Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 July 2018 5 February 2015

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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 not kept her knowledge up to date regarding wider safeguarding issues. This compromises children's safety.  The childminder has failed to identify, minimise or remove all risks to children in the setting. This means that children's safety is compromised.  The childminder does not gather detailed information from parents when children first start at the setting to make a precise assessment of children's development.  The childminder does not monitor children's progress robustly or use this information to plan challenging activities that support children's next steps in learning. Children do not make the progress they are capable of.  The childminder has not evaluated the quality of her setting sufficiently to identify and rectify weaknesses in her practice swiftly. The childminder does not focus her professional development to help raise the quality of teaching and learning in the

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It has the following strengths

 Children develop close attachments with the childminder. They enjoy playing with her and settle quickly. This helps to foster children's emotional well-being successfully.  Children behave well. They listen carefully to instructions, for example, they help to tidy toys away when they have finished playing with them.

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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

 update knowledge of wider safeguarding issues to be able to identify abuse swiftly and take appropriate action to safeguard children 16/07/2018

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 identify, minimise and remove any risks to children, particularly in the outdoor area to help promote children's safety effectively 16/07/2018

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 gather accurate starting points from parents and monitor children's progress closely to understand their current level of development and plan challenging activities that help them to make good progress in their learning. 16/07/2018

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 improve self-evaluation to identify and rectify weaknesses in practice and help raise the quality of the setting to a good standard  consider undertaking professional development opportunities that help to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the setting.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and procedures, risk assessments, training records and children's progress files.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector took account of parents' views recorded as feedback for the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder has not reflected on the setting sufficiently to identify and rectify weaknesses in her practice. She has not updated her knowledge and skills to help improve her practice further. Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not have a secure knowledge of wider safeguarding issues and does not know all possible signs of abuse. However, she shows some knowledge of child protection issues and knows who to report her concerns to. She has developed links with other childminders and attends a variety of groups in the local area.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder does not gather detailed information from parents when their children first start to help assess children's skills, knowledge and development precisely. However, she supports children to follow their own interests in play and to be imaginative, such as pretending to sell ice creams from their 'shop'. The childminder promotes children's communication skills well. For example, they make pictures from felt shapes and she models key words clearly for children to copy and repeat. Relationships with parents are strong and the childminder has daily discussions with them. For example, one comments, 'She is very professional and always keeps me informed'.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's welfare is not assured. Furthermore, the childminder has failed to identify, minimise and remove risks to children in the outdoor area. For example, she has not noticed there are small sharp screws on the floor outside or taken any action to level flooring which poses a trip hazard to children. This has a significant impact on the safety and well-being of children. However, the childminder supports children's care routines well. For example, she encourages children to wash their hands before eating and supports them when toileting. Children enjoy being physical outdoors. For example, they practise climbing up the steps and sliding down the slide, ride on scooters and rock on the see-saw.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

The childminder does not assess children's development precisely enough and activities do not offer enough challenge to support children to make progress. However, children grow in confidence and develop friendships with others. They spend time filling and emptying containers with water. They investigate technological toys, such as pressing buttons and listening to instructions to feed the toy hippopotamus. This helps children to develop some key skills in readiness for school and for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY301073 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 1092215 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 5 February 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in the Bramley area of Leeds. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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