Childminder 153304

Inspection date 6 March 2019 Previous inspection date 26 January 2017

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 Children's safety is compromised. The childminder fails to identify risks to children within her home or reduce previously identified risks, such as from broken furniture. n The childminder has failed to ensure that either she or her assistant have a secure knowledge of child protection. Their knowledge of how to identify and manage safeguarding concerns is too weak to protect children well enough. n The childminder's assistant is left in sole of children without a paediatric first-aid qualification. This puts children at risk in the event of an accident. n Children's good health is not promoted. The childminder does not ensure the kitchen is safe and hygienic. Perishable items are not stored safely to prevent contamination. Furthermore, the childminder fails to take account of the high fat and salt content in the take-out lunches she provides. n The childminder has failed to notify Ofsted about changes to the people living on her

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This provision is inadequate

premises. Consequently, the required checks to ensure their suitability are not complete. n The most able children are sometimes set tasks that they can easily manage, which prevents them from making the best possible progress particularly in their self-help skills.

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It has the following strengths

n Children arrive happily and settle with ease in a caring environment. They are confident in the support and care they receive from the childminder and her assistant.

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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 assess the risk that may arise to children, with particular regard to the safety of the kitchen, taking steps to remove and/or minimise those risks and hazards to keep children safe 21/03/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure both you are your assistant have an up-to-date understanding of safeguarding issues and can identify and respond to child protection concerns including allegations made against an adult working or living on the premises 03/05/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure the safe storage of perishable items and areas used to store children's food is hygienic to avoid the risk of contamination to promote children's health 03/05/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure assistants left in sole charge of children have a full current paediatric first-aid certificate 03/05/2019

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

ensure all persons over the age of 16 years are suitable to work or live on premises where the childminding takes place. 03/05/2019

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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 ensure the most able children are provided with challenges that match their ability and promote their self-help skills.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector took account of parents' views of the provision. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder and her assistant. n The inspector sampled documentation including children's records and suitability checks.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder's knowledge of child protection is weak and is not up to date. She is unaware of the possible signs that may indicate a child is being abused or how to report concerns safely. Furthermore, she does not understand the procedures to follow if an allegation is made against her or her assistant. The childminder has also failed to ensure that her assistant has a secure understanding of how to identify and report child protection concerns. There has been a change to the people living on the premises. Ofsted has not been notified of this significant event, which is a requirement of registration. As a result, we have not been able to carry out checks to ensure the suitability of household members, which compromises children's safety. Although, the childminder is appropriately qualified in first aid she has not made sure her assistant has a current paediatric first-aid qualification. Consequently, children's

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is inadequate

health is not protected when the assistant is in sole charge of them. Despite the childminder attending a variety of training, such as on healthy eating, she does not promote children's health consistently well. Not all risks in the home identified at a previous visit by Ofsted have been reduced by the childminder to ensure children can play in a safe environment. Parents' report they are pleased with the quality of care and level of learning their children are provided.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

The quality of teaching and learning is not consistently good. Children are eager to practise their self-help skills, such as putting on their shoes. However, the childminder completes other simple tasks for them. This means that children do not make the progress they should in their personal development. Children benefit from the childminder's focus on daily group activities. For example, younger children learn to share as the older children model turn-taking very well. Children behave well as they respond to the childminder's instructions to, for example, line up for the bathroom or choose a book. Children enjoy books. They develop sound listening and speaking skills. For example, as they eagerly answer the childminder's questions about the 'the monster's feelings' at story time. The childminder assesses children's development and provides parents with a written report about their children's progress. However, she

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

does not consistently plan activities that provide good challenge for more-able children to stretch their capabilities and make the best progress.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's health is not adequately promoted. The childminder recognises that the kitchen is not currently hygienic enough to prepare meals for children. Therefore, children eat take-out food, such as sandwiches for lunch. The high salt and fat content in daily take-out meals does not consistently teach children about how to make healthy choices as part of a nutritional diet. Furthermore, the childminder does not always store perishable food appropriately to prevent the risk of contamination. Children enjoy daily outings to the local facilities such as parks for fresh air and exercise. Children refine their physical skills. For example, older children manoeuvre their bodies adeptly as they climb ladders and squeeze through small tunnels. Younger children learn to use their bodies to propel forwards on the 'roundabout'. However, the weaknesses within the leadership and management of the setting mean that children's health and safety is not assured.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children make steady progress overall. The childminder works well with other agencies and parents to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive consistent support. As a result, children with SEND progress well. Children learn to concentrate and persevere, for example, they successfully build three- dimensional objects with magnets. They confidently use mathematical language, for example to compare different heights and widths. Children are acquiring lots of skills they need in readiness for school. However, the more able children do not receive consistently good challenges to ensure their progress is good enough.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 153304 Local authority Brent Inspection number 10103061 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 2 - 6 Total number of places 10 Number of children on roll 0 Date of previous inspection 26 January 2017

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2001. She lives in Wembley in the London Borough of Brent. The childminder is registered to work with an assistant. The childminder works Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm all year round, apart from family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder is in receipt of funding to provide free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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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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