Childminder in Leicestershire

Overall effectiveness Inadequate

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

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The provision is inadequate

Children's safety and welfare are compromised. The childminder does not demonstrate enough knowledge and understanding about how to keep children safe. For example, children are left with adults whose suitability has not been checked by Ofsted. Children are exposed to potential risks and hazards because the childminder has not ensured that her home is a safe place for children to play. Furthermore, records about children are missing vital information. The brief information the childminder does hold has been collected and recorded by an adult who is not authorised to access the information.

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The provision is inadequate

Children receive a significantly poor quality of education. The childminder does not know the children she is caring for well enough. Because of the limited learning opportunities and poor interaction from the childminder, children quickly become disengaged with the activities on offer and wander aimlessly around the room. The childminder does not know what the developmental expectations are for the ages of the children she is caring for. Therefore, children are not supported to make the progress they are capable of.

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The provision is inadequate

Despite the weaknesses in knowledge and practice, the childminder has a secure bond with children. They go to her for comfort and when they need reassurance. Children snuggle up to the childminder when they are feeling tired.

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need to do better?

n The childminder leaves children unsupervised with adults who have not been subject to the necessary suitability checks. The childminder recognises she should not do this but simply trusts that the individuals would not pose a risk to children as she has known them a long time. This places children at risk. n The childminder does not show enough professional curiosity with regards to safeguarding children. For example, when children arrive at the setting with existing injuries, she fails to fully establish the cause. While she is able to say what she should do if there are concerns about a child's safety, the childminder chooses to accept parents' explanations for injuries without exploring further. This means that safeguarding concerns may not be swiftly dealt with to ensure that children are kept safe. n The childminder has not made a risk assessment of her home to ensure that it is safe and suitable for the children she is caring for. Items are unsafely stacked on

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need to do better?

tables that children walk near when accessing the bathroom. Cables are within easy access of children's reach. Furthermore, during the inspection the inspector observed that the childminder did not notice when a visitor to her home left a recently boiled kettle near the edge of the work surface, within children's reach. Therefore, children are exposed to unnecessary hazards in the home.

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need to do better?

7 November 2024 n The childminder is not obtaining required information about children. Records, that were only completed on the day of the inspection, are missing vital information, such as parents' names and who has parental responsibility for children. Furthermore, information and records about children and families are not maintained confidentially. n The childminder does not take steps to develop her skills and knowledge. Aside from safeguarding training, the childminder has not sought out any support that will help to improve her practice. Despite recognising that her knowledge is not good, she has not put anything in place to try to rectify this. As a result, children's welfare is not given enough consideration, and they receive a poor quality of education. n The childminder has not ensured that there is a regular two-way flow of information between herself and children's parents. The childminder does not

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need to do better?

find out about what children already know and can do at home. Key information about children is not shared to promote consistency of care and learning. For example, the childminder does not communicate with parents that children are finding it challenging to drink water out of a bottle using a straw. By chance, the childminder discovers that children are much more confident at drinking from an open cup. n The childminder does not have enough understanding or knowledge about how children learn and develop. Therefore, she does not know how to effectively assess children or know how to plan opportunities that build on what children already know and can do. While the childminder is kind and caring to children, she simply supervises their play. The childminder's focus of activities is asking children what colour toys are. As the interactions with children are poor, children lose interest in activities quickly. Any learning that does take place is incidental.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not support children to develop their communication and language effectively. She uses the incorrect pronunciation for some words, and when copied by the children, the childminder praises them. This teaches children how to say words incorrectly.

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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

7 November 2024 ensure children are not left unsupervised with people whose suitability has not been check by Ofsted 06/12/2024

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Due date

ensure a robust knowledge of safeguarding that can be implemented with confidence as required 06/12/2024

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ensure a robust risk assessment is in place, and that children are not exposed to potential risks and hazards 06/12/2024

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ensure all required information is obtained about children and recorded accurately 06/12/2024

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undertake further training or support to enhance knowledge and understanding of how the early years foundation stage is accessed 06/12/2024

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ensure there is a two-way flow of information with parents and carers to ensure children's needs can be met 06/12/2024

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ensure confidentiality is maintained regarding records about children 06/12/2024

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plan a challenging and engaging curriculum for children 06/12/2024

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use accurate assessments of children's learning and development to plan activities appropriate to their stage of development 06/12/2024

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Due date

ensure that children's communication and language development is supported effectively. 06/12/2024

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Setting details

Unique reference number 226162 Local authority Leicestershire Inspection number 10371237 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 1 Date of previous inspection 22 September 2022

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1983 and lives in Ratby, Leicestershire. She works from Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n We carried out this inspection as a result of a risk assessment, following information we received about the provider. n The inspector viewed the premises used for childminding. n The inspector observed the quality of education and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector viewed written feedback from parents. n The childminder viewed a sample of key documentation on request.

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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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