Childminder in Lambeth

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

Children do not flourish at this setting. Children play alongside one another and the adults who care for them with very little communication and interaction. They have access to a wide variety of resources and space to play. Children behave well and respond to the routine. However, they do not thrive because the adults working with them do not have enough knowledge to ensure that children's basic needs are met. For example, adults do not provide sleeping arrangements for younger children, and children who are ill continue to attend the setting. As a result, some children do not access the opportunities for learning that are available and infection is not contained. Children learn self-help skills such as washing their hands before eating and putting on their coats and shoes for playing outside. However, children's development is limited because adults do not know how to sufficiently challenge children to progress to the next stage. Older children listen to stories such as 'The

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The provision is inadequate

Little Red Hen'. However younger children lose interest because adults do not know how children learn best and do not have the skills to sustain their engagement.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has not kept up to date with changes in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) requirements and inspection guidance. Consequently, there are a number of breaches to requirements of the EYFS that put children at potential risk of harm and have a negative impact on their learning and well- being. Since the last inspection, the childminder has not undertaken any professional development or enabled her staff to do so in order to improve the quality of teaching, as recommended at the last inspection. n The childminder has not provided information to Ofsted about changes to individuals working on the premises. This means that Ofsted has not been able to check that all individuals are suitable to work with children. The childminder has previously been set an action in relation to this requirement. Continuous failure to meet this requirement puts children at potential risk of harm and raises

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need to do better?

concern about the childminder's suitability to remain registered. n The key-person arrangements are ineffective. Adults do not do enough to understand the individual needs of the children in their care. For example, they do not seek advice to support children's emotional development when there are concerns about attachment. Adults identify there may be delays in children's speech and language development. However, they do not ensure that each child's care and learning needs are met, for example by following up with parents, signposting to other services or planning activities and experiences to help the child develop in line with their peers. For example, when children who do not usually speak at the setting spontaneously sing a song at the lunch table, adults do not encourage the child or recognise their efforts in communication. n The childminder's systems for risk assessment are not effective in keeping

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need to do better?

6 February 2020 children safe. For example, the childminder has identified the risk to children of being able to access other areas of the house and leaving the premises unaccompanied. She has installed a gate which locks from the outside so that children can access their coats and shoes from the hallway, safely. However, the gate is not always closed, and children independently collect their coats and shoes for outdoor play from the hallway. This is particularly significant, as the front door was found to be left open during the inspection. n Adults working with children do not do enough to help children stay healthy and ready to learn. For example, fresh drinking water is not available and accessible to children at all times, as required. This is despite feedback from parents that their children return home from the setting feeling thirsty.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The adults working with children do not have enough knowledge and understanding of safeguarding, including wider concerns such as the 'Prevent' duty and female genital mutilation, to be able to protect children. They are not able to describe the correct procedures to follow if there is an allegation against one of them, in line with the local safeguarding partnership procedures. The childminder does not fully understand her role and responsibilities with regards to child protection. For example, she does not seek to understand and monitor injuries that children arrive with at the setting.

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Due date

ensure the childminder understands her role and responsibilities as the lead person responsible for safeguarding; provides support and guidance to assistants; maintains professional boundaries with children and parents, and responds to injuries that children arrive at the setting with 21/02/2020

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Due date

6 February 2020 train all adults working with children so they have up-to-date knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues, including wider concerns such as extremism, and the procedures to follow if there are concerns about children or in the event of an allegation 21/02/2020

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Due date

provide Ofsted with information about all those living or working on the premises so that checks can be made on their suitability to work with children 21/02/2020

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Due date

ensure that actions taken to minimise risks to children are effective in keeping children safe 21/02/2020

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Due date

improve knowledge and understanding of how to ensure that children receive high-quality learning and care experiences, and use effective performance management to develop the assistants' skills and knowledge 21/02/2020

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improve knowledge of child development and understanding of the role of the key person in tailoring care and learning for each child so that their individual developmental needs are met 21/02/2020

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improve the procedures for when children are ill, and take any steps necessary to prevent the spread of infection when children are ill or infectious 21/02/2020

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Due date

make sure that fresh drinking water is accessible and available to children at all times. 21/02/2020

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Due date

6 February 2020 plan a curriculum for children that takes into account their age, abilities and interests and challenges them sufficiently so they progress to the next stage in their development. 06/03/2020

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Setting details

Unique reference number 143900 Local authority Lambeth Inspection number 10064062 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 6 Number of children on roll 7 Date of previous inspection 1 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1989 and lives in Streatham, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The childminder works with two assistants and operates the service Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm, for 48 weeks a year.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder led the inspector on a learning walk of the setting where they discussed how the childminder uses the premises and resources for children's care and learning. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation together to assess the quality of teaching and learning. n The inspector observed the children at play and how they interact with one another and the adults working with them. n The inspector spoke with all the adults working with children. She spoke with children and considered the views of parents via the childminder's feedback questionnaires. n The childminder showed the inspector some documents relating to children, staff and the organisation of the setting.

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Inspection activities

6 February 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

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