Childminder in Barnsley

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 not maintained, and their individual care and learning needs are not met. This is because the childminder has failed to make improvements following recent actions raised by Ofsted in relation to record keeping and staff deployment. While children may feel safe, their safety is not actually assured. The childminder is providing care for too many children under the age of five. Children's well-being is not protected as they are cared for by individuals whose suitability has not been fully checked.

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The provision is inadequate

Children do not always have enough space to play, and a lack of appropriate equipment also has a negative impact on their experiences. For example, children are swapped over in the high chairs when it is their time to eat as there are not enough for all children. Younger children, especially those under the age of two, do not receive enough support or attention. When these children become upset, they do not receive the comfort they need as there are too many children being cared for.

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The provision is inadequate

While the childminder and other adults are warm and caring, they are unable to consistently provide children with the levels of supervision and support they need. Older children benefit from some appropriate learning experiences and they are happy and confident. However, younger children regularly wander aimlessly around. This is because of the large numbers of children being cared for and because there is insufficient planning to support their learning needs.

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need to do better?

n The childminder, her co-childminder and an assistant were caring for 17 children during the inspection. This included one 11-month-old, four one-year-olds, five two-year-olds and seven three- and four-year-olds. The childminder has failed to correctly apply the exceptions to the usual ratios criteria. This results in the quality of children's care and learning experiences being significantly compromised. n Staff deployment remains ineffective. At times, the assistant oversees group activities with older children or has only two toddlers in the lounge. This leaves the childminders to manage the remaining children. At other times, children are on their own in the conservatory. Therefore, adults fail to notice incidents, such as two-year-olds behaving unkindly to toddlers. n Daily care routines, such as toileting children, changing nappies, making meals or undertaking the school run, are completed by one adult. This again means

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need to do better?

that the remaining large number of children are with the other adults. This is sometimes managed by younger children sitting in highchairs for too long. n Children are not assigned a key person to ensure their individual needs are

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need to do better?

11 March 2020 consistently met. The childminder's recently appointed assistants have started working with the children and they are not cleared as suitable. The childminder has not considered how to ensure these individuals are always supervised to keep children safe from harm. n Children's well-being is not maintained. During the inspection, numerous younger children had runny noses, which went unnoticed by the adults. Older children did not wash their hands properly after going to the toilet as they were not adequately supervised. The childminder did not demonstrate good hygiene practices when changing her own baby's nappy. n The childminder has not provided her assistants with an appropriate induction, training or mentoring to support them in their role. While assistants enthusiastically engage children during their play, they are unaware how children learn. They do not help children to build on their prior knowledge

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need to do better?

because they are unfamiliar with individual children's next steps in learning. n The childminder has failed to consider how to ensure children have enough space when she provides care for so many young children. When older children access the lounge, which is designated for children under two, this disrupts younger children's play. Younger children are also able to crawl or toddle around all areas freely. When they do this, they are not always settled and engaged, and they do not have access to relevant play materials. When the lounge is closed off for sleeping children, and prams are stored in play areas, this significantly reduces space. At certain times during the day, numerous children are often in the conservatory where there is not enough space. n The qualified childminder contributes to regular and precise assessments of children's learning and helps to provide the oldest children with some positive

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need to do better?

learning experiences. She engages children with her lively storytelling and singing. However, planning for the youngest children is not always relevant or sufficiently focused on their individual next steps in learning. n Older children form friendships. They enthusiastically mix water in pans while playing in the exploratory kitchen outdoors. They skilfully count pebbles, pretending these are potatoes. n Parents are regularly updated about their children's progress and borrow resource packs to help support their children's learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has failed to consider how to evacuate the home safely in an emergency, when she is caring for such a large number of young children. Her commitment to making continuous improvements is poor, as continued weaknesses remain with the accuracy of attendance registers. The adults are unable to supervise the large number of children appropriately and keep them safe, including during care routines, which are often hectic. Younger children are not always provided with adequate support when they are sitting in high chairs eating. The childminder has not ensured that she has enough equipment to meet the needs of all children. For example, when toddlers are swapped over in high chairs, some of

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Safeguarding

11 March 2020 them then wander around eating breadsticks, which increases their risk of choking. The childminder and assistant are aware of the indicators of abuse and understand the procedures to follow should they have a concern about a child.

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Due date

review the arrangements for using assistants whose suitability has not yet been checked by Ofsted, to ensure they are never left unsupervised 08/04/2020

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Due date

ensure that there are appropriate emergency evacuation procedures in place to ensure the safety of children in the case of fire or any other emergency 08/04/2020

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ensure that where exceptions are made to the usual ratios, these comply with the exceptions criteria, and are only made if the childminder can demonstrate that the individual needs of all children are being met 08/04/2020

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ensure that staffing arrangements meet the needs of all children and ensure their safety and supervision at all times 08/04/2020

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ensure that an accurate daily record is maintained of the names of all children being cared for on the premises, their hours of attendance and the name of each child's key person 08/04/2020

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Due date

put in place an effective key-person system to ensure that every child's care is tailored to meet their individual needs and emotional well-being 08/04/2020

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Due date

11 March 2020 ensure that the premises and equipment are suitably organised to meet indoor space requirements and children's individual needs 08/04/2020

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take effective steps to prevent the spread of infection and promote children's good health 08/04/2020

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Due date

ensure that assistants receive appropriate induction training to help them to understand their roles and responsibilities, and support them to undertake appropriate training and professional development to understand and deliver the learning and development requirements. 08/04/2020

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Due date

ensure that information from assessments is used to plan for the youngest children, taking full account of their individual needs, interests and stage of development and focusing on the three prime areas of learning. 08/04/2020

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY437311 Local authority Barnsley Inspection number 10117533 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 34 Date of previous inspection 22 October 2015

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011. She works with another childminder and a maximum of one of their five listed assistants, who work on different days, and at different times, during the week. The childminder works primarily from her own premises in the Wombwell area of Barnsley. However, she is also registered to childmind from her co-childminder's home, also situated in Wombwell. The childminding provision is open Monday to Friday, from 7am to 5.45pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3 and currently provides funded early education places for three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the areas used for childcare purposes, activities indoors and outdoors, and the interactions between the childminder, her assistant and children. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity. n The childminder and the inspector held discussions during the inspection. The inspector sampled records of learning and looked at relevant documents and evidence of the suitability of adults living or working in the household. n The inspector spoke to children, one parent and the childminder's assistant during the inspection. n The inspector viewed written feedback from parents.

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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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