Childminder in Birmingham

Summary of outcome

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills is leading Ofsted's work into how regulated early years and childcare providers in England have delivered child- centred practice and care, within the context of the restrictions placed on society during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

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Summary of outcome

All early years providers must meet the legal requirements in the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage . If we find that a provider is not meeting the requirements, we can take action to ensure they put matters right.

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Summary of outcome

On 11 April 2019, we carried out an inspection and found the childminder was not meeting some of these requirements. The overall effectiveness of the provision was judged to be requires improvement. The inspection report sets out the actions the childminder was asked to take to meet the requirements.

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Summary of outcome

On 15 September 2020, while routine inspections were suspended, we carried out an interim visit. The focus of the visit was to check whether the childminder had met the safeguarding and welfare actions, raised at their last inspection.

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Summary of outcome

We found that the childminder has developed effective supervision procedures for assistants. She has improved her practice for coaching assistants and ensures that together they evaluate training courses to identify the knowledge gained by assistants and how it has helped the assistants to meet children's needs more effectively. The childminder meets with assistants and shares her safeguarding knowledge with them. She makes sure that they are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities in protecting children from abuse and neglect. Assistants have attended training to improve their knowledge of safeguarding issues, including the 'Prevent' duty and female genital mutilation. Since the last inspection the childminder has reviewed the safeguarding documentation that she expects assistants to familiarise themselves with in order to safeguard children. She reviews her safeguarding policy to keep information up to date, and assistants are aware of the content of the policy.

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Summary of outcome

We are satisfied the childminder has met the safeguarding and welfare actions raised. The childminder is still registered with Ofsted.

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Publication of compliance action

We aim to ensure that the welfare of children and young people is protected in the services we regulate. The Childcare Act 2006 and accompanying regulations set out our responsibilities to regulate childminders and childcare providers. This includes the enforcement powers we have in relation to those registered providers who do not comply with the requirements for registration.

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Publication of compliance action

We publish details of any actions we take, or the childminder or childcare provider takes to bring about compliance with requirements on our website for a period of five years.

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Publication of compliance action

For further information please read the Early years compliance handbook which can be found here at www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-provider-non-compliance- action-by-ofsted .

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