Crask, Sarah Jane

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children's welfare is compromised. The childminder fails to ensure that safeguarding procedures in her home fully protect children. Children's health and safety are not promoted effectively as the childminder does not ensure that appropriate risk assessments are undertaken before children arrive. In addition, the childminder does not support children to understand the importance of good hygiene routines. This puts children at risk of cross-infection. Children are not supported to engage positively with the learning environment and lack appropriate stimulation and motivation. This leads to them wandering around, looking for things to do. The childminder does not interact effectively with children to help them to channel their attention in a positive way or support children to understand why their behaviour is not appropriate. As a result, children frequently struggle to manage their emotions. At times, this leads to disruption and conflict as children

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The provision is inadequate

throw toys and snatch things from each other. This significantly impacts on children as they are not adequately supported to develop positive relationships with one another.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder continues to care for more children than the adult-to-child ratio requirements allow. This has a detrimental impact on children's care and their learning and development as the childminder fails to meet children's individual needs. When planning group activities, she does not carefully consider the developmental needs for children of different ages, or how she will adapt the activity to ensure it is relevant and meaningful for all children. This means some children, particularly younger ones, gain very little from the activity. Older children's learning is insufficiently challenged to ensure they make good progress.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has failed to address the actions raised at the last inspection. She has undertaken some additional training and received support from the local authority. However, the quality of care and education remain weak as the childminder has failed to implement the required improvements to ensure all children enjoy and achieve. The curriculum does not meet the needs of children to help them to make progress. In addition, breaches of the requirements impact on children's safety and well-being. n The childminder does not support children's behaviour effectively as she does not provide clear guidance or boundaries. When children become frustrated, they lash out by pushing other children away or bang their fists and throw toys to gain attention. They frequently shout and cry in an attempt to express their feelings and needs. The childminder fails to maintain a calm and harmonious atmosphere, where children thrive and feel happy and secure.

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need to do better?

n The childminder is unable to provide adequate support and supervision for the

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8 August 2024 number of children she cares for. She frequently leaves children unattended as she goes to attend to other duties and care needs, such as nappy changing, supporting with toileting and preparing snacks and meals. Children struggle to share and take turns with one another without her support. They do not learn how to handle resources appropriately. Some children spend long periods without meaningful engagement or communication. This does not help them to make good progress in their language and communication skills. n The childminder provides some activities that initially children are keen to explore. Despite being given little explanation about the activity and why they are doing it, children nevertheless show excitement and search under leaves to find hidden bugs and minibeasts. While the older children confidently name bugs, count them and match colours the childminder does not use the activity to

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build on children's existing knowledge and skills. Younger children quickly lose interest as the childminder has not sufficiently considered their individual learning needs. She does not interact with them in purposeful ways to sustain their attention or enjoyment of the group activity. n The childminder fails to ensure that children wash their hands at appropriate times throughout the day. For example, older children independently use the toilet but are not guided to wash their hands. Afterwards, they handle and prepare food and eat meals. This compromises children's good health. Furthermore, children are exposed to risks within the childminder's home as she does not ensure that medication is moved out of sight or reach of children. n The childminder does not have a secure understanding of safeguarding and has failed to implement an effective policy that clearly outlines how mobile phones will be used within the home. For example, the childminder does not take

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need to do better?

immediate action to prevent members of the household from using mobile phones in close proximity to the bathroom used by children. This puts children at risk and does not maintain children's privacy or dignity when using the toilet.

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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

8 August 2024 ensure strategies to support and understand children's behaviour are effective, supporting children to manage their own emotions and the impact their behaviour has on others 02/09/2024

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Due date

ensure that when exceptions to usual ratios are made that the quality of care and safety of children is maintained, and the needs of all children are met 02/09/2024

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Due date

ensure your learning from professional development opportunities to improve knowledge and skills is used effectively to provide good quality early years provision 02/09/2024

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Due date

ensure there are clear safeguarding policies in place with regard to how mobile phones, with imaging and sharing capabilities, are used in the setting 02/09/2024

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ensure risk assessments are regularly undertaken and are effective in removing or minimising potential hazards to children, with particular regard to storing prescribed medication out of reach of children 02/09/2024

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Due date

ensure children's good health is promoted, with regard to appropriate hand washing routines. 02/09/2024

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Due date

plan and implement a clear and ambitious curriculum to support all children's ongoing learning and development so that they can build on what they know and can do 02/12/2024

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Due date

8 August 2024 provide children with a varied choice of age-appropriate activities and maintain their engagement in meaningful learning through effective interactions. 02/12/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY402151 Local authority West Northamptonshire Inspection number 10339730 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 8 Date of previous inspection 7 March 2024

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives Daventry, Northamptonshire. The childminder operates all year round from 7.45am until 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The childminder provides early education funding for children aged two-, three- and four-years-old.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The childminder showed the inspector the areas of her home used for childminding and discussed her intentions for children's learning. n The inspector received written feedback from parents and took account of their views. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an outdoor activity with the childminder. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n Children spoke to the inspector about their activities. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request, including training certificates.

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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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