Childminder in South Gloucestershire

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

Children's safety and welfare cannot be assured. The childminder's safeguarding culture is poor. She does not fulfil her role and responsibility to promote children's welfare. She does not ensure that all household members have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. She does not follow safe recruitment processes for assistants. She has failed to notify Ofsted about all household members, including those that are working as an assistant. This means that she is using an unvetted assistant because checks have not been completed to ensure their suitability to work with children. The childminder does not hold a valid paediatric first-aid certificate. Her risk assessments of the premises and hygiene procedures are not good enough to support children's health and safety. The childminder does not fulfil her responsibility to maintain records and ensure that required information about children is easily accessible. These weaknesses place children's safety and

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not implement a curriculum that effectively supports children's all-round learning and development in readiness for school. She does not always assess children's learning and development accurately to help her identify appropriate next steps in learning. This means that children do not receive the support they need to help them make good progress.

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The provision is inadequate

Children demonstrate they feel settled. They play cooperatively together when they are left to their own devices. For example, they enjoy using their imagination as they move around the lounge with toy figurines, pretending to be superheroes. The childminder shares information with parents about their children's care and learning.

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need to do better?

n The childminder fails to understand her responsibility to safeguard children. She fails to supervise children at all times. She leaves her unvetted assistant in sole charge of children. n The childminder does not complete a daily record of the names of the children being cared for on the premises or their hours of attendance as required. She is unable to access information about children who attend should she need it in the event of an emergency. n The childminder's risk assessments are not sufficient to ensure children's safety. The childminder does not currently use her garden for children's play due to the many hazards. However, the areas that are used by children are cluttered and contain risks. For example, the bathroom contains many toiletries and cleaning products within children's reach. The childminder places a stairgate between the lounge and the kitchen to prevent children accessing hazards, such as dog food

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need to do better?

1 February 2023 bowls and piles of dirty nappies on the kitchen floor. However, she is not a good role model and does not do enough to support children's understanding of her expectations because she climbs over the stairgate to access the kitchen. n The childminder does not effectively support children to develop their self-care and independence skills in readiness for school. She does not give children consistent messages to support their good health. For example, she wipes children's noses instead of encouraging them to do it for themselves. She then manipulates dough that children are playing with without washing her hands. The childminder praises children when they put their hand to their mouth as they cough and tells them that they must sanitise their hands afterwards to get rid of germs. However, she does not sanitise her own hands after she has held them up to her mouth to cough and then continues to help children prepare

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need to do better?

food for their lunch. n The childminder does not work effectively with parents to support children's toilet training. This means children who are due to start school are still in nappies. n Children enjoy making sandwiches for their lunch and say, 'This is different,' when the activity is introduced to them. The childminder helps them to use knives to spread butter and cheese spread onto bread. She introduces some mathematics into the activity. For example, she talks to children about cutting their sandwiches into halves. She points out the square and rectangle shapes of their sandwich but does not recognise when they are ready to extend their mathematical learning further. For example, she does not encourage them to think and talk about the differences in the shapes despite them being ready to take this next step. n The childminder does not do enough to support children's language and communication skills. For example, while the childminder chats to children as

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need to do better?

they explore play dough, her interactions with them are limited to encouraging them to name colours and shapes. She does not engage children in meaningful conversations or teach them how to pronounce words correctly. n The childminder talks to children about sharing and taking turns with resources. She reminds children to use good manners, such as 'please' and 'thank you'. Children listen to the childminder and follow her instructions. For example, they help to tidy away the resources and pick up pieces of play dough from the floor.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder fails to safeguard children to promote their safety and welfare. She has not notified Ofsted of all household members, specifically those that act as her assistant, so that suitability checks can be completed. The childminder uses an unvetted household member as an assistant and leaves them unsupervised with children. In addition, the childminder and her assistant do not hold valid paediatric first-aid certificates to enable them to provide children with appropriate first aid in the event of an accident or injury. These weaknesses put children at significant risk of harm.

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Due date

implement robust vetting procedures for household members over the age of 16 years and for assistants, including obtaining DBS checks, to ensure their suitability to have regular contact with children 02/02/2023

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Due date

ensure that children are not left unsupervised with people whose suitability has not been checked 02/02/2023

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Due date

obtain and maintain a valid paediatric first-aid certificate 25/02/2023

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Due date

ensure any assistants who are left in sole charge of children for any period of time hold a valid paediatric first-aid certificate 25/02/2023

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Due date

ensure records for every child being cared for, including their full name, date of birth, name and address of every parent and/or carer, which parents and/or carers the child normally lives with, and their emergency contact details, are easily accessible and available 02/02/2023

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Due date

keep and maintain a daily record of the names of children being cared for on the premises and their hours of attendance 02/02/2023

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Due date

implement robust risk assessments of the premises to identify and minimise any risks to children 02/02/2023

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Due date

implement effective hygiene procedures to promote children's health effectively. 02/02/2023

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Due date

assess children's learning and development accurately and use this information to plan and provide a curriculum that helps children to make good progress in all areas of learning 28/04/2023

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Due date

work effectively with parents to support children's toilet training in readiness for school. 28/04/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496637 Local authority South Gloucestershire Inspection number 10277140 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 9 Date of previous inspection 20 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Staple Hill, Bristol. She operates Monday to Friday from 7am until 6pm, for most weeks of the year. She currently receives funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three years.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The inspector viewed the provision and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises with the childminder. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development. n The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector talked with the childminder about how she organises the early years provision.

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Inspection activities

1 February 2023 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

1 February 2023 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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