Childminder in East Sussex

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 not taken steps to address the actions raised at the last inspection. As a result, there continues to be breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. This includes those relating to child protection. The childminder does not have robust knowledge of safeguarding issues or know the process to follow if an allegation was made against herself or a household member. Risk assessing is ineffective, and the childminder fails to identify and address hazards to children in her premises and garden. This compromises children's safety and well-being.

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The provision is inadequate

Children do not consistently receive activities that are tailored to their individual needs. They play with toys left out on the floor in the playrooms, so learning is incidental rather than purposeful. Children tend to wander between rooms, and their behaviour is impacted as they struggle to maintain focus and become bored. The childminder does not understand how to plan meaningful experiences to build on what children need to learn, based on what they already know and can do. This limits children's learning opportunities.

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The provision is inadequate

Nonetheless, children build strong relationships and secure attachments with the childminder. When children are tired or upset, she offers comfort which they readily accept. She provides choices for children about what they would like to eat during mealtimes and involves them in the process. At times, older children's communication skills are fostered through improvised games with beanbags and hoops. The childminder encourages them to explain the rules. This supports developing language skills. However, opportunities for rich language opportunities are not adapted to meet the needs of all children who attend.

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need to do better?

n The childminder still does not have secure safeguarding knowledge, despite doing training. She is not clear on the procedures to follow for managing allegations. This compromises children's safety and welfare. n The childminder does not ensure all areas that children have access to have been risk assessed, to minimise hazards to keep children safe. For example, trip hazards are seen with unravelled hose pipe left out in the garden and a foot stool in the kitchen is left in a position to make the worktop and inappropriate equipment accessible, such as kitchen scissors. Furthermore, the childminder does not ensure liability insurance remains up to date. This does not ensure health and safety is as robust as it should be. n The childminder does not precisely evaluate her own professional development well enough to identify gaps in knowledge to address this swiftly. As a result, knowledge around curriculum planning for the areas of learning and

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need to do better?

14 December 2022 assessments remains weak. This means children receive a narrowed learning offer. n Activities are not planned or sequenced to build on children's previous learning. Experiences they receive are limiting and lack purpose. For example, children go outside to gather snow and ice to use as part of a sensory experience. Very young children are given a lump of snow to explore but quickly lose interest. Older children break up the snow in a tray with a thin tube but equally lose interest as there is nothing to sustain their concentration or curiosity. As a result, children are not focused on their play and activities do not meet their needs or promote learning. n Children have limited exposure to rich language opportunities to build on their expanding vocabulary. For example, the childminder engages children through back-and-forth verbal exchanges. However, when children show enthusiasm for a story to be read to them, this is declined and alternatively offered to talk about

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pictures in the book instead. This does not help children learn that print carries meaning. n At times, children's behaviour monopolises and demands a lot of the attention from the childminder. This is because the play environment does not offer sufficient stimulation to keep them engaged or sustain their concentration. As a result, very young children's learning and development needs are not always met, as the childminder's attention is taken up by the demands of older children. n Despite the weaknesses, the childminder supports children's learning about the local community and wider world. This is achieved through visits to the local library to borrow new books as well as visits to local toddler groups. This is to further develop social engagement and interactions with other children. The childminder takes children on regular visits to places of interest to help them learn about the world around them.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children to learn about good hygiene practice to contribute towards their well-being. This includes supporting children to wash their hands after using the bathroom and before eating. The childminder provides an explanation to support why they must wash their hands. This helps children make sense of their daily routines.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has attended training and has a safeguarding policy in place. However, this is not effective as she is not clear about safeguarding issues and indicators that would suggest a child may be at risk of harm. For example, the childminder has weak knowledge around issues, such as county lines and allegation management and the referral process. Risk assessment is not effective, the childminder is not proactive in being vigilant to hazards or to act upon them in a timely manner. For instance, raisins from snack are left on the floor, meaning young babies pick them up to put them in their mouth. This does not assure children's well-being.

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Due date

improve knowledge of child protection issues, including allegation management, which are in line with local safeguarding partner procedures 31/01/2023

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Due date

implement a robust ongoing risk assessment process, so that hazards are identified and minimised to keep children safe 31/01/2023

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Due date

ensure liability insurance always remains valid and up to date 31/12/2022

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Due date

seek support, coaching and training to improve professional knowledge of the seven areas of learning of the early years foundation stage 31/01/2023

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Due date

develop a curriculum that is planned and implemented to precisely meet the individual needs of all children to help them make good progress 31/01/2023

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Due date

implement and set up effective play spaces that ignite children's curiosity to help develop knowledge and skills as well as engage their concentration skills 31/01/2023

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Due date

implement a wide range of different experiences to support children's communication and language development 31/01/2023

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Due date

improve knowledge of the progress check to ensure all children between two and three have an accurate assessment summary to be shared with parents and professionals. 31/01/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2555275 Local authority West Sussex Inspection number 10248523 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 4 Date of previous inspection 30 June 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2020. She lives in Crawley, West Sussex. She operates Monday to Thursday between 7.30am and 5.30pm all year except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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 inspector observed the interactions between children and the childminder and assessed the impact of teaching on children's learning. n The childminder completed a learning walk with the inspector to explain the priorities for what children are to learn and assess the quality of teaching. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about her role, knowledge of the children, training opportunities undertaken since the last inspection. n The inspector tracked children to observe their experiences to find out what it is like for them to attend the childminding provision. n Parents were invited to share their views about the childminder's service.

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Inspection activities

14 December 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

14 December 2022 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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