Childminder in Derbyshire

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not have a secure knowledge and understanding of all safeguarding practice. She is not able to recognise all indicators of abuse. Therefore, if a child is at risk of harm, she is not able to follow the correct referral procedures to gain the support children may require to keep them safe.

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The provision is inadequate

Children do not benefit from a strong or well-implemented curriculum. They do not receive the support they need to make the best progress they can in all areas of their learning and development. The childminder does not assess children's age and stage of development accurately. Consequently, children are not provided with activities and experiences that are tailored to their individual learning needs. For example, the childminder gives babies creative activities to support their sensory development. However, she spreads the glue on the paper for a baby, hindering their experience to have a go and explore this by themselves. Additionally, children do not benefit from verbal interactions with the childminder. They spend a lot of time playing in silence. When the childminder does interact with them, she uses British Sign Language. However, she is unable to model spoken language to help children develop their speaking skills that underpin all areas of their learning.

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The provision is inadequate

Babies point and say 'dat' when they want something. The childminder passes the toys or object to them. She does not encourage them to use their words to say what it is they would like to play with.

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The provision is inadequate

Babies develop secure attachments with the childminder. They are familiar with routines, such as washing their hands before mealtimes, and settle quickly to sleep.

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need to do better?

n Despite completing recent online safeguarding training, the childminder does not know what the 'Prevent' duty is. Neither is she able to recognise signs that a child may be at risk from extreme views and exploitation or female genital mutilation. She has a weak knowledge of the linked procedures she must follow to protect children from harm. Consequently, children's ongoing safety is potentially compromised. n The childminder does not have a clear understanding of how to implement an ambitious curriculum. She does not assess children's stage and level of development precisely enough. Therefore, activities are not planned carefully to ensure children experience and learn as much as they can. Babies often select toys by themselves and learn incidentally. When the childminder does plan activities, the learning intent is not precise or age-appropriate. For example, during a creative activity, the childminder wants a baby to learn to count up to

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need to do better?

2 November 2022 n Although the childminder provides some activities to help children to explore, they are not supported in all areas for their development, particularly with their spoken English and vocabulary. For example, during play outside, children investigate some activities, such as balls and chalk. However, there is no dialogue of spoken words between them and the childminder. The childminder does not provide children with a language-rich environment for them to copy and learn to use spoken English. n On the whole, children play calmly with the toys. Babies have limited concentration skills and struggle to focus on any particular chosen toys. That said, during a creative activity, they do show an interest when picking up paper and attempting to remove the paper which has stuck on their hands. However, babies show frustration when they have finished the activity and want to get down from being secured in the highchair.

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need to do better?

n The childminder shares information with parents about what their child has been doing during the day through written daily diaries. She also uses sign language and appropriate hand gestures to share and exchange information with parents when they drop off their children into her care. Written comments from parents state that the childminder is trustworthy and caring with their children. n Children's health and personal needs are promoted and respected. They spend time outside in the fresh air. Babies care routines, such as sleep patterns, are adhered to by the childminder. n The childminder supports babies to develop their physical skills. They use their fingers to feed themselves and drink from non-spill cups independently. They move around walking and, sometimes, attempting to run outside as they develop the confidence in this open area to have a go.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

Although the childminder has completed recent training, she does not have secure knowledge of how to identify signs that a child is at risk of radicalisation or of female genital mutilation. Nevertheless, she does know how to recognise signs and symptoms of other types of abuse. She understands the correct procedures she must follow should a child be at risk of harm. She completes appropriate risk assessments of the environment to make sure it is safe and secure for children to play in. The childminder has appropriate systems in place to alert the necessary agencies of any health concerns regarding children, such as for accidents, and to seek urgent medical advice and treatment.

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Due date

2 November 2022 take action to ensure that all safeguarding knowledge is up to date in order to be able to identify children who may be at risk from radicalisation and female genital mutilation 16/11/2022

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Due date

understand and implement an effective curriculum to plan and provide activities that focus on what children need to learn next, based on their emerging needs and interests 16/11/2022

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Due date

ensure that the provision for communication and language to support children to develop their speaking skills is promoted 16/11/2022

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Due date

assess children's development accurately and provide children with the support they need to help extend their learning. 16/11/2022

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY334731 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 10235020 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 12 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 3 November 2016

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2006 and lives in Littleover, Derby. She works with an assistant. The childminder operates term time only between 7.30am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays. She provides funded early education for four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

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 that into account in their evaluation of the provision. n The childminder, with her interpreter, talked to the inspector about her curriculum and what she wanted the children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The childminder and inspector completed a joint observation of an activity and evaluated this together. n The inspector took account of the written views from parents and those spoken to on the day of the inspection. n The inspector spoke with the childminder, the childminder's husband and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The childminder provided the inspector with relevant documentation, including

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Inspection activities

the evidence of household members' suitability and the childminder's qualifications.

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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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