Bartkowska, Magdalena Monika

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 November 2017 10 February 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

 Children's welfare is compromised. The childminder does not have a secure understanding of safeguarding matters. She fails to maintain a record of children's hours of attendance consistently.  The childminder does not identify and minimise hazards to children's welfare and safety. Children are not safe when playing in the garden, and handwashing and toilet facilities are not suitable.  The childminder fails to manage children's behaviour effectively. She does not maintain high enough expectations of children's behaviour.  The childminder has a poor knowledge of children's development and she does not support their learning consistently well. She does not assess their progress accurately or challenge them to achieve success in their next stage in learning.  The childminder fails to keep parents informed of children's learning and development or seek professional support where there are concerns about a child's progress.

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder does not support children to develop their independence consistently well and this hinders the progress they make.  The childminder has not addressed all of the recommendations from her previous inspection and the quality of her service has declined.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides opportunities for children to be physically active.

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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

 improve knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures and the signs that a child may be at risk of harm 09/11/2017

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 maintain a consistent daily record of each child's hours of attendance 03/11/2017

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 implement an effective process of risk assessment to identify and eliminate all hazards to children's health and safety and promote good hygiene 09/11/2017

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 ensure adequate toilets and hand basins are available for children to use 02/11/2017

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 improve behaviour management strategies to help children manage their feelings and understand how their actions affect others 02/12/2017

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 improve planning and assessment to accurately monitor children's progress and use this information to plan activities that challenge children to help them make good progress 02/12/2017

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 improve partnerships with parents to keep them informed of their child's progress and enable them to extend their learning at home 02/12/2017

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 recognise when to address children's learning and development needs in partnership with relevant professionals 02/12/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that children's independence is well supported. 03/11/2017

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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 to the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector and the childminder observed an activity and discussed it together.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, including suitability checks, 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 has not kept her safeguarding knowledge updated. She lacks understanding of child protection issues, including the signs that may indicate a child is at risk of harm. She fails to ensure that all potential risks to children are removed. She allows planks of wood to remain stacked on a pitched garage roof in the area where children play. This puts children at risk of injury. In addition, the childminder does not provide adequate toilet or handwashing facilities for children to use. She expects children as old as four years to use a potty in the play room. This denies children privacy and hinders their development. All children wash their hands in the same bowl of water which does not support their good health or hygiene. The childminder does not keep an accurate record of children's hours of attendance. This means it is unclear which children are attending at any given time. At times, the childminder's poor organisation leads to a

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

disorganised environment and has a negative impact on children's learning and development. For example, the childminder tells children to sit at the table ready for an activity then changes her mind when snacks arrive unexpectedly. She then instructs children to move to the carpet where they must wait until she is ready. This means that children are unsure about what is happening next and their emotional security is not supported. She does not keep parents informed of their child's progress to help them to continue children's learning at home. For example, she does not consistently discuss concerns about children's progress with their parents or seek help from other professionals. This means that children are not helped to close any identified gaps in their learning to support their progress. The childminder's weak knowledge of safe and effective practices prevents her from supporting her assistant's professional development

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

effectively. She has failed to address all previously identified weaknesses in her practice and is not effective in identifying areas to improve. The childminder maintains some records and follows her policy regarding complaints received from parents.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder lacks understanding of the different ways young children learn and how to plan appropriate levels of challenge to enhance their play and engage them fully. She does not consider how to adapt activities to ensure that younger children are fully involved and motivated to learn. At times, children walk away from activities because they are not interested. She has a poor understanding of the progress children are making. This means that activities are not matched to children's individual needs or interests to help them achieve success in their next stage of learning. The childminder does not have high enough expectations of what older children can achieve for themselves. At times, she is disorganised and spends long periods away from children to organise activities, leaving her co-minder to support their learning. This means that children's care and learning needs are not being met. The childminder does not encourage children to lead their own

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

play or recognise when activities need to be adapted to help children achieve success. For example, during a writing activity, children decide to draw a picture but the childminder rubs it out and tells them that is not what they are supposed to be doing. When they make a mistake, the childminder rubs it out and they are required to try again. This does not support their self-esteem and children become restless and lose interest.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's well-being is compromised due to the weaknesses in safeguarding. The childminder does not promote older children's independence. She completes tasks for children that they can easily do for themselves, including washing and drying their hands and helping with their personal care routines. This hinders children's progress. In addition, the childminder's strategies to support children's behaviour are not effective. Children chase each other and hide under the table when they have been asked to tidy up. When children do not respond to the childminder, she resorts to threatening tactics, such as telling them she will inform their parents. Furthermore, her own daughter's behaviour has a negative impact on children's emotional security.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not receive support to make the best possible progress because of the weaknesses in the childminder's practice. They are not motivated or encouraged to learn through purposefully planned, challenging activities. Older children do not develop their independence sufficiently. They are not encourages to do things for themselves. Children do not gain the skills they need in readiness for the future learning, including starting school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY389591 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 1093755 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2009. She works with a co-childminder and an assistant. She operates Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm, all year round. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3. She receives funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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