Childminder EY490254

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 17 October 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 and welfare are compromised. The childminder fails to take reasonable steps to ensure that she supervises children effectively at all times. The childminder failed to ensure she collected children from school on time, placing them at risk of harm.  The childminder's attendance records do not accurately reflect the hours that she actually cares for children.  The childminder does not record details of any accidents and injuries children have when they are in her care and share this with parents.  The childminder does not organise group activities well enough to fully engage all of the children involved. Younger children become restless and lose interest quickly.  The childminder does not have effective arrangements to evaluate her provision to identify and action areas that require improvement. She has not identified several breaches of requirements, including for the Childcare Register.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder tells parents about what activities their child has enjoyed so they can continue the learning at home.  The childminder is kind and caring. Children show that they enjoy her company and develop social skills as they actively seek her out to include her in their play.

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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 all necessary measures are taken to minimise any risks to children to ensure they are supervised and kept safe at all times 07/11/2017

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Due Date

 keep an accurate daily record of children's hours of attendance 07/11/2017  keep a written record of all accidents and injuries that children sustain and any first-aid treatment given, and share the information with their parents 07/11/2017

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Due Date

 improve the effectiveness of group times to sustain young children's interest and support their learning. 07/11/2017

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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 the self-evaluation process to identify and address weaknesses in practice to raise the quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection took place following Ofsted's risk assessment process.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector held a meeting with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of those living and working on the premises.  The inspector spoke with the children, co-childminder and parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder acknowledges that she failed to make suitable arrangements to minimise risks to children. She did not ensure that she could collect children on time at the end of the school day, leaving them waiting for her unsupervised. Although the childminder keeps a daily attendance record, she fails to record the actual hours that she cares for children. She does not record accidents and injuries that children have and does not always ensure that she explains to parents how the injury or accident occurred. The childminder has an appropriate understanding of child protection issues and knows what to do if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. She takes some steps to develop her practice. For example, she is currently completing an early years qualification at level 3. The childminder supervises her assistant. She ensures that her assistant has opportunities to undertake mandatory training courses, such as

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

paediatric first aid. However, the childminder does not evaluate her practice well enough to identify weaknesses and improve the quality of the provision and children's outcomes.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder carries out regular observations of children’s development. She completes assessments and monitors their progress to plan for their individual next steps in learning. However, her teaching is not yet good. For example, story and song times are not always interesting enough. Children become restless, lose concentration and wander off, especially the younger ones. However, children do enjoy interacting with the childminder and some of these interactions support them to think for themselves. For example, the childminder encourages older children to fit a road track together. They work out that they need straight and curved pieces to make it join up. The childminder encourages children to use their mathematical skills, for example, as they count and name the colours of the cars.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management compromise children's safety and welfare. The childminder's poor organisational skills meant that she did not collect children on time at the end of a school day. Knowing that she will be late, she relied on the school to care for the children until she arrived, but did not agree this with them ahead of time. Children were left to wait alone and unsupervised. This fails to promote their emotional well-being adequately. The childminder does not maintain her records well enough to support her to protect children’s welfare effectively. The childminder helps children to settle in and provides a warm and friendly environment where children learn to be helpful and cooperate with others. The childminder is clear in her expectations of children. For example, she makes sure they understand they must help to tidy away toys when requested. The childminder provides a range of healthy snacks and meals, and mealtimes

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

are sociable occasions. Children are encouraged to be independent and learn good hygiene and self-care routines.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Although children gain the skills for future learning, they do not make the rapid or good progress of which they are capable. Not all activities fully engage them, or motivate and extend their learning. For example, younger children especially receive little support and interaction and, consequently, they wander off, uninterested. However, children enjoy their time with the childminder. Young children receive some support to develop their communication and language skills. They learn to string words together to form sentences. Children learn social skills, such as sharing their toys and developing relationships with other children.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490254 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1115032 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 21

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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. She works from the home of her co-childminder in Ossett, Wakefield. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. 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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