Childminder in Enfield

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

The childminder does not have an adequate understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements. This compromises children's safety and well-being at the setting. The childminder has not thoroughly risk assessed her home and does not act quickly to remove risks, such as hot drinks within children's reach and equipment that is unsuitable for young children and which pose a tripping hazard.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are not making adequate progress in their learning and development. They do not engage consistently in purposeful play and activities that challenge their learning and development fully. The childminder and assistants do not have high enough expectations of all children and do not understand their learning needs. They are not clear about what they want children to learn and how. Children become bored and disinterested, as the activities planned do not excite them and are not tailored to their individual learning needs. This slows the progress children make in their learning. Children become restless due to the lack of challenge, and they sometimes find it difficult to maintain good behaviour.

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The provision is inadequate

Opportunities for children to build on communication and language are minimal. The environment and teaching from the childminder and assistants do not support children to build on words they know and learn new words rapidly. This means young children are not making as much progress as they could in their communication and language development.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has not met all actions set at the last inspection. This demonstrates that she is not able to make necessary improvements to her practice to ensure children are being kept sufficiently safe and learning to a good standard. n The childminder has failed to implement a well-designed curriculum that takes into account children's individual needs. Learning intentions for children are not clear and the quality of teaching is not at a good level. The curriculum is not ambitious and challenging for the children. This means that children are not making good progress in their overall development. n The curriculum is not well sequenced. For example, young children's learning intentions include learning to walk, however, there is little thought and consideration given to how they can achieve this goal. For example, they are not given opportunities to pull themselves up on low-level furniture, have room to

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need to do better?

practise moving, and strengthen muscles in their legs. n The childminder regularly takes children to the local park, where older children enjoy running and jumping. Younger children like playing with bubbles and trying to catch them. However, due to the activities not being thoughtful and

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need to do better?

9 August 2022 planned to meet children's individual interest, they soon become bored and restless. This does not make them feel positive about their learning. n The childminder and assistants support children to undertake tasks, such as washing their hands and changing their nappy. However, during this there is very little conversation and explanation about what is happening and why. Children are not learning how and why this is being done. Also, the importance of developing their own independence skills and learning to keep themselves safe. n Children have access to water throughout the day and eat healthy snacks and meals provided by the childminder. However, most-able children are not always encouraged to feed themselves independently and they are not given the correct pieces of cutlery to learn how to do this. This does not support children to be independent and prepare them to move on to the next stages of learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not have effective systems in place to monitor that her assistants are carrying out their roles effectively and ensuring that the quality of their teaching is improving children's progress. Arrangements for supervision, coaching and mentoring of assistants are weak. n The childminder and assistants have attended training to support their professional development, for example safeguarding training and supporting children's communication skills. However, this has not had a positive impact to make a difference to the quality of teaching and to safeguarding children. n The childminder does not have a secure knowledge and understanding of all the changes that must be notified to Ofsted and the correct time frame for such notifications.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has not provided a safe and secure environment where children's welfare is promoted. The childminder and assistants do not have sufficient understanding of the procedures in place to safeguard children. This includes identifying a child who may be at risk of harm, wider issues, such as the 'Prevent' duty and female genital mutilation, and how to respond if an allegation was made. Systems to assess the suitability of adults working with children are not robust and the childminder does not check the ongoing suitability of adults. The childminder does not have adequate knowledge of what could make a person disqualified from working with children and how this should be managed.

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Due date

develop secure knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the safeguarding policies and procedures, in order to be able to take lead responsibility for safeguarding 16/09/2022

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Due date

ensure all staff have a secure understanding of safeguarding matters, including the 'Prevent' duty and female genital mutilation 16/09/2022

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put effective recruitment procedures in place to check that all staff working with children are suitable 16/09/2022

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Due date

take steps to check the ongoing suitability of staff working with children to ensure they continue to be suitable 16/09/2022

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ensure the designated safeguarding lead and all staff working with children understand what circumstances could make a person disqualified from working with children and how to manage this appropriately 16/09/2022

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Due date

implement effective arrangements for staff supervision to provide support, coaching and training to help raise the quality of teaching and promote the welfare of all children 16/09/2022

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Due date

improve risk assessments procedures to identify and remove or minimise potential risks to ensure the safety of the children 16/09/2022

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Due date

improve knowledge and understanding of changes that must be notified to Ofsted and the time frame in which to do this. 16/09/2022

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Due date

9 August 2022 plan a suitably challenging curriculum that ensures activities are tailored to meet children's individual needs and what they need to learn next 30/09/2022

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Due date

ensure the learning environment and teaching is conducive to promoting children's development in communication and language and promoting their listening, attention and speaking skills. 30/09/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2542464 Local authority Enfield Inspection number 10230070 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 11 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection 11 February 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in October 2019 and lives in the London Borough of Enfield. She offers her service from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday, all year round. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 2. The childminder works with two assistants who have attended training in childcare.

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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 took the inspector on a learning walk and told the inspector about what they want children to learn. n The inspector spoke with the childminder and assistants at convenient times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and had discussions with the childminder and assistants about what they want children to learn. n The childminder and inspector carried out a joint observation. n The inspector viewed areas of the home used for childminding. n The inspector tracked children's progress and discussed findings with the childminder. n The inspector accompanied the childminder, assistants and children on a trip to the local park. n Suitability documentation for the childminder and assistants and household members was checked along with first-aid certificates.

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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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