Childminder in Harrow

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

The childminder does not ensure that assistants have a good enough understanding of safeguarding matters to be able to identify and report child protection concerns. Assistants do not know the procedures to follow to respond to allegations. This does not support children's welfare in the event of a safeguarding concern.

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The provision is inadequate

Children are happy in the childminder's care and they separate from their parents with ease on arrival. However, the childminder does not design and deliver a curriculum that ensures that all children experience a wide range of learning opportunities that build on what they already know and can do, or what they need to learn next. Planned activities do not consider the ages and needs of individual children taking part. Children often lose interest and become bored, which has a negative impact on their behaviour. Most of the children's day is filled with adult- led, whole-group activities that are not all well managed or age-appropriate. For example, children sit and wait for long lengths of time before song time begins. Children's opportunities to make choices, play and explore are limited. This hinders children's independence and confidence to have a go themselves.

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The provision is inadequate

Adults' management of children's behaviour is not consistent. For example, staff's responses to children taking a toy from another are too variable. This does not support children to understand expectations and boundaries. However, any behaviours that could be a safety issue, such as children climbing, are quickly addressed by the childminder and her assistants.

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need to do better?

n Children's safety cannot be assured. Although the childminder identifies the safeguarding implications of children calling her and assistants 'mom', she fails to take action and model the correct language for children. n The childminder does not have adequate supervision arrangements in place for her assistants. She fails to identify where their practice could be improved. This impacts negatively on her assistants' overall level of effectiveness and how well they can meet children's individual needs. For instance, assistants preparing meals for children are unfamiliar with the dietary needs of children present for the day. This potentially puts children's health and well-being at risk. n While the childminder knows some of the key skills and knowledge that children need to learn, she has not considered the content or sequence of her curriculum. The curriculum is poor and does not meet the children's individual

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needs. Activities are not based on children's interests and what they need to achieve next. The childminder does not place enough focus on individual children's learning and development across the seven areas of learning. Children

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6 December 2024 do not receive the necessary support from the childminder to engage them in purposeful learning, and to help them make good progress. n The childminder can assess and identify when children need additional support. She liaises with parents and makes referrals to professional services for support, such as speech and language therapy. However, she and her assistants lack the knowledge and understanding to promote children's vocabulary effectively. For example, they do not do enough to help children learn new words and build a wide range of vocabulary. Children spend long periods without any interaction from the childminder and her assistants. For example, they sit waiting for story time after lunch with limited interactions from adults. As a result, children become bored and leave the activity, but are brought back again. This hinders their learning opportunities. n Children take part in daily outdoor play. This provides children with some

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opportunities to develop their gross motor skills. However, the outdoor environment does not provide children with a range of activities to help them make the best possible progress in all areas of learning. Resources are limited and activities are adult-led. For example, when children finish a group music and movement session, they are moved to an adult-led bubble blowing activity. This prevents children from making independent choices in their play and selecting resources with ease. n Children learn about effective hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating. The childminder provides children with healthy snacks and home- cooked meals. At mealtimes, the childminder and assistants do sit and engage with the children. This provides children with the opportunity to develop friendships with others. n Parents report their children are happy and look forward to attending the childminding setting. Parents receive daily feedback and messages about their

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need to do better?

children's care and what they are learning.

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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

6 December 2024 provide training to assistants to ensure they have an up-to-date understanding of the current safeguarding policy and procedures, including the action to take in the event an allegation is made, in line with local safeguarding children partnership procedures 03/01/2025

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Due date

provide assistants with effective supervision, coaching and training to enable them to fulfil their role in promoting children's welfare and learning 31/01/2025

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Due date

plan and provide a suitably challenging curriculum, which identifies the needs and interests of all children and focuses on the most relevant steps for children's development 31/01/2025

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Due date

improve knowledge and understanding of the areas of children's learning to raise the quality of teaching, ensure children are consistently engaged, and provide them with stimulating, challenging play and learning experiences that help them to make good progress 31/01/2025

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Due date

ensure that the management of children's behaviour is consistent and supports children to understand how to meet expectations. 31/01/2025

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should:

n develop opportunities for children to develop their independence and make choices in their play, so that they learn to do things for themselves.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2689683 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 10368267 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 10 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2022. She lives in the London Borough of Harrow. The childminder works with three assistants. She operates for most of the year, from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector talked to assistants at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

6 December 2024 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

6 December 2024 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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