not evaluate her own or her assistant's practice well enough to identify how they can improve teaching and routines. The childminder has a poor understanding of her responsibilities. This has resulted in several breaches to the requirements. The childminder does organise herself or her assistant effectively to ensure they meet children's needs consistently. This means, at times, children do not receive the support or encouragement they need to participate fully and have their needs met. At times, the assistant has sole charge of children but does not hold a valid paediatric first-aid qualification, as required. The childminder does not ensure her assistant follows procedures to store her personal belongings safely. This means she has her personal mobile phone on her when working with children and children have access to medication. The childminder does not maintain confidential records. She has sent

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children's personal details to other agencies and has not made them available for inspection, including her first-aid certificate, attendance records and registration certificate. The childminder and her assistant know how to identify and report any child protection concerns.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder monitors the progress children make. However, she and her assistant focus on maintaining children's welfare and not their learning needs. For example, during the inspection, they completed simple tasks for children and did not offer opportunities for them to be independent, or engage in challenging activities based on their next steps in learning. While they offer some development opportunities, such as playing with toy bricks, this is not challenging enough for older children and younger ones show very little interest. Although the childminder and assistant encourage children to tidy away activities, this does not provide them with time to fully explore and investigate the resources. Children are not motivated to learn.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Significant weaknesses in safeguarding and meeting the individual needs of children, compromises their safety, welfare and learning. Although the childminder and her assistant promote positive behaviour and social skills, there are too many children for them to support and extend children's individual needs well enough. For example, the assistant swiftly washed and dried all children's hands in silence to prepare children quickly for snack time, without helping them to understand why good hygiene is important or engaging them in any conversations. The childminder shares information with parents about activities their children enjoy and the assessments she completes.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make as much progress as they are capable. They do not receive the individual support they need to develop the skills to prepare them well for their next stage in learning and eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490080 Local authority Plymouth Inspection number 1017776 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 3 Number of children on roll 8

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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 and lives in Plymouth, Devon. She offers care every weekday from 7am until 6pm, all year round, except public holidays. 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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