Childminder in Surrey

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

Children's safety and well-being are not assured. The childminder does not implement her risk assessments effectively or help young children to understand how to keep themselves safe. Although she identifies some potential hazards involved in activities, such as a tray with dried lentils and various cereal, she does not prevent children from eating the different foods and walking around. For example, children continue to return to the activity and wander around eating food and the childminder does not intervene. This does not protect children from the risk of choking.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not have a secure understanding of the learning and development requirements. As such, children do not benefit from a broad curriculum that meets their age and stage of development. The childminder's teaching is not adequate to further children's learning. For example, although the childminder plans some adult-led activities, these are not effective. The childminder does not understand what children need to learn next. As such, children quickly lose interest, and the childminder does not respond effectively to support children to persevere. Children are uninspired and often demonstrate they are bored. This impacts on their behaviour. For instance, children run and jump on the sofa and repeatedly hurry to hide under the dining room table, resulting in them bumping their head. The childminder does not effectively support children to help them behave well.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not meet all the requirements of her registration. This has an impact on the quality of care that children receive. For example, she does not have a secure understanding of how to assess and minimise possible hazards to children, in order to keep them safe. n The childminder does not have high expectations of children's behaviour. Her understanding of how to support children with their behaviour is insufficient. For example, when children become unsettled she asks them what is wrong with them, but children do not have the communication skills to be able to tell her. Furthermore, when children push each other as they play, the childminder is not able to support them to make positive relationships with each other. This does not help children consistently develop their personal, social and emotional skills. n The childminder demonstrates an insufficient understanding of how to support

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children in their learning and what she wants children to learn. She does not demonstrate the knowledge or understanding of how to plan a curriculum to build on what children already know or what they need to learn next. She does not have a clear intent for children's learning. As a result, children do not receive the education they are entitled to. For instance, the childminder discusses how

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need to do better?

14 March 2025 she plans to differentiate activities for babies, such as encouraging them to hold a pencil, which is too ambitious for their age and stage of development. This means that babies do not have the opportunity to gain the age-appropriate and relevant skills they need for later learning. n Children do not have regular access to drinking water. The childminder uses a cabin in her garden and does not consider how children can access their water cups and bottles. This means that children do not learn healthy habits to keep themselves hydrated. n The childminder helps children to develop their basic speech. She sings with children as the play musical instruments. This helps some children develop their vocabulary. However, she has not considered how to gather information for children who speak English as an additional language. This means she lacks knowledge of the language they speak at home to enable children to build their

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need to do better?

confidence in English and their home language. n Children have access to outdoor play. They ride in push along cars and kick footballs. This helps them develop some of their large muscle groups. n The childminder tries to teach children how to wash their hands before mealtimes. However, she disregards children's hygiene, when she recognises a child has touched a bin lid before accessing her snack. The childminder continues with her snack routine as children eat their snack. This means children's hygiene is not assured.

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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

improve risk assessment to ensure that all risks to children's safety are identified and addressed, to remove or minimise risks and hazards 01/04/2025

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Due date

improve practice to better manage children's behaviour, ensuring children understand what constitutes acceptable behaviour and the consequences of their actions 01/04/2025

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Due date

14 March 2025 devise and implement a broad and balanced curriculum that meets children's learning needs and targets what they need to learn next 01/04/2025

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Due date

ensure fresh drinking water is available and accessible to children at all times. 01/04/2025

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should:

n gather more precise information from parents to support children who speak English as an additional language.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2698328 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10391948 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 Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2023 and lives in West Molesey, Surrey. She operates from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round, except family holidays and bank holidays. She holds an appropriate early years qualification. The childminder offers government funded places for children aged between nine months and four years.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and discussed how she organises her early years provision, including the aims and rationale for the curriculum. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about their intentions for children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents shared their written views of the childminder's setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

14 March 2025 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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