Childminder in Norfolk

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children are not able to play safely because the childminder has failed to ensure that risks are adequately minimised. Children choose to play with toys and resources of their choice. However, their interest is not captured and sustained for very long. This is because the learning experiences on offer are not well planned or presented. They are neither interesting nor challenging enough. Children are not encouraged to create freely, explore, investigate and keep on trying when they encounter difficulties.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are settled in the childminder's care and seek her out for reassurance. However, children do not benefit from meaningful learning across the early years foundation stage curriculum. They are not learning the required skills that they will need, in readiness for their move on to school. On occasions, some children struggle to manage their feelings and regulate their own behaviour. When this happens, the childminder swiftly steps in to intervene, but the children are not well supported to develop a sense of right and wrong, to share or take turns.

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The provision is inadequate

Children do not consistently follow good hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating. They do not get the opportunity to learn how to sit at a table during mealtimes, to practise table manners or use cutlery. This is because the area where the table is located is not safe and all meals are taken 'picnic style' on the carpet or outside.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not ensure that the areas that children access are safe. Adult medication is kept in the lounge, where children play. Bottles of car-screen wash are left in the entrance hall. Children have to pass through this area when they arrive or when they want to use the toilet. Open boxes of tools and other dangerous items are left out in the kitchen/diner, which children pass through to use the toilet and go outside. Outside, an ornamental pond is not adequately protected to prevent young children's access. n The childminder has received some support from the local authority since her last inspection. The childminder has made some improvements and attended some training. As a result, she now knows how to complete assessments on children when they are aged between two and three years. However, the quality of the care and education she offers is not good enough. Educational programmes do not involve activities or experiences for children that cover all

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need to do better?

areas of learning. This is particularly with regard to supporting children's communication and language skills and their personal, social and emotional development. n The childminder and her assistant talk with the children and listen to what they

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13 May 2022 are saying. The childminder correctly repeats words that children mispronounce. This helps to support their speech development. However, while there are books available, these are poorly presented. As a result, children show no interest and these remain untouched. The childminder does not provide regular opportunities for children to listen to familiar stories, rhymes and song. They do not have good opportunities to respond with comprehension or hear new words. n Links with other settings, such as pre-schools that minded children also attend, have not been established. This limits opportunities for the childminder to share and agree on a consistent approach to meeting children's development needs. n The childminder provides a pick-up and drop-off service for several of the parents. Parents share that they feel confident with the care that the childminder provides for their children. They feel that their children enjoy their

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time with the childminder and that they are making progress. n Children explore the texture of the sand in their fingers, as they sit by the childminder. When the childminder provides an adult-led activity, children practise threading laces through holes in buttons. Some children sort and match different-coloured items, count and begin to recognise number. Children have opportunities to be physical when they play outside in the garden. They climb on equipment or kick a football. However, they do not have opportunities to practise other physical skills, such as pedalling or pushing themselves along.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant have an adequate knowledge of child protection policies and procedures. However, poor attention to risks, means that children do not play in a safe environment. The childminder can identify possible indicators of abuse and knows what to do if she is concerned about the well-being of a child. She knows how to refer their concerns on to relevant agencies, as required. The childminder knows how to support families and access early help. The childminder and her assistant have attended child protection training. They both hold valid first- aid training certificates and know what to do if a child has an accident.

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Due date

improve knowledge and understanding of how to plan and deliver quality learning and development experiences for all children 12/08/2022

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Due date

13 May 2022 ensure that children are offered a broad range of experiences and/or activities that cover each area of learning as set out in the early years foundation stage 12/08/2022

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Due date

ensure that the individual needs, interests and development of each child are considered and use this information to plan challenging and enjoyable experiences in all areas of learning and development, paying particular attention to communication and language and children's personal, social and emotional development 12/08/2022

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Due date

ensure that children have good opportunities to investigate and experience things, concentrate and keep on trying when they encounter difficulties and learn to develop their own ideas, create and think critically 12/08/2022

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Due date

ensure that there is a regular two-way flow of information between providers, if a child is attending more than one setting 12/06/2022

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Due date

ensure that all medication on the premises is stored securely or kept out of reach of children at all times 18/05/2022

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Due date

take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks inside the home and outside in the garden. 18/05/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY553109 Local authority Norfolk Inspection number 10202157 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 10 Date of previous inspection 24 June 2021

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017 and lives in Beighton, Norfolk. She works with a childminding assistant. The childminder operates from 8am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector viewed areas of the provision, indoors and outside, and discussed safety and suitability of the premises. n The inspector and the childminder discussed the early years curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided by the childminder and her assistant, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector spoke with the childminder's assistant. n The childminder and the inspector reflected on an activity that the childminder provided for the children. n The inspector spoke to a sample of parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector looked at a sample of relevant documentation, including paediatric first aid and safeguarding training.

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Inspection activities

13 May 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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