Childminder in Sheffield

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

The quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is inadequate

Numerous breaches to the requirements of the childminder's registration mean that children are not kept safe. The childminder does not notice, or address, things in the setting that pose a risk to children, for example broken furniture with sharp edges and exposed rusty screws. Children are placed to sleep in cots that are unsafe. The childminder allows assistants, whose suitability has not yet been checked, to spend time alone with children. The childminder and her assistants do not supervise children well enough. This includes when children are eating or playing outside. The childminder and her assistants do not know what to do if they have child protection concerns. They do not follow the correct procedures when allegations are made against adults who work with children. This places children at risk of harm.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder, her assistants and children do not wash their hands after children use the toilet or have their nappies changed. They do not wash their hands before or after preparing, serving or eating food. Tables are not cleaned. As a result, children play with food crumbs that are left over. This does not promote children's good health, and it increases the risk of the spread of infection.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not provide educational programmes that support children's learning and development. There are limited resources available for children to play with. Activities do not take account of children's interests or starting points. As a result, children wander around, disengaged from learning. Older children run around and climb on furniture. Babies are often distressed. This causes a chaotic environment in which children do not feel secure.

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n The childminder and her assistants do not provide an environment that helps children to focus on learning. There are limited resources available. The play kitchen, doll's house and workbench have no equipment for children to use in them. Some children enjoy singing with the adults. However, adult-led activities are not planned to build on what children already know and can do. For example, a mathematics activity is too difficult for younger children and too easy for older children. As a result, children become disruptive or disengaged from learning. n The childminder explains that she is the key person for all the children. However, babies who are new to the setting are cared for by her assistants. Babies frequently cry and become increasingly distressed. Assistants rock and bounce them in pushchairs and baby bouncers for extended periods of time. They do not recognise that children are not going to sleep. They carry babies for

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need to do better?

extended periods of time, facing away from them. They do not engage in back-

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17 April 2024 and-forth interactions or try to engage them in play. As a result, babies do not develop settled relationships with the childminder. n The childminder does not minimise risks to children. Children climb on damaged garden furniture. Broken tables and shelving, with exposed sharp edges, are left in children's play spaces. Children play with dirty rainwater. Sleeping arrangements are unsafe. A travel cot has tears in the fabric. A wooden cot has only three sides. The open side is pushed against a wall. This places children at risk of injury. n Poor hygiene practices increase the risk of the spread of infection between children and adults. Hands are not washed after toileting. The mats that children are changed on are not cleaned in between uses. Potties are not emptied or cleaned after use. Hands are not washed before or after eating. Food is not reheated enough to ensure any harmful bacteria are removed before it is served

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to children. This does not promote children's good health. n Children are not always well supervised. There is not always an adult within sight and hearing of children who are eating. This means that adults would not be able to intervene quickly if a child were to choke. Children play outside alone. Young children climb up the slide steps. Adults would not be able to intervene quickly to keep them safe should an accident or near miss occur. Assistants, whose suitability to care for children has not yet been checked, spend time alone with children. They change children's nappies and take them upstairs for a sleep, without the childminder's supervision. This places children at risk of harm. n The childminder and her assistants have a poor understanding of safeguarding issues. They do not follow local safeguarding partnership procedures. Allegations against adults working with children are not reported to the relevant statutory

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bodies. Records regarding allegations are not sufficiently detailed to help keep children safe. n The childminder attends training and provides her assistants with supervision and support. However, this has not successfully raised the quality of care and education provided. The childminder has failed to identify that the breaches to the requirements of her registration place children at risk of harm.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective.

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Safeguarding

There is not an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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Due date

implement the key-person role so that all children's care is tailored to meet their individual needs, and children are able to build settled relationships with key staff 03/05/2024

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take all reasonable steps to ensure children are not exposed to risks 03/05/2024

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make sleeping arrangements safe, including providing cots that are in good condition 03/05/2024

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implement effective hygiene practices that promote the good health of children and help to minimise or stop the spread of infection 03/05/2024

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ensure that you are confident that staff preparing food are competent to do so in a safe and hygienic way 03/05/2024

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ensure children are adequately supervised at all times, including while eating, and that they are usually within your sight and hearing 03/05/2024

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do not allow anyone whose suitability has not yet been confirmed by Ofsted to have unsupervised contact with the children being cared for 03/05/2024

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ensure you, and your assistants, understand safeguarding issues and the correct procedures to be followed, in line with local safeguarding children partnership procedures, in the event of an allegation or concerns about a child's welfare 03/05/2024

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maintain records, particularly in relation to safeguarding concerns, to enable the safe and efficient management of the setting and children's needs to be met 03/05/2024

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17 April 2024 ensure that you, and your assistants, have the skills and knowledge to provide good-quality care and education, and that induction, supervision and support arrangements ensure the quality of children's learning and development opportunities continually improve. 03/05/2024

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plan and deliver educational programmes that support all children to make good progress across the areas of learning, including interesting and engaging learning opportunities, which take account of children's interests and build on what they already know and can do 29/05/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2666942 Local authority Sheffield Inspection number 10260180 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 16 Number of children on roll 16 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2022. She operates in the Dore area of Sheffield and works alongside another registered childminder. The childminders hold a suitable childminding qualification. They also employ several assistants. They open from Monday to Sunday all year round, from 7am to 7pm, and provide overnight care. They offer funded early education places for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds.

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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 inspector viewed the setting and discussed the safety and suitability of the premises. n The childminder joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want their children to learn. n Children spoke to, or communicated with, the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector talked to assistants at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder, her assistants and children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. 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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