Childminder in North East Lincolnshire

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children's welfare is not maintained. Safeguarding knowledge of the childminder and her assistants is extremely poor. Records relating to concerns about children lack detail. The childminder does not recognise signs of potential abuse, resulting in safeguarding referrals not being made in a timely manner. This does not protect children's well-being. Children are not always adequately supervised and supported. This is due to the inconsistent deployment of the childminder and her assistants. For example, when the childminder and assistants are busy doing chores, such as preparing snack or tidying up after snack, children drink from each other's drinks bottles, unseen by any adults. This does not meet their needs or promote their good health.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are confident and settled. When the childminder and assistants do have time to engage with the children, interactions are generally positive. For example, children learn to sit and socialise with their peers at snack time. They are encouraged to be independent as they are supported to pour their own drinks. As children enjoy their drink, the childminder encourages them to think about where the milk comes from. Children initially say the farm, with the childminder confirming milk comes from cows. When a child burps, assistants encourage them to say, 'pardon me'. Some quality interactions take place as the childminder and her assistants often talk to children as they play. However, children do not consistently benefit from planned, purposeful play experiences, which build on their prior knowledge and skills.

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need to do better?

n While improvements have been made to the safety and suitability of the home, significant weaknesses have emerged in other areas. This raises concerns about the childminder's capacity to sustain improvements over time. Children, therefore, do not benefit from good quality care and learning. n The childminder and assistants' poor knowledge and implementation of child protection procedures, results in children's welfare not being protected. n During busy times, children are not effectively supervised by well-deployed adults. On occasions, there is only one assistant caring for up to eight or nine children. This is because the other adults are preparing food or toileting children. This does not meet children's individual needs. At other times, adults focus more on the daily chores of tidying up or preparing the table for snack time. They are so busy ,that they forget to wash the children's hands. This does not ensure that

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need to do better?

children's good health is maintained. n The childminder has considered a sound range of skills and knowledge for children to develop over time, so that they are supported to be school ready. However, while the childminder and assistants are aware of children's level of

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need to do better?

1 March 2023 development, they do not consistently make use of this information. This results in activities and experiences sometimes lacking challenge and purpose for each child. n Children are supported to build towers and structures out of different sized blocks and bricks. The childminder and assistants talk to the children about what they are doing and encourage simple counting. Children play imaginatively in the play kitchen. While some additional resources and activities are provided during the day, these are not varied enough to effectively sustain children's motivation. n The childminder understands the benefits of supporting children to learn a core range of stories and rhymes. She is aware how repetition helps to support children's communication skills. However, planned group story and singing times do not take account of children's varying abilities. Consideration has also not been given to the suitability of the core stories for younger children.

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need to do better?

n During story time, babies and children up to the age of three years, all sit together. The assistant reads a story about emotions, asking children to consider when they have felt a range of different emotions. Older children engage and share their views. However, babies and younger children lose interest and move away as the story is too advanced for their abilities. n The childminder identifies targeted support strategies for children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, younger children and those with speech delays are sometimes provided with a choice between two objects. When the child makes their choice known, the childminder identifies the associated word and encourages them to repeat this. However, these strategies are not consistently implemented by all adults working with children to effectively support children's growing vocabulary.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistants' safeguarding practice is poor. Records relating to children who arrive with existing injuries lack detail about the type of injury sustained and how this occurred. The childminder and assistants are not able to identify the signs and symptoms that children may show if they are suffering abuse. This means referrals to local safeguarding partnerships are not made in a timely manner. While the childminder is aware of the procedures to follow if allegations are made against adults working with children, assistants lack this knowledge. Children are therefore not protected from potential harm.

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Due date

ensure that potential indicators of abuse are recognised at the earliest opportunity so that relevant action, including referrals to local safeguarding partnerships, are made in a more timely manner 24/03/2023

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Due date

ensure that child protection procedures are consistently implemented, with specific regard to maintaining clear information about children's pre-existing injuries and responding in a timely manner when concerns are identified 24/03/2023

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Due date

ensure that assistants fully understand the procedures to follow if allegations are made against an adult working with children 24/03/2023

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Due date

ensure that deployment of assistants remains effective at all times so that children are continually supervised and their needs met. 24/03/2023

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Due date

use information regarding the children's level of development to consistently provide purposeful and challenging experiences for each child 01/05/2023

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Due date

consider the organisation of group story and singing sessions, to ensure that the resources and experience provided, are fully suitable for children's varying levels of ability 01/05/2023

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Due date

ensure that all adults working with children implement the agreed strategies to support younger and non-verbal children's communication and language development. 01/05/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2532927 Local authority North East Lincolnshire Inspection number 10281381 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 15 Date of previous inspection 12 December 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019 and lives in Immingham. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 5. The childminder works with two assistants. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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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 We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about their intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to/communicated with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to the childminder and assistants at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a planned activity with the childminder. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector.

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Inspection activities

1 March 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 March 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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