Childminder 302191

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 July 2017 16 January 2014

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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

 Children are at significant risk of harm. The childminder does not keep them safe from potential hazards in her home and garden, prevent unauthorised visitors or supervise children at all times. This is also a breach of the Childcare Register requirements.  The childminder has failed to notify Ofsted of changes to her health.  The childminder does not maintain good hygiene practices and ensure children's health and safety when her family pets are present.  Partnerships with parents are poor. The childminder does not follow requirements to manage any written complaints from them, provide them with information about how to contact Ofsted, or gain information about their children's interests and abilities.  Observation, assessment and planning are weak. The childminder does not regularly monitor children's learning or identify what they need to learn next. She does not plan activities to challenge or motivate children. The childminder does not complete the

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This provision is inadequate

required progress check for children aged between two and three years, or provide parents with a written summary of their child's learning.  The childminder has a weak knowledge and understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements. She fails to ensure children make the progress they are capable of and are safe at all times.

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It has the following strengths

 Children's behaviour is good. They share resources, take turns and play well together.

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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

 carry out rigorous risk assessments of all areas of the home and garden to identify and minimise or remove potential risks and hazards to ensure children remain safe at all times 31/08/2017

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Due Date

 improve security of the premises to ensure that no unauthorised people can enter the garden where children play or gain access to the house 31/08/2017

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 supervise children effectively and ensure they are within sight or hearing at all times to safeguard their well-being 31/08/2017

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 take all reasonable steps to ensure children's health and safety with regards to the family pets 31/08/2017

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 implement a rigorous procedure for dealing with complaints from parents, keep a record of the outcome, and ensure that parents are provided with the contact details for Ofsted 31/08/2017

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To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve observation, assessment and planning to identify children's current abilities and their next steps in learning, and provide challenging activities and engagement that inspire and motivate children, and help them make the progress they are capable of 29/09/2017

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 improve the partnership with parents to encourage them to share what they know about their children when they first start, and contribute to their children's continued assessments and development 29/09/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that the required progress check is completed when a child is aged between two and three years, and provide parents with a written summary. 29/09/2017

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Inspection activities

 Ofsted brought forward this inspection as a result of their risk assessment process following concerns raised about the childminder.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation. She spoke to the children and took account of the views of a small number of parents spoken to during the inspection.  The inspector viewed areas of the childminder's home used for childminding. She completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection. She checked relevant documentation, including relevant policies, complaints procedures and children's learning records. She also spoke to children during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder has attended safeguarding training but does not understand her responsibility to keep children safe and secure, which puts children at significant risk of harm. The childminder does not recognise potential risks. She does not carry out rigorous risk assessments to ensure that her home is safe and secure for children. She does not identity and assess risks well enough to protect children. For example, young children go alone upstairs to the bathroom with no supervision. Adult medication and sharp razors are in an open low-level glass fronted cabinet that children can easily access. The childminder fails to recognise that young children are unable to take responsibility for their own safety. The childminder frequently leaves the children unsupervised, including with her two large dogs, who access the water tray that children play with. Sharp knives are easily accessible in the kitchen. There is an unprotected

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

marble fire hearth in the living room that children could fall on or over. The childminder does not ensure children cannot access her tumble drier in the dining room. The childminder fails to see that these risks compromise children's health and safety and does not know what she can do to prevent this. The childminder does not take effective measures to prevent unauthorised people accessing her garden and home. She fails to secure the gate to her garden and leaves the back door to her home unlocked and, at times, open. The childminder has not informed Ofsted of changes her to health, as required. The childminder has a written complaints procedure. However, she does not implement this or provide parents with Ofsted's contact details. Some parents are unsure of the procedure to follow should they wish to report any concerns. The childminder appropriately records accidents that children sustain whilst in her care. She understands

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

the need to report serious accidents. The childminder ensures that adults living in her home are suitably checked.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder is highly qualified. However, she does not use her learning to provide children with challenging and motivating activities that meet their needs. For example, she gets older children to count to five or identify colours that they already know. Children do not achieve well when with the childminder and they do not make the progress they are capable of. At times, they watch television or sit around uninterested and unengaged in play, activities and learning. The childminder does not complete the required summary of children's progress aged between two and three years or share this with parents. She does not gather sufficient information from parents to help her establish what children know and can do when they first start. The childminder does not assess children's development regularly enough to identify what children need to learn next. She does not plan activities and does not have high expectations of what children can achieve. Children

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

spend time sitting alone on the sofa, holding play figures or laying on the floor cuddling the childminder's dog. The childminder constantly uses her mobile phone and responds to messages when she sits alongside children as they complete jigsaws, for example. On occasion, she helps children to understand the different shapes and how the pieces fit together.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder's very weak practice places children's health, safety and welfare at significant risk. The childminder does not always engage positively with children to support their emotional well-being and meet their learning needs. Children make no demands on the childminder's time and rarely involve her in their play. The childminder often becomes distracted and regularly leaves children alone to play by themselves. The childminder provides children with opportunities to play outdoors in the garden and go for walks locally. The childminder caters for children's individual dietary needs appropriately.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make the progress or achieve to the level of their capabilities in all areas of learning. Children do not gain the skills they need to prepare them well for school. They do not receive the support or interaction to motivate and engage them to be active learners. Activities lack challenge and children are often left on their own to entertain themselves. Children gain some skills to manage their own personal care needs independently. Older children share their views with visitors.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 302191 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 1109725 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 January 2014

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2000 and lives in the Clayton area of Bradford, West Yorkshire. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an early years qualification at degree level.

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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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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