Childminder EY545279

Inspection date 29 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 The childminder does not fully understand her responsibility to ensure that suitability checks are fully completed before allowing assistants to work unsupervised in her home with children. This compromises children's safety. n On occasions, the childminder does not effectively support children's individual needs and emotional well-being. For instance, she lacks sensitivity when teaching young children about expected behaviour. This means that children sometimes become frustrated and upset. n The quality of the childminder's and assistant's interactions with children are variable. Children are left to occupy themselves for too long and adults miss opportunities to consistently support and challenge their learning. On occasions, this leads to poor levels of engagement from children. It also means that children do not make the full progress they are capable of. n Self-evaluation is not successful in targeting the key areas of weakness to help ensure

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This provision is inadequate

children's safety and that they have consistently good experiences.

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It has the following strengths

n The resources and activities available are good quality and appropriately cover the different areas of learning. n Parents express high levels of satisfaction. They state that their children enjoy attending, communication is good and they feel they are making good progress.

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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 ensure that required suitability checks are fully completed on all assistants who are left unsupervised with children and/or provide their intimate care, to help keep children safe 26/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure children benefit from consistently warm and positive interactions that support their individual needs, including helping them to understand about expected behaviour in an appropriate way 26/08/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

improve the quality of adults' interactions with children to improve children's engagement and opportunities for learning, to support them to make the full progress they are capable of. 26/08/2019

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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 review self-evaluation processes to promptly address the key areas for improvement to improve children's safety and overall outcomes.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n This inspection was prioritised due to concerns about the suitability of additional adults in the childminder's home. n The inspector observed the quality of interactions and experiences and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to the childminder, her assistant and the children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to a parent and considered their view. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as training certificates and children's assessment records.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is not effective. The childminder takes some steps to check her assistant's suitability, for instance she submits an application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and attempts to gain references. However, the childminder allows her assistant to help children with toileting routines and work with them unsupervised before all required suitability checks have been completed by Ofsted. This puts children at potential risk of harm. Despite this, the childminder and her assistant have appropriate knowledge of how to recognise potential signs of harm and understand which procedures to follow to report any concerns that they may have. The childminder supports her assistant to understand her role and responsibilities. They both show some commitment to enhancing their skills and knowledge, for instance, by attending first-aid training, to be able to appropriately respond in a medical emergency.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children do not consistently benefit from good levels of quality interaction from the childminder and her assistant. They are not always alert to times when children need encouragement and guidance to extend their learning. This leads to children being unmotivated at times. Despite this, when adults do engage with children, they enjoy singing songs about letters and the days of the week. This supports their emerging language skills and their growing understanding of the world around them. Children also have some opportunities to hear mathematical language. This is evident when they experiment with bubbles and water and use mathematical language such as empty and full. The childminder regularly observes and assesses children's progress. She keeps parents well informed about their children's new achievements and offers ideas to support their learning at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Weaknesses in leadership and management significantly impact on children's safety and welfare. Furthermore, on occasions, the childminder lacks empathy and patience with children. She does not support them to understand about expected behaviour in a positive way. For instance, she abruptly tells them not to cry instead of trying to understand why they are upset. Despite this, children are generally supported to understand about healthy lifestyles. This is apparent when the childminder talks to children about the healthy foods and snacks they eat. Children also benefit from daily opportunities to be physically active. For instance, they visit local parks and play frequent ball games.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Not all children make the full progress they are capable of, particularly those who need extra support with their communication and language and personal, social and emotional development. This means some children are not fully prepared for their next stage of learning. Despite this, children show appropriate levels of independence and learn some new knowledge, such as how to count and how to recognise shapes, colours and letters.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY545279 Local authority Greenwich Inspection number 10117919 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 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2017. She lives in the London Borough of Greenwich. The childminder works Monday to Saturday, all year round. She also provides overnight care. The childminder accepts funding for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds early years professional status. The childminder works with an assistant.

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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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Registers

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