Whitehead, Nicola Jane

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 breached safeguarding and welfare requirements. She has failed to notify Ofsted that she now has a new household member, who lives and works from the premises. This compromises children's safety.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder has started to make some attempts to improve the quality of education for children since the last inspection. However, this is not yet embedded into practice. The childminder has only recently started to complete some additional training, this means that there are still gaps in her knowledge and her provision. Therefore, children are not effectively supported to make good enough progress.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder knows children well and is aware of their individual interests. Children are happy and settled in the care of the childminder, who demonstrates a calm approach to managing their behaviour. Children talk to the childminder as they play, and they want her to join in and take an active role in their imaginary games. The childminder has taken steps since the last inspection to make her garden a safer play space. She has also changed how she risk assesses activities and outings with children.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not effectively safeguard children or prevent them from being at risk of harm. Her failure to notify Ofsted of a new household member has prevented Ofsted carrying out the required suitability checks on everyone aged over 16 years who lives or works on the premises. As a result, children are not protected from possible harm, which impacts on their safety and welfare. n The childminder was asked at her last inspection to ensure that her curriculum was ambitious and sequenced to build on what children already know and can do. However, she does not consider what children need to learn or how she will teach this. The childminder provides activities which do not sufficiently challenge children. She has not thought how to sequence children's learning to support their next steps in development. As a result, when in the care of the childminder, children do not make the progress they are capable of.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a craft activity for children. This involves children making a snowman or a Christmas wreath. Initially, children are given a pre-cut card snowman and some pre-rolled cotton wool balls to stick onto the snowman shape. There is no challenge in the activity and children quickly lose interest and want to do other things. For example, they shake glitter everywhere. The childminder does not engage in quality back-and-forth interactions with children. She asks children questions which do not support their own thinking and decision-making skills.

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need to do better?

14 December 2022 n The childminder manages children's behaviour in a calm and consistent manner. This includes her use of positive praise and celebrations of their achievements. However, at times, some children demonstrate behaviours which are not appropriate, and the childminder does not have a suitable strategy to deal with this. For example, some children make guns out of building bricks. They talk about shooting the doll, the childminder and the inspector, while pointing the brick gun at them. Although the childminder responds to this play telling children this is not kind or nice, she has not addressed the possible cause of the play. This demonstrates weaknesses in her partnership working and her ability to help children to learn right from wrong. n Children enjoy selecting books for the childminder to read to them. The childminder maintains children's interests and asks them questions about the

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need to do better?

story and the pictures as she reads. Children show suitable levels of speech and language development. Children often narrate their own play and tell the childminder about the game they are playing. For example, they tell the childminder about their superhero characters rescuing people. n The childminder is promoting mathematics with children. It is evident throughout children's play and activity that they are particularly focusing on size and counting. For example, children count the teddies in the story they listen to. They talk about the size of towers they build. Children demonstrate that they can compare sizes as they identify which is the biggest and which is the smallest.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder shares her knowledge of the signs and symptoms of abuse. She knows what she would do if she had a concern about the welfare of a child in her care. The childminder has addressed safety concerns previously raised in her home and garden. She has clear procedures in place should a child fail to attend her setting when they are expected. The childminder shares her policies and procedures with parents. She keeps her paediatric first-aid training up to date. However, the childminder has compromised children's safety by having an unknown adult living and working on the premises, without appropriate suitability checks being carried out. This means that her ability to safeguard children is not effective and children's welfare is not maintained.

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Due date

14 December 2022 ensure that anyone with regular contact with children, including those living or working on the premises, are suitable to do so 11/01/2023

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Due date

inform Ofsted of every other person living or working in the premises, so that required suitability checks can be carried out, including enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks 04/01/2023

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Due date

develop a curriculum that is ambitious and sequenced to build upon what children already know and can do 11/01/2023

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Due date

plan and provide learning opportunities that challenge children to make the best possible progress 11/01/2023

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Due date

develop the quality of interactions with children, particularly to support their thinking and decision-making skills 11/01/2023

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Due date

develop strategies to manage children's particular behaviours in a well-thought- out manner that helps children to learn about right from wrong and the impact of their behaviour 11/01/2023

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Due date

improve partnership working to share more information about children's actions and behaviours and work together with others to plan how such behaviours will be managed. 11/01/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY435911 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10248171 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 2 Date of previous inspection 28 June 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Leeds. She holds a relevant early years qualification at level 2. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 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 provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint observation during a craft activity. n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable.

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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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