Childminder in Leeds

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Unique reference number EY331428 Inspection date 01/12/2008 Inspector Linda Filewood

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Type of setting Childminder This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Introduction

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision. ‘Early years provision’ refers to provision regulated by Ofsted for children from birth to 31 August following their fifth birthday (the early years age group). The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and welfare, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Introduction

The report includes information on any complaints about the childcare provision which Ofsted has received since the last inspection or registration whichever is the later, which require Ofsted or the provider to take action in Annex C.

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Introduction

The provider must provide a copy of this report to all parents with children at the setting where reasonably practicable. The provider must provide a copy of the report to any other person who asks for one, but may charge a fee for this service (The Childcare (Inspection) Regulations 2008 regulations 9 and 10).

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Introduction

Children only attend this setting before and/or after the school day and/or during the school holidays. The judgements in this report reflect the quality of early years provision offered to children during those periods.

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Introduction

The setting also makes provision for children older than the early years age group which is registered on the voluntary and/or compulsory part(s) of the Childcare Register. This report does not include an evaluation of that provision, but a comment about compliance with the requirements of the Childcare Register is included in Annex B. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the childminding

The childminder was registered in 2006. She lives with her four children aged eight, six, five and 19 months in Belle Isle, a suburb of Leeds. The whole of the ground floor and first floor bathroom are used for childminding purposes and there is a garden available for outdoor play. The premises are accessible to people with limited mobility.

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Description of the childminding

This provision is registered to provide two places for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage and is also registered on the Childcare Register. Children occupying these places share the same facilities as the children in the early years age range. The childminder is currently minding three children under five on a part-time basis as well as one child over five during the school holidays.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder walks to local schools to take and collect children and attends local toddler groups on a regular basis. She is a member of the National Childminding Association.

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Overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Children’s individual care, learning and development needs are satisfactorily met. The childminder ensures that she gives each child equal attention and they are equally valued in the setting. Children receive continuity in their care as the childminder visits children in their home environment before they start attending and visits future providers with parents in order to share information. She has begun to make observations of the children's play to identify the next steps in their development. There is no formal self-evaluating system in place yet in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses in relation to the Early Years Foundation Stage. However, the childminder has addressed the weaknesses from her previous inspection, which has improved the outcomes for children and she is aware of further areas for development, particularly with her paperwork.

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further?

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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further?

 review policies and procedures to reflect changes to new legislation  ensure the complaints procedure informs parents of Ofsted's role in the procedure  ensure that all documentation, especially parental permissions are readily available at all times  continue to develop a self-evaluation system to monitor the provision and identify key strengths and areas for improvement. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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provision

There is a suitable range of written policies and procedures in place which inform parents about the childminder's service. However, they do not reflect the current changes in legislation and the complaints policy does not inform parents of Ofsted's role in the procedure. Children's records are confidentially maintained and accident and medication records contains appropriate parental signatures. Although not all parents' permissions for outings, for example, are readily available. Parents receive sufficient verbal information about the childminding service and their child's daily activities, care and achievements. They exchange information about their child's home routines, individual needs and stage of development during a settling in period. The childminder makes a home visit to see the child in their own environment and maintains records, such as an individual profile, suitable for sharing with colleagues. This ensures each child receives

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provision

continuity in their care and promotes their individual learning and development as effectively as possible.

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provision

There is a suitable selection of age-appropriate resources which are easily accessible and give children opportunity to develop confidence, independence and decision making skills. The childminder makes satisfactory use of space to create a welcoming, child-friendly environment. She uses her written risk assessments to identify areas of concern within her premises and on outings and takes appropriate steps to minimise these. All reasonable safety features, such as safety gates are in place to protect the children and they learn how to play with garden equipment safely. The childminder ensures that she supervises children well at all times and ensures that all adults having contact with the children are suitable to do so. She has addressed the actions regarding child protection raised at the last inspection which has helped to promote children's welfare and safety. By attending specific training on child protection, the childminder now has a secure understanding of

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provision

safeguarding issues and procedures. Resources that show positive images of diversity have been extended and now offer children better support in gaining an understanding of similarities and differences. The childminder has obtained the Ofsted self-evaluation form to support her in evaluating her practice and is seeking support to address identified weaknesses in her practice.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

The childminder flexibly plans the children's day and activities to satisfactorily meet the individual needs of the children in her care. She has made a clear start at introducing individual profiles for the children, which she shares with parents. They contain photographs and observations linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage and the childminder is using them suitably to plan the next steps in their learning based on her existing knowledge of the children. Children are gaining confidence in meeting others at toddler groups and those who are more timid are beginning to explore from the security of their close relationship with the childminder. Babies respond well to her positive interaction and snuggle into her whilst having their bottle. Older children enjoy nutritious, home cooked meals with plenty of vegetables and fruit, especially at snack time and when making fruit kebabs. They This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

enjoy playing with the toy kitchen set up in the childminder's own kitchen and develop their imaginative skills as they copy the childminder's actions. Children freely move from one area to another, selecting play equipment from an appropriate range. The premises are secure and children enjoy outdoor play, for example, on swings and with water in the garden. The outdoor activity suitably promotes their good health and appropriate procedures are in place to prevent cross infection, especially during nappy changing.

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

All children have safe and easy access to suitable equipment and babies enjoy exploring the contents of boxes as they remove all the toys. The childminder use resources that she knows interest the children to appropriately support their development and ability to think and learn. Toddlers who enjoy jigsaws, for example, learn number name and recognition from the resource. Children enjoy outings to the library for story time and to the toy library, where children take it in turns to choose play equipment to extend the childminder's range of resources. They continue activities, such as leaf collecting and celebrating Diwali that children have participated in at other provisions they attend. These craft activities satisfactorily encourage their imagination and fine motor skills whilst complimenting and building on their knowledge of the wider world. Children are kept suitably safe on outings and learn how to behave when crossing roads. The

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The quality and standards of the early years provision

childminder clearly supports children's understanding of right and wrong by praising their good behaviour and using age appropriate language to explain about sharing the resources. Babies are beginning to make sounds with their voices in social interaction whilst older children chatter easily to the childminder, once they feel secure and are away from strangers. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

The key inspection judgements and what they mean

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

How well does the provision promote inclusive practice? 3 The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement.

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Foundation Stage led and managed?

How effective is the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement? How well does the setting work in partnership with parents and others? How well are children safeguarded? 3

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Years Foundation Stage promoted?

How well are children helped to stay safe? 3 How well are children helped to be healthy? 3 How well are children helped to enjoy and achieve? 3 How well are children helped to make a positive contribution? How well are children helped develop skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being?

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Years Foundation Stage promoted?

procedures set out in the guidance available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are: Met This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex C: complaint/s made to Ofsted

This section of the report includes details of any complaint/s made to Ofsted when:  we took action for the provider to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register; or  we asked the provider to take action in order to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register; or  the provider had already taken any necessary action to meet the requirements of the Early Years Register.

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Annex C: complaint/s made to Ofsted

We will not report on any complaint where the provider met the requirements of the Early Years Register or did not require any action by Ofsted or the registered provider.

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Detail of the complaint/s

There have been no complaints made to Ofsted since the last inspection.

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Detail of the complaint/s

The provider is required to keep a record of complaints made by parents, which they can see on request. The complaints record may contain complaints other than those made to Ofsted.

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