Childminder EY259236

Inspection date 30 July 2019 Previous inspection date 26 June 2018

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires improvement 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 does not sufficiently identify and minimise risks to children. She left a young child in a car, out of her sight and hearing, while collecting another child from school. She has not been using the recommended car seats for four-year-olds. The childminder does not have a smoke detector installed in her home. n The childminder is not up to date with local safeguarding children protocols, including recent changes. This includes procedures for acting on concerns about child abuse, neglect, and exposure to extreme views and practices. n The childminder was unable to provide the required records detailing known accidents to children or of children's dates and times of attendance. n The childminder has not improved her knowledge and skills for completing assessments of children and for tracking and planning for their progress. She does not identify and plan sufficiently to challenge and support children to achieve their potential.

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This provision is inadequate

n The childminder lacks the knowledge and skills to support children's different speech and language development needs. n The childminder cannot demonstrate that she is able to meet the needs of all the children in the early years age group when exceeding the usual ratio requirements, so she does not qualify for an exemption.

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It has the following strengths

n Children are happy, confident and settled. The childminder makes daily use of the outdoors and community facilities to encourage children's interest in nature, their physical development and social skills.

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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 implement a clear and effective risk assessment procedure that identifies risks to children and how these will be minimised, with particular regard to fire safety equipment, use of appropriate car seats when transporting children, and ensuring hazardous materials in kitchen cupboards cannot be accessed by children 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure appropriate fire detection and control equipment, including a smoke detector, is installed and maintained in working order 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that children are adequately supervised at all times so that they are always within sight or hearing 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve knowledge and understanding of local authority safeguarding and referral procedures and the 'Prevent' duty guidance 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that the ratio requirements are met at all times to meet the needs of children and ensure their safety 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve arrangements for ongoing professional development to develop knowledge of how children learn, to help provide good- quality learning experiences for children and to raise the quality of the teaching 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance is maintained and always available for inspection 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure that a written record of accidents or injuries and applied first- aid treatment is maintained and always available for inspection. 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must: Due date improve knowledge and skills for completing assessments and for tracking and planning for children's progress so that children are consistently challenged and supported to achieve their potential 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

develop knowledge and understanding of how to support a range of children's speech and language needs. 23/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the childminder's interaction with children during activities indoors. She looked at the childminder's range of play and learning resources and equipment, and observed the suitability of the premises. n The inspector discussed the childminder's practice with her and the impact of her activity planning and engagement with children. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, safeguarding, and evidence of the childminder's suitability. The inspector talked to the childminder about her use of self-evaluation. n The inspector sought and took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective. The childminder is not up to date with current national guidance regarding the transportation of children in cars. While she secures babies and toddlers in high-backed suitable child car seats, older pre-school children are seated on booster seats in the front of the car without head and neck protection. The childminder did not conduct, as required, a thorough risk assessment of her new home before starting to care for children in this environment. This is clearly demonstrated by her failure to identify that the premises had no smoke detectors installed. Since the end of May 2019 to date, children have not been cared for in a safe environment. The childminder states that she has recently ordered a smoke detector. She has also purchased child safety locks for the cupboards in the kitchen containing hazards, but she has not yet fitted these. The childminder states that she keeps required

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

records of accidents and injuries sustained to children and precise details of their days and times of attendance, but was unable to provide these on the day of inspection, despite having advanced warning of this. She says these are currently misplaced following her house move at the end of May. The childminder does not demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the appropriate procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child's welfare. For example, rather than telephone and report concerns to Surrey's 'Single Point of Access' (SPA), she states she would 'ring Ofsted for advice'. Her knowledge and understanding of the wider safeguarding risks to children, such as exposure to radical extreme views, are weak. The childminder has not kept up to date with changes to the local authority safeguarding children protocols. She has repeatedly failed, over the years, to fully meet the actions and recommendations raised at

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

inspection. This is most pertinent in relation to the improvement needed for completing assessments of children and for tracking and planning for their progress. The childminder has not sought to develop her knowledge and skills for supporting children's speech and language. Both of these weaknesses have been raised at previous inspections, including the one last year. The childminder does not demonstrate sufficient capacity to make the required improvements without substantial professional support.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

The quality of teaching is inadequate. Although the childminder observes children and recognises their level of ability, she does not plan for their specific individual progress. For example, she recognises gaps in speech and language development, but does not explore ways to address them. The childminder does not model language well enough to encourage young children to develop vocabulary. In addition, she does not provide parents with advice on how to further develop children's speech and language skills at home. The childminder reads books to toddlers, but these are too advanced for them. For instance, they have no concept of what a panda or cave is or that 'China is a country'. The childminder introduces toddlers to the names of shapes, such as 'triangle', but they have no concept yet of such shapes and she misses opportunities to encourage them to say everyday words. The childminder provides parents with an update each day

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

on the activities children engage in. However, her lack of attention to completing assessments of children and planning for their progress herself means that parents are provided with limited information to help them support children's progress at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in the childminder's knowledge of the procedures to follow if she is concerned about a child's welfare and for ensuring children's safety in the home and in the car mean that, although children feel safe and secure, their safety is not ensured. For example, her failure to have required written records of children's attendance and of any accidents available for inspection means that children's welfare is not securely monitored and accounted for. The childminder provides children with a healthy breakfast and snack, such as fruit and yoghurt. Her home is clean and, with the exception of books, suitably resourced with play and learning resources to meet the needs of young children. The childminder gathers appropriate information from new parents about children on entry. This helps her to meet their individual care needs and ensure home routines, such as for sleep, are followed. The childminder praises children regularly and

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

toddlers respond to this with delighted self-applause, for instance by clapping.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Young children develop confidence and social skills as they engage in community-based activities, such as 'stay-and-play sessions', with the childminder during the mornings on days they attend. However, due to weaknesses in the childminder's teaching practice, children are at risk of falling behind in their development and so are not being best prepared for the next stage of their learning. For example, young toddlers are not being sufficiently encouraged to develop their vocabulary. During the inspection, the time when they concentrated the most was when the childminder put on the television while they ate snacks. They were non-verbal during this period of 45 minutes. The activities the childminder provides in the home fail to inspire toddlers' interest.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY259236 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10117986 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 - 1 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection 26 June 2018

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2003. She lives in Worcester Park, Surrey. She operates Monday to Friday between 7am and 6.30pm throughout the year, excluding bank 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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