Childminder EY498846

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 September 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

 Children's safety is compromised. Assessments of risks are not sufficiently robust. The action taken is not effective in protecting children from risk of harm, such as access to unprotected non-safety glass and equipment that is not appropriate for their age and ability.  The childminder does not consistently make good use of her assessments of children to plan challenging and stimulating play experiences for them. As a result, children do not make as much progress as possible.  The childminder does not consistently support children to understand how good hygiene practices and exercise help to keep their bodies healthy.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is kind and caring and demonstrates an enjoyment of her work. Children show that they enjoy her company and develop social skills as they happily include her in their play and discussions.  The childminder builds appropriate relationships with parents. She provides details about the activities children have participated in and offers some ideas to help build on these. For example, when children take part in a baking activity, the childminder offers parents the recipe to try at home.

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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

 ensure that risk assessments identify all aspects of the environment used by children, including the equipment they use, the accessible snooker cues and the accessible door that has unprotected non-safety glass, and take appropriate action to make sure risks are minimised or removed 21/09/2017

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Due Date

 improve the use of assessments of children's learning to inform the planning of challenging opportunities and activities that support children in making good progress in their learning and development. 12/10/2017

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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

 build on the ongoing opportunities that support children in understanding how good hygiene practices and exercise affect their health.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was prioritised as a result of a risk assessment process, following information we received about this provider.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector talked with children and the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection. She reviewed an activity with the childminder.  The inspector looked at evidence of the suitability of household members. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation information and viewed a range of other documentation, including the safeguarding procedures.  The inspector took account of the views of parents as given in their written feedback to the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not assess all risks and has not put appropriate measures in place to protect children. On the day of the inspection, children were playing in a room where they could freely access low-level non-safety glass. The childminder's risk assessments also failed to note that the wall storage for the large snooker cues is not fitted appropriately and can be accessed by children as they play. Additionally, the childminder has moved a chair that caused a recent accident but it remains in an area used by children. Nevertheless, the childminder has a clear understanding of child protection. She has completed training and understands how to report concerns about children's welfare. The childminder takes some steps to develop her practice. She now offers children more opportunities that help them to understand diversity. There are appropriate procedures to exchange information with other settings so

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

that children's care is consistent. The childminder evaluates some areas of her work and has made some improvements, such as adding further toys.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Despite the weaknesses in the use of assessments, children do make some progress. They engage in some activities that help promote their development. Children learn about using books as they follow a recipe to make biscuits. They use their mathematical and communication skills as they weigh the ingredients and describe these. Children enjoy interacting with the childminder and some of these interactions support them in thinking further. For example, children using a rocking toy repeat the words 'up' and 'down' when the childminder describes the rocking motion. However, some activities do not relate to the interests, abilities and developmental needs that the childminder has observed in children. Therefore, activities lack sufficient challenge and children lose interest. For example, the childminder plans an activity to develop children's early writing skills by making marks in shaving foam. Children attempt to touch the foam, but as there is no

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

immediate support and encouragement, they withdraw from this. Some aspects of the childminder's monitoring of children's progress are appropriate. For example, she now offers them more opportunities to interact with other children and learn to share.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder's failure to consistently implement measures to keep children safe has a serious negative impact on their well-being. Children are able to access toys but play in rooms that are not thoroughly risk assessed and are not safe. Nevertheless, children settle as the childminder maintains the routines they have at home. The childminder helps children understand right and wrong and they are learning to share. She offers children adequate activities that support their physical development. For example, children learn to coordinate their movements as they dance to music. However, the childminder does not always build on children's understanding of good hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Weaknesses in teaching mean that children do not make good enough progress. They enjoy their time with the childminder and gain some skills that support their learning and prepare them for school. For example, children learn to work together as they share out pots of coloured dough and help each other open these.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY498846 Local authority Luton Inspection number 1112024 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Luton. She operates all year round from 6am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-year-old children.

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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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