Childminder in Birmingham

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 July 2018 8 May 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 Good 2

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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 has not ensured relevant information is provided to allow Ofsted to carry out suitability checks for persons aged over 16 years who work on the premises.  The childminder does not ensure she deploys her assistants effectively at certain times of the day in order to supervise children well. This compromises children's safety and well-being.  The childminder does not implement rigorous procedures to protect children against infection. All children use a communal bowl for handwashing before meals, and they use a communal towel for drying their hands after the use of the toilet.  The childminder does not obtain written parental permission before she administers each medicine to children.

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It has the following strengths

 The childminder provides a wide range of enjoyable activities to promote children's development in all areas of learning. She works well with parents to identify the next steps in their child's learning and to continue with activities at home.  Children behave well and they interact confidently with adults. Children enjoy frequent outings to communities beyond their own and they develop an awareness of diversity.  The childminder maintains good communication with other settings children also attend. They work well together to meet children's learning needs and to support their good progress.

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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

 provide Ofsted with all the relevant information it needs to complete suitability checks for anyone aged over 16 years who works on the premises? 25/07/2018

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Due Date

 ensure assistants are effectively deployed at all times in order to promote children's safety and well-being consistently 25/07/2018

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Due Date

 implement rigorous hygiene procedures, including the arrangements for children to wash and dry their hands, to ensure they are effectively protected against infection 25/07/2018

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Due Date

 obtain written parental permission before administering medicines to children. 25/07/2018

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Inspection activities

 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about this provider.  The inspector looked at samples of documents used for the running of the childminder's setting.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching during indoor activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder, including her self-evaluation of the setting. The inspector spoke with the assistants and children during the inspection.  The inspector read written feedback provided through questionnaires from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. Although the childminder and her assistants have a secure understanding of child protection procedures, there are significant weaknesses in her practice. The childminder has not provided information for Ofsted to complete suitability checks for her assistants. The assistants are not always appropriately deployed to ensure the continuous support for children's safety and welfare. Records show that the adult-to- child ratios are recorded daily, and other information is consistently maintained. However, the childminder does not follow procedures correctly to obtain written permission from parents before she administers medicines to a child. That said, not all practice is weak. The childminder regularly monitors the achievements of children and she is quick to identify where there are gaps in their learning. She takes timely action to discuss these with parents and ensures she provides tailored activities to help children make good

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

progress. The childminder regularly observes her assistants' practice and she provides guidance during activities and routines to help them to fulfil their roles. Parents comment positively on the learning experiences the childminder provides. They say that children are happy in the childminder's care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder works well with her assistants to promote children's learning. Pre-school children engage in structured activities that promote their number skills well. They correctly identify numerals that correspond to a group of items. Adults include good levels of challenge for children to help them to recognise various shapes, including those that are three dimensional. They adapt their teaching well, according to the stage of children's individual development. Adults consistently join in with child-led play. For example, they support the sensory play activities of babies and they sing nursery rhymes and talk with toddlers during play. This promotes children's language skills well. The childminder makes good use of information from observations to plan additional opportunities to help children learn. Adults motivate children with lots of praise.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder does not ensure she thoroughly promotes all aspects of children's good health, in particular, with regard to handwashing procedures. This means that children's physical well-being is not effectively promoted. Nevertheless, children develop appropriate independence skills. Toddlers feed themselves well using cutlery and older children put on their shoes without help before outside play. Children take turns at sharing resources and the childminder provides reward charts to recognise their achievements. This helps to raise children's self-esteem. All children eat well and enjoy nutritious meals and snacks. Pre-school children have a good understanding of the reasons for eating healthy meals. They explain that fruit and vegetables are healthy and 'good for you'. The space used with younger children is separate from that used with school-aged children to ensure there is adequate space for all age groups.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. They develop essential skills in readiness for the move to school. All children enjoy looking at books and pre-school children recognise letters in their names. They are developing good early literacy and numeracy skills. Children learn to develop their independence and they are able communicators who are self-assured and share their thoughts and opinions readily.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY319120 Local authority Birmingham Inspection number 1141385 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 17

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2006. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6.30pm on Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with four assistants on a rota basis. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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