Childminder in South Gloucestershire

Inspection date 23 January 2019 Previous inspection date 24 June 2016

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 has an insufficient understanding of the requirements of the early years foundation stage. The many weaknesses observed are a direct result of there being not enough adults to care for the needs of the children present. n The childminder's assistants do not have a secure knowledge and understanding of wider safeguarding issues. Not all assistants know the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child in their care or if an allegation is made about the childminder. n The childminder does not identify all potential risks to children to ensure their well- being. n The childminder and her assistants do not use what they know about children to plan and provide activities that challenge and motivate children's learning. As a result, children do not make the best progress from their starting points. n Children do not receive sufficient interactions from the childminder and the assistants

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This provision is inadequate

during daily routines, play and activities, to support their developing communication and language skills. n The childminder's organisation of the lunchtime routine is poor. Children spend too long sitting and waiting for food, which has a negative impact on their play and learning time. Seating arrangements do not support children to eat in an appropriate manner.

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It has the following strengths

n Most children settle well. The childminder and her assistants are kind and caring. The childminder forms good relationships with parents and shares information about their child's day. n Children benefit from freshly prepared healthy meals and snacks. n Overall, children's behaviour is good. They share and take turns with resources.

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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 ensure that the required adult-to-child ratios are met at all times, to meet all children's care and learning needs effectively. 29/01/2019

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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 develop assistants' knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures and wider safeguarding issues, including the procedures to follow should they have any concerns or if an allegation is made 08/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve risk assessments to identify all potential hazards to children and take effective steps to minimise the risks 08/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

use observations and assessments effectively to plan and provide challenging and purposeful activities that are tailored to children's individual needs, to help children achieve their next steps and make good progress 28/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve the quality of teaching to ensure all children receive good support to extend their learning, particularly their communication and language skills 28/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

review the organisation of lunchtime routines, to make the best use of children's time and to support their learning and development effectively. 28/02/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspection was unannounced as part of the risk assessment process. The inspector had a tour of the premises with the childminder. n The inspector talked to the childminder, her assistants, children and a parent at appropriate times. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of teaching and learning with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of the childminder and assistants' interactions with children indoors during play, activities and daily routines.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

The childminder fails to keep up to date with the requirements and fails to notify Ofsted of significant events. She does not evaluate the quality of her provision adequately. The childminder and her assistants regularly exceed the minimum required adult-to-child ratios and care for too many children at one time. For example, on the day of the inspection, there were 23 children under the age of five years with three adults. The adults were not meeting all the children's individual needs sufficiently. The activities did not motivate and engage all children and were not tailored to their individual learning needs. Adults did not provide a suitable level of challenge for the different ages and stages of children present. Children did not receive enough interaction from adults. This breach has resulted in an enforcement action being taken. The arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. The childminder fails to ensure her assistants have a secure

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

understanding of wider safeguarding issues to protect children from extreme views and behaviour. Not all assistants know what to do if they have any concerns about a child or if an allegation is made against the childminder. The childminder does not review her practices well enough to keep children safe, nor monitor the quality of teaching to ensure she meets requirements. The childminder tracks children's progress and has started to involve parents in the process. She and her assistants are keen to develop their skills further to benefit children, such as researching ideas for interesting activities that they think children will enjoy.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Due to the breach in ratios and the number of children present, the childminder and her assistants fail to support and extend children's learning adequately. Children do not receive sufficient interaction and challenge from adults to build on their current learning and support them to communicate. For example, babies were left unoccupied in high chairs for long periods and became fretful. Some toddlers wondered aimlessly with dummies in their mouths and some quieter children lay on the floor restless and bored. The adults fail to plan and provide purposeful activities that encourage children to explore and engage in active learning. The childminder does not plan activities effectively to provide an appropriate level of challenge and engagement. For example, when adults read a story, some children could not see the pictures in the book and the story was too complex for toddlers and babies to understand. Most children enjoy

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

singing activities. Older children join in with familiar phrases, toddlers join in with actions and babies move their bodies to the rhythm of the music.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The childminder fails to identify and minimise all potential hazards to ensure children's well-being. She does not ensure that mobile babies can explore safely. For example, in the lounge where babies play, learn to crawl and walk, there are large glass jars on the hearth of the fireplace. Bowls of dog food in the kitchen are within reach of crawling babies and toddlers sleep on a sofa next to a collapsible airing rack. These hazards place children at risk of harm. The lunchtime routine is poorly organised, for example children's time was wasted as they sat waiting too long for their food. In addition, the high number of children resulted in inadequate seating arrangements. While some children sat in highchairs and on chairs at a table, others sat on mats on the floor. This resulted in some children bending over on their knees to eat their food from bowls on the floor. The childminder ensures her assistants change children's nappies frequently

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Due to the high number of children being cared for at any one time, the childminder and her assistants fail to provide sufficient support to help them make the progress of which they are capable. Much of children's learning is incidental. Children develop some skills that support them with the next stage of their learning. For instance, babies learn to feed themselves and move confidently around the learning environment. Older children show care and kindness towards younger children, and they play well together.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY335694 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10073680 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 - 8 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 37 Date of previous inspection 24 June 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2006. She lives in Westerleigh, near Bristol. The childminder works with two registered assistants. She currently offers care on Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, all year, except for family holidays and bank holidays. She receives funding for the provision of free early years education for children aged two, three and four years.

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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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