Childminder EY487632

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 14 June 2018 21 February 2018

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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

 The childminder has a poor understanding of how to recognise possible child protection concerns. She has failed to meet actions from the last inspection, and there continue to be serious weaknesses in her safeguarding practice. This puts children's welfare at significant risk.  The childminder does not implement her own safeguarding policy effectively. This is because she does not follow procedures for reporting and sharing any concerns about children's safety and welfare with the local social services. This significantly compromises children's safety and welfare.  The childminder's assessments of children's progress are not sufficiently robust. This hinders how effectively the childminder is able to plan for the children's next steps in learning and to support targeted teaching and children's ongoing progress.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder maintains an accurate record of children's attendance times. She knows how to report any changes to her household, including ensuring the suitability of those who live or work with her.  The childminder has begun to share some information with other settings children attend, to help provide a joined-up approach to their learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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Due Date

 gain a suitable knowledge and understanding of how to recognise possible child protection concerns, to safeguard children's welfare 20/06/2018

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Due Date

 implement an effective policy and procedures, in line with the guidance of the Local Safeguarding Children Board, to ensure that an appropriate and prompt referral is made if safeguarding concerns arise about a child 20/06/2018

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Due Date

 improve the arrangements to assess children's progress accurately, to ensure activities are planned and tailored to meet children's individual next steps, to enable them to make the best possible progress. 15/07/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this had on children's learning.  The inspector had a tour of the parts of the childminder's home that children use.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and looked at a selection of children's records and safeguarding procedures, and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation process.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder about her practice and children's learning and development.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder has made insufficient progress since her last inspection, where she was judged inadequate. Despite ongoing support from her local authority, she lacks the capacity to improve. The childminder has failed to identify ongoing weakness in her practice, which compromises children's welfare. Although the childminder has completed safeguarding training, she fails to make effective use of this new knowledge, or follow her own policies and procedures, to recognise and report concerns about children's welfare. She does not have a good enough understanding of the requirements to assure children's welfare and to safeguard their well-being. This has a significant impact on how she is able to keep children safe. The childminder has taken some steps to improve children's learning. For instance, she has taken advice and support from her local authority to improve her understanding of how to observe children's

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

learning. However, this is not fully effective in ensuring children benefit from good-quality learning experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder makes observations of children's learning and provides some activities that engage children suitably. However, her assessments of children's development and progress are not consistently accurate, and this hinders how she plans for their next steps in learning. Therefore, activities are not always planned or tailored to meet children's individual needs, to support their learning. However, the childminder does offer children some activities that enthuse and motivate their play. For instance, older children enthusiastically join in with creative play, and confidently use pens to draw as they trace around their hands. However, the childminder does not consistently capture opportunities to extend their learning to build on what they know and can do. The childminder works appropriately with parents to support children. She knows how to gain information about their starting points, individual interests and care routines, to help children settle happily.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Significant ongoing weaknesses in leadership and management of the childminder's practice have a detrimental effect on children's safety and well-being. This means that children's welfare is not assured. Nonetheless, children form warm relationships with the childminder and they behave well. She promotes effective behaviour management boundaries. For instance, she encourages children to learn how to tidy away toys and praises children when they take turns and share toys and resources. The childminder is friendly and children enjoy her company and are happy in her care. She provides children with freshly prepared foods and younger children learn how to feed themselves independently and rehydrate themselves regularly.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

The assessment of children's progress is not accurate enough to ensure they make the progress of which they are capable. Older children do acquire some basic skills to help prepare them for their next stage in learning. For example, they learn how to take care of their own personal needs, and are confident in feeding themselves. Younger children begin to name and recognise colours, and are confident in their physical skills, such as when they manipulate puzzle pieces to fit and connect magnetic rods.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY487632 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 1132919 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 21 February 2018

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in the Waterlooville area of Hampshire. She is qualified to level 2 and provides care for children Monday to Thursday from 8am to 6pm, for most of the year. Please note: an enforcement notice was to be raised, but the childminder has subsequently resigned.

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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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