Childminder EY410561

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 March 2018 29 September 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 has failed to address the breaches in requirements raised at previous inspections. As a result, outcomes for children’s welfare and learning remain inadequate.  The childminder does not use the information she gathers to ensure children’s individual needs are met. For example, she does not know which children speak English as an additional language to help children learn the communication skills they need.  The childminder fails to identify and reduce risks to children’s safety and emotional well-being. For example, they have access to household objects which could harm them. Children are not supervised effectively to ensure their safety or their emotional well-being.  Children's good health is not promoted. They are exposed to the risk of cross infection as the bathroom area is not hygienic. Children do not benefit from outdoor activities or have sufficient chances to learn the value of physical activity on their health.

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This provision is inadequate

 The quality of teaching remains poor. The childminder does not assess the children’s progress accurately and does not offer children sufficient challenge to ensure they make good progress.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder is kind towards the children which helps them to feel settled.

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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 all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks, complete robust risk assessment to identify and remove hazards to children to keep them safe 19/04/2018

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 supervise children effectively to make sure they remain within sight and/or hearing at all times to keep them safe 19/04/2018

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 manage children's behaviour effectively; make sure children are sufficiently engaged in challenging activities they learn how to keep themselves safe 19/04/2018

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 make sure all areas used by children are hygienic and outdoor activities are planned and taken on a daily basis to promote children's health 19/04/2018

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 ensure a secure knowledge of the individual needs of the children so that their specific welfare and learning needs can be met 19/04/2018

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 improve knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the early years foundation stage to monitor practice and improve the quality of care and learning outcomes for children. 19/04/2018

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To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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 ensure that children who speak English as an additional language are well supported and make good progress 19/04/2018

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 assess children's developmental needs accurately to fully understand children's level of achievement, interests and learning styles, and use this information to check that they are making good progress towards their next stage in learning 19/04/2018

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 improve knowledge of how children learn to plan challenging activities for children and help them become active and motivated leaners to ensure their good progress 19/04/2018

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 make sure children have good chances to expend their energy, develop their physical skills, and learn the value of physical activity on their healthy. 19/04/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children’s learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and spoke with children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including children’s records and the childminder's policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke to parents and reviewed parents’ questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. Since the previous inspection the childminder has attended several courses, such as safeguarding, to improve her knowledge of the early years foundation stage requirements. Although she has gained some knowledge, in practice the childminder has not been able to improve sufficiently or sustain the necessary improvements from previous inspections. Her knowledge of how to identify possible signs that a child may be at risk of harm has improved. However, she has failed to ensure the needs of all the children in her care are known and met. The childminder's ability to assess risks to keep children safe remains poor. She has reduced risks identified at the last inspection. However, she does not keep children safe from ongoing risks and does not recognise how her own actions put children at risk. For example, the childminder does not supervise children effectively to keep them safe. She has taken advantage of the support

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

from a childminder coordinator to help improve her practice. However, the childminder’s improvement is limited to adapting some aspects of practice when weaknesses are brought to her attention. For example, she now keeps accurate attendance records. Overall, her poor understanding of the requirements means she is unable to identify what needs to improve for herself.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching remains weak. The childminder has begun to observe and assess the children’s development and progress. However, her assessment of some aspects of children’s ability is inaccurate and sometimes over generous. The childminder does not use the information she gathers effectively to offer children sufficient challenges. As a result, children show low levels of engagement. They are briefly occupied by activities but move on too quickly to develop good concentration skills. The childminder’s expectations for children’s achievements are too low. In practice, much of the children’s time is occupied by helping to tidy away resources, which does not result in productive learning opportunities. While children listen and occasionally help to clear away toys, they too often become disruptive. Children repeat mathematical language, such as ‘big and small’ when prompted. But opportunities, for example, to solve problems and think things through are

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

not sufficient to stimulate children’s curiosity and sustain their interest. The childminder works with parents and gathers useful information about children’s welfare but not their learning. This means that activities are not based on a clear assessment of children’s individual learning needs, which hinders their progress. Parents report they are pleased with the quality of care and learning their children receive.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children are not supervised at all times to ensure their safety. The childminder leaves children unattended. Although this is only for short periods of time, it puts children at risk and results in young children becoming upset. Children’s behaviour is not managed effectively. The childminder praises children for their achievements to help build their self- esteem. However, the childminder continues to fail to establish clear guidelines for acceptable behaviour and teach children how to manage their feelings and behaviour in order to stay safe. For example, children do not know what is expected of them when the childminder leaves them unattended. As a result, they engage in disruptive and unsafe behaviour. Children do not benefit from outdoor activities on a daily basis and do not have sufficient chances to expend their energy indoors. This hinders their chances to learn to be healthy. Children wash their hands before eating and after using the toilet to develop

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

some healthy habits. However not all areas used by children, such as the bathroom, are hygienic, which compromises children’s good health.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The childminder works with external agencies and other settings children attend to obtain necessary information about children’s needs. However, she does not pay close attention to vital information about the children. As a result, children’s good progress and their emotional well-being are not secured. Children are not making the progress they are capable off because the quality of teaching and assessment remains weak. This means that children do not learn the skills they need for their future learning. Children who speak English as an additional language are not supported to develop their communication, language and speaking skills. Children enjoy selecting stories from a pictorial library but they do not listen attentively as they squabble about turning the pages. They do not learn the value of sharing and turn-taking. Children are comfortable in the environment and have access to a variety of resources. For example, older children skilfully complete simple

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

puzzles, but do not learn to persevere and concentrate as the activities do not offer sufficient challenge.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY410561 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 1133920 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 29 September 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010. She offers full-time and part-time care each weekday from 7.30am to 7pm, throughout 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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Telephone number

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