Childminder EY542393

Inspection date 20 August 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 Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is inadequate

n The childminder has not kept her knowledge of safeguarding children up to date. She does not know the relevant agencies she needs to contact if concerned about a child's well-being or if an allegation is made against her or her colleagues. The childminder has not completed the required training for being a lead practitioner for safeguarding and has limited knowledge of wider legislation. This compromises children's welfare. n The childminder's assistant has not received training on child protection issues and wider safeguarding legislation and, therefore, has limited knowledge. She is unaware of who she should contact if concerned about a child's welfare if the childminder does not report her concerns. n The childminder's risk assessments are not robust in helping her identify all risks to children's health and safety, specifically the safe use of booster seats and sleeping arrangements for some children.

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This provision is inadequate

n Arrangements for coaching and training for the childminder's assistant are not effective to ensure she understands her role and to help her make improvements to her practice.

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It has the following strengths

n Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support from the childminder. She has attended training to update her knowledge and skills in supporting these children in her setting. n The childminder checks the children's progress carefully and identifies and plans for what they need to learn next. Children make good progress. n Children's behaviour is good. The childminder and her assistant help children manage their feelings and develop respect for 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 attend a lead practitioner child protection training course to understand how to respond appropriately to signs of possible abuse and wider safeguarding legislation responsibilities 06/09/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve the safeguarding policy and procedures so they are in line with the guidance and procedures of the Local Safeguarding Children Board and include the correct agencies to liaise with if an allegation is made against someone working with the children or if concerned about a child's welfare 06/09/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure staff understand the safeguarding policy and procedure and have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues 06/09/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure risk assessments are effective in helping identify and minimise risks to children's health and safety, with particular regard to the use of booster seats and sleeping arrangements 06/09/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

provide effective coaching and support to staff to enable them to have a secure knowledge of their roles and responsibilities and make continuous improvements to their practice. 06/09/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector spoke with the children, the childminder, her co-minder and her assistant at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the childminder, her co-minder and her assistant interacting with the children during their play, indoors and outdoors. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the childminder and discussed how she evaluated this. n The inspector read written feedback from parents and took account of their views. n The inspector sampled some documentation, including children's records, suitability and training certificates, risk assessments and policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder does not have a secure knowledge of wider safeguarding legislation and the relevant agencies to contact if concerned about a child or if an allegation is made. She has not completed training for the lead safeguarding practitioner or ensured her assistant has received training, as required. The childminder does not provide coaching and support to her assistant to ensure she fully understands her role, including her safeguarding responsibilities. The childminder's risk assessments are not robust to help identify all risks to children's health and safety. These weaknesses pose a risk to children's well-being. The childminder works closely with adults at other settings children attend. She shares information about children's progress and works in partnership to promote a shared approach towards children's learning. The childminder monitors children's development and identifies and plans for

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

what children need to learn next. She reflects on her practice with her co-minder, but this does not highlight the significant weaknesses in practice. The childminder works closely with parents and provides regular feedback about their children's development. She involves them in their children's learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder and her assistant support children's learning well overall. The childminder supports older children's literacy skills effectively. For example, she encourages them to recognise their names and to sound out the initial letter. She helps them develop mathematical skills such as number recognition and simple counting. The childminder encourages children's communication and language well. For example, she uses signs as she sings to help the younger ones join in and asks older children questions about what they can see out of the window. She supports young children to develop their hand-to-eye coordination, showing them how to push, slide and turn the knobs on simple technology.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is not promoted sufficiently due to weaknesses in safeguarding. The childminder has not considered the risk to some children's health when they sleep in other people's bedding. She has not identified that children may fall from booster seats that are not strapped onto chairs or that children should be also strapped in them. Children show they are settled in the childminder's care and show confidence when they seek her for comfort. They relish the praise the childminder offers them for their achievements, smiling and clapping in delight. Children confidently choose to play in the well-organised garden and enjoy being in the fresh air and being active.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children show a positive attitude towards their learning. Older children join in with group activities, concentrate well and take turns in conversations. They are beginning to recognise that words have meaning and can identify their names and those of their friends. Young children babble and make their needs known. They explore the environment independently. Children develop useful skills that will help them in their next stage of learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY542393 Local authority Gloucestershire Inspection number 10100244 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 5 Number of children on roll 23 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in April 2017. She lives in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. She offers care from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday all year round. The childminder works with a co-childminder and an assistant. The childminder receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged two, three and four years. She holds a relevant qualification at level 3.

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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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