Childminder EY428945

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 April 2018 31 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

 The childminder continues to lack awareness of her responsibility to meet the Early Years requirements. She still occasionally works with more assistants than the requirements allow.  The childminder lacks a thorough awareness of some safety aspects. For example, she does not ensure small toys are kept out of the reach of babies and sleeping arrangements for babies are currently unsafe. This means children’s health and safety is not assured.  The childminder has not obtained parents' permission for her assistants to be left in sole charge of children for up to two hours. In addition, the childminder does not check assistants’ suitability with regards to possible disqualification by association.  The childminder does not ensure drinking water is fully accessible for children so they can choose when they need a drink.  The childminder does not provide sufficient emotional support to children during daily

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This provision is inadequate

routine tasks.  The childminder does not plan and organise the resources well enough to ensure play opportunities are consistently purposeful and challenging. This does not fully support children to be motivated and excited in their play.  The childminder and assistants lack a clear understanding of the importance of supporting children’s communication and language as they play.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder keeps parents informed about their child’s day, routines and learning.

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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 will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 take reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks, in particular arrangements for sleeping children, safety of toys and the care of animals 30/04/2018

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 obtain parents' permission to leave children with an assistant, including for very short periods of time 30/04/2018

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 ensure that fresh drinking water is available and accessible at all times 30/04/2018

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 ensure effective deployment of staff meets the needs of all children and supports their emotional well being 30/04/2018

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 ensure that procedures for checking disqualification by association are in place and adhered to. 30/04/2018

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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

 organise the resources more effectively to support children’s interests to play and explore; and provide further challenge with their learning. 30/04/2018

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Due Date

 improve understanding of how to support children’s communication and language development effectively. 14/05/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spent the majority of time observing children in the living room and kitchen.  The inspector sampled documentation including children’s records and suitability checks.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and assistants.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder continues to lack knowledge of a number of statutory requirements for the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Although the childminder met previous welfare requirements notices, she has been unable to sustain the improvements. This has resulted in further breaches of requirements at this inspection. The childminder continues to fail to comply with the conditions of registration, because occasionally, she has worked with too many assistants at one time. She has not obtained all parents’ permission for her assistants to be in sole charge of their children for up to two hours per day. Furthermore, the childminder’s recruitment processes are weak. For example, she does not check the suitability of her assistants in regards to disqualification by association. Although the childminder and assistants have completed training courses this has had little impact on improving the quality of teaching and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

supporting good outcomes for children. However, the assistants have attended safeguarding training and have improved their knowledge of what to do if they were concerned about a child’s welfare or if an allegation was made. The childminder has a suitable awareness of her child protection procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching has not improved since the previous inspection despite notices to improve being raised. The childminder does not have a secure knowledge of how children learn. Although she makes observations and assessments of children’s development, these are not used effectively to help with planning to meet each child’s individual needs. The childminder works with assistants, however, she does not deploy them effectively to support the age range of children. In addition, she does not ensure the environment is well set out with interesting toys for the varying age groups. This means that all children play together in one small area of the living room and there is a very limited, age- appropriate range of toys for babies to explore. At times, the childminder and assistants do not guide and extend children’s language development through good-quality interactions. For example, they fail to skilfully encourage children to think things through

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

and quieter children receive less attention when speaking.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management continue to significantly compromise children’s welfare. The childminder lacks a basic understanding of how to keep children safe. In particular, she does not consider safe practices for sleeping children and fails to check children regularly when they are sleeping upstairs. In addition, she does not recognise the dangers of having toys with small pieces accessible to young babies. On more than one occasion during the inspection babies were seen to put small toys in their mouths. The childminder continues to fail to support good hygiene practices. In particular, her small dog is allowed to chew on the babies’ toys. In addition, the childminder lacks a basic knowledge of ensuring children’s immediate needs are attended to. She does not make sure drinking water is visible for children so that they can indicate their needs.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children do not make adequate progress due to weaknesses in teaching practices. Children are not supported effectively to make the good progress of which they are capable, particularly with their communication and language skills. In addition, young babies are not offered comfort at times when needed and this does not support them emotionally to ensure they feel secure and confident.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428945 Local authority Westminster Inspection number 1124692 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 6 Number of children on roll 19

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 October 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Queens Park in the City of Westminster. The childminder works with a number of assistants. She offers care Monday to Friday from 8am until 6.15pm, all year round, except for three weeks at Christmas.

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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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