Childminder in Manchester

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety and well-being is compromised. Children are left in the sole responsibility of an adult whose suitability is not checked. This places children at significant risk. The childminder has a poor understanding of safeguarding children. She does not understand what could constitute abuse within a child's life. Children are at risk of harm, as signs and symptoms of abuse are not responded to. The childminder has completed an ineffective risk assessment as doors freely slam closed, placing children at risk of significant injury.

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The provision is inadequate

That said, children are settled and at ease in the childminder's home. They access activities that are, overall, appropriate for their stage of development. Children make some progress in their learning. The childminder engages children's interests using topics, such as butterflies and minibeasts. Children enjoy using their imagination in role play. They dress up in superhero and princess costumes. Pre- school age children demonstrate they are making friendships as they show they are happy when their friends arrive and play well together. The childminder and her assistant interact with the children. They help them to use language and communicate their needs. However, children's behaviour is not consistently managed well. Children are not always supported to develop their understanding of positive behaviour. The childminder does not consistently ensure children understand the impact of their actions on others.

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need to do better?

n Partnership working to support children's learning and development is poor. The childminder does not work with other settings that children attend to help to inform her curriculum planning. She does not make links with children's schools to support a smooth transition to reception class. That said, the childminder welcomes support from local authority advisers and uses their feedback to form action plans to improve her provision. n The childminder lacks understanding of the importance of sharing information with parents. Accidents that occur within the childminder's provision are recorded. However, these are not always shared with parents. Personal details are kept for children. However, appropriate permissions from parents are not in place. For example, for children to be left alone with the childminding assistant. n The childminder and her assistant are polite and friendly and act as kind role models for the children. They demonstrate some knowledge about the

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development and needs of the children they look after. They broadly know what children need to learn next. However, they lack specific awareness or knowledge of how to tailor their teaching to meet individual children's needs. This means children do not make the progress they are capable of. n The childminder talks of behaviour strategies she intends to use to help children

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need to do better?

25 May 2022 to learn to take turns, share and express their feelings. She has many pictures on display to prompt children about the setting rules, such as no hitting or no shouting. However, in practice, the childminder does not use her intended strategies to respond to children's behaviour. Consequently, children are not learning important social skills and positive behaviours quickly enough. n The childminder makes some accurate assessments of what children know and can do. She completes the progress check at age two. However, she does not always share these assessments with parents. The childminder does not consult parents about their views of their child's development. This means children that require additional support, do not receive it early enough. That said, the childminder provides parents with some photos of what their children have been doing while in her setting. n Children benefit from the childminder using English as well as their home

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languages fluently. This helps them to develop their communication and understanding skills in both languages well. n Children develop their physical skills. They strengthen their hand muscles as they place pegs on a board and use tweezers. Children develop balance and large muscle strength during frequent visits to the park. They use large play equipment. n The childminder helps older children to complete their homework and offers support in their Islamic studies. She ensures children are safe while accessing the internet and has a strict no mobile phone policy in place for children. n Parents comment that their children are learning to play with their siblings better since attending this setting. They feel that their children eat very well at the childminder's home. Some parents appreciate the opportunity to celebrate religious festivals organised by the childminder.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has inadequate knowledge of the potential signs and symptoms of abuse. She fails to identify when a child could be at risk of harm. That said, she knows the correct action to take and who to share concerns with about the welfare of a child within the local authority. However, she fails to do this in practice. She makes assumptions about children's home lives that prevent her from identifying a potential concern to their welfare. The childminder and assistant are aware of their responsibility to contact the local authority designated officer if they have concerns about the conduct of adults working with children. The assistant is counted within the ratio and left unsupervised for significant periods of time, such as collecting children from school. This is despite appropriate recruitment and suitability checks not being completed.

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Due date

ensure all suitability checks for adults looking after children have been completed prior to them being left unsupervised with children 30/06/2022

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Due date

ensure all adults working with children can identify possible signs and symptoms of abuse and have a good knowledge and understanding of how to correctly report concerns 30/06/2022

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Due date

obtain appropriate permissions from parents to confirm they agree to children being left in the sole responsibility of suitable assistants for no more than two hours across one day 30/06/2022

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Due date

ensure there are adequate risk assessments of the doors and make appropriate safety modifications to prevent injury 30/06/2022

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Due date

ensure accident records are shared with parents promptly and that they have been appropriately informed of their children's injuries 30/06/2022

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Due date

ensure the progress check at age two is completed for children and shared with parents. 30/06/2022

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should:

n strengthen partnership working to help children to receive consistent learning opportunities across all of the settings they attend and prepare them for their transition to school n implement consistent strategies and clear expectations to help children to learn how to behave positively n embed the role of the key person to further support children to make the progress they are capable of.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY552164 Local authority Manchester Inspection number 10174030 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 17 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2017. She operates 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. She works with up to two assistants. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She provides after-school care during term time and holiday provision for school-age children.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder has received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and co-childminder and has taken this into account in her evaluation of the setting. n The inspector, together with the childminder and assistant, discussed how the environment is set up and the organisation of the daily routine. n The childminder and assistant explained the curriculum they offer. n The inspector evaluated activities with the childminder and discussed the quality of education and learning opportunities she and the assistant provides. n Parents were spoken to and their views were taken account of. n The inspector observed the children at play and tracked children's experiences and learning. n The inspector reviewed documentation, including paediatric first-aid certificates, insurance certificates, two-year-old progress checks, accident forms, children's

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registration records and children's registers. n The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and assistant.

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Inspection activities

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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