Childminder 129819

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 February 2018 12 October 2017

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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

 Children's safety is compromised. The childminder does not ensure that fire safety equipment, such as smoke alarms, are in working order.  Children's health is not supported well. Some routines fail to reduce the risk of germs being spread.  The childminder does not maintain an accurate record of children's attendance. Not all records relating to the minded children are easily accessible.  The childminder fails to monitor children's progress accurately and as a result she does not identify their individual learning needs. The childminder's awareness of how to support children's learning is weak. She does not plan or provide activities that challenge children, to help them to take the next steps in their learning and make good progress.  The childminder has made little progress since her last inspection when the overall judgement was inadequate. She does not reflect on her practice or demonstrate the

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This provision is inadequate

ability to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

 Children form warm relationships with the childminder.

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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 intend to take steps to cancel registration and will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 ensure fire safety equipment is fully operational to keep children safe in the event of an emergency 19/03/2018

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Due Date

 improve arrangements for nappy changing and children's use of dummies, to help support their good health 19/03/2018

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Due Date

 maintain an accurate record of children's attendance 19/03/2018  ensure all records are easily accessible and available at all times. 19/03/2018

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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

 increase the use of assessments to ensure children's progress is monitored closely. Use this information to help plan and provide activities that target children's individual learning needs and help them make good progress 06/04/2018

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching to ensure that all children are provided with a broad range of interesting and challenging activities that support their individual learning needs. 06/04/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector sampled documentation that was available.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder has a basic awareness of indicators that may mean a child is at risk of harm. However, she does not make effective use of documents, such as the record of attendance, to help her to monitor children's welfare and ensure she is able to identify and address any concerns promptly. The childminder has made insufficient progress since her last inspection. She has not improved the quality of teaching and she fails to monitor children's progress closely enough. As a result, she does not provide effective support for children's learning. The childminder takes little responsibility for her own professional development. She does not reflect well on her practices and procedures to ensure improvements are made. For example, she has received some support from early years advisors who have helped her to identify how she could provide better support for children who have English as an additional language.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Despite this, she has failed to make the suggested changes to improve outcomes for these children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching is poor. The childminder fails to identify children's learning needs to help her plan activities that challenge children and support them in taking the next steps in their learning. For example, younger children are not provided with enough opportunities to build strength, balance and control to help them to gain confidence to learn to walk. The childminder provides a basic range of resources that are generally appropriate to the ages of children attending. However, she does not plan how she will use these toys, and engage with children, to help them to build on their skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not support children's health and safety effectively. She does not reflect well on her practices, to reduce the risk of illness and help children learn how to keep themselves healthy. For example, younger children have dummies attached to their bibs. As they crawl across the room, the dummies drag on the carpet which the childminder's dog has also accessed. Children then put these dummies in their mouth. The childminder does not ensure fire safety equipment is in place, or working effectively. For example, younger children sleep in bedrooms on the first floor, but there is no fire detection equipment on this level to alert the childminder to fire. The childminder provides children with food according to parent's preferences. She reassures children when they are upset and they respond positively to her attention. She shares information with parents on a daily basis about children's routines and experiences.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not supported to make progress in their learning and are not prepared well enough for the next stage in their learning. Children who are learning to speak have access to some books. However, the childminder fails to provide a wide range of activities to build on children's understanding and use of language, such as through rhymes and songs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 129819 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 1126132 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 October 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1981. She lives in Weymouth, Dorset. The childminder offers care from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday. The childminder holds a relevant qualification at level 3.

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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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