Childminder in Enfield

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Outstanding

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety is compromised. The childminder has not followed the correct procedures to ensure the suitability of her assistants. Assistants whose suitability has not been checked are left in sole charge of children. Furthermore, the assistants' safeguarding knowledge is not robust. Despite this, children are generally happy in the childminder's care and they have established some close bonds with her. They arrive confidently and warmly greet the adults and their friends. They enjoy some small-group activities, such as completing puzzles and taking part in story sessions. Children also enjoy playing in the garden where they ride wheeled toys and enjoy the freedom of running around. This helps to extend children's social and physical skills. The childminder has systems in place to track and monitor children's' progress. However, adults do not consistently offer high- quality teaching and support as children play. The lack of interesting opportunities

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The provision is inadequate

available means that children become quickly distracted and do not consistently persevere in their chosen tasks. As a result, children are frequently bored and sometimes frustrated, including when they have to wait for long periods seated in the high chairs. Older children who return from a morning at nursery are independent as they change out of their school uniforms. They ask for help when they need it and attempt new tasks confidently. Children are well behaved. They listen to instructions and follow these well.

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need to do better?

n The childminder and her assistants do not always recognise when to challenge and extend children's abilities, to help them learn as much as possible. They are overly occupied with domestic tasks and do not fully engage with the children to stretch and challenge them. In addition, they do not always respond to children's requests or use questioning techniques to help expand children's learning. n The childminder does not provide adequate activities to maintain children's interest. Some children engage in building with construction toys, puzzles and role play. However, the lack of appropriate preparation means that some activities are without purpose. For example, older children show some interest in animal and dinosaur figures in a tray of snow. However, when this was presented again for the afternoon session they quickly lost interest, with very little else to keep them occupied. n Some activities organised by the childminder and her assistants occupy some

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children for short periods of time during free play. Children learn about the environment and the world through different topics and by celebrations at different events through the year. They take part in singing and learning words in Spanish and German. n The childminder is working to develop her assistants' skills by reinforcing

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need to do better?

30 January 2020 systems of effective communication. However, they do not follow the day-to-day plans consistently. Assistants are insecure about what activities to provide for children. Their lack of confidence in their role has an impact on their communication, how they plan activities and their capacity to meet individual children's needs. n The childminder and her assistants are trained in child protection and have a policy and procedure in place. However, on occasions, assistants lack the confidence to consistently put this procedure into practice. n Children who sleep in their buggies are not monitored effectively. Buggies are placed in the house while the adults stay in the main playroom at the end of the garden. A sound-based baby monitor is in use. However, this is not sufficient to ensure the safety of the children, as the adults cannot always hear it when children are playing. n Children do not always receive the individual support they need to help them

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progress as quickly as possible. Opportunities for children to be independent are overlooked, for example washing their own hands before meals and eating and drinking independently. n Parents say they are happy with the care their children receive. They get useful guidance from the childminder about their children's behaviour so they can be consistent at home. They say that they appreciate that their children are learning to behave well. For example, the childminder reminds children to play safely and to be careful of themselves and others.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder shows a lack of understanding of safeguarding requirements. There has recently been a high turnover of assistants. The childminder regularly leaves those who have not had their suitability checked alone with children. This compromises children's safety and well-being. The childminder does not have effective systems in place to check her assistants' skills and practice. Assistants are not aware of the procedures to follow to keep children safe and protect their welfare. Risk assessments for children when they are sleeping are not robust and procedures for evacuating sleeping children are not adequate. Children sleep in double buggies, wearing coats, in the main house. At times when the childminder and her assistants are in the playhouse children are not monitored sufficiently.

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Due date

30 January 2020 ensure staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety, including making sure sleeping children are supervised and can be safely evacuated in case of an emergency 13/02/2020

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Due date

ensure that risk assessments are rigorous and help to identify and address potential risks to children's safety 13/02/2020

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Due date

ensure that any assistant whose suitability has not been checked by Ofsted does not have unsupervised contact with children 13/02/2020

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Due date

ensure that adults are appropriately deployed, particularly during everyday routines, to keep children engaged and to ensure their quality of care and learning 13/02/2020

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Due date

ensure assistants understand the child protection policy and procedures, and ensure that they have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues 13/02/2020

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Due date

implement more effective supervision, coaching and support for assistants to help raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high level 13/02/2020

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Due date

plan and provide a suitable range of activities for children, which offer appropriate challenge for their stage of development and are based on their individual needs. 13/02/2020

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY398474 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 10137892 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 to 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 20 Date of previous inspection 17 July 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009. She lives in the London Borough of Enfield. The childminder works with assistants. She offers full-time and part-time care each weekday, from 7.30am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. The childminder is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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Inspection activities

n This inspection was carried out following concerns raised about how well the provider meets safeguarding requirements and how risks are managed in the setting. n The inspector observed activities and the quality of interactions between the childminder, her assistants and the children, and assessed the impact of these on children's learning. n The inspector observed an adult-led activity and evaluated it with the childminder. n The childminder and her assistants spoke to the inspector throughout the visit. n Parents spoke with the inspector, who took account of their views. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of adults living and working on the premises.

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Inspection activities

30 January 2020 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

30 January 2020 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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