Childminder in Bradford

Inspection date 14 February 2019 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Not applicable 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 Children's safety and welfare are compromised. The childminder fails to identify and reduce risks in her garden. n Assistants do not have induction training to help them understand their roles and responsibilities, and to ensure they sufficiently understand child protection issues. n The childminder does not follow the correct procedures to fully ensure the safe administration of medicines to children. n The childminder has not provided Ofsted with the necessary information to enable it to determine the suitability of two new household members. n The childminder does not ensure that food preparation areas within the kitchen are clean and hygienic. She does not ensure that relatives who take responsibility for preparing and handling food are competent to do so. n The childminder does not provide her assistant with professional development opportunities. Consequently, they have poor knowledge of how children learn and how

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This provision is inadequate

to support their learning. This has a negative impact on children's progress, especially given that the childminder's assistant has sole charge of young children. n The childminder's assessments of children's progress are not frequent enough or precise enough. She does not use information well enough to prioritise and plan for children's next steps in learning and address any gaps. Consequently, she does not fully support children's achievements.

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It has the following strengths

n Young children are settled and have secure attachments to the childminder and her assistant, both of whom have a warm and caring manner. This helps to promote young children's confidence and emotional well-being. n The childminder attends up-to-date child protection training. She has a secure knowledge of possible indicators of abuse and of how to report concerns of this nature.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action: We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to: Due date use risk assessments effectively to remove or minimise potential risk to children's safety, with particular regard to all hazardous items in the garden and children's access to the steep steps in the garden leading to the new entrance of the premises 28/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

train any assistants to understand the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures and ensure they have an up-to-date knowledge of all safeguarding issues 14/03/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

obtain written permission from parents for each and every medicine that is administered to a child 28/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that Ofsted is provided with the necessary information to enable the suitability of household members to be determined 28/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that there are suitable facilities for the hygienic preparation of food and that those responsible for preparing and handling food are competent to do so 28/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that any assistants receive appropriate induction training to help them to understand their roles and responsibilities, and support them to undertake appropriate training and professional development to deliver good-quality teaching and interactions with children. 11/04/2019

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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 undertake more regular and precise assessments, and use information from assessments more effectively to prioritise and plan for children's next steps in learning and close any gaps in their learning, to help them make good progress. 14/03/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the activities indoors, and the childminder and her assistant's interactions with the children. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. Inspector Rachel Ayo

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Despite the childminder's continued professional development, this is not having a positive impact on her practice. She fails to check the quality of her provision and address key weaknesses in her practice in order to improve outcomes for children. As part of this, she does not identify breaches in requirements. Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not carry out adequate risk assessments for the garden area she now uses for childminding purposes. This compromises children's health and safety. For example, the childminder explains that children are never left in the garden on their own. However, she fails to recognise that, nonetheless, the numerous hazards present pose a risk to children. For example, there is stagnant water gathered in a potty and buckets, uncoiled washing lines and hose pipes, and a broken adult garden bench swing. There are other discarded items. These include carrier bags, hazardous

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

substances, such as screen wash and cleaning products, pieces of wood with nails protruding, and broken bricks and paving. She fails to dispose of rubbish, including empty rusted cans and broken household items, such as a fireguard and cupboard door. In addition, a gate, put in place to prevent access to a set of steep steps down to the new entrance, is broken. Consequently, this is not fit for purpose. That said, the childminder has made the lower ground floor of the home safe. She now uses this area for childcare purposes, rather than the ground floor. The childminder has not carried out induction training with her assistant and has not trained them to understand safeguarding issues. This is reflected in their poor knowledge of all aspects of child protection as well as other general policies and procedures. The childminder's assistant does, however, have current paediatric first-aid training. This means he can help to

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

promote children's welfare in other ways. Ofsted has been unable to determine the suitability of two new household members. This is because the childminder has not submitted the necessary information to Ofsted. Despite this, these individuals have been subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks and have no unsupervised contact with children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The childminder does not ensure that her assistant has appropriate training, knowledge or skills to support children's care and learning and be competent in the role he undertakes. He has no knowledge of the early years foundation stage. He is unaware of how children learn and of appropriate activities for their age or stage of development. This has a negative impact on children's progress, especially given there are times when he cares for children aged under three years alone. The childminder does not share information with her assistant as to how he can support children's next steps in learning, particularly in her absence. The childminder provides a suitable range of resources to support children's independent play, including accessible sensory media and materials. She uses certain opportunities to build on young children's learning as they play. For example, she introduces counting as young children build a tower. The childminder

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

assesses what children know and can do. However, she does not do this frequently or accurately enough. She does not use information from assessments to specifically plan for their next steps in learning and address any gaps in their development. Consequently, this has an impact on the progress children make, which is not good enough.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that children's health, safety and welfare are not assured. Furthermore, the kitchen is not maintained in a way that ensures that food is hygienically prepared in a clean environment. The childminder has not appraised the household member who cooks meals for the family and, therefore, minded children on matters relating to food safety and hygiene requirements. This compromises children's physical well-being. The childminder keeps a record of any medicines she administers to children, promoting certain aspects of their welfare. However, she solely obtains a blanket consent from parents to administer all types of medicines they bring in, as part of the initial registration process. The childminder works appropriately with parents, to promote continuity in children's care and learning. Young children are learning important early social skills and behave well.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Young children do not make sufficient progress. Nonetheless, they are developing some skills that will prepare them for their eventual move on to nursery and, ultimately, school. For example, they show interest in exploring cardboard tubes and building towers with construction materials. They delight in knocking these down and building them back up again.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542990 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10090431 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in the Undercliffe area of Bradford. She works with an assistant. The childminder operates all year round, from 7am to 7pm on Monday to Friday, except for family holidays.

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Registers

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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