Childminder in Cambridgeshire

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate 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 poor understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements. She does not assure children's safety and does not provide effective support and interaction to help them make good progress in their learning.

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The provision is inadequate

Although the childminder works with an assistant, the number of children she cares for means that she cannot meet children's needs effectively. The environment is chaotic and disorganised. The childminder does not arrange her premises effectively so that children can move around safely and freely. Children fall over equipment, hit each other over the head and throw toys. There is limited space for the number of children and this leads to poor behaviour. The childminder and her assistant are constantly sorting out their disagreements or trying to prevent them from hurting themselves.

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The provision is inadequate

For the most part, children are content to play with the toys the childminder sets out. However, her knowledge and understanding of how to plan for and assess children's individual learning needs is not good enough. The childminder does not provide appropriate challenge for children, or interact with them well or often enough to help them develop.

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need to do better?

n Children's safety is compromised. The childminder does not ensure that children are kept safe on outings. She allows children to run along the pavement past other peoples' driveways and has not considered the dangers of letting young children walk on their own. Although some children know that they must stop at the next lamp post, others run too far ahead and do not respond when the childminder calls them. n Children's behaviour is not managed effectively. The lack of interesting activities and purposeful interaction mean that children become bored and their behaviour becomes disorderly. In addition, the childminder is not aware that when she uses physical intervention to remove a child from a situation, she must keep a record and inform parents of the incident. n The childminder does not make sure that children have enough space to play, relax and move about in. The playroom is cluttered and children cannot always

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need to do better?

reach the toys they want to play with safely. The lack of space and poor staffing arrangements for the number of children means that children become frustrated and this hinders their learning. n The childminder does not ensure that the required records and documents are available for inspection. She is unable to provide evidence that she records the hours of children's attendance or that her assistant has a current first-aid certificate.

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need to do better?

5 November 2019 n The childminder does not help children to make good progress in their learning. She and her assistant tend to focus on completing daily tasks, rather than interacting with children in purposeful ways. The childminder does not plan sufficiently challenging activities that build on what each child knows and can do. Therefore, children do not make good progress in their learning. n Parents say they are pleased with the care their children receive. They appreciate the amount of time children spend outdoors in the fresh air. Parents feel well informed about what their child is doing and enjoy the updates that the childminder provides. n Children join in enthusiastic singing sessions in the village hall. They run around and pretend to be dodgems, listening to instructions and changing direction to avoid collision with one another. Children thoroughly enjoy jumping up to catch the bubbles that float through the air and laugh as they pop them with their

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Although the childminder has a suitable knowledge of safeguarding, she has not ensured that her assistant has received child protection training. Her assistant does not know how to refer concerns about children in her care or adults who work with children. The childminder has child protection policies and procedures in place. She knows the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and how to report any concerns that she may have about children in her care. However, the childminder does not carry out effective risk assessments to keep children safe on outings or organise her premises to ensure children's needs are met.

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Due date

train all staff to understand the setting's safeguarding policy and procedures, and ensure that all staff have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues 06/01/2020

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Due date

carry out risk assessments to identify any hazards and ensure that these hazards are removed or minimised so that children are kept safe on outings 06/01/2020

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5 November 2019 ensure that children's behaviour is managed appropriately and a record is kept of any occasion where physical intervention is used for a minded child 06/01/2020

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ensure indoor space requirements are met and the premises and equipment are organised effectively and meet the needs of children 06/01/2020

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Due date

improve staffing arrangements to meet the needs of children and to ensure their safety 06/01/2020

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Due date

ensure that mandatory records are easily accessible and available with regard to staff's first-aid certificates and the record of children's daily hours of attendance 06/01/2020

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Due date

improve the quality of teaching and provide a range of interesting and stimulating activities that meets individual children's learning needs and focus on what they need to learn next to secure their good progress 06/01/2020

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Due date

use assessment to obtain an accurate understanding of each child's level of achievement, interests and learning styles, and use the information to shape learning experiences that are tailored to meet each child's needs. 06/01/2020

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY342565 Local authority Cambridgeshire Inspection number 10062116 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 to 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 21 Date of previous inspection 15 April 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3 and works with two assistants.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact it has on children's learning. n The inspector talked with the childminder, her assistant and the minded children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector discussed how the childminder reviews her practice and plans for children's learning. 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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