Childminder 142468

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 June 2018 31 January 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 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 compromises children's welfare as she does not meet all requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register. The premises are not secure, children can leave unsupervised and visitors can gain entry. The childminder does not take steps to reduce potential risks regarding extreme heat and sun exposure.  The childminder is unable to deliver the learning and development requirements of the early years foundation stage to help children make good progress. She has failed to improve her teaching skills and her interactions with children to support their speaking skills are poor.  The childminder does not use her observations to assess children's next steps in learning precisely or monitor their progress effectively. She does not plan age- appropriate experiences to prepare children for their future learning.  Partnerships with parents and other early years settings are weak and do not

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This provision is inadequate

encourage consistency in children's care, learning and development.  The childminder does not help children become independent in managing their personal needs successfully or help them to make their own decisions about their play.  The childminder has not identified further weaknesses in practice or addressed all of the issues arising from her last inspection.

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It has the following strengths

 Children show interest in the marks they make, for example, in the dough, preparing them well for early writing.

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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 intend to take steps to cancel registration and will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 take all reasonable steps to ensure premises are secure so that unauthorised persons cannot gain entry and children are unable to leave unsupervised 24/07/2018

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Due Date

 take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks, with particular regard to the risks associated with extreme heat and direct sunlight 24/07/2018

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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 precise assessment to identify children's next steps in learning and use this effectively to plan age-appropriate and challenging experiences to prepare children for their future learning 27/07/2018

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Due Date

 improve partnerships with parents and other early years settings that children attend, to promote a consistent approach to targeting support to help children make good progress 27/07/2018

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Due Date

 improve teaching skills and interactions with children to help them make good progress in all areas of learning, in particular, to focus on improving children's communication and language skills 27/07/2018

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Due Date

 help children to become independent in making decisions about their learning and managing their personal needs successfully. 27/07/2018

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children as they played inside.  The inspector discussed children's learning with the childminder and her understanding of assessing children's progress.  The inspector considered the written views of parents.  The inspector accompanied the childminder to the school to collect children.  The inspector sampled documentation, including children's assessment records, the childminder's action plan for improvement, and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not ensure that premises are secure, which compromises children's welfare. For example, on the day of inspection, the front door remained unlocked, which meant that visitors entered the premises unsupervised. The childminder does not ensure that she protects children from risks. In particular, she does not respond appropriately to ensure that play spaces are of an appropriate temperature and well ventilated in hot weather. In addition, although parents inform the childminder when sun cream has not been applied, she does not ensure children are adequately protected when outside on an extremely hot day. The childminder understands her responsibilities to report any child protection concerns to appropriate agencies. The childminder has made little progress since her last inspection and has not addressed all of the issues arising. She has improved the way she supervises children when they eat and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

does not leave them unattended. The childminder has used the required progress check when children are aged two years to share concerns about children's progress in the prime areas with parents and with other settings children attend. However, there is still a lack of consistency in developing targeted plans to support children to make good progress in all areas of their learning. For example, there is a lack of consistency to encourage toilet training and to support developing communication skills. Although the childminder makes observations of children's engagement in activities, she does not share these with parents or gather information about children's learning at home to influence her future planning of meaningful experiences.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not understand how to fulfil the learning and development requirements of the early years foundation stage. She makes observations of children's interests. However, she does not have the skills to use this information successfully to build on what children know and can do. She does not have an adequate understanding of children's current stage of development or their next steps in learning to plan age- appropriate experiences. For example, the childminder plans an activity to help children recognise numbers. However, children are currently at the stage of learning where they are learning to count to five, and, therefore, the activity is not appropriate and she misses potential learning opportunities. The quality of the childminder's interactions are poor, particularly with regard to supporting children's communication skills. Although she has completed a communication and language online course, she has not implemented the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

knowledge acquired. For example, she does not build on vocabulary when sharing books, engage with children to talk about what they are doing or question them appropriately to help them explore their ideas and discoveries.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in the statutory requirements for safeguarding and welfare, and learning and development, impact significantly on children's safety, well-being and personal development. The learning environment is not organised well enough to encourage children to make choices for themselves. For example, the childminder stores many resources on high shelving and children cannot always demonstrate to the childminder the resources they wish to play with, which limits their play opportunities. On occasion, the childminder does not listen to children's requests for resources, and thus limits children's creativity. For instance, she did not put the toy garage on the floor when children asked her to do so. Children begin to understand safety. For example, they know that younger children should not put toys in their mouths and inform the childminder.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

The childminder's teaching does not build on the skills and knowledge that children gain elsewhere, such as at the other early years settings children attend. Her weak planning, assessment and interactions with children do not help children move forward in their learning or prepare them successfully for their next stage in learning and eventual move to school. This leaves children under challenged and unsupported, particularly in developing their communication and language skills, and managing their personal needs successfully. Children do not develop motivation to learn. For instance, they are unable to add resources to their play and when they show curiosity, such as how to make marks in the dough, the childminder shows little interest. Children listen and follow instructions well, for example, to return their drinks bottle to the kitchen counter. Children are keen to complete tasks of which they are capable, such as wrapping stickers around toy cars and

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Setting details

Unique reference number 142468 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 1124901 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 7 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 31 January 2018

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1995. She lives in the village of Creech St Michael in Somerset. The childminder offers care from 7.30am to 5.30pm on weekdays, except for Thursday.

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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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