Childminder in Dudley

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children are at risk of harm at this childcare provision. There are too many children attending for the childminder to provide adequate care to. Children do not receive the dedicated emotional support they need to promote their well-being. They spend too much time sitting down waiting or watching television. As a result, children become bored and restless.

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The provision is inadequate

Due to the excessive number of children attending, the amount of space for younger children to play and explore freely is limited. There are not enough activities and resources to motivate children or to engage them in fun and purposeful play. When activities are provided, the teaching is weak. For example, during an activity to look at letters, the childminder focuses on letter names and not sounds, which hinders children's ability to learn early phonics correctly. The activity is too advanced for the younger children who lose interest. Children do not benefit from consistent meaningful interactions and support to help promote their learning and development.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are, generally, compliant and behave well. However, not all children demonstrate that they are happy and settled in the childminder's care. Babies, in particular, spend long periods of time upset and unsettled.

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need to do better?

n Leadership at this setting is weak. The childminder considerably exceeds the required adult to child ratios. Adults are not deployed effectively to be able to meet children's individual care and learning needs. At times, young children have no adult supervision. The childminder does not recognise that caring for such a high number of children affects her ability to keep children safe. This puts children at risk of harm. n The childminder does not ensure that her assistants are able to fulfil their roles and responsibilities effectively. She does not ensure that all adults working with children have a robust understanding of safeguarding. Not all adults working with children are aware of the correct procedures to follow in the event of concerns about children or allegations against adults working with children. The childminder does not implement an effective mobile phone and camera policy. Not enough controls or restrictions are in place to prevent children from

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need to do better?

accessing inappropriate material on the internet. This compromises the welfare of children. n Risk assessment in the childminder's home is not effective. Children are at risk of harm from trailing electrical wires and from going through stairgates which are not always secured. n The childminder fails to ensure consistent hygienic practice is consistently in

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need to do better?

7 June 2022 place to promote children's good health. For example, children are not consistently encouraged to wash their hands before eating. The childminder does not ensure that fresh drinking water is always available and accessible. Some children have to wait for some time before being offered a drink. n The childminder does not deliver an effective educational programme. Although some curriculum plans are in place, these are too general and do not focus enough on what individual children need to learn next. The overall quality of teaching is poor. The childminder and her assistants do not have a good enough understanding about the children they care for. For example, they are unsure of children's ages and have differing opinions about what individual children need to learn next. This means that children do not make the progress they are capable of. n The childminder does not adapt planning well enough for the different ages of

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children attending. At times, she fails to let children engage in activities to lead their own learning. For example, she overly directs children during a seed planting activity. She fills pots with soil for them and hands out seeds as children watch. She encourages children to count the seeds. However, when quieter children do not want to count, she asks children who are more confident to count for them. This impacts on less confident children's self-esteem. n The key-person system is not effective. Babies do not benefit from dedicated support and attention to help build bonds and promote emotional security. Although adults pick up and carry babies when they are upset, they do not provide warm and focused interactions to support their emotional development or to extend their learning and development. The childminder does not ensure that babies benefit from planned and focused play and learning opportunities

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need to do better?

because her attention is focused on older children. n Suitable strategies are in place for the childminder to share information with parents. For example, the childminder talks to parents regularly and provides access to an electronic system to share learning and development information. This helps to establish some continuity of care between the setting and home. n The childminder establishes sound partnerships with other professionals to support children. For example, she makes contact with other agencies in respect of children who may have additional needs.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder does not prioritise safeguarding. She does not ensure that all adults working with children have the required knowledge and skills to help protect children from harm. The childminder does not implement sound risk assessment procedures. Although the childminder has devised a mobile phone policy, she does not implement this effectively. Adults caring for children have their personal mobile phones with them as they work, and have the opportunity to take photos of children. The childminder does not put effective measures in place to keep children safe when accessing devices connected to the internet, such as the smart television. This does not safeguard children. The supervision of children is not

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Safeguarding

7 June 2022 sufficient because there are not always enough adults present to supervise children effectively. Adults who are working with children are not deployed effectively to meet children's needs or to keep them safe.

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Due date

maintain the required adult to child ratios 24/06/2022

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Due date

ensure that adults are deployed effectively to meet the individual needs of all children 24/06/2022

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Due date

ensure all adults working with children have a robust understanding of safeguarding and understand the correct procedures to follow in the event of concerns or allegations 24/06/2022

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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 24/06/2022

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Due date

implement an effective policy for the safe use of the internet, mobile phones and cameras 24/06/2022

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Due date

consistently promote children's good health; with particular regard to implementing hygienic practice to help prevent cross infection 24/06/2022

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Due date

ensure fresh drinking water is always available and accessible to children 24/06/2022

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Due date

improve the key-person system to focus more closely on providing effective support for children's emotional well- being and development 24/06/2022

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Due date

7 June 2022 provide appropriate support, supervision and training for all adults working with children, to ensure they have sufficient knowledge and understanding to carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively. 24/06/2022

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Due date

implement an effective educational programme, ensuring there is enough space and sufficient activities available to motivate children and to enhance learning through fun and purposeful play 22/07/2022

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Due date

use information gained from assessments of children's learning to identify and focus on what individual children need to learn next. 22/07/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2562267 Local authority Dudley Inspection number 10244122 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 18 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019. She operates all year round from 6am until 10pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder also offers weekend and overnight care. She provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children. The childminder works with two assistants.

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Inspection activities

n This inspection was carried out following the risk assessment process, following information we received about the provider. 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 has taken this into account in their 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 assistants during the inspection.

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Inspection activities

7 June 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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