Childminder in Bradford

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 May 2018 19 December 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 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

 Children's safety and welfare are compromised. The childminder fails to identify and reduce risks in her home and garden, and does not implement safe care practices. Furthermore, she does not ensure toddlers are appropriately supervised at all times.  The childminder does not promote good hygiene routines or ensure that first-aid equipment is available at all times.  Assistants do not have induction training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities, and to ensure they sufficiently understand child protection issues. Nor do they have any professional development opportunities to improve their effectiveness.  Some activities and resources are not matched well enough to toddler's individual needs, interests and stages of development. Furthermore, there is a lack of focus on the prime areas of learning for the youngest children and this means that their progress is not good enough.  The childminder's knowledge of how young children learn through play is not secure.

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This provision is inadequate

This leads to a lack of opportunities for toddlers to lead their own play and explore.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are confident and settled with the childminder and her assistant.  Older children make good progress and have a positive approach to 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

 use risk assessments effectively to remove or minimise potential risk to children's safety, with particular regard to all hazardous items in the garden, doors propped up in areas children access, mealtime routines and small toys and items which are a choking hazard to younger children 01/06/2018

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 ensure that toddlers are appropriately supervised to minimise accidents or incidents, including those related to pets 01/06/2018

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 take necessary steps to minimise the spread of infection and promote children's good health 01/06/2018

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 ensure that first-aid equipment is available for use at all times 01/06/2018  ensure that any assistants receive appropriate induction training to help them to understand their roles and responsibilities, and support them to undertake appropriate training and professional development to deliver good quality teaching and interactions with children 01/06/2018

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Due Date

 train any assistants to understand the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures, and ensure they have an up-to-date knowledge of all safeguarding issues. 01/06/2018

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Due Date

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

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 effectively plan challenging and enjoyable experiences that successfully promote children’s learning by considering fully, each child’s individual needs, interests and stages of development, ensuring a strong focus on the prime areas of learning for the youngest children 01/06/2018

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Due Date

 gain a better understanding of how young children learn through play and exploration, and provide more opportunities for toddlers to lead their own play. 01/06/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder and her assistant interacting with children, and observed care routines and activities indoors and outdoors.  The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant. She looked at relevant documents and evidence of the suitability of those living or working in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector viewed written comments from parents and questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder's systems for checking the quality of her provision are insufficient. She fails to address weaknesses in her practice to improve outcomes for children and does not identify breaches in requirements. As part of this, she has failed to meet the action raised at her last inspection and to sustain continuous improvement. Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not carry out adequate risk assessments and implement safe practices, which compromises children's safety. Small resources that have the potential to cause a choking hazard are given to toddlers to play with, and doors that have been removed from their hinges are left propped against a wall upstairs. Children pass these to access the bathroom. In addition, there are hazardous items in the front garden. These include propped-up planks of wood, adults' gardening tools, a wheel clamp and discarded ends of roll-up cigarettes. The childminder also fails to recognise the danger to

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

toddlers of choking as they walk around when eating. The childminder does not provide toddlers with adequate supervision. This leads to accidents and incidents, as reflected in accident records, including toddlers who have been bitten by the pet parrot. That said, the garden and home are secure, promoting some aspects of children's safety. The childminder has not carried out induction training with her assistant or trained them to understand safeguarding issues. This is reflected in their poor knowledge of child protection, as well as other general policies and procedures for the setting. However, the childminder does recognise signs of possible abuse or neglect and is aware of reporting procedures. The childminder does not ensure that her assistant has appropriate training, knowledge or skills to have a positive impact on children's care and learning. The childminder works well with parents, and others involved with the children, to promote

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

continuity in children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Despite the childminder holding an early years qualification, this is not having a positive impact on some aspects of her practice. Although toddlers make some progress in their learning, this is not yet good enough. The childminder does not fully consider toddlers' needs when she plans activities and resources, to motivate, challenge and engage them. As part of this, she does not focus strongly enough on toddlers' communication and language skills, their physical development or their personal, social and emotional development, which are all crucial areas of learning. Furthermore, the childminder does not have a secure knowledge of how younger children learn through play. Consequently, she does not organise the environment well enough to enable toddlers to explore and initiate their own play. However, she does effectively support older children's independent learning. She observes, assesses and plans particularly well for their future learning. She

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

extends older children's learning as they play. For example, as they build with interesting resources, she asks questions that challenge them to think and solve problems. This results in them successfully building a tall construction.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's safety and welfare are not assured. The childminder does not sufficiently promote children's physical well-being. She does not consistently implement good hand-washing routines, for instance, before toddlers eat, and sometimes fails to wipe toddlers' noses, including when they are eating. Children also share the same towel in the bathroom and the pet dog sniffs and jumps up at children as they eat. These poor practices increase the risk of cross-infection. The childminder does not always have access to first-aid equipment when she is off-site, to ensure she can suitably manage children's accidents. That said, the childminder promotes children's health in other ways. For example, children have ample fresh air and exercise, and enjoy healthy snacks and meals. The childminder exchanges a good range of information with parents as children settle and thereafter. She has a warm and loving

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

manner with the children, helping to foster their emotional well-being. Children, all of whom have attended since they were babies, are clearly at ease with the childminder.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

The youngest children do not make good enough progress in the prime areas of learning or develop secure foundations for their future learning, due to the weaknesses in teaching. However, older children make better progress and are developing skills that will prepare them for moving on to school. They show focus and concentration as they develop early literacy skills. For instance, they enjoy making marks and confidently write their name on their pictures. They share resources as they play alongside one another and behave appropriately.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 302356 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 1120424 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 19 December 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1999 and lives in Shipley, West Yorkshire. The childminder works with her partner, who is an assistant. She cares for children Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder receives early years funding for three- and four-year-old children. 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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