Childminder in Tower Hamlets

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 Good

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety cannot always be assured. The childminder does not monitor the effectiveness of safeguarding training attended by an assistant or if her assistant has fully understood the training in English. This puts children at potential risk.

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The provision is inadequate

Generally, children are happy and settled. They form positive relationships with the childminder and co-childminder. Children who become upset when they first arrive and during changes to daily routines, are comforted and reassured by the childminder to help to promote their emotional well-being. Children behave well, overall. The childminder manages children's behaviour well. For instance, she quickly responds when children become frustrated and push one another.

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The provision is inadequate

Children enjoy singing songs together during circle time to help to promote their confidence and language skills. However, interactions between the childminder, co- childminder, assistant and children are limited. They do not consistently help children to express themselves, extend their vocabulary or join them in meaningful conversation to help promote communication and language development to a good level.

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The provision is inadequate

Children benefit from fresh air and physical exercise. They engage in activities and experiences they enjoy to help promote their physical skills and abilities. For example, older children skilfully ride bicycles and tricycles, and younger children explore the textures of sand and water.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not provide sufficient support to her assistants to ensure they have sufficient levels of spoken English to enable them to respond and report concerns in an emergency, for example a concern about a child's welfare or if they wish to report an allegation or whistle-blow. This is a breach in requirements. Furthermore, during the inspection, the assistant's level of English means she was not always able to understand questions asked by the inspector. n The childminder makes sure that all those who live on the premises or work with children are suitable. Robust security is in place so that no one can enter the premises used for the purpose of childcare and no child can leave the premises without supervision. n The childminder understands the importance of continuous professional development to help to keep her knowledge and skills up to date. However, some training attended is not always embedded securely to ensure that she

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need to do better?

consistently provides children with a language-rich environment to help support children's communication and language skills. n The childminder confidently explains her curriculum intent. For example, she

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need to do better?

20 June 2023 understands the importance of teaching children how to keep themselves safe, such as near roads, diversity, oral hygiene and communication and language skills. Nevertheless, this is not always implemented well to meet children's individual needs. n The quality of education is not consistent. The childminder does not successfully focus the implementation of her curriculum intent on extending children's communication and language. For example, very young children occasionally are not supported to fully participate during circle time and are left in a car seat. Children's individual needs are not always considered. n The childminder understands the importance of limiting the use of dummies. Nevertheless, very young children use dummies for long periods of time during the inspection. This prevents very young children from pronouncing words properly, and to help develop and practise speech sounds.

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need to do better?

n Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents appreciate settling-in sessions to help children settle quickly and daily updates of their children's learning and development. They say they notice the progress children make from when they first start. For instance, children remember songs they learn with the childminder and co-childminder, such as 'Humpty Dumpty', and they are developing social skills. n The childminder understands the importance of working in partnership with other professionals to help ensure better outcomes for all children. For instance, the childminder knows who to liaise with to provide extra support for those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. n Diversity and equality are, overall, embedded into the curriculum intent. The childminder finds out about children's backgrounds and home languages. Nevertheless, she does not find out key words in children's home languages to

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need to do better?

value the languages children speak and hear at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There are weaknesses in safeguarding procedures which may have a significant impact on children's safety and welfare. This includes the assistant's ability to understand and follow safeguarding procedures adequately. The childminder and co-childminder undertake regular safeguarding training to keep their knowledge current. The childminder knows the different types of abuse, along with the potential signs and symptoms. The childminder knows the steps to take if she is concerned about a child's safety. She understands who to contact if an allegation is made against herself, the co-childminder or the assistants. The childminder completes regular risk assessments to ensure the premises are safe and secure and during outings to the local area.

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Due date

ensure that assistants have sufficient understanding and use of English to respond in an emergency to ensure children's well-being 28/07/2023

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Due date

ensure assistants' safeguarding and child protection knowledge are sufficient so that they can raise their safeguarding concerns and whistle-blow to the correct external agencies. 28/07/2023

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should:

n strengthen interactions, particularly with babies and toddlers, to consistently help and develop their language skills and to meet their individual needs n provide opportunities for children to see and hear the languages they speak at home.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY402735 Local authority Tower Hamlets Inspection number 10294063 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 24 Date of previous inspection 15 March 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010. She operates in Tower Hamlets, London, term time only. The childminder provides care from 7.30am to 6pm. She provides care along with a co-childminder and assistants. The childminder receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The childminder and co-childminder both hold a qualification in childcare at level 3.

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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 The childminder showed the inspector the setting and discussed how they ensure it is safe, secure and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed the childminder's intentions for children's learning. n Children spoke to the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector spoke to the co-childminder, the assistant and parents during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder, co- childminder, assistant 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

20 June 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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