Childminder 142675

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not Met (with actions)

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The provision is inadequate

Children are not kept safe enough in the childminder's care, as the environment is not safe and suitable for children. For example, the childminder has to remove bowls of leftover food before children are able to safely use the play kitchen. Children seek support from the childminder and her assistant and receive a kind response. However, the childminder does not have an adequate understanding of their learning needs. As a result, she does not plan or provide challenging or stimulating activities for the children and children are not supported to make the progress they are capable of. For example, when children find dolls to play with, these are damaged and unclothed. As a result, children soon lose interest in playing with them, which limits their opportunities to learn.

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The provision is inadequate

Children receive praise when they achieve, such as when using the potty. This makes them feel proud. The childminder provides care for children overnight. However, she does not provide them with a comfortable, clean and safe space to help them feel relaxed and valued. Also, the childminder has failed to notify Ofsted of all adults living on the premises.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder continued to provide care for some children during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. She has taught children about the importance of having clean hands and reminds them to wash their hands regularly.

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need to do better?

n The childminder fails to carry out effective risk assessments. For example, she has failed to take steps to ensure children are unable to access a window on the first floor, which they could open wide and fall out of. This is in a room where children sleep overnight. The childminder states that children do not currently use the garden. However, the door from the kitchen to the garden is frequently left open when children are present. She has failed to identify the significant risks to children should they access the garden. This includes an accessible, uncovered swimming pool, broken bicycles and garden tools, and large amounts of dog excrement on the paths and in the grass. In addition, there are considerable amounts of alcohol accessible to children. n The childminder fails to ensure her premises are clean and tidy and ready for her to care for children. She does not ensure that areas where food is prepared

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need to do better?

and where children eat and play are clean and suitable. For example, used cat food bowls are left on the dining table and discarded packaging from snacks litter the floor in the kitchen and lounge. n The childminder does not keep an accurate record of children's attendance. This means she is unclear about which children are present on a certain date. She employs an assistant, and also does not record when the assistant is present

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need to do better?

26 May 2021 and caring for children. This fails to safeguard children's welfare. n The childminder does not have a good enough understanding of children's individual learning needs to ensure she can support these well. She fails to complete the required progress check for children aged between two and three years and, therefore, does not identify when children may need extra support early enough. She lacks any clear intent of what she wants children to learn. She does not plan activities that support children to make progress in all areas of learning. n The childminder does not ensure that all adults living at her home address are suitable. She has failed to provide Ofsted with information about an additional household member. This means that checks have not been completed, to ensure their suitability. n Children are not sufficiently motivated to learn. Toys and resources are often damaged, incomplete, or difficult for them to access. Children do not receive

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need to do better?

enough support from adults caring for them, to help them become fully engaged in play.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder fails to take appropriate steps to ensure children are adequately safeguarded. Her ability to assess potential risks to children is poor. This means she does not provide children with an environment that supports their safety and health. The childminder has a basic understanding of child protection procedures, gained through attending training. She shares this knowledge with her assistant,. This helps them to recognise when a child may be suffering harm and understand their role and responsibility to act on this.

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Due date

improve risk assessment procedures to ensure that any potential hazards or risks are identified promptly and action is taken to remove or minimise risk to children 03/06/2021

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Due date

ensure the premises are safe and fit for purpose 03/06/2021

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Due date

26 May 2021 notify Ofsted of any person who lives on the premises, and supply any required information to allow for the required checks to be completed to ensure they are suitable 03/06/2021

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Due date

maintain an accurate daily record of the names of children being cared for on the premises, their hours of attendance, and details of any adult who is caring for them. 03/06/2021

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Due date

gain a better understanding of children's individual learning needs, in order to provide a curriculum that enables all children to make good progress in their learning and development 24/06/2021

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Due date

complete the required progress check for children aged between two and three years, and share this with parents. 24/06/2021

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Setting details

Unique reference number 142675 Local authority Somerset Inspection number 10195771 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 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 18 December 2014

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1998. She lives in Somerton, Somerset. She provides care for children throughout the year, and is available weekdays and weekends and may also provide overnight care. The family has three pet cats and three dogs. The childminder sometimes works with an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken this into account in the evaluation of the setting. n The inspector talked to the childminder about the activities she provides for children and how she monitors children's development. n The inspector spoke to children and observed their responses to the childminder's interactions. n The inspector spoke with the childminder's assistant. n The inspector viewed areas of the childminder's home used by children. n This inspection was prompted due to the risk assessment process.

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Inspection activities

26 May 2021 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

26 May 2021 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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