Childminder EY448761

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 February 2018 4 January 2013

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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 has not provided Ofsted with details of all adults living on the premises, within required timeframes, to enable suitability checks to be completed. This compromises children's safety.  The childminder and her assistant do not make the most of their knowledge and understanding of how children learn. They do not consistently challenge and support children to allow them to think and share what they know. Children do not make the progress they are capable of.  The childminder and her assistant do not effectively use their continuous professional development to improve the quality of teaching.  The strategies used to engage parents in children's ongoing learning are not always successful in helping them to support children's learning at home.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder encourages parents to allow time for their children to get to know her before they start, such as through short accompanied visits to her home.  The environment, toys and equipment are risk assessed to help ensure they are suitable for children to use. The childminder maintains a clear record of accidents and injuries that parents sign.  Babies' routines for meals and sleep complement the routines they have at home.

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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 Ofsted is provided with the necessary information so that all the required checks can be completed for all adults living on the premises, within required timeframes 15/02/2018

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Due Date

 ensure that children are effectively supported to extend their thinking and learning skills and that they receive good-quality adult guidance and challenging learning experiences. 15/03/2018

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Due Date

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

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Due Date

 make better use of professional development to improve teaching  engage parents even more in children's learning and help them to continue supporting learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 This inspection was carried out as a result of a risk assessment, following information received about the provider.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documents, including training certificates and evidence of suitability checks.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. The childminder has failed to provide Ofsted with information on all members of her household within required timeframes. This puts children's safety at risk. However, the childminder and her assistant are aware of the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect. They have a sound knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding procedures they must implement should they feel a child is a risk. All required documentation is in place and the childminder shares information about children's development with the school they are going to attend. The childminder ensures that her assistant maintains a current paediatric first-aid certificate. She has adequately reviewed the quality of her setting and acknowledges that the quality of teaching needs to improve.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder and her assistant are well qualified but they do not use what they know to provide and maintain consistently good levels of teaching. They do not challenge children sufficiently enough for them to try to do better, and at times the childminder does not give children time to respond to her questions before she gives them the answer. This means that children do not make the progress of which they are capable. However, children are happy and enjoy exploring independently in an environment they find interesting. Children's creativity is encouraged, for example, as they make Valentine's cards. They are learning to use tools, such as scissors, safely to cut out paper hearts. Children, toddlers and babies use their hands to make handprints and patterns on paper.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management of the provision compromise children's safety and welfare. However, the childminder has adapted her home to meet children's individual care needs. For example, babies have somewhere quiet to sleep and toddlers have the space to move around safely while learning to walk. They have a warm relationship with the childminder and her assistant, who give them the cuddles they seek. Children are learning to take sensible risks in their play while being supervised. For example, they join in an action song and gradually develop the confidence to jump off a low chair as part of the game. Children enjoy visits to the local library and parks.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children are not making consistently good progress. Although gaps in their learning are closing, weaknesses in teaching mean that they do not close as quickly as possible. Children's physical skills are developing well and babies are learning to communicate their needs. The childminder calmly and sensitively deals with any minor disagreements children have. This helps children to develop some of the skills they need for school, such as sharing and taking turns.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY448761 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1124777 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 4 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Crigglestone, Wakefield. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with an assistant and provides funded early education for three-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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