Childminder in Telford and Wrekin

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

Parents do not enter the childminder's home in line with the setting's COVID-19 practice. Children leave their parents at the garden gate and are collected from the same place. The childminder exceeds the required adult to child ratios. This means that children do not receive enough dedicated attention from adults to keep them safe and to support their play and learning. Children play freely and choose resources in the playroom. They build towers with bricks and play with small cars and vehicles. Children do not demonstrate cooperation with each other as they play. At times, children push each other or prevent other children from joining in their play or sharing the resources.

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The provision is inadequate

Younger children are often left to amuse themselves and wander around the room or garden. They sit in high chairs to join in adult-led activities alongside older children. However, there are too many children at the activity for the childminder to provide effective support. Younger children explore flour and cereal as older children are encouraged to make snowmen. Although the youngest children are content to explore and eat the flour and cereal, the childminder rarely interacts meaningfully with them. She is not able to meet the needs of all the children present. This means that children, particularly the youngest children, receive little support for their emotional development or to enhance their emerging communication and language skills.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not ensure that Ofsted have been provided with sufficient information to complete suitability checks on all adults working with children. Adults who have not had suitability checks completed are left unsupervised to look after children. This compromises the safety and welfare of children. n The childminder does not take sufficient steps to minimise the risk of accident or injury. Very young children play on a slide and climbing equipment positioned on a wooden floor. The childminder explains that this is a managed risk, as the equipment is not too high, and that no child has been injured using it before. However, there are times when children play on this equipment while adults are in another room. Very young children are at risk of falling from the equipment without any adult seeing or supervising them. n Behaviour management within the provision is not strong enough. At times,

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need to do better?

negative behaviour is either not observed by the childminder or she does not respond to it effectively. For example, sometimes children are asked not to run in the playroom, but at other times they run around inside without challenge. Support and explanations are not consistently given to children to help them to learn what is expected of them. n The childminder completes all required training and works with local authority

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need to do better?

14 December 2021 advisors to develop her knowledge and understanding. She shares training information with her assistant and provides some support to develop her assistant's practice. Despite this, the childminder does not ensure that children are kept safe or that they benefit from good quality teaching and interactions. n The childminder has a general overview about what children know and what they need to learn next. However, she does not implement an effective educational programme to meet the needs of all the children attending. There are too many children present for her to be able to teach effectively or to meet their individual learning needs. The childminder does not provide enough support for children to engage them and extend their learning. n Children develop sound physical skills. The childminder provides opportunities for children to develop their small- and large-muscle skills. Children fix

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need to do better?

construction pieces together and carefully pour melted icing from spoons to decorate cookies. They benefit from fresh air and exercise as they play and run freely in the garden. n Some support is given to children to develop their early literacy skills. Children show a preference for different books and stories. They know stories well and re-enact them. Children enjoy books about emergency vehicles and collect all the toy vehicles in the room to match them to the pictures in the book. Children show some understanding of early mathematics as they begin to order the vehicles by size. n The childminder takes time to get to know parents and their children. Sound relationships are established with parents and staff at other settings children attend. The childminder shares regular information. For example, she uses a 'home-link' book for parents and other adults involved in children's care to share information. She also provides parents with information about how to support

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need to do better?

children's learning at home. Parents comment positively on the support they receive and the way information is shared.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The suitability of all adults working with children is not assured. The childminder does not demonstrate a robust understanding of safeguarding. She is not aware of the correct procedures to follow in the event of allegations against adults working with children. The childminder demonstrates a weak understanding of risk assessment. This puts children at risk of harm. The childminder does not implement a safe mobile phone and camera policy. Adults caring for children have their personal mobile phones in their pocket as they work. The supervision of children is not sufficient because there are not enough adults present to supervise children effectively. At times, the adults who are working with children are not deployed effectively to meet children's needs or to keep them safe. The childminder does not maintain an accurate record of children's attendance, as required. This compromises the safe and efficient running of the provision.

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Due date

provide Ofsted with the necessary information for suitability checks to be completed for all adults working on the premises 04/01/2022

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Due date

improve knowledge and understanding of safeguarding, with particular regard to the procedures to follow for allegations against adults working with children 04/01/2022

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Due date

implement an effective policy for the safe use of mobile phones and cameras 04/01/2022

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ensure that adults whose suitability checks have not been completed are not included in adult to child ratios or left unsupervised with children 04/01/2022

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Due date

ensure that staff to child ratios are maintained 04/01/2022

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supervise children effectively and review the deployment of adults to ensure children's care and learning needs are consistently met 04/01/2022

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Due date

improve risk assessment to identify any risks to children's safety and take steps to minimise or remove risks 04/01/2022

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Due date

manage children's behaviour effectively and give children consistent messages and boundaries so that children learn what is expected of them 04/01/2022

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Due date

maintain an accurate record of children's attendance 04/01/2022

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Due date

implement an effective educational programme to motivate children and to enhance learning through fun and purposeful play. 24/01/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number 306771 Local authority Telford & Wrekin Inspection number 10217132 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 9 Date of previous inspection 10 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1999. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3 and works with an assistant. The childminder operates all year round from 7am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n This inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process. n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and took that into account in the evaluation of the setting. n The inspector and childminder discussed the provision to understand how the curriculum is organised. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke with the childminder's assistant and parents during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

14 December 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

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