Childminder in Nottinghamshire

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 are not receiving good enough care and education. The childminder is unaware or pays little regard to some statutory requirements. She uses her mobile phone for personal reasons while caring for children and does not recognise the impact this may have on safeguarding. Children are exposed to hazards in their play environment. Their security is not assured in the premises. Furthermore, the childminder fails to maintain essential records.

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The provision is inadequate

Children's personal health and hygiene needs are not consistently addressed. Children are not always supported by the childminder to look after their bodies while they learn to use the toilet. The childminder is not knowledgeable nor skilled enough to support children's learning and development. Although, at times, some effective teaching takes place, for the most part, children's activity has little impact on their progress. Furthermore, the childminder does not always role model kind and considerate behaviour. The themes of some discussions between the childminder and household members are not appropriate for children to hear. This could impact negatively on children's personal, social and emotional development, and their behaviour. That said, the childminder does support children's communication and language development by introducing new words such as 'consistency'. Children learn what this concept is through playing with sand and

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need to do better?

n The childminder has not kept up to date with changes to statutory requirements. As a result, she has not considered the impact of mobile phone use in her safeguarding procedures. The childminder uses her mobile phone for personal and social reasons while minding children. She does not fully consider the safeguarding risks associated with this. n The childminder completes some environmental checks before children arrive, but her risk assessment processes are not robust enough. Children stumble on garden steps that are not stable. Animal faeces are found where children play. n The childminder has not considered the potential risks of leaving the front door wide open to allow air to circulate the house. She fails to recognise that this could allow unauthorised people to enter the premises, or that children could leave unsupervised. n The childminder knows that she must keep a daily record of children's

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need to do better?

attendance and the reasons why this is important for effective safeguarding. However, she neglects to meet this statutory requirement. The childminder does not maintain a daily register of who she is caring for and when childcare takes place. n The childminder does not act swiftly to meet children's toileting needs. When

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need to do better?

14 June 2023 children have a toileting accident, she allows them to continue to play without cleaning their skin or changing their soiled underwear. The childminder needs prompting to clean and disinfect the affected area in the garden. Children's health, hygiene and personal development is compromised. n The childminder has not engaged in recent or effective professional development to support her teaching skills, despite this being recommended at her last inspection. Her understanding of how best to support children's learning and development is weak. As a result, she does not always know what children need to learn next to make good progress and build on their knowledge and skills. n The childminder supports children's learning and development through some playful interactions. She introduces new words to children and clarifies their mispronunciations. However, at other times, the childminder takes on more of a

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need to do better?

supervisory role, and children's activity has minimal impact on their learning. The childminder does not regard herself as an early years educator or teacher. n The childminder recognises that children require support to develop their social skills, but she does not always role model the appropriate behaviours that she wants children to learn. The childminder sometimes talks unfavourably about others within the presence of children. This does not promote British values, such as mutual respect and tolerance of others. n The childminder contributes to supporting children's learning at home. She has prepared activity packs that children use at home as well as in the setting. The childminder helps parents to understand how they can support children's communication and language development.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder fails to maintain necessary records, such as a daily register of children's attendance. She has not considered a policy or implemented a procedure around the use of mobile phones in the setting. The childminder does not identify or minimise hazards that children are exposed to in their play environment. This includes the premises' security. That said, the childminder does have a solid knowledge and understanding of child protection matters and how to escalate concerns about a child's safety or welfare. She has completed first-aid training so can respond correctly if a child sustains a minor injury.

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Due date

14 June 2023 ensure the setting's safeguarding policy and procedure covers the use of mobile phones and make sure this is followed by everyone in the setting 30/06/2023

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Due date

ensure that risk assessment processes are robust in identifying potential hazards in children's play environments and quickly address these to assure children's health and safety 30/06/2023

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ensure the premises are secure so that unauthorised persons cannot enter and children cannot leave unaccompanied 30/06/2023

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Due date

ensure a daily record of children's attendance is maintained detailing names and the times childcare takes place 30/06/2023

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Due date

ensure that children's care needs are consistently met to promote their health and hygiene, and to support their good personal development. 30/06/2023

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Due date

develop knowledge on how to devise a curriculum in which there are clear learning outcomes for children and consistently support children's learning through good teaching interactions 28/07/2023

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Due date

ensure that all adults role model appropriate behaviour to support children's successful personal, social and emotional development. 30/06/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number 252189 Local authority Nottinghamshire County Council Inspection number 10293714 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 7 Date of previous inspection 5 December 2017

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1989 and lives in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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 childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n Children interacted with the inspector during the inspection. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on their communication and language development and social development. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on

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Inspection activities

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

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