Childminder in Blackburn with Darwen

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Children's welfare is not assured because the childminder has a poor understanding of how to meet all legal requirements. She has not provided Ofsted with the required information to ensure that adults working in her home are suitable before allowing them unsupervised access to children. The childminder does not monitor the quality of her provision well enough. Although she has attended safeguarding training, she has not kept her knowledge of wider safeguarding issues up to date. She has not provided training or coaching for her assistants, to help them understand their roles and responsibilities. The childminder has failed to maintain a valid paediatric first-aid qualification. This hinders her ability to respond effectively in an emergency.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not complete progress checks for children aged between two and three years. This does not support a coordinated approach to ensure gaps in children's learning are swiftly identified and support put in place to help children make good progress. Arrival and collection procedures are not used well enough to ensure information-sharing promotes the needs of children or parents. The childminder does not gather detailed information from parents from the start, to help her plan suitable activities that meet children's initial needs.

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The provision is inadequate

Teaching is variable. Although the learning environment is mostly well planned to meet children's individual needs and, overall, activities capture their individual interests, teaching is sometimes too directive. This means children are not able to follow their own thinking and ideas. Mark making and mathematics are taught well. Children participate well in these activities and make better progress in these areas of learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder's reflection on her own practice is poor. She has failed to notice that her first-aid qualification expired some time ago. Additionally, she has not informed or supplied Ofsted with the required information needed to ensure all the relevant checks can be carried out on the two assistants who work in her home, before allowing them to have unsupervised access to children. This places children at significant risk of harm. n The childminder does not provide effective coaching and training for her assistants. As a result, they do not have a robust knowledge and understanding of their responsibilities, including wider safeguarding issues, and they are not supported to improve aspects of their teaching to a good level. n Too often the childminder and her assistants over-direct children's play and fail to notice when children want to take the lead and follow their own ideas. For example, children are eager to explore coloured water in a low-level tray. They

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need to do better?

30 September 2019 excitedly begin to fill and empty containers. However, children are quickly taken away to take part in an adult-led planned activity. As a result, they lack motivation and quickly lose focus in the new activity. n The childminder does not complete the required progress check for children aged between two and three years. This hinders the effectiveness of partnership working to accurately assess children's needs. That said, she does complete some regular ongoing assessment of children's learning. However, this is not consistently implemented at the start of placement to help her plan for children's initial care and learning. n The childminder makes some use of an electronic application to keep parents informed of children's ongoing progress. This includes tips to help parents extend children's learning at home. All children, including those who are funded and those who speak English as an additional language, make typically expected

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need to do better?

progress. All children are gaining the skills needed to be ready for school. n Parents comment they are happy with the service provided. That said, the arrival and departure of children are often hurried and do not allow time for a full exchange of pertinent daily information between parents and the childminder, in particular how the needs of babies have been met. n Adults are good role models who treat children fairly and with respect. Children respond well to age-appropriate rules and boundaries and they behave well. They demonstrate that they know what is expected of them. For example, they are kind and considerate to their friends and adults. Additionally, they help to tidy away toys and wash their hands before eating. The childminder provides healthy meals that meet children's unique dietary needs. n Children love to make marks. Younger children enjoy making marks with their fingers and hands in flour and sand. Older children confidently use pens as they

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need to do better?

try and write the letters of their names. The childminder and her assistants encourage children to count during everyday routines and introduce mathematical language in their play. For example, they discuss the shape and colour of blocks as they build structures. However, they miss opportunities to support children to freely access and explore the well-resourced learning environment. This means that, at times, children fail to fully engage, and their learning and skills are not consistently extended to a good level.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistants have a poor understanding of wider safeguarding issues, in particular the 'Prevent Duty Guidance for England and Wales 2015'. This places children at risk of harm. That said, the childminder and her assistants do have a secure knowledge of the signs and symptoms of abuse and know the correct procedure to follow should they have a child protection concern. Additionally, they know the procedure to follow should they have any concerns about each other's conduct.

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Due date

improve reflection on practice to ensure all legal requirements are met 29/10/2019

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Due date

ensure Ofsted is provided with the necessary information to carry out the required checks on individuals who work on the premises 29/10/2019

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Due date

ensure that persons who are not suitably vetted do not have unsupervised access to children 29/10/2019

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Due date

improve your own and the assistants' knowledge of wider safeguarding issues, particularly the 'Prevent Duty Guidance for England and Wales 2015' 29/10/2019

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Due date

obtain a relevant paediatric first-aid qualification 29/10/2019

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Due date

provide effective training and coaching that support assistants to implement their roles effectively and improve their teaching skills 29/10/2019

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Due date

improve communication and information- sharing with parents, particularly at the start and the end of the day, to ensure that parents' and children's needs are met. 29/10/2019

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Due date

30 September 2019 strengthen systems for sharing information with parents at drop off and collection so they are assured about how their child has been cared for during the session 29/10/2019

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Due date

complete the required progress check for children aged between two and three years. 29/10/2019

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should:

n request further information at the beginning of the placement, to help children settle in and to gain as much information as possible about children's individual needs.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY541335 Local authority Blackburn with Darwen Inspection number 10096319 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 to 5 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 12 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Blackburn, Lancashire. She works with two assistants. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder completed a learning walk with the inspector. The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The childminder took part in two joint observations with the inspector. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder, household members and her assistants. n Throughout the inspection the inspector spoke to the childminder, the assistants and the children. n The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

We carried out this inspection 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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Inspection activities

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