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 Inadequate

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder has not made the necessary improvements since the last inspection, and the quality of care and learning for children at the provision continues not to be good enough. The childminder does not ensure that staffing arrangements keep children safe. She does not adhere to the required staff:child ratios. Adults do not supervise children well enough to ensure their safety. For example, they do not supervise children closely enough as they eat and play. The childminder and assistants do not meet children's emotional needs well enough. For example, if children are crying, on occasion, adults simply pick them up and carry them around, without considering how to comfort them.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not plan an ambitious and stimulating curriculum. Often, children wander around playing with toys. The childminder does not carefully consider what learning opportunities to provide to support children to make progress. The childminder does not plan or deliver engaging learning opportunities for the children. This does not support children to develop their curiosity or an enjoyment of learning.

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The provision is inadequate

The childminder does not ensure that adults are consistent in supporting children to understand expected behaviours. There are too many occasions when adults physically move or handle children unnecessarily, rather than supporting children with their behaviour in appropriate ways.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not ensure that adults, who have not yet been deemed suitable by Ofsted, do not have unsupervised contact with children. This is a breach of early years foundation stage requirements, and does not assure children's safety. n The childminder does not identify weaknesses in her own and her assistants' practice, and address these weaknesses effectively. For example, she does not support adults to improve the quality of their interactions with the children. This means that the quality of care and teaching for children is not good enough. n The childminder does not have an effective key-person system in place, which meets the learning, development and care needs of the children. The childminder and assistants do not ensure that children's needs are met well enough. For example, at times, they do not help children clean their noses when needed, or ensure that all children receive their snack at snack time. Too often,

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need to do better?

key persons describe children's next steps as learning numbers or shapes. This does not reflect children's age and stage of development. Key persons do not plan appropriate learning opportunities for individual children. n The childminder does not ensure that the required staff:child ratios are met at all

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8 May 2025 times. This does not support adults to supervise children well enough. For example, adults do not always see when children have an accident, so do not check if children are injured. The lack of adherence to staff:child ratios impacts on children's well-being, learning and development. n The childminder does not ensure that adults always follow the latest government safety guidance, when placing babies to sleep. For example, at times, adults put babies to sleep in a cot which is too small, with unsuitable bedding. They do not check them regularly enough as they sleep. At these times, the childminder does not support the safety of babies as they sleep. n The childminder and assistants do not use consistent strategies to support children to understand expected behaviours. For example, if children snatch toys from each other, the childminder and assistants deal with this inconsistently. At times, adults ignore it, and at other times they tell children to 'share' or 'take

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turns', but do not teach the children how to do this. This does not support children in their personal, social and emotional development. n The childminder and assistants do not support children to develop their communication and language skills well enough. Their interactions with children are limited, and of poor quality. For example, there are many times throughout the day where children play with toys with no interaction from adults. Often adult interactions are just to meet children's basic needs, such as to give them food or drink, rather than to purposefully support children's language development. This impacts on the progress children make in their communication and language development. n The childminder does not carefully plan stimulating and engaging learning opportunities, which all children can access and benefit from. For example, the childminder prepares a construction activity. However, too many children try to

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need to do better?

play with this, and many are unable to access it, so children get frustrated and go and do something else. Too often, children play randomly with toys lying around or move from one area of the setting to the next. This does not help children to make good progress or experience stimulating opportunities at the setting. n Since the last inspection, the childminder and assistants have completed child protection training. They are now able to explain the processes to follow if they have concerns about a child or an adult within the setting.

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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

ensure that adults who have not yet been deemed suitable by Ofsted, do not have unsupervised contact with children 26/05/2025

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Due date

improve the key-person system to ensure that children's individual needs are known and met 26/05/2025

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Due date

ensure that the required staff: child ratios are met, and that children are well supervised at all times 26/05/2025

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Due date

ensure that latest government safety guidance is always followed when placing babies down to sleep 26/05/2025

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Due date

ensure that you and your assistants understand and support children's behaviour appropriately, including ensuring that this does not involve unnecessary physical handling of children 26/05/2025

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Due date

ensure that weaknesses in practice are accurately identified, and addressed. 26/05/2025

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Due date

improve the quality of interactions by you and your assistants, to support children's communication and language development 11/06/2025

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Due date

implement an effective curriculum which is stimulating and engaging for children, and supports their progress in learning and development. 11/06/2025

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2689683 Local authority Harrow Inspection number 10382793 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 12 Number of children on roll 18 Date of previous inspection 6 December 2024

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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 and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision. n Children spoke with the inspector during the inspection. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector talked to the childminder and assistants at appropriate times during the inspection and took account of their views. 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.

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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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