Childminder EY384054

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2018 7 March 2016

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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 and welfare are significantly compromised. The childminder fails to secure her premises to prevent children from leaving unsupervised or unauthorised persons from entering. Consequently, children have left the premises unnoticed by the childminder. Additionally, she does not adequately supervise children to keep them safe.  The childminder has a poor understanding of risk assessments to minimise all potential hazards to children. She exposes children to unnecessary dangers, including when she is preparing meals. These weaknesses put children's welfare at further risk.  The childminder has failed to inform Ofsted of significant events and changes to persons caring for children. She uses her husband as an assistant to collect children from nursery. This compromises children's welfare as he does not have the appropriate qualifications to carry out this role.  The childminder does not have sufficient knowledge of all safeguarding issues,

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This provision is inadequate

particularly with regard to the 'Prevent duty guidance’, to protect children.  Teaching is poor. The childminder does not use observation and assessment effectively to plan suitably challenging activities for all children. As a result, children do not make the progress of which they are capable.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder develops appropriate partnerships with parents. She gathers and shares some information with parents about their children's care.

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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 prevent unauthorised persons from entering the premises and ensure children do not leave the premises unsupervised 17/05/2018

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 supervise children at all times and ensure they are always within sight or hearing 17/05/2018

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 risk assess the premises rigorously and take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to any dangers 17/05/2018

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 improve knowledge and understanding of the requirements to notify Ofsted of any changes or significant events, including any events where children's safety has been compromised 17/05/2018

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 provide Ofsted with the required information for any adults being used as an assistant 17/05/2018

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 ensure that all assistants caring for children unsupervised hold a current paediatric first-aid qualification 17/05/2018

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 improve knowledge and understanding of all safeguarding matters, including the ‘Prevent duty guidance’, to keep children safe from harm. 17/05/2018

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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

 use observation and assessment effectively to identify any gaps in children's development, and identify and plan challenging and stimulating activities to support all children, to help them make progress in all areas of their learning. 17/05/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process.  The inspector discussed with the childminder how she evaluates the setting to identify strengths and target areas for improvements. The inspector interacted with children at appropriate times and checked their learning records.  The inspector checked documents relating to the suitability and qualifications of the childminder. She discussed with the childminder how she safeguards children and looked at her safeguarding procedures, accident and incident records.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during indoor activities and assessed children's learning. She read written feedback from parents.  The inspector invited the childminder to evaluate an activity.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not ensure that her premises are secure at all times. Consequently, a child managed to leave the premises unnoticed by the childminder. She is not vigilant in her supervision of children to ensure that they are consistently within her sight or hearing. For example, she allowed young children to play indoors alone while she stayed in the garden with another child. This significantly compromises children's safety. The childminder does not identify all potential risks to children. For example, she holds children in her arms while cooking with boiling water. This poses a risk of injury to children. The childminder has a poor understanding of when to notify Ofsted of significant events, including when using an adult to work as an assistant. Furthermore, she has not ensured that this individual has an appropriate first- aid qualification to enable him to collect children from nursery unsupervised. This further

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

compromises children's safety and welfare. The childminder has a poor understanding of the signs that might indicate a child is at risk of being exposed to extreme views. However, she does have some knowledge of how to report child protection concerns. Although the childminder attends training, she does not use the knowledge gained to evaluate her practice accurately. She has failed to identify all weaknesses, including the lack of suitably challenging activities to support children's learning and development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not use her observations and assessments of children's learning effectively to monitor what they know and can do. She does not plan challenging activities to motivate children to learn and to enable them to make the progress of which they are capable. For example, although the childminder has identified that young children enjoy listening to songs, she does not provide them with stimulating activities or resources to build on this interest. The childminder encourages young children to play with some battery-operated toys. However, she fails to interact with children sufficiently, to help develop their language and physical skills. Older children spend prolonged periods tracing letters in a workbook. They quickly become bored and disengaged because the activity does not hold their interest. This severely limits their learning. The childminder has low expectations of what children can achieve. This does not build children's self-confidence.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management have a significant impact on children's welfare. This is because the childminder fails to keep them safe or help them to make good progress in their development. Nonetheless, the childminder provides children with some opportunities to develop their independence skills. For example, older children manage their personal needs. She gives children some praise for their efforts.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are insufficiently prepared for the next stage of their learning, including their move on to school. Younger and older children have very limited opportunities to build on what they can do and enjoy, as the childminder does not adequately challenge their learning. The activities are not planned in accordance with children's individual age and stage of development. Despite this, children learn to behave appropriately. For example, they develop some sharing and turn-taking skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY384054 Local authority Sutton Inspection number 1134935 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 7 March 2016

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Carshalton, in the London Borough of Sutton. She offers her service from 7.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays. The childminder holds an early years 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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