Childminder in Bexley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 January 2018 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 is in breach of a number of the statutory requirements. The childminder puts the children's safety at risk. She does not adhere to the required adult-to-child ratios and has not ensured that suitability checks have been completed on people working in her home. She has not kept a record of children's hours of attendance.  The childminder puts children's health and well-being at risk because she does not protect them from cross-infection and contamination, especially during nappy changes.  The childminder does not share information about accidents that have occurred with children's parents. In addition, parents are not kept informed of any first-aid treatment given to the children.  The childminder does not have appropriate strategies to teach children the difference between right and wrong. Children do not behave well.  The childminder does not share information with the parents about their children's

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This provision is inadequate

progress. In particular, she does not share a written summary of children's progress in the prime areas of learning when they are aged two years.  The childminder fails to accurately assess what children know, understand and can do. As a result, she is unable to plan appropriate activities to build on their learning. The childminder is not able to identify how to make improvements to her practice.

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It has the following strengths

 Children enjoy snack time and eating a balanced meal.

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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 ratio requirements are met at all times 11/01/2018  ensure procedures are followed so that suitability checks can be carried out for all people working in the home where childcare is being provided 11/01/2018

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 ensure an accurate record of children's hours of attendance is maintained 11/01/2018

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 improve hygiene procedures to ensure children are protected from cross-infection and contamination 11/01/2018

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 ensure all information about accidents is shared with parents and keep them informed of any treatment given to the children 11/01/2018

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 improve behaviour management strategies to teach children the difference between right and wrong 31/01/2018

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 share the required progress checks for children aged two years with their parents, to ensure children's individual needs are met 31/01/2018

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 carry out accurate assessments of children's progress to identify what children need to learn next 31/01/2018

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 plan age-appropriate activities to support children's learning and development, including their early language skills. 31/01/2018

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

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 improve systems for self-evaluation to highlight areas of weakness and how to improve the quality of provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the children in the main play areas.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and the children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took into account a sample of documents, including safeguarding policies and procedures, and children's records.  This inspection was carried out as part of Ofsted's risk assessment process.  The inspector discussed with the childminder the quality of her practice.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not maintain the required ratios. She does not demonstrate an ability to be able to care for more children than her registration allows, as part of providing continuity of care. In addition, the childminder does not keep an accurate record of children's hours of attendance. She is unable to accurately identify the hours that children have attended. The childminder also fails to take the appropriate steps to ensure that anyone working in her home has had their suitability checked. This puts the children's safety at further risk. The childminder does not inform parents of any accidents the children have had, so they are unaware of any action taken by the childminder to treat the children. However, the childminder does understand the procedures to follow if she has concerns regarding the welfare and protection of the children. She has effective strategies for the safe management of mobile phones and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

cameras, to keep children from harm. The childminder does not understand the importance of self-evaluation. She does not review her practice so she can identify and address areas of weaknesses.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder fails to assess children's starting points and does not understand how to assess children's learning and development, to help to track any progress they make. The childminder fails to plan activities to help to support children's learning. For example, at the time of the inspection, children were watching children's television programmes. The childminder failed to address this, or understand that this was distracting them from taking part in activities. The activities the childminder had planned were not exciting enough to engage the children away from the distraction of the television. When children are participating in activities, the childminder provides ineffective teaching and does not support their all-round development. For example, she does not encourage babies to learn new words, she simply repeats their babbles back to them, without extending their vocabulary. The childminder does not share two-year-old children's progress checks with

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

parents as required. This hinders them working together to see if there are any concerns regarding children's development. It also prevents relevant information being shared with health professionals to support children's learning and development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not protect children against cross-infection and contamination. She fails to clean and change equipment between nappy changes. She uses the same gloves to apply nappy creams to all of the children. This puts the children's health at risk. The childminder also fails to implement effective behaviour management strategies. At the time of the inspection, the childminder encouraged children to take toys away from others. For example, an older child was practising her writing skills and the childminder encouraged a younger child to take this work because she wanted to play with the activity. The childminder told the older child to give it to her so that she could 'scribble', and the younger child started to draw over the work completed by the older child. This type of practice does not help to support children's self-esteem and confidence, or support their emotional well-being adequately.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

It is not clear how much progress, if any, children of all ages are making. Children are not sufficiently engaged in meaningful activities that support them to progress in their learning and development. Children are not supported to extend any aspects of learning and are not sufficiently encouraged to learn from the activities they are participating in. They are not ready for the next stages of their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500444 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 1120612 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6

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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 Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley. The childminder works each weekday, all year round.

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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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