Childminder EY415906

Inspection date 24 June 2019 Previous inspection date 29 April 2014

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Good 2 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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This provision is inadequate

n The childminder has not fulfilled her responsibility to ensure that her assistant is suitable to work with children. She has not informed Ofsted of her re-employment and has failed to provide the information required to complete suitability checks. This compromises children's safety. n The childminder's risk assessment procedures are inadequate. She does not recognise and minimise risks effectively and ensure that her premises are suitable. n The childminder does not have fully effective procedures in place for administering medication. She does not seek written permission from parents to administer specific medicines to children. This does not support children's good health. n The childminder does not actively seek appropriate professional development opportunities to help to raise the quality of teaching. n Adult-led activities are not always well planned and prepared. As a result, some activities lack focus and children lose interest and become distracted.

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This provision is inadequate

n Self-evaluation is not fully effective. The childminder reflects on some aspects of her practice. However, she does not identify where she is not meeting requirements. n The childminder informally observes her assistant and gives feedback. However, she has not fully considered how she can make this process more robust to help to improve the quality of teaching. n Although the childminder and her assistant can describe what children know and can do, their assessments and tracking do not give a clear enough picture of children's progress over time.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are well behaved. They play cooperatively with each other. n Overall, children make reasonable progress from their starting points.

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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 provide Ofsted with the necessary information to enable suitability checks to be completed for any assistants who work with children 08/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

develop an understanding of when to make notifications to Ofsted and make these within the required timescales 08/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

identify, minimise and remove all risks to children on the premises, including the garden 08/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

implement an effective procedure for administering medication to children that includes obtaining written permission from parents to give their children particular medicines beforehand 08/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

undertake appropriate professional development and use the knowledge gained to help to improve the quality of teaching to a consistently good level 24/10/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve the planning and preparation of adult-led activities and ensure that they provide appropriate challenge and interest for all children. 24/10/2019

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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 improve the effectiveness of self-evaluation to identify and implement areas for improvement n develop monitoring of children's progress over time and use this information more effectively to help children make good progress in their learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector had a tour of the parts of the childminder's home that children use. n The inspector observed and evaluated an activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of suitability of adults providing childcare and living in the household. n The inspector sampled documentation including planning, children's records, policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not follow the correct procedures for checking staff suitability. For example, she re-employs a previous assistant knowing that she did not check her suitability during her first period of employment. She fails to notify Ofsted of the change to people caring for children on her premises. She does not provide the required information for Ofsted to initiate the required checks. The assistant has worked for the childminder for two periods of time, amounting to over a year, without checks to ensure she is suitable for her role. This has an impact upon children's safety. The childminder does not minimise risks to children effectively. She does not identify all areas of her premises that she needs to check regularly and ensure that they are safe and fit for purpose. This is demonstrated by her lack of robust checks in the kitchen, garden and route to the bathroom. For instance, air-freshener aerosols and medications,

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

such as an inhaler, are kept within the full reach of children in the kitchen. The stairs used by children to access the bathroom have items on them, posing a trip hazard to children who use the toilet independently. The childminder does not secure her garden effectively. This does not promote children's safety. The childminder's procedures for administering medications do not support children's welfare. She fails to get full written permission from parents to administer particular medicines before giving them to children. The childminder and her assistant's understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse and how to deal with concerns about children's welfare is more secure.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching is inconsistent. At times, children lose interest in adult-led activities which are not well planned. For example, the childminder and her assistant do not fully reflect on the potential learning opportunities that their planned activities will provide. They do not consider how to prepare activities sufficiently well for them to capture children's interest. Where teaching is better, the childminder and her assistant support children to learn some of the skills to support them in the next stages of their learning. This is demonstrated when the assistant uses number games to teach children how to count aloud and how to count items one at a time suitably well. The childminder and her assistant observe children's progress. However, they do not use the information they gather as effectively as they could. For example, they do not reflect on their observations of children's achievements regularly. This does not help them to monitor

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

how quickly children are making progress. The childminder develops partnerships with parents suitably well. She shares information with them about their children's day and she talks to them about any concerns about their children's progress. For instance, she offers appropriate guidance to parents, including by signposting them to professional support where needed. Parents report that they are happy with the amount of information they receive from the childminder about their children's day.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in the childminder's procedures relating to notifications, suitability checks, risk assessments and the administration of medicines do not promote children's safety. Nevertheless, the childminder provides suitable opportunities for children to play outdoors in the fresh air, including by playing in her garden and by visiting the local park. The childminder and her assistant promote children's emotional and care needs suitably well. This is demonstrated as they sing handwashing songs with children to teach them how to manage their self-care needs. They also provide cuddles and reassurance to children when needed. The childminder has a suitable understanding of how to develop partnerships with staff at other settings that the children attend. This is illustrated by close communication with staff at the local pre-school when she collects children each day. The childminder and her assistant provide adequate opportunities for children to

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

learn about similarities between themselves and others. For example, children learn about different festivals and celebrations in the calendar year, such as Father's Day and Diwali. Children find out about other cultures and religions. They make rangoli patterns and diva lamps as they learn about Diwali.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make steady progress towards what is typical for their age range. They develop some of the skills required for their eventual move to school. Children learn how to manage their personal hygiene. They begin to wash their hands and learn how to use the toilet independently. Children develop appropriate social skills. They play alongside each other happily and they begin to use good manners, saying 'please' and 'thank you' to others. Children are developing their physical skills. For instance, they learn to push and steer ride-along toys. They use cutlery well to feed themselves during mealtimes. Children develop their communication skills. They follow instructions carefully when they walk to and from pre-school. They approach visitors and talk to them about their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY415906 Local authority Milton Keynes Inspection number 10106048 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 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 29 April 2014

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2010. She lives in Bletchley, Milton Keynes and offers care Monday to Friday from 7am until 7.30pm, all year round. The childminder works regularly with one assistant and occasionally with another. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. She accepts funding for the provision of free 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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