Childminder in Devon

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 has failed to notify Ofsted of all adults working on the premises. This means that children are left in the sole care of adults who have not had full checks on their suitability. This is despite an action related to this matter being raised at a previous inspection. Children's safety and welfare are compromised because the childminder lacks knowledge and understanding of how to keep children safe. The childminder does not carry out thorough risk assessments or recognise hazards. Hygiene practices around pets are not sufficient to prevent the spread of bacteria and infection. The childminder does not maintain children's privacy when changing their nappies. These weaknesses significantly impact negatively on children's health, welfare and well-being.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not plan and implement a broad and varied curriculum, particularly for the youngest children. Children do not receive the necessary support and interaction from the childminder to help them make good progress. As a result, they spend a lot of time wandering and do not focus on, or engage in, activities. Despite the poor support for the youngest children, children are happy and settled overall. Older children share some positive interactions with the childminder and the other adults who are looking after them.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not have a secure knowledge of the requirements of the early years foundation stage. She does not ensure that all assistants are suitable to work with children. She has failed to notify Ofsted of all adults working on the premises. This means that Ofsted has not been able to complete checks to ensure their suitability. In addition, the childminder is paying teenage children to assist her with tasks such as helping to feed the babies. This places children at risk, as the teenagers do not have the skills, knowledge and experience to know what to do if, for example, a baby begins to experience difficulties while eating. n The childminder places children's health and safety at risk. She does not adequately supervise children when they eat. Young children are left unsupervised while eating fruit, as the childminder is in another room. The childminder cannot see the children, and they get down from the table and

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move around with food in their mouths. This is a choking hazard. n The childminder does not consider children's safety and welfare. She does not identify significant risks or take steps to remove or minimise hazards to children. For example, systems to ensure that unauthorised people do not enter the premises are not robust enough, and children can leave unsupervised. This is because the childminder does not keep her front door secure, and children open the door to visitors. In addition, there is cat faeces in the garden where children play, which can be harmful if touched.

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6 April 2023 n The childminder does not follow good hygiene practices to keep children healthy. She changes children's nappies while they are standing up in the playroom, as other children play around them. This does not give them the respect or care they need. She does not wash her hands between changing children's nappies and wiping children's noses. The childminder's cat climbs onto and walks across kitchen surfaces, which children use to roll out dough for a cooking activity. n Practice is poor for the supervision of children who are sleeping. When children fall asleep while travelling in the childminder's car, she leaves them in the vehicle outside her house and watches them via a video link on her mobile phone. This does not ensure children's safety because the childminder would not hear if children needed help in an emergency, and children are vulnerable to anyone accessing the vehicle. On occasion, she allows assistants who have not

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had their suitability checked to sit with sleeping children unsupervised, leaving them in the care of unvetted adults. n The childminder plans some aspects of the curriculum for older children to encourage them to use their imagination. For example, they weave material to make baskets and weigh ingredients to make biscuits. However, the childminder does not plan a curriculum to inspire younger children to learn or challenge them effectively to ensure they make the progress of which they are capable. For example, children spend long periods waiting to use glue to make their Easter picture. They quickly become deflated, lay their head on the table, and look for something else to do.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder does not ensure that she keeps children safe, and her risk assessments are ineffective. The childminder does not understand the importance of ensuring that the adults she employs are suitable to work with children. She fails to ensure that those adults who have not been checked are not left unsupervised with the children. The childminder does not supervise children well enough to ensure they are safe and secure, including when they are sleeping and eating. The childminder has a weak knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and is not meeting requirements or keeping children safe.

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Due date

6 April 2023 ensure that Ofsted is provided with the required information to enable them to complete suitability checks on all people who work on the premises 11/04/2023

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Due date

ensure children are always supervised appropriately, to keep them safe from harm, particularly while eating and sleeping, and that unchecked adults are not left alone with children 11/04/2023

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Due date

ensure that risks are identified and removed swiftly to keep children safe, with particular regard to animal faeces in the garden 11/04/2023

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Due date

ensure that there are secure procedures to prevent unauthorised people entering the premises or children leaving unsupervised 11/04/2023

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Due date

ensure you maintain robust hygiene practices, including suitable nappy changing routines, and keep the environment clean to promote children's good health and prevent the spread of infection. 11/04/2023

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Due date

plan and implement a broad and balanced curriculum to motivate all children to learn and build on what they already know and can do. 03/05/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY490504 Local authority Devon Inspection number 10284687 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 20 Date of previous inspection 26 January 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015. She lives in Axminster, Devon. She provides care Monday to Friday, for most of the year. She works with assistants.

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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 setting. n The inspector viewed the premises and discussed the safety and suitability of the childminder's home. n The inspector observed children's play and spoke with the childminder about her intentions for children's learning. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder's assistants at appropriate times throughout the inspection. n The inspector sampled a range of documentation. n The inspector spoke to parents and read written feedback and took account of their views.

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Inspection activities

6 April 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

6 April 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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