Childminder in Hammersmith and Fulham

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision requires improvement

Children have a secure bond with the childminder. They settle quickly and confidently explore the environment. For example, children enthusiastically climb into the ball pool, displacing the balls. Children are encouraged to be independent. For example, they wash their faces after eating. They enjoy the sensory feel of spaghetti on their fingers and watch how it breaks when they pull it apart. Children are fascinated by metal lids that spin and make satisfying sounds when they drop them.

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The provision requires improvement

Children learn how to care for others. They pretend to bottle feed their dolls. The childminder makes good use of routines to support children's learning. For example, at snack time, the childminder encourages children to use cutters to make shapes in their bread. The childminder supports babies to make patterns on their highchair tray with their fingers. Children behave well as they respond to the childminder's calm approach. She role models good manners and gives children praise, which boosts their confidence and self-esteem. Overall, the childminder has high expectations for children's learning. However, she has not reflected on her setting effectively. For example, she has not ensured that she is meeting all the requirements. Nevertheless, children are happy and safe in the childminder's home.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not have a current paediatric first-aid certificate. She states that her previous first-aid certificate expired earlier in the year. The childminder identified this prior to her inspection and has now taken steps to book a relevant course. However, she had not completed the training at the time of this inspection. The childminder recalls emergency procedures, such as how to deal with choking. Therefore, she is able to reduce the impact on children's health and well-being. n The childminder explains that she wants to improve her service. Since registering, she has made changes to the routine to meet the children's needs more effectively. However, she has not reflected effectively on her setting to identify areas of weakness and ensure that she continues to meet all the requirements. For example, her attendance register does not include the actual hours that children attend. This does not directly impact on children's welfare

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need to do better?

and can be resolved quickly. In addition, she does not target professional development opportunities to extend her teaching practice further. n The childminder ensures that children are learning necessary key skills. She observes and tracks children's progress to identify any gaps in their learning. However, at times, the childminder does not focus precisely enough on what it is that she wants individual children to learn from their activities. For example, one of the childminder's intentions for a planned activity was for babies to learn

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need to do better?

15 September 2021 animal sounds. However, because the childminder set out small-world creatures, such as turtles, this was not a practical learning focus for babies. n The childminder develops children's language well. She comments on what children are doing when they play. The childminder allows time for babies to initiate communication. She responds to babies' babbles and introduces new words, such as 'juicy'. Children sit closely with the childminder to share books. They are encouraged to look at the pictures, count, and feel the different textures on the page. Children explore animal noises, for example, when using interactive jigsaws. n Parents comment positively about the childminder and are happy that their children have settled quickly into the setting. The childminder provides parents with daily verbal feedback and photos of their children playing. This communication helps the childminder to work in partnership with parents to

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support children's individual needs. The childminder is aware of children's diverse backgrounds. She embraces this by learning key words from children's home language. However, the childminder has not used her self-evaluation process to ensure the accuracy of the information she makes available to parents. n The childminder supports children's good health well. Parents provide their children's meals and the childminder offers children healthy snacks. For example, she provides fresh fruits, brown bread and yoghurts. The childminder actively encourages children to drink water. She enables children to use their toothbrushes after lunch to develop their understanding of good oral health. Children enjoy daily outside play for fresh air and physical exercise. Babies crawl around the living room, following their favourite toy cars. They are encouraged to stand and are supported as they pull themselves up and move around the

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder understands her role in child protection and knows what action to take if any welfare concerns arise. She is booked on a child protection training course to further strengthen her knowledge. The childminder is aware that she must notify Ofsted of any changes to her household so that necessary suitability checks can be completed. She completes risk assessments to reduce hazards, which she adapts depending on the children present. The childminder completes regular evacuation practices to help children to understand what to do in the event of an emergency. Although the childminder has breached requirements, she has demonstrated that she is able to support children's well-being at this current time.

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Due date

obtain a full paediatric first-aid certificate and ensure that this is maintained 29/09/2021

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Due date

ensure that the daily attendance register includes actual times of children's attendance. 29/09/2021

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should:

n focus more rigorously on the aims and intentions for children's learning to help them make the best possible progress n develop an effective self-evaluation process to identify professional development opportunities in order to correct inaccuracies in information available for parents and ensure all requirements are consistently met.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY559011 Local authority Hammersmith & Fulham Inspection number 10190743 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018. She lives in the Kensington and Olympia area in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The childminder offers care Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5.30pm, during most of the year.

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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 that into account in the evaluation of the setting. n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises. She discussed how she ensures that it is safe and suitable and how she organises different aspects of learning. n The inspector gathered parents' views on the quality of the setting through discussion and written feedback. n The inspector completed observations during the inspection of adult and child interactions, and completed a joint observation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at available documentation to check the childminder's suitability and sampled other documents, including attendance registers.

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Inspection activities

15 September 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

15 September 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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