Childminder in Bexley

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

Weaknesses in the quality of education and safeguarding have a negative impact on children's safety and how well they achieve. The childminder does not ensure that children's individual needs are met at all times. For instance, when children indicate that they are tired, the childminder continues to read a book to them and asks them to tidy away resources before they have a nap. Children become overtired and disengaged.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not plan age-appropriate learning intentions for children to help them achieve the basic key skills they need for their future learning. She focuses too much on teaching babies and two-year-olds to learn to count and identify shapes. This means that children are not developmentally secure in their communication and language, social and physical skills before they move on to the next stage of their learning.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite these weaknesses, the childminder has bonded well with the children. Children move around the play areas confidently, choosing what they would like to play with. For example, children enjoy playing ball games with the childminder.

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The provision is inadequate

Generally, children play well alongside their friends. However, on a few occasions, they snatch and throw toys, which disrupts their play and learning. The childminder does not set clear rules and expectations for behaviour to help support children's understanding of safe play and good behaviour.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not monitor her practice well to help her identify areas to improve. Even though she has recently attended safeguarding training, this has not helped to address gaps in her knowledge and understanding of safeguarding. The quality of the provision has significantly declined since the last inspection. n Children's safety is compromised due to the lack of effective risk assessment. The childminder does not ensure all risks in the home are identified and removed to help keep children safe. For example, cigarette butts and broken toys with sharp ends are easily accessible to children playing in the childminder's garden. In addition, the childminder does not provide safe and suitable sleeping arrangements. Babies sleep on sofas with cushions stacked next to them to prevent them from falling. This exposes them to unnecessary risks, such as suffocation. n The childminder does not follow good hygiene practices to help minimise the risk

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need to do better?

of infection and promote children's good health. Children are not encouraged to wash their hands before eating and after playing outside. The childminder wears

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need to do better?

26 September 2023 one glove to change children's nappies and does not wash her hands afterwards. In addition, she serves food directly onto a table which has just been cleaned with antibacterial wipes for the children to eat from, thereby exposing children to chemicals not suitable for their age. These poor hygiene practices mean that children do not learn about good personal hygiene and their physical well-being is negatively affected. n The childminder does not use effective behaviour management strategies to help children learn how to behave appropriately. She often responds to unwanted behaviour by saying 'no' without consistently explaining why that behaviour is unacceptable. On a few occasions, the childminder uses negative language, referring to children as 'trouble' when they refuse to cooperate. These weaknesses have a negative impact on children's emotional well-being as well as their attitudes towards learning.

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need to do better?

n The curriculum intent is not realistic and overly centred on number recognition and counting. The childminder does not use observations and assessments well enough to identify gaps in children's learning and plan effectively to close the gaps. At times, children occupy themselves rather than actively learning. For example, they spend the entire snack time watching nursery rhymes on a tablet. Children become distracted and stop feeding themselves. This does not help children to develop good social skills, particularly during mealtimes. n The childminder gathers information from parents when children start to help her identify their starting points. Generally, she keeps parents informed about what children are learning and their next steps. However, she does not ensure that all accidents and incidents that happen on the premises are shared with parents. n Overall, the childminder has built positive relationships with the children. For

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need to do better?

instance, she gives the children appropriate cuddles and offers regular praise throughout the day. She encourages children to tidy away resources and help out during nappy changing routines, which helps to support children's independence. However, she does not ensure that the daily routines are managed well enough to meet children's individual needs.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder does not implement robust safeguarding procedures to keep children safe. She fails to assess risk effectively to help remove any potential risks to children's safety, such as toys scattered on the floor which pose a trip hazard to children. The childminder does not encourage good hygiene practices to support children's good health. These weaknesses mean that children's safety cannot be assured. The childminder does not keep records of all accidents and incidents that happen on the premises, as required. Despite the gaps in the childminder's safeguarding arrangements, she demonstrates a sound understanding of child protection, including what action to take if there are concerns about a child's welfare.

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Due date

implement an effective professional development system to help address gaps in your practice and teaching skills and to achieve good or better standards in children's learning and care 10/10/2023

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ensure the daily routines are managed effectively to meet the needs of children and to support their well-being and welfare 10/10/2023

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improve hygiene practices to help reduce the risk of infection and to promote children's good health 10/10/2023

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ensure all accidents or injuries are recorded, as required 10/10/2023

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use effective strategies to teach children to understand the expected behavioural boundaries to help minimise disruptions to their play and keep them safe 10/10/2023

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ensure the sleeping arrangements for children are suitable to assure children's safety 10/10/2023

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ensure risk assessment is effective to identify and address anything that a child may come into contact with, to help keep children safe. 10/10/2023

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Due date

26 September 2023 implement an ambitious and a well- designed curriculum to help children build on what they already know 04/03/2024

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Due date

make accurate assessments of what children can and cannot do and use this information well to plan effectively to close any learning gaps, and to help children make better progress across the three prime areas of learning and development. 04/03/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500444 Local authority Bexley Inspection number 10310923 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2 Date of previous inspection 7 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Welling, in the London Borough of Bexley. She operates each weekday, all year round.

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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 inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children and assessed the impact these have on children's learning. n The inspector discussed the curriculum intent for children's learning and how the early years provision is structured with the childminder. n Documents, such as evidence of the childminder's and household members' suitability and her paediatric first-aid qualification, were scrutinised by the inspector. n The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times.

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Inspection activities

26 September 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 September 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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