Childminder EY496132

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 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 have a robust knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures. This compromises children's safety.  The childminder has not taken appropriate action to deal with identified risks in her premises, which has an impact on the safety and well-being of children.  The childminder does not have a secure understanding of the early years foundation stage or how children learn. She does not make enough use of information from assessments to identify and plan for children's next levels of development to help her meet children's individual learning needs.  The childminder does not share enough information with parents or carers about children's future learning needs or provide them with support to help guide their children's learning at home further.  The childminder does not do enough to help children understand how to keep themselves safe and healthy.  Use of self-evaluation is weak and the childminder is not fully effective in identifying

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This provision is inadequate

areas for improvement and weaknesses in practice, to help her target improvements.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy in the environment. The childminder provides children with a good range of play resources, which they are able to choose from freely throughout the day.  Children develop some skills that help them to be ready for school. For example, older children are given time to develop independence with their personal needs.

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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 and understanding of safeguarding procedures to ensure that any concerns about children's welfare are identified and responded to appropriately, to protect them from possible harm 25/03/2018

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 improve risk assessments to ensure that all identified risks within the environment are removed or made safe 15/02/2018

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 improve the use of planning and assessments, including the progress check at age two, to support children's future learning to build on what they already know and can do 25/03/2018

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 develop a greater understanding of the early years foundation stage and how children learn to ensure that children's individual needs are met 25/03/2018

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Due Date

 improve the level of information shared with parents and or carers, in particular to support their understanding about how to guide their children's learning at home. 25/03/2018

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Due Date

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

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 develop children's understanding about healthy lifestyles and staying safe to support their awareness of taking care of themselves and to promote their well-being  improve the use of self-evaluation to accurately identify and address weaknesses in practice to make improvements to the overall quality of the provision.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder interacting with the children.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder about her practice and children's learning and development.  The inspector sampled documents, including children's records.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder and held discussions regarding children's learning and the impact of teaching on their progress.  The inspector read comments from 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 does not have a secure understanding of the early years foundation stage framework. She does not yet effectively evaluate her provision and identify where best to make improvements in her knowledge or practice. The childminder has failed to take appropriate action to reduce risks to children in her home. For example, although she has identified the risks posed to children by unprotected low-level glass and loose curtain cords, she has not taken action to reduce these. The childminder does not have a secure understanding of child protection signs and symptoms that may give her cause for concern for a child's welfare. She does not fully understand her responsibility to report any child protection concerns to the relevant agencies. The childminder does not make good use of her assessments of children's learning to help her identify and effectively plan for their progress. This does not ensure children develop all

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

the skills they need for their future learning and school. Nonetheless, parents express positive feedback about the childminder and her provision. For instance, they say they are happy with the level of care their children receive and their children enjoy playing with the toys.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not make effective use of her assessments to help inform her planning or to identify children's individual learning needs. She does not share information about children's learning and progress with parents well. This means that parents are not made sufficiently aware of what their children are learning, or what they themselves can do at home to help their children build on their progress. The childminder does not have a robust understanding of the early years foundation stage, and does not focus on children's learning as effectively as she could. Children do make choices about their play and choose from the range of resources the childminder stores around the home. The childminder supervises children and joins in with their play. This helps them to develop independence and self-esteem. The childminder introduces elements of learning as the children play. For example, while playing with a ball pool, she asked the children to 'find the blue balls' and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

together they counted them back into the pool.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in some aspects of leadership and management mean that children's welfare is not fully safeguarded. The childminder does not always do enough to help children understand how to stay healthy and safe. For example, children are not always encouraged to wash their hands before eating and the childminder does not teach them well enough about how to stay safe, such as in an emergency situation. This compromises children safety. The childminder does not plan effectively for all areas of learning to motivate children to learn and develop their skills. For example, children mainly choose their own play resources and the childminder does not use these times to develop and build on their learning, such as supporting their literacy skills. Children do, however, develop positive emotional attachments with the childminder. She helps them to understand about being kind and accepting others, such as through discussions and

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Due to weaknesses in assessment and planning, children are not supported to make as much progress as possible from their starting points with the childminder. Children do not have access to a range of activities across all areas of learning to support their readiness for school. They mainly play with the available resources and the childminder does not effectively tailor activities to their individual learning needs. Despite this, children develop some skills to prepare them for their future learning. For example, they learn how to share as they divide up the bowl of fruit between them. Children behave well and learn to form friendships with one another.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496132 Local authority Bromley Inspection number 1035189 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 0

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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 lives in the London Borough of Bromley. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3. She provides childcare all day, Monday to Thursday, for most of the year.

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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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