Childminder in Ealing

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

The quality of provision has declined since the last inspection. The childminder does not plan or adapt her curriculum effectively, to meet children's individual needs when operating from her premises. Children do not sustain their concentration or persevere in the few activities which are available to them. The environment is chaotic and disorderly. The childminder does not identify or recognise potential hazards or risks posed to children with some of her practices. However, the childminder takes children to daily drop-in groups. This provides children with valuable opportunities to develop their social skills and learn about the local community around them.

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The provision is inadequate

Children initially arrive happily and show they feel secure in the childminder's care. The childminder provides children with the attention they need to help them to feel secure. However, she tends to carry babies around and offer them their dummies, rather than using alternative effective strategies to soothe them to meet their individual needs. This results in babies remaining unsettled for prolonged periods of time and impacts on the childminder's ability to engage and support other children who are present.

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The provision is inadequate

Children learn to follow appropriate hand hygiene practices, such as washing before eating and after using the toilet. However, the childminder undermines her own hygiene measures and does not recognise the risks associated with spreading cross-infections. For example, toys and resources which babies put in their mouth are handled by other children and packed away without being cleaned. Children share the same hand towel to wipe their hands and faces. This compromises children's health and well-being.

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need to do better?

n Despite the childminder receiving support from her local early years team, she does not consider the gaps in her practice effectively, to ensure children's safety and make sure that children access a broad and ambitious curriculum. n The childminder's planning of the curriculum is ineffective. She does not plan the environment well to support children's choice and self-help skills. This has a huge impact on children's ability to engage or lead their own play with the few resources which she makes available. As a result, children sit or wander for prolonged periods and are not engaged in purposeful play. Babies have limited toys and resources accessible to meet their developmental needs. For example, babies chew on wooden puzzles and small-world toys to soothe their gums, which also does not support good hygiene. n When the childminder helps children, they become increasingly independent in managing their personal care routines, such as going to the toilet. Babies

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need to do better?

26 June 2023 practise their emerging walking skills with support from the childminder, who holds their hands to prompt them to take steps. However, she does not organise their environment to enable them to practise this themselves. As a result, children do not always receive opportunities that focus on extending their learning in all areas. n When the childminder sings action rhymes and reads stories using props, children engage and show eager interest. The childminder narrates, comments and introduces lots of new words to help children to build their vocabulary. Children enjoy singing and looking at books together about going on a bear hunt and learn to make connections between the words and actions. n Children benefit from freshly prepared healthy snacks and meals. Older children learn to peel their own fruit and happily tuck into their satsumas and banana. The childminder makes fresh drinking water accessible to children to help keep

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need to do better?

them hydrated. This contributes to children's awareness of healthy lifestyles. n Parents value the childminder's communication with them. They report their children are happy and look forward to attending the childminding setting. Parents receive daily feedback about their children's care and what they are learning, and describe her as part of their extended family.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder's risk assessments of her home, to ensure that the environment is safe for children, are not effective. For example, she does not consider accessible trailing electrical wires as potential hazards. The childminder does not recognise the potential risks to children's safety about going near cooking appliances. This compromises children's welfare and safety. The childminder has an adequate awareness about how to spot welfare concerns about children and knows where to refer these should the need arise. The childminder has kept up to date with first- aid training to help to support her when dealing with minor ailments.

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Due date

take immediate steps to remove any potential hazards, to keep children safe 17/07/2023

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Due date

improve the curriculum, so that it is broad and ambitious, and provides opportunities to help all children to make progress across all areas of learning 17/07/2023

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Due date

26 June 2023 implement good hygiene measures to reduce the risk of cross-infection and to support children's health and well-being 17/07/2023

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Due date

improve teaching, so that play and planned activities help children to make good progress and take into account all children's emerging needs. 17/07/2023

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2565952 Local authority Ealing Inspection number 10250674 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 11 August 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019 and lives in the London Borough of Ealing. The childminder is open from 8.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, during school term times, and from 9am to 5pm, during school holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The inspector held a learning discussion with the childminder about how she organises her setting, including what she wants children to learn. n The inspector spoke to the childminder about children's care, learning and development. n The inspector observed the quality of care and education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning and development. n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The inspector considered parents' views, including letters that had been sent for the purpose of the inspection.

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Inspection activities

26 June 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

26 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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