Childminder EY424635

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 Good

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder has a weak knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. She does not have a good enough understanding of actions to take to safeguard children. She has failed to provide Ofsted with the necessary information for all adults that live on the premises, so that it can carry out checks to ensure that they are suitable. The childminder does not have appropriate insurance to cover all premises from which she provides childminding.

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The provision is inadequate

Children enjoy secure relationships with the childminder. They ask her for help, for example, when they cannot open something. They cuddle in and enjoy a story with her and younger children seek her out for comfort when they are tired. Children generally behave well, even though the childminder does not always provide appropriate levels of support to help them understand how to manage their emotions. Overall, children feel secure and content in her care.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder knows the children well and uses assessment to identify what children know and can do. Although the children make progress in their learning, the childminder does not focus on setting enough challenges to enable children to succeed as rapidly as they could. In addition, she fails to establish a two-way flow of information with other providers where children also attend, which restricts opportunities to ensure continuity in learning for the children.

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need to do better?

n Although the childminder has completed some training to improve her professional knowledge and understanding, the impact of the training is not fully effective. For example, she lacks knowledge about the 'Prevent' duty and the correct actions to take if she had concerns about children's well-being. Consequently, she is not successful in maintaining a good level of practice or ensuring children's safety and well-being. n The childminder has failed to provide Ofsted with details of all adults living on the premises or notified them when individuals reach the age of 16 years. This means that Ofsted has not checked all adults' suitability, which potentially compromises children's safety. n The childminder carries out some evaluation of her practice. However, this is not precise or detailed enough to identify gaps in her knowledge or her practice. For example, the childminder was not aware of the requirement to share information

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need to do better?

with those providers that children also attend. This has resulted in her not having enough information to be able to maximise children's learning while in her care. She has insurance for her childminding practice but has failed to notice that it does not cover both premises from which she offers this service. n The childminder plans some activities to support children's next steps in their

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need to do better?

14 October 2019 learning but does not make best use of her knowledge to plan an ambitious range of activities or tailor her teaching to enable children to make the best possible progress. For example, she does not plan enough activities to support a wide range of next steps for children to work towards at any one time and does not take opportunities to show children how to use a range of tools to support their early writing skills. n The childminder recognises the importance of good communication skills and fosters children's developing speech and language appropriately. She responds to vocalisations made by younger children to help them start to hear language that describes their play. She models correct speech to extend older children's sentences and vocabulary. Children join in with songs and rhymes. Older children confidently express their thoughts and needs as they ask for more fruit at snack time or point out that the juice has run down their arm. Younger

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need to do better?

children animatedly vocalise their delight as they explore the toys. n Children are developing some useful skills to help prepare them for their eventual move to school. Children enjoy stories with the childminder and she engages children effectively in the storytelling by asking them questions to check their listening and understanding skills. Children concentrate well as they listen and join in with the stories. They look at books independently and know how books work. The childminder plans opportunities to teach children mathematical skills. Children are learning to match shapes and colour and older children can confidently count to four as they count the number of people at the table. n The childminder makes effective use of her partnership with parents to understand and meet children's individual needs, routines and interests. She knows if children need additional support and they sleep and rest according to

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need to do better?

their daily needs. Children are confident within the environment, they make independent decisions about what to play with and they access the well-stored resources to extend their play. n On some occasions, strategies used to manage children's behaviours are not appropriate for the age or stage of children's development. Therefore, the childminder is not fully supporting children in learning to manage their feelings and emotions appropriately. For example, the childminder focuses on the unacceptable behaviour more and does not focus sufficiently on helping children to find useful ways to communicate their frustrations or anger. That said, children are learning to share, to play co-operatively together and use good manners when they speak to others.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

While the childminder has a suitable understanding of some signs that would give her cause for concern about children's safety and well-being, this does not extend sufficiently to cover wider safeguarding matters, such as the 'Prevent' duty. In addition, the childminder does not have a secure knowledge of the correct processes to follow should she have a concern about a child in her care or if an allegation were made against her or a member of the household. She does make

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Safeguarding

14 October 2019 sure the premises are secure so that children cannot leave unsupervised and takes appropriate steps to make the main play areas safe for children to use. However, risk assessments are not robust enough to ensure that the childminder is aware of all hazards. As a result, children's welfare and safety are compromised when they independently access the bathroom, where they can access cleaning fluid.

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Due date

improve knowledge and understanding of safeguarding matters, including the 'Prevent' duty, and the actions to take if there are concerns about a child or an allegation is made against a household member or adult in contact with children 15/11/2019

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Due date

improve knowledge and understanding of the need to notify Ofsted promptly of any changes, and provide them with the required information to determine the suitability of all people living in the household aged over 16 28/10/2019

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Due date

improve procedures for risk assessments to ensure all hazards are identified and suitable actions are taken to remove or minimise the risks, including the safe storage of cleaning products 28/10/2019

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Due date

ensure that appropriate insurance is in place to cover all premises used for childminding purposes 28/10/2019

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Due date

ensure that a regular two-way flow of information is shared with other providers to enable continuity of care and education for children who attend more than one provision 15/11/2019

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Due date

improve interactions and assessments to plan a wider range of activities that challenge children to make the best possible progress in their learning. 28/10/2019

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY424635 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10060630 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 6 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection 5 February 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011. She lives in the village of Mariansleigh, near South Molton in Devon. Her provision operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector checked documentation, including the suitability of the childminder and other household members. n The childminder took the inspector on a tour of the premises used for childminding. n The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children.

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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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