Childminder, Out-of school day care in Kirklees

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 5 February 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 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

 The childminder does not identify and minimise all hazards to babies' safety and welfare.  The childminder does not ensure that food preparation areas within the kitchen are clean and hygienic.  The childminder does not use information from assessments effectively to prioritise and plan for children's next steps in learning and address any gaps in their learning. Consequently, children do not make good enough progress.  Some activities and resources are not matched well enough to children's individual needs and interests.  Information shared with other providers involved in the care and education of the children is not yet precise enough to complement children's ongoing learning.  The childminder does not sufficiently reflect on her practice to ensure good outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Effective settling-in arrangements in close consultation with parents help young children and babies to develop secure attachments to the childminder.  The childminder positively reinforces young children's early understanding of behavioural expectations, helping them to develop confidence and self-esteem.  The childminder effectively promotes young children's independence at mealtimes.

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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

 use risk assessments effectively to remove or minimise any potential risks to children's safety, with particular regard to ensuring that babies are not exposed to risks from choking hazards 19/02/2018

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 ensure that there are suitable facilities for the hygienic preparation of food 19/02/2018

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 improve the planning of activities for children and ensure that experiences and resources offered take into account and suitably meet their individual needs and interests 19/02/2018

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 use information from assessments effectively to prioritise and plan for children's next steps in learning and close any gaps in their development, to help them make good progress. 19/02/2018

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

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 strengthen information sharing with schools and other settings that children attend, so that there is a more consistent and collaborative approach to children's learning  develop the systems for evaluating all aspects of practice to identify key weaknesses and areas for development that will have the most significant impact on the quality of the provision, including teaching.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities indoors and the interactions between the childminder and children.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documents and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector viewed written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder fails to continually assess risks to children's safety in the environment and the organisation of resources. Consequently, babies have access to small, inappropriate objects, some of which they put into their mouths, unnoticed by the childminder. That said, the childminder promotes babies' safety in other ways. For example, she secures them into a highchair in the kitchen before she provides lunch. The childminder recognises signs of child abuse or neglect and understands reporting procedures. Self-evaluation is weak. The childminder does not identify areas for improvement that will have the most positive impact on her practice, including continued professional development to improve the quality of her teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Although young children and babies make some progress in their learning, this is not yet good enough. The range of activities and toys provided is not broad or stimulating enough to fully motivate children and meet their individual needs and interests. This is particularly the case for babies. The childminder assesses what children know and can do, as reflected in each child's record of learning. However, she does not then use this information to plan for their next steps in learning and address any gaps in their development. The childminder uses some opportunities to extend and build on young children's learning, especially during an adult-initiated activity. For example, as children explore dried cereal, the childminder models how to play, counts and uses new words, such as 'crunchy'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that babies' safety and welfare is not fully assured. Furthermore, the kitchen is not maintained in a way that ensures that food is hygienically prepared in a clean environment. This compromises children's physical well- being. However, the childminder promotes children's good health in other ways, for example, by providing nutritious meals. Lunch is a relaxed and sociable occasion. The childminder gives young children a gentle reminder to use their cutlery, such as when they are tempted to use their fingers for the slippery spaghetti. The childminder exchanges important information with parents to help children settle. She shares some information with children's school teachers, but this is limited to children's care needs.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make good enough progress. Nonetheless, they enjoy their time with the childminder. They are developing some skills that will prepare them for their eventual move on to nursery and, ultimately school. Young children enjoy making marks and looking at books, which helps them to develop very early literacy skills. They show focus during such some activities and play alongside one another, learning to share and take turns.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496007 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 1033158 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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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 and lives in the Linley area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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