Childminder EY542604

Inspection date 9 July 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

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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 Risk assessment is not robust enough. It does not identify all potential hazards in the environment to enable to childminder to minimise risks to children. This compromises children's safety. n The childminder fails to keep all documentation required for the safe management of the provision. This puts children's welfare at risk. Records of children's arrival and departure times are not maintained and available for inspection. n The childminder has procedures in place in the event of an accident or injury. However, these are not consistently followed to promote the health and well-being of children who attend. n The childminder does not routinely gather detailed information from parents to enable her to make prompt initial assessments of children's development on entry to her setting. She does not consistently base activities on precise assessments of what individual children need to learn next.

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It has the following strengths

n Children form close bonds with the childminder. They enjoy being with her and she is warm and friendly towards them. n The childminder has a broad range of age-appropriate resources for children to access. n Partnerships with parents are established. The childminder provides them with daily written information about their child's care. Parents are complimentary about the range of creative activities that the childminder provides. n Children enjoy healthy meals and snacks. The childminder ensures that the food she provides is safe for children who have allergies. Mealtimes are social occasions where children enjoy being with their friends.

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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 identify and minimise risks to children in all areas that are used for childminding, to help promote children's health and safety effectively 30/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that appropriate procedures are followed in the event of an accident; in particular, a head bump 30/07/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure all records are easily accessible and ready for inspection; with specific regard to the daily record of attendance. 30/07/2019

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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 develop ways to accurately assess children's progress, and gain as much information as possible from parents about what children can do when they first start, to inform individual planning from the outset.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed teaching practice and conducted a joint observation with the childminder. n The inspector viewed the areas used for childminding and held discussions with the childminder. n The inspector looked at relevant records, documents and policies. n The inspector checked evidence of the suitability and qualifications of the childminder. n The inspector interacted with children and sought the views of parents from the written evidence provided.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder does not risk assess the environment effectively enough to enable her to put steps in place to minimise the risk of accident or injury to children. She does not always take appropriate action when an accident occurs, which leads to a delay in the care and recording. The childminder has failed to keep and maintain the required daily records of attendance for each child and ensure these are available at inspection. As part of her self-evaluation, she has recognised that maintaining documentation is a weakness which she intends to improve. That said, the childminder has a clear understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse and the reporting procedures to be followed in the event of a concern about a child or an allegation. She demonstrates a clear understanding of the wider safeguarding issues, including 'Prevent' duty and female genital mutilation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The childminder bases her planning on her observations of children's play and the interests that they show. She follows this theme through creative and imaginative play, which children greatly enjoy. For example, children have enjoyed playing with, making and learning about fire engines. The childminder is now planning for children to learn about butterflies, as they have shown this interest in the garden. The childminder keeps an individual record of what activities children have taken part in, which includes photographs and many pieces of artwork. However, she does not accurately monitor or assess children's ongoing development or make any initial assessment of what children can do when they first start. As a result, she has no focus to precisely determine what children need to learn next or identify any gaps in learning from the outset.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management mean that the welfare of the children is not secure. Children behave well. They engage in activities alongside each other as they play with toy vehicles and explore resources with buttons to press which make sounds. Babies babble as they are entertained and engaged with a range of resources in a safe space for periods of time. Children enjoy taking part in a painting activity together. They learn to take turns as they access the paint with their brushes. Children move the activity on as they paint using their fingertips. Children have abundant opportunities to go on outings with the childminder. They learn about the wider world and where food comes from. For instance, they have been strawberry picking, visited a pumpkin farm and, more recently, the zoo.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

The childminder provides a range of interesting activities that children are excited to take part in. However, weaknesses in the assessment process mean that the impact of this on children's learning and development is not clear. That said, all children, including those in receipt of funding, are developing social skills, confidence, communication skills and pencil control from a young age. They are acquiring the basic skills they need to move on to their next stages in learning and the eventual move to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542604 Local authority Warwickshire Inspection number 10092006 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 0 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Harbury. She operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder offers early education funded places for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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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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