Childminder 250963

Inspection date 29 November 2018 Previous inspection date 21 September 2017

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires improvement Effectiveness of leadership and management Inadequate 4 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4 Outcomes for children Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

n The childminder's knowledge of some safeguarding issues is poor. She does not have a secure understanding of safeguarding legislation or the local procedures for reporting concerns about a child's welfare. n Risk assessments are ineffective. The childminder fails to recognise risks to children's safety as they arise. She does not take appropriate steps to minimise all hazards to children in the home and garden. n The childminder does not accurately monitor and assess children's learning. She fails to identify children's stages of development and any gaps that emerge in their learning. n Children are not offered sufficient challenge in all activities to help them to make consistently good progress. The childminder does not always use effective teaching to help children to extend their skills further. n Self-evaluation is not fully effective. Weaknesses and breaches in requirements are not reliably identified to help drive continuous improvement and good outcomes for

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It has the following strengths

n Children are happy and settled in the childminder's care. They build secure emotional attachments and readily seek out the childminder for comfort and reassurance.

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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 develop and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues and procedures including those relating to the 'Prevent' duty guidance for England and Wales 2015 and the action to be taken in the event of an allegation being made against the childminder. 11/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks; complete risk assessments to identify all aspects of the environment to be checked, when and by whom they will be checked and how the risk will be removed or minimised 11/01/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

make accurate assessments of children's progress and use the information obtained to establish their next steps in learning 28/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure all children experience an enjoyable and engaging learning experience that is challenging, tailored to their individual needs and helps them to make good progress. 28/02/2019

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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 implement effective systems for self-evaluation to help identify any weaknesses in practice, address breaches in requirements and improve outcomes for children.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed activities and interactions between the childminder and the children. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in children's learning records. n The inspector sampled a range of documents, including evidence of training and the suitability of household members. n The inspector observed an activity indoors and jointly evaluated this with the childminder.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. Although the childminder knows how to recognise some signs of abuse or neglect, she lacks understanding of how to identify when a child may be vulnerable to extreme views or behaviours. She is not fully aware of the procedures she must follow if she has concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder's knowledge of the agencies she must notify if an allegation is made against her or a member of the household is also poor. This compromises children's safety. Furthermore, although the childminder completes risk assessments of her premises, she does not take effective action to minimise or remove all risks to children. For example, the premises is not kept secure to help to prevent children from leaving unsupervised. With support from local authority advisers, the childminder has addressed the action set at the last inspection. However, her capacity to build on this improvement is weak. The childminder does not

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

evaluate all areas of the provision thoroughly enough or implement effectively the good practice ideas she gathers from training courses. The childminder speaks to parents regularly and shares information about their children's routines. This helps to promote some continuity in children's care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not have high expectations of children. Assessments often show that children reach higher levels of attainment than they have and gaps in their learning are not always recognised by the childminder. While the childminder does identify some broad next steps for children, such as learning colours and counting, these are not sufficiently challenging and opportunities are often missed to build on their existing skills. This has a significant impact on children's progress. Despite this, children sustain their concentration well during familiar activities, such as baking cakes. They develop a sound awareness of the uses of everyday technology. For example, the childminder shows children the numbers on the scales when weighing ingredients and encourages them to notice how they change when they add more.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's well-being is compromised due to the weaknesses in the childminder's management of the provision. Although the childminder creates daily opportunities for children to benefit from energetic play outdoors, she does not always ensure that the associated risks are minimised. For example, appropriate steps are not taken to make sure that all parts of a trampoline are in good working order and safe before children play on it. There are appropriate opportunities for children to develop their independence and skills in self-care. For instance, they know where to find their shoes and the childminder prompts them to put these on themselves before venturing outside. Children are encouraged to adopt positive manners and show kindness towards others. For example, the childminder praises children for sharing and taking turns when building towers.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Although children are generally occupied in self-chosen play, the weaknesses in teaching and assessment mean children are not inspired to explore new ideas or solve increasingly challenging problems. Although children do make good progress in some areas of learning, such as their physical development, this is often due to their preference for that type of play and not the result of good quality teaching. Children do not have sufficient opportunities to develop the necessary skills in readiness for the next stage in their learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 250963 Local authority Suffolk Inspection number 10084739 Type of provision Childminder

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Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 13 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 21 September 2017

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The childminder registered in 1997 and lives in Mildenhall, Suffolk. She operates all year round from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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