Childminder in Waltham Forest

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 has worked hard to address the weaknesses identified at the last inspection. However, children are not safe in the setting because the childminder is in breach of requirements relating to risk assessments. She does not ensure that children have access to a safe outdoor area. This has a negative impact on the quality of care and education that children receive.

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The provision is inadequate

The curriculum is not ambitious or well designed. The childminder does not ensure that children receive challenging, high-quality and stimulating learning experiences. The learning resources do not motivate the children to develop their interests, explore and engage in their play. The childminder does not build on what children already know and need to learn next. This has a negative impact on children's next steps in education.

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The provision is inadequate

Overall, children behave well. The childminder builds warm and tender relationships with the children. She is attentive to the babies and young children's care needs. During personal care routines, the childminder speaks and sings to them, and they respond with delight to her. She adheres to their sleeping routines and monitors them. This supports their well-being.

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need to do better?

n The learning environment is not sufficiently hygienic for children to learn and develop in. Overall, the premises is not clean. The childminder does carry out some cleaning duties; for example, the kitchen work surface is clean. However, the childminder does not ensure all areas in the setting are clean. She does not take regular steps to reduce the risk of cross-infection. For instance, a bin used to store waste food and emptied weekly by the childminder is stored in the children's playroom. This puts children's health at risk. n The childminder is in breach of several requirements relating to risk assessment and the promotion of children's health. Children do not have regular planned daily access to a safe outdoor area. For instance, broken garden furniture and fencing hinders children's safety and enjoyment. This has a negative impact on children's health and safety. n The childminder is not yet skilful and knowledgeable enough to competently

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engage children in activities to support learning in the prime areas. For example, children are not always able to explore and learn about different textures, as the childminder continualy wipes away sensory materials from their hands. This has a negative impact on children's learning. n Some families have been attending with older siblings for long periods of time. This supports continuity of care for some children. However, due to the playroom layout, older children have more space and more freedom to move

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need to do better?

5 October 2022 around than younger children. This has a negative impact on the fun and safety of younger children. n The childminder reads books and sings nursery rhymes to the children. This helps children to understand and develop an awareness of rhyme. This shows that, at times, the childminder's practice has a positive impact on children's language development. n The childminder playfully engages laughter and turn taking through games such as peekaboo. This promotes children's listening and attention skills. n The childminder provides children with a healthy diet of nutritious, home-cooked food. This demonstrates one of the ways that the childminder is having a positive impact on children's well-being. n The childminder communicates with parents and carers at drop-off and collection times. She tells them how their children have spent the day and uses social media to share pictures of their individual children with them. This

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promotes consistency in children's learning. n Parents value the childminder. They talk about how happy their children are to attend. They talk about the support and tips that she gives them. These regular communications demonstrate how the childminder reinforces her partnership with parents.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder does not use risk assessment effectively to provide children with safe learning environments. This compromises the safety of the children. Nevertheless, the childminder is alert to signs that indicate that a child is at risk of harm. She knows the procedures to follow to report any child protection concern in line with her local children's safeguarding partnerships. Risks are managed appropriately for local trips.

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Due date

undertake appropriate training and professional development opportunities to ensure you offer quality learning and development experiences for children that continually improve 25/10/2022

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Due date

5 October 2022 improve the suitability of your premises by ensuring you comply with health and safety legislation, particularly hygiene requirements 25/10/2022

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Due date

ensure children have planned daily access to a safe outdoor area 25/10/2022

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Due date

improve your risk assessment to ensure children are not exposed to unnecessary risk. 25/10/2022

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Due date

provide a more stimulating environment for the babies and toddlers to capture their interests, motivate them to explore and investigate and engage them in their play. 25/10/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY556808 Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest Inspection number 10245736 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 13 May 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018. She lives in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The childminder operates her service Monday to Friday, from 9am to 6pm, throughout most of the year. She employs an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together of all the areas of the setting and discussed the early years curriculum. n The childminder and the inspector completed a joint observation. n Parents spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises.

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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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