Harper-Wilkinson, Penelope

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children develop trusting and friendly relationships with the childminder and her assistants. They are settled and comfortable in her home. They frequently go to the childminder and assistants for cuddles and reassurance. This helps to support children's emotional attachments. Children enjoy the range of activities accessible to them. However, overall, the curriculum lacks challenge and does not meet all children's individual learning needs. This does not consistently help children to make good progress. Children are supported to manage their feelings and behaviour. The childminder and her assistants encourage children to be kind to one other and to learn to share the resources. However, there are times during the day when children begin to wander around and are not always engaged in play and then, occasionally, they disrupt others. Although there is a well-equipped garden, the childminder does not make effective use of this throughout the day. Children

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The provision requires improvement

get to play outside later in the afternoon. This does not fully support those children who learn better outdoors or those who need to run around earlier in the day. Children enjoy playing with large bricks and confidently build up the bricks to make a tall tower. Babies are encouraged during this play to stand and balance as they place the bricks on top of each other. They have great fun and lots of laughter when the tower falls over. Children take part in some activities linked to events or celebrations. This helps to support them to experience differences in the local and wider community.

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need to do better?

n The childminder uses her home and a dedicated 'den' at the end of her garden for childminding. She works with two assistants, who care for up to six children in the 'den' while she spends time with the younger babies in her home. Consequently, the childminder is unable to supervise and monitor her assistants' practice effectively enough and she has a limited awareness of the quality of teaching being provided. However, the childminder was able to identify some areas for improvement for the assistants when carrying out a joint observation with the inspector. n The childminder has a good partnership with parents. Her setting remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic to help key-worker parents. The childminder encourages parents to share information about their children each day on arrival or collection and provides them with feedback on their child's day with her. She also supports parents with various childcare issues they may be experiencing.

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need to do better?

n Overall, the childminder and her assistants know the children well. The childminder identifies children's starting points in their development when they begin. However, she has not yet fully implemented a robust and ambitious curriculum to fully support children's individual development. The childminder and her assistants currently do not plan well enough to challenge and extend

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need to do better?

3 March 2022 children's interests. There are limited challenges and resources available to fully prepare children for school. In addition, when organising the toys, the childminder omits to provide equipment such as walkers to support younger children who are learning to walk. n There is a strong focus on developing children's communication and language in the home. The childminder and her assistants sing with the children every day and children join in. They particularly enjoy their 'good morning song' and saying 'hello' to everyone. The childminder also understands the importance of encouraging children to enjoy books to support their future reading. They select their favourite books and bring these to the childminder to read. This calming and quiet time helps any child who is feeling upset to settle in before they go off to play. n The childminder encourages children to lead a healthy lifestyle. Parents currently

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need to do better?

provide all snacks and meals, which are nutritious and healthy. The childminder follows good hygiene methods of storing the food and reheating the food appropriately to ensure that it remains fresh and safe to eat. Children have access to their own water beakers and know when they need to have a drink. Children are beginning to show good levels of independence and attend to some of their own care needs. For example, young children are learning to feed themselves well. n The childminder and her assistants endeavour to complete further training. However, there has been less emphasis on keeping up to date with changes to the early years foundation stage, and there are gaps in their knowledge. They do not fully understand how to plan an inspiring curriculum, to fully support all children's skills for the future.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder keeps her safeguarding training up to date to ensure that she a good understanding of child protection and wider safeguarding issues. In addition, she also ensures that her assistants complete mandatory safeguarding training regularly. The childminder and her assistants have a good knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may indicate a child is at risk, and they know who to report any concerns to. The childminder provides a safe home environment. For example, she uses safety gates in the home to prevent babies accessing the dining area. She maintains all required documents, such as accurate attendance records. This supports her to identify any patterns of non-attendance to protect children's safety and welfare.

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Due date

implement systems to monitor and supervise the practice of assistants more closely to ensure that each child's learning needs are fully met 07/04/2022

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Due date

plan and provide a suitably challenging curriculum which identifies the individual needs and interests of all children and focuses on the most relevant steps for children's development 07/04/2022

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Due date

undertake appropriate professional development and training opportunities to increase knowledge and that of the assistants, so that children are provided with high-quality learning experiences across the seven areas of learning. 07/04/2022

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should:

n enhance the use of the garden space to enable children to play outdoors and have opportunities to support their physical fitness and well-being.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY278222 Local authority Barnet Inspection number 10229880 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 9 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection 11 March 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Hendon, in the London Borough of Barnet. She operates from Monday to Friday all year round, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder works with two assistants.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector looked at some of the childminder's documentation, including policies and procedures. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and discussed the childminder's teaching practice. n A joint observation was carried out with the childminder to assess the assistants' practice. n The inspector viewed the areas of the childminder's home that children use, including the 'den' and the garden.

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Inspection activities

3 March 2022 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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