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Our Reference EY296347
Monitoring for provision judged as not met (with actions)
An Ofsted inspector, Heather Morgan, monitored your provision on 09/09/2014
following your inspection where the provision was judged to be not met (with
actions).
Outcome of monitoring
As a result of our inspection on 07/04/2014, we sent you a notice to improve. If you
were set actions at the inspection, or as a result of our subsequent monitoring or
investigations, these are included at the end of this letter.
We carried out a monitoring visit on 1 July 2014 to assess the progress you had
made in addressing the actions set for improvement. We found that although you
had met the actions set regarding documentation relating to the recording of
accidents, administration of medication and children's special dietary requirements,
you were not yet confident in using your records to underpin your practice. You had
not taken prompt and effective action to address the actions relating to children's
learning and development. We also found that you were not clear about the use of
appropriate strategies to manage children's behaviour, and an additional action was
set requiring you to improve your knowledge in this area. Consequently, we found
that you had not taken prompt and effective action to secure improvements in your
provision since your inspection.
We carried out a further monitoring visit on 9 September 2014 in order to monitor
the progress you were making in addressing these actions, which were due for
completion by 28 July 2014.
We found that you had increased your confidence in the use of documentation to
underpin your practice and had organised your paperwork to make it easier to access
and use. You had reviewed your behaviour management policy and discussed with
parents how to implement consistent strategies in the event of children presenting
challenging behaviour. You have also identified an appropriate training course to
further support you in increasing your knowledge of behaviour management
techniques.
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You have been working closely with your local Early Years Advisor and have
implemented procedures to help you observe and assess children's progress. You are
keeping a clear record of your observations and tracking children's progress towards
the early learning goals. You have arranged regularly meetings with parents to
review and discuss children's progress and you are using your assessments to
identify activities that will help children build on what they already know and can do.
Having considered all the evidence, the inspector is of the opinion that the
childminder has taken prompt and effective action to address the points for
improvement.
Next steps
The next step will be a full inspection.
I hope that you have found the visit helpful in promoting improvement in your
childminding service. If you have any further queries please contact us on the
number at the top of this letter.
Yours sincerely
Nick Hudson
National Director, Early Education
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Actions
Action
Due date
develop skills to support you in managing 28/07/2014
children's behaviour.
Closed date
09/09/2014
keep a written record of all accidents or 25/06/2014
injuries to children and of any first aid
treatment given
01/07/2014
obtain written parental consent before 25/06/2014
any medicine is administered to a child
and keep a written record each time
medicine is administered
01/07/2014
obtain information about any special 25/06/2014
dietary requirements, preferences, food
allergies and special health requirements
before a child starts attending
01/07/2014
plan
activities
that
reflect
the 23/07/2014
characteristics of effective learning by
providing opportunities for children to
investigate and experience things,
concentrate and keep trying, develop
their own ideas and make links between
ideas
09/09/2014
develop skills in observing children to 23/07/2014
understand their level of achievement,
interests and learning styles and use this
information, along with information from
parents, to shape individual learning
experiences for each child
09/09/2014
keep a record of accidents which occur 25/06/2014
on the premises where childcare is
provided (compulsory part of the
Childcare Register)
01/07/2014
keep a record of accidents which occur 25/06/2014
on the premises where childcare is
provided (voluntary part of the Childcare
Register)
01/07/2014
keep a record of any medicine 25/06/2014
administered to a child; include the date
and circumstances and who it was
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administered by, together with a record
of consent from a parent, guardian or
carer(compulsory part of the Childcare
Register)
keep a record of any medicine 25/06/2014
administered to a child; include the date
and circumstances and who it was
administered by, together with a record
of consent from a parent, guardian or
carer (voluntary part of the Childcare
Register)
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