Childminder in Buckinghamshire

Inspection date 22 November 2018 Previous inspection date 12 September 2014

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Met 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 has failed to notify Ofsted of adults acting as assistants. This means that checks have not been carried out to ensure they are suitable to be left with children. This compromises children's safety. n The childminder does not record times of children's attendance, to help ensure their overall welfare and safety. n Children are not supported in making as much progress as possible. The childminder does not make accurate assessments from when children start with her, to help her fully understand children's levels of achievement. Planning is not sufficiently focused to ensure that children are suitably challenged. n The childminder does not use self-evaluation effectively, to help her identify breaches in requirements and identify areas for improvement to improve outcomes for children.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are happy, settle well and enjoy positive relationships with the childminder, which helps to support their emotional well-being. n The childminder provides children with daily experiences outside for fresh air and exercise, which helps to support their healthy lifestyle.

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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 ensure that Ofsted is provided with the necessary information to enable it to carry out suitability checks on adults acting as assistants 17/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

maintain an accurate daily record of children being cared for on the premises and their actual hours of attendance 17/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

make accurate assessments of children's progress, including their starting points, and plan effectively to challenge children and build on what they know and can do, to help all children to make consistently good, or better, progress. 07/01/2019

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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 ensure self-evaluation is used effectively to identify any breaches in requirements and all areas for improvement, to raise outcomes for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector had a tour of the premises, and observed children taking part in activities and evaluated the impact on their learning. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including records of children's learning and suitability checks for adults living in the household. n The inspector spoke with the childminder at convenient times during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder does not always supervise children effectively. For example, she allows an adult to act as her assistant, and on occasions goes out and leaves the children with the adult, even though they are not registered to do so. This means Ofsted has not been able to carry out required checks to ensure that they are suitable to be involved in childcare. This puts children's welfare at risk. Despite this, she is confident of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a concern about a child's welfare. She has attended first-aid training recently to help her manage medication and accidents effectively. However, the childminder does not use her self-evaluation effectively to help her reflect on her practice. For example, she has not identified breaches in requirements that compromise children's safety.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is variable. The childminder does not target teaching as well as possible to ensure that all activities offer children suitable challenge. This means that she does not focus activities consistently enough on what children need to learn next to help them make the progress of which they are capable. For example, when children show an interest in exploring musical instruments, she misses opportunities to extend learning or build on their interest. Overall, the childminder provides children with some support for their communication and language development and has attended training to help her support children's speaking skills. For example, children listen and attempt to join in with familiar songs. The childminder joins in enthusiastically repeating words as children learn the actions.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare cannot be assured. The childminder fails to fulfil her responsibility to maintain a record of children's daily attendance, which compromises their safety. Nonetheless, children learn ways to keep themselves safe. For example, the childminder reminds children not to rock back on their chairs and to walk inside. Overall, children behave well. The childminder provides guidance and explanations to help children learn to manage their behaviour well. Prior to children starting to attend, the childminder seeks information from parents to help them settle emotionally. For example, she collects information about children's routines, likes and dislikes. However, the childminder does not gain sufficient information from parents about children's skills and abilities on entry, to help her build on what children know and can do, to help target planning more precisely on children's next steps to address any potential gaps in learning.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Generally, children are making sufficient or good progress in their learning. However, due to the weaknesses in planning and assessment, the childminder does not fully support children to make the best possible progress. Despite this, most children are confident and inquisitive learners. They enjoy moving to music and begin to make some independent choices in their play. Children develop their social skills and confidence, which helps to start to prepare them for their future experiences.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY397759 Local authority Slough Inspection number 10084615

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register

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Day care type

Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3 Date of previous inspection 12 September 2014

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The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Slough, Berkshire. She cares for children most weekdays for most of the year.

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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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