Childminder EY537490

Inspection date 15 November 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of 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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The provision is inadequate

n The childminder fails to protect children's safety and welfare. She does not carry out rigorous checks of the premises to identify and minimise all hazards, particularly outdoors. This compromises children's safety. n The childminder has failed to inform Ofsted that she works with other adults who assist her in her work with children. These adults have unsupervised access to children even though the required suitability checks have not been carried out. These weaknesses put children's safety at further risk. n The childminder does not adhere to the correct ratio requirements at all times. She does not maintain an accurate record of children's daily hours of attendance, as required. These weaknesses undermine children's welfare. n The quality of teaching is variable. The childminder does not consistently plan suitably challenging activities to meet all children's learning needs, particularly babies'. Not all

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The provision is inadequate

children make the progress of which they are capable. n The childminder does not evaluate her provision effectively to identify all weaknesses in practice.

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It has the following strengths

n Partnerships with parents are sufficiently effective. Parents interviewed during the inspection gave positive feedback about the service they and their children receive. n Children are settled and form close relationships with their peers and the childminder.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date improve the procedures for risk assessment to make sure that all learning environments are safe and secure for the children, particularly outdoors 07/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve knowledge of the significant events that Ofsted needs to be notified of, including providing the relevant information about all persons over the age of 16 years living or working on the premises, so that all required suitability checks can be carried out 07/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that no person whose suitability has not been checked has unsupervised access to children 07/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that adult-to-child ratio requirements are met at all times 07/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

maintain an accurate record of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance 07/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

make more effective use of observations and assessments to assist with planning activities that are age appropriate and suitably challenging for all children, to help them reach the next stage in their learning and to make good progress. 07/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n use self-evaluation effectively to identify any weaknesses, including any breaches of requirements, and take action to improve the quality of the provision.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process. n The inspector observed children's play inside and outside. She discussed with the childminder the resources and toys that are available. n The inspector discussed with the childminder how she evaluates the setting to identify strengths and target areas for improvement. She interacted with children at appropriate times and checked their learning records. n The inspector checked documents relating to the suitability and qualifications of the childminder. She discussed with the childminder how she safeguards children and looked at her safeguarding procedures. n The inspector observed children's play and learning with the childminder. She spoke with parents to gain their views about the quality of the provision.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not carry out thorough checks of the premises, particularly outdoors. For example, children are exposed to hazards in the garden, such as broken fence panels and discarded planks of wood. These weaknesses compromise children's safety. The childminder has a poor understanding of what events must be notified to Ofsted, such as when working with assistants. She allows her assistants to have unsupervised access to children. These weaknesses put children's welfare at risk. Furthermore, the childminder exceeds the adult-to-child ratio requirements when working with children. She does not maintain an accurate record of children's attendance, which limits her ability to monitor information and identify any concerns. However, the childminder has some knowledge of child protection issues, including how to identify the signs that children may be at risk of extreme views. She

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

knows how to report child protection concerns to relevant agencies. The childminder does not evaluate her practice rigorously enough to identify breaches of the requirements, including weaknesses in teaching.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Teaching is not consistently strong. The childminder does not consider children's interests, or ages and stages of development, when planning activities. She does not make sufficient use of the information gained from observations and assessments to ensure that activities on offer are suitably challenging. For example, during group times, babies quickly lose interest and become restless because they find the activities too long and too difficult to follow. This limits the progress some children make. However, the childminder makes appropriate use of her training to provide older children with interesting opportunities to help develop their language and listening skills. For instance, she engages older children in meaningful conversations and encourages them to respond and listen well. Older children have fun expressing their creativity and imaginations, such as when they experiment with water, sand and paints.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses in leadership and teaching do not assure children's safety and welfare. However, the childminder teaches children to behave appropriately. For example, she helps children to talk about, and respect, similarities and differences between themselves and others. Children share toys and play cooperatively. The childminder offers children a free-flow system between indoors and outdoors that encourages children's independence in choosing where they play. Children are mobile and enjoy being physically active.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Some children do not gain the important skills that they need to prepare them for the next stage in their learning. The activities are mostly aimed for older children, and do not motivate or challenge babies to build on what they know and can do. However, older children develop their early literacy and mathematical skills well, in readiness for school. They are confident in writing letters that are significant to them and enjoy using numbers in play and planned activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537490 Local authority Hounslow Inspection number 10084256

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register

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Day care type

Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 14 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in the London Borough of Hounslow. She offers her service from 7.30am to 6.30pm on Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks a year. The childminder holds a relevant early years qualification at level 5.

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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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