Childminder in Windsor and Maidenhead

Inspection date 12 February 2019 Previous inspection date 18 August 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Met 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 is in breach of many requirements of the early years foundation stage. She has a weak understanding of her role and responsibilities. The childminder has recruited an assistant without informing Ofsted, and the suitability checks have not been completed. n Systems for recruitment and vetting are not effective enough. The childminder does not ensure information and records are maintained to show how she assesses her assistants' suitability. One assistant has started prior to appropriate checks, such as a Disclosure and Barring Service check, being completed. This places children's safety at risk, particularly as the childminder sometimes leaves her assistants unsupervised with children. n The childminder does not ensure all assistants have the skills and knowledge to safeguard children. This includes their understanding of how to protect children if they have a concern about the childminder.

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This provision is inadequate

n Weaknesses in practice to support and guide assistants in their role mean that some assistants do not interact with any purpose. They are not confident to respond to children's needs and interests. The childminder does not plan well enough to ensure younger children are offered interesting and challenging activities and experiences. Outcomes for children are poor. n The childminder has not given enough attention to assessing what areas of her practice need improvement. This includes, for example, strengthening strategies to build more opportunities for home learning.

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It has the following strengths

n Older children engage more positively and demonstrate warm bonds with the childminder and her assistants. They behave well and are respectful to each other.

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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 aware of all persons working directly with children, to enable appropriate checks for suitability to be undertaken 15/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

establish more-effective recruitment and vetting arrangements to ensure all checks are completed prior to assistants starting in their roles 22/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

retain and have readily available all records and information to support the suitability of people working directly with children 22/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

implement effective training, coaching and support to ensure all assistants gain an appropriate level of understanding for their role, and are competent in their work, in particular, with regard to their responsibilities to safeguard children and to deliver the learning and development requirements 01/03/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

plan challenging, varied and interesting play activities for younger children, and respond positively to their individual needs to promote better outcomes for their developmental progress. 22/02/2019

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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 enhance practice to identify breaches of requirements and areas for further improvement n build on strategies to enhance the partnerships with parents to develop more opportunities for home learning and promote more consistency for children's development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the childminder. n The inspector observed the childminder and her assistants during activities indoors. n The inspector spoke with children and sampled their learning records. n The inspector spoke with the childminder about how she monitors children's learning and how she works in partnership with parents. n The inspector sampled the childminder's documentation.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder is working with two assistants. She shows a poor understanding of her responsibilities to check their suitability. For example, the childminder has not notified Ofsted, as required, in respect of one assistant who has been employed for a year. Although the childminder has renewed her practice recently to gather more information during the recruitment and vetting process, weaknesses remain. For example, the childminder does not have documentation and information to demonstrate the assistants' suitability. The childminder is not in receipt of Disclosure and Barring Service checks for one assistant working with children. Despite this, even at the inspection, the assistant was left alone with children. The childminder fails to provide good enough support to assistants who are new to their role. Consequently, they do not have the necessary skills for their roles, particularly in how they interact, teach and plan

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

for children's learning. This has a significant impact as they have key-person responsibilities for some of the children attending. The childminder and one assistant demonstrate a good enough understanding of all safeguarding matters. However, the childminder has failed to support her other assistant to be competent in how to safeguard children. This includes preparing her to be more confident to identify possible signs and symptoms of abuse, or procedures for if a concern is about another adult at the setting. Evaluation of practice is not good enough and has failed to identify weakness of the provision. Policies and procedures are shared with parents and overall adhered to, to support children's health and well-being.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder has established appropriate systems for finding out about children's interests when they start at the setting. She makes observations on a regular basis and these are shared with parents. She understands her responsibilities to plan for children's next steps in learning. However, she does not spend enough time guiding and supervising her less experienced assistants to work with the younger children. This results in ineffective teaching, which is not suited to children's individual needs. For example, the assistant is unable to interact purposefully as younger children show curiosity in how she stacks cotton reels. Although she demonstrates how to do this, she fails to encourage the children to copy her or try this for themselves to support, for instance, their coordination and physical development. Younger children quickly lose motivation to play. Older children are provided with more-interesting activities. Overall,

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

they engage in these well. Older children show good progress in their communication and language skills, including those speaking a different language at home. However, younger children receive little or no interaction as they play. For example, the childminder and her assistants demonstrate limited confidence to talk and communicate with the younger children. They plan very few purposeful or interesting activities for them. The childminder and her assistant often stop younger children from exploring toy boxes or resources on shelves. Younger children are not given enough encouragement to make choices about their play. There is limited interaction from the childminder and her assistant to support younger children's social and emotional development. Younger children spend too much time sitting alone. The individual needs of the younger children are not met.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in safeguarding compromise children's well-being. However, the childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour. Older children are respectful of each other and use kind language when speaking in small groups. All children behave very well. The childminder helps older children take pride in what they do. For example, their artwork is displayed in the setting for children to see. Younger children sleep according to their routines. However, the childminder and her assistants do not encourage younger children to develop independence, for example choosing activities or freely accessing the outdoors more regularly. This has a negative impact on their outcomes for learning, including how they develop social skills. Older children understand care routines, such as handwashing prior to eating lunch. They enjoy their meals, stating 'this is yummy'.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Overall, older children make progress typical for their age. They show readiness to learn and are interested in writing and creative play. They are confident to sing, for instance, popular nursery rhymes as they play. Younger children make limited progress. They receive poor-quality learning experiences and do not develop the skills and knowledge to help them move on to the next stages of their learning. In particular, they do not develop independence and communication skills because their play opportunities are more limited and need improving. For example, younger children show interest in musical instruments and the sounds these can make, but are asked to play these quietly. Younger children show curiosity. For example, they sit together with shape sorters, trying to fit the relevant shapes into the corresponding hole. Limited adult interaction means, however, that children do not gain confidence in their early problem-solving skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428312 Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead Inspection number 10094631 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection 18 August 2015

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The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The childminder works Monday to Friday for most weeks of the year. She works with assistants.

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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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