Childminder EY484660

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 May 2018 10 August 2017

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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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 fails to keep children safe as they play. Children's safety is compromised as they play outside in the sun for long periods of time, without any sun protection. As a result, children are at risk of sun burn and sun stroke and they do not learn about keeping themselves safe and healthy.  The quality of teaching is poor. The childminder does not have a good enough understanding of how children learn. He does not plan a wide enough range of experiences for children that are designed to help children make good progress in their learning and development.  The childminder does not have a sufficient understanding of how to manage children’s behaviour. Children who display challenging behaviour are not helped to learn how to behave appropriately.  The childminder fails to provide children with suitable activities or toys to capture their interests. On some occasions children have no resources to play with. This results in

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This provision is inadequate

children becoming bored and displaying unwanted and challenging behaviour.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder speaks to children kindly and the children generally enjoy being in his care.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 take all reasonable steps to ensure children in your care are not exposed to risks, in particular risks associated with playing outside in the sun 08/06/2018

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Due Date

 teach children the importance of good health and how they can keep themselves safe, particularly in relation to staying safe in the sun 08/06/2018

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Due Date

 consider alternative strategies to manage children’s behaviour, in order to meet the children's individual needs 08/06/2018

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Due Date

 consider the individual needs, interests, and stage of development of each child in your care, and use this information to plan a challenging and enjoyable experience for each child in all of the areas of learning and development. 29/06/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the children, the childminder and his co-childminder at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector sampled various documents, including children's learning records, accident records and relevant policies and procedures.  The inspector and the childminder observed children during activities and discussed children's learning and progress.  The inspector took account of parents' views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder has a basic knowledge of the signs and symptoms of child abuse and the procedures to follow if he has concerns about a child. However, he does not always take effective steps to ensure children’s physical safety and welfare is supported. For example, children are allowed to play in the sun for long periods of time without any sun protection, such as hats or sun cream. Although the childminder has carried out some self-evaluation and identified areas of development, he has not taken any steps to improve in these areas. While he has identified weaknesses in his teaching and acknowledges that he would benefit from further training, he has not arranged to complete any such training.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not have sufficient knowledge of how children learn or how he can support them to make good progress. He gains some information from parents when children first start, however he does not use this information to make accurate assessments of children's learning needs or plan for their progress. For example, he is unable to implement strategies or activities to help children who regularly fight with other children, to learn to build friendships. The childminder does not have the skill to facilitate the children’s learning to ensure their play is purposeful and they make progress. He occasionally joins in with children’s role play when they choose to involve him. However, he fails to use these opportunities to challenge children’s thinking and extend their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children are not provided with activities that stimulate and challenge them. This often results in them becoming bored, unsettled and displaying negative behaviour. When this happens their behaviour is not managed effectively and it continues to deteriorate. Children demonstrate confidence to explore different resources that interest them.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Children are not gaining the skills they need to prepare them well for the next stage in their learning, such as school. This is because children do not make sufficient progress as the childminder does not accurately identify children's current stage of development or identify what they need to learn next. Children who require additional support are not given the help they need. Children do not have opportunities to become confident in using tools and resources to make marks, to support their early writing skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484660 Local authority Wiltshire Inspection number 1135532 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 10 August 2017

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Salisbury, Wiltshire. He works with his wife, who is also a registered childminder, and provides childcare from Monday to Friday for 48 weeks 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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