Childminder in Southampton

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children's individual needs are not met. Breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements have a significant impact on children's safety, learning and development. Some children show poor self-control and a lack of respect for others, leading to children not feeling safe and secure. There are times when children are not supervised well enough to prevent behavioural incidents that lead to them receiving minor injuries.

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The provision is inadequate

The expectations that the childminder has for children's learning and development are not achieved because of poor planning and implementation of the curriculum. Activities do not consistently build on what children know and can do. Despite this, children listen attentively to stories the childminder chooses and join in with the parts they know.

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The provision is inadequate

Older children are motivated to explore the resources, but less-confident children are not encouraged to engage in purposeful play. They do not develop skills across all areas of learning. Younger children spend considerable amounts of time silently watching the older children playing. They are not supported to engage in activities or develop their language and social skills further. Despite this, older children confidently create their own physical challenges. During the inspection, they rode two-wheeled bikes with control and confidently used swings and slides.

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need to do better?

n There are breaches of ratio requirements. The childminder understands the ratio requirements but does not adhere to them. There are times when she intentionally cares for five children in the early years, whose individual needs are not met. n Breaches of the safeguarding requirements have a significant impact on the safety, well-being and personal development of the children. The childminder does not identify and respond to any safety risks. During the inspection, the childminder left children unsupervised for a short time when they were eating. She did not witness them eat food they had dropped on the floor. In addition, she did not see accidents that occurred in the garden and in the playroom. n The childminder does not demonstrate the capacity to improve the quality of education and care without support. She has completed safeguarding training, but has not sought any other training to help her improve her understanding of

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need to do better?

her role and responsibilities, including how to support children's learning. This has a significant impact on children's progress. n The childminder does not understand how to plan and implement an ambitious curriculum. She has a weak understanding of the areas of learning and her role in supporting children's developmental progress. Children spend most of the

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need to do better?

18 August 2022 time playing independently and their individual learning and developmental needs are not met. n For most of the time during the inspection, the childminder did not get involved in the children's play. She did not use children's interests to challenge and extend their learning and development. Younger children played repetitively with the same resources and were not motivated to learn. The childminder does not support them to develop all the skills they need other than some self-care skills. n Despite the childminder's attempts to improve how she manages the children's behaviour, this is not consistently successful. Children continue to hurt and injure others. n The childminder talks aloud about what children do and asks them some open questions. However, she does not consistently interact in a way that supports younger children to develop the confidence to talk. Children do not receive enough encouragement to develop their vocabulary or to share what they know

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need to do better?

and understand. n Parents state they are happy with their children's care and learning, particularly in relation to how the childminder has developed their children's confidence and social skills following the COVID-19 pandemic. n To provide continuity, the childminder communicates with pre-schools attended by the children to share information about their individual needs.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

These are breaches of requirements that present risks to children's health and safety. The childminder does not have effective arrangements to keep children safe. She has taken some action to improve her understanding of child protection. The childminder has recently completed training that has helped her to be aware of the appropriate action to take if she has concerns about the welfare of a child. However, the weaknesses in her supervision have resulted in children having accidents and eating food that they have dropped on the floor. This compromises children's health and safety.

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Safeguarding

Since the last inspection, the childminder has cleared the routes she would use in the event of an emergency evacuation of her home. However, she does not have a good understanding of how to use risk assessments to reduce hazards to keep children safe. For example, during the inspection, the childminder did not recognise the risk posed to children by furniture positioned at the bottom of the slide. She required prompting to clear the area to prevent any accidents or injuries to the children.

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Due date

ensure ratio requirements are met at all times so that all children's individual care and learning needs are met 02/09/2022

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Due date

ensure that children are supervised well at all times to keep them healthy and safe 02/09/2022

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Due date

improve understanding of how to use risk assessment to remove potential hazards in the garden and keep children safe 02/09/2022

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Due date

develop skills, knowledge and a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities to ensure children are provided with quality learning and development experiences that continually improve 02/09/2022

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Due date

ensure that children's behaviour is managed effectively so they receive consistent support to develop self- control, respect for others and feel safe and secure. 02/09/2022

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Due date

improve communication with children so that they learn and use a wide range of vocabulary and develop confidence to talk, respond and share what they know and understand. 02/09/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY374786 Local authority Southampton Inspection number 10232832 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 12 Date of previous inspection 3 March 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2008 and lives in Southampton. She provides care for children on Monday, from 7.30am to 5pm, and Tuesday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, for most of the year.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk and a joint observation together. n The inspector observed children's activities, indoors and outdoors. n The inspector talked with the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector met with parents of children present during the inspection to seek their feedback about their children's care and learning.

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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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