Childminder EY493014

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 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 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 does not take adequate steps to ensure that information about children, including photographs, is stored securely. This presents a risk to children's safety and welfare.  The childminder does not identify and minimise risks to children's health and safety in her home and garden. This puts children at risk of harm.  The childminder does not manage children's behaviour effectively. She does not provide children with consistent boundaries to help them learn right from wrong and to develop an understanding of acceptable behaviour.  The quality of teaching is poor. The childminder does not provide children with effective challenge and support. She does not prepare them well for their future learning, including the move to school. Children make insufficient progress.  The childminder has a poor understanding of her responsibility to monitor children's progress. She does not assess children's development well enough to plan activities

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This provision is inadequate

which meet their individual needs.  Partnerships with parents and other professionals involved in children's care and education are weak and do not support the effective continuity of care and learning for each child.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are settled in the childminder's care.

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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

 obtain a thorough understanding of all safeguarding matters, including the safe storage of confidential information and photographs 01/12/2017

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Due Date

 take all necessary steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks 01/12/2017  develop knowledge and skills to ensure a consistent approach to managing behaviour and use effective strategies to help children learn about acceptable behaviour 01/12/2017

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Due Date

 develop a regular two-way flow of information with parents and/or carers and with other professionals involved in each child's care, including other childminders and staff at nurseries that children also attend. 01/12/2017

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching so that children consistently receive good levels of challenge and support to make good progress 01/12/2017

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Due Date

 make accurate assessments of each child's progress and plan effectively to support their individual learning. 01/12/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children in the childminder's home.  The inspector discussed with the childminder the learning that was taking place.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and children.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about her understanding of safeguarding, first aid and health and safety.  The inspector looked at some documentation, including the childminder's policies and children's records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder has not developed a suitable policy for the safe storage of photographs of children. For example, she does not make sure they are held securely and are only accessible to those who have a right to see them. She does not ensure that her premises are safe. For example, she does not secure the door to the garden from the area where children play and the lock on the gate from the garden to the public pathway is low in height and easy to open. The childminder leaves children with unsupervised access to both areas. In addition, she does not supervise children effectively when they are eating. Children leave the table with food in their mouths, which presents a choking hazard. However, she does know what to do if she recognises signs that a child may be at risk of abuse or neglect. The childminder has not identified the serious weaknesses in her practice. In addition, any training she has attended has not had a

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

positive impact on the quality of her teaching, which is poor. Although the childminder shares limited information with some parents about their children's progress, she does not extend this practice to all parents. She does not attempt to build partnerships with other professionals involved with the children, including staff at nurseries or other childminders who are also involved in children's care and education. These poor partnerships have a negative impact on the childminder's ability to meet the needs of each child.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not have a suitable understanding of all children's current stage of development. For example, she does not monitor the progress of children who also attend other settings to plan effectively for their continued learning. She provides limited support and challenge to children. For example, although she sometimes corrects children when they recite numbers in an incorrect sequence, at other times she just laughs. Sometimes, when children ask for help she refuses, telling them that she is busy tidying the toys. She does not provide children with a wide range of toys and resources that they find stimulating and which inspires them to learn. Children quickly become disinterested and, as a result, their behaviour deteriorates.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare and safety cannot be assured. The childminder does not ensure that her home is safe for children. She does not manage children's behaviour consistently and children do not gain a clear understanding of what is acceptable behaviour. For example, the childminder allows children to repeatedly bang wheeled toys into furniture and when she does intervene, she does not explain to children what she would like them to do or why their behaviour is not acceptable. However, children show that they are fond of the childminder and call her by pet names. The childminder promotes an interest in a healthy lifestyle. For example, she ensures that children have daily fresh air and provides healthy snacks.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make good enough progress. There is a lack of targeted support and challenge from the childminder. Children do not gain a positive view of learning and sometimes show that they are bored. They do not learn about acceptable behaviour in readiness for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY493014 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 1027808 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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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 provides care five days a week all year round, except for Christmas and bank holidays.

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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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