Childminder in Brent

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 September 2017 9 June 2015

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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 fails to recognise all potential hazards to children's safety and well- being. This compromises children's welfare.  The childminder does not maintain a record of children's hours of attendance consistently.  The childminder does not promote children's good health effectively. She does not teach children about basic hygiene.  The childminder has a poor understanding of how to support young children's learning. She limits opportunities for children to make choices and to lead their own play. She does not provide effective support to help them develop their early language skills or develop their confidence and self-esteem. This hinders their progress.  The childminder fails to use her observations of children and assessment effectively to adapt activities and plan for their next steps in learning. She does not match activities to children's individual learning needs or interests.  Self-evaluation is ineffective. The childminder does not ensure that she meets the

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This provision is inadequate

requirements of the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. She has not addressed all previous recommendations adequately, and the quality of her service has declined.

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It has the following strengths

 Partnerships with parents support new children to settle in and to build relationships.

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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

 implement an effective process of risk assessment to identify and eliminate all hazards to children's safety and welfare 19/09/2017

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 maintain a consistent daily record of each child's hours of attendance 19/09/2017

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 ensure the good health and hygiene needs of all children attending the setting are promoted 19/09/2017

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 improve knowledge of how to promote children's learning effectively, particularly their communication and language skills and emotional development 12/10/2017

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 improve use of observations and assessments to plan activities that are age appropriate and meet each child's interests, in order to help them make good progress. 12/10/2017

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

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 make effective use of self-evaluation to identify breaches in requirement and target areas for development to improve the quality of provision for all children.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection, and carried out a joint evaluation of the teaching and learning with the childminder.  The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home used by children.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and children's records.  The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not identify potential risks to children. She places hot drinks on children's equipment and within easy reach of them and then leaves them unsupervised. This puts children's safety at risk. The childminder does not keep a clear record of children's names and their times of attendance. This means it is unclear which children are attending at any given time. The childminder has a suitable knowledge of child protection procedures. Although she attends training, this does not have a positive impact of the quality of teaching and children's learning. The childminder has failed to address all previously identified weaknesses in her practice. She is not effective in identifying areas to improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder fails to support children's learning experiences adequately. She does not plan activities that match correctly to children's stage of development. The childminder does not recognise when these need to be adapted to help children achieve success. She fails to identify when opportunities arise to support different areas of learning, such as mathematical understanding. The childminder has some knowledge of what children need to learn next, but does not use this effectively. Strategies to support children's language are poor. For example, the childminder shows children an image, tells them the word and requires them to repeat this numerous times. She insists that children learn new words but does not consider if these are part of children's experiences or relevant. The childminder does not recognise when children find this difficult and continues to force the learning. In addition, she sits children facing a wall as they eat and does not talk to them.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

This has a negative impact on children's sense of belonging, confidence and progress. The childminder interrupts children's play to start a new activity she has chosen, without considering what they would like to do next. This hinders children's learning and restricts their play and exploration.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses identified in safeguarding compromise children's safety and well-being. In addition, the childminder does not promote children's good health well. She does not teach children the importance of washing their hands after toilet routines or before meals. The childminder fails to support children's emotional development effectively. She laughs at children when they are unsuccessful in a task and repeatedly tells them they are wrong. Furthermore, she frequently tells very young children to, 'Pay attention' when a task is too difficult and they lose interest. This has a negative impact on children's self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children's overall learning and development experience is poor. Ineffective teaching has a negative impact on the progress that they make. Children are not well prepared for the next steps in their learning or their eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY425683 Local authority Brent Inspection number 1094772 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 2 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She operates Monday to Thursday from 8am to 6pm all year round. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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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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