Hodgson, Elizabeth Emily

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 19 July 2017 14 November 2013

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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 take effective steps to ensure her premises are safe for children. Although she completes risk assessments, these are not effective in helping her to address safety issues and minimise risks to children, which puts children at serious risk of harm. This is also a breach in the requirements of the Childcare Register.  The childminder does not closely monitor the progress of all children. She is not fully aware of their stage of development or the next steps in their learning, to ensure she is able to support all children to make the progress of which they are capable.  Activities do not consistently provide sufficient challenge to help children acquire new skills and build on existing ones.  The childminder does not reflect well enough on the quality of her provision to ensure she supports children's welfare at all times. Although the childminder gains new skills, for example, through training, she does not make effective use of what she learns to

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This provision is inadequate

improve the quality of teaching or maintain the previously good standards of care.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy and settle well in the childminder's care. She has a warm approach and chats to children as they play, encouraging their use and understanding of language.  Children develop independence and learn about boundaries and expectations regarding their behaviour. They are polite and use good manners, helping them to develop relationships with their friends.

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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

 use risk assessments effectively to identify all potential hazards in the environment and take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks 04/08/2017

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Due Date

 improve the effectiveness of systems to monitor children's development, to ensure any gaps in children's learning are promptly identified and supported effectively 01/09/2017

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Due Date

 plan and provide activities that challenge and extend children's learning well and help them to make the progress of which they are capable. 01/09/2017

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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 procedures for self-evaluation to help ensure practices fully support children's care and learning needs at all times.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and a sample of other documentation.  The inspector took account of the childminder's self-evaluation and written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. Although the childminder has a suitable understanding of matters relating to child protection, she does not ensure her home is safe for children to use. She does not make effective use of risk assessments to help her take action to address safety issues. For example, cleaning materials, alcohol and glassware are stored at a low level in the kitchen and are easily accessible to children. The childminder is over- reliant on supervising children and does not ensure her swimming pool is inaccessible to children. This puts children at significant risk of harm. The childminder engages in daily discussions to share information with parents about children's care and learning needs. She uses diaries to share more-detailed information with parents of younger children to keep them informed and maintain consistency in supporting children's routines.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children generally enjoy their time with the childminder; however, she does not provide enough support and challenge to ensure children make the progress of which they are capable. Although the childminder involves herself in children's play, she often misses opportunities to challenge children and extend their learning further. For example, as children use the small-world characters, she encourages them to count how many they have. However, she fails to build on this number awareness with older children so they learn to use simple calculation to solve problems. The childminder completes some observations of the children; however, she does not monitor the progress of all children. This means she is not always clear about what children already know and what they need to learn next, to help her plan and provide for their continued progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Significant weaknesses to children's safety place them at risk. The childminder relies too heavily on supervision as a means of keeping children safe. Although she sets clear boundaries for children about where they can and cannot play to help them learn how to keep safe, she does not take steps to minimise risks to children, which compromises their safety. For example, she does not ensure children are unable to access the swimming pool in the garden. Even though she teaches children not to go near the pool, its location means that children are at risk of accidentally falling into it as there is nothing to stop them from doing so. Older children learn to use the toilet facilities independently and could access the potential hazards in the kitchen. The childminder encourages children to be kind and caring, such as making 'get well' cards for other children who are unwell.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children acquire some skills to prepare them for the next stage in their learning. They are confident and gain some independence in managing their personal care needs, such as putting on socks and shoes ready to go outside. They have some opportunities to practise early writing, such as using chalks or whiteboard and pens. However, activities lack challenge for them to use their imaginations, experiment and extend their skills, as they are often overly adult led, restricting the progress children make.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY462289 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1063513 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 5 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 14 November 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in the town of Romsey, in Hampshire. The childminder provides care each weekday from 6.45am to 6pm, all year round. The childminder receives funding to offer free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder holds a qualification at level 3 in childcare.

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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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