Childminder in Sheffield

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number 300647 Inspection date 28/09/2009 Inspector Carolyn Gifford

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Type of setting Childminder 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 Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It rates council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 08456 404040, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way.

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Royal Exchange Buildings St Ann's Square Manchester M2 7LA

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T: 08456 404040 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk 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 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

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.

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Introduction

Please see our website for more information about each childcare provider. We publish inspection reports, conditions of registration and details of complaints we receive where we or the provider take action to meet the requirements of registration. 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 2000. She lives with her husband, adult daughter and two sons aged 15 years and 12 years old at Waterthorpe in Sheffield. The whole of the ground floor is available for childminding, which includes a lounge, dining kitchen, hallway and downstairs toilet with hand washing facilities. There is a fully enclosed garden for outside play.

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Description of the childminding

Local schools, play areas and shops are within walking distance.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of six children under eight years old at any one time. There are currently eleven children on roll, five of whom are in the early years age group. Children attend for varying days and times.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register, compulsory part of the Childcare Register and voluntary part of the Childcare Register.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is good.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall, the quality of the provision is good. The childminder has a sound knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (EYFS) and provides effectively for individual children's needs. She recognises the benefits of developing the existing systems of using observations to inform planning for continued successful implementation of the EYFS. All children are welcomed into the setting and the childminder provides good levels of support to help each child achieve well in all areas of their learning and development. The childminder has the majority of the required policies and procedures in place and although she is vigilant regarding children's safety, there are no risk assessments in place for each type of outing. The childminder demonstrates a very good capacity for continuous improvement as she access relevant training opportunities to extend her knowledge and understanding of how young children learn and

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further?

To fully meet the specific requirements of the EYFS, the registered person must:

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further?

 carry out a full risk assessment for each type of outing, taking account of the nature of the outing and review this before embarking on each specific outing (Safeguarding and promoting children's welfare). 28/10/2009

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further?

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should: This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006  continue to develop the use of observations to assist in planning for the next steps in children's learning and development.

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the early years provision

The childminder has a secure knowledge and understanding of her role and responsibilities regarding safeguarding children. She knows the signs and symptoms to look out for and the procedure to follow if she has concerns about children in her care, which means that children are effectively protected. She also helps children to learn to keep themselves safe as, for example, she explains how to cross roads safely and discusses issues around 'stranger danger' with the children. The childminder does place a strong emphasis on children's overall safety and completes risk assessments for the premises, inside and out. However, there are no risk assessments in place for each specific type of outing, although the childminder does have general risk assessments in place.

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the early years provision

The childminder establishes positive relationships with parents and is developing links with other settings that provide the EYFS. This effectively contributes to continuity of care and learning for individual children. These links are well supported by good systems for information sharing. For example, the childminder completes a daily diary and discusses individual children's starting points and shares information with parents on a daily basis.

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the early years provision

Written policies and procedures that underpin important elements of the childcare are implemented very well and shared effectively with parents. The childminder does reflect on and evaluate her childcare service and highlights areas for improvement, such as learning other languages to support children whose first language is not English. She is also continuously looking at ways to improve how she observes and assesses children to ensure her planning offers challenging experiences that help children to extend their knowledge and understanding.

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and outcomes for children

Children are cared for in a clean and secure environment where there is a strong emphasis on safety and effective measures are taken to protect children. The good health of children is promoted very well as the childminder encourages them to make healthy food choices, to learn about the benefits of exercise and the importance of personal hygiene. She extends their knowledge and understanding via activities and discussion, ensuring that children have regular opportunities to play in the garden and at local parks and play areas. This effectively contributes to children developing a healthy lifestyle, confidence and general physical skills.

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and outcomes for children

Children's welfare, learning and development are promoted very well by the efficient and flexible approach of the childminder. She plans the childminding day to ensure that individual children's needs are met and that she complements children's learning experiences at home and in other settings. There is a good This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 balance between adult- led and child-initiated activities and a varied range of good quality resources are readily available to the children. There are pictures of various activities on display that children can choose and place on a board, which means that children can make choices about their play with very good levels of support and guidance from the childminder. For example, when completing jigsaws, children use the picture as a visual aid and the childminder uses good questioning techniques to help children develop their problem solving and critical thinking

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and outcomes for children

The childminder welcomes all children and their families and has a very good understanding of the areas to consider when caring for children who have special educational needs or disabilities. This contributes to ensuring that she continues to meet the needs of all children attending. Behaviour is good and the childminder actively encourages children to respect each others similarities and differences and to consider the feelings of others. The childminder talks to children about what is acceptable and what is unacceptable behaviour and her skilful use of praise and encouragement helps children to learn right from wrong in a caring and supportive environment. 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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children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement

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and managed?

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 2 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 2 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 3 The effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers

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Stage

The quality of the provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage 2

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 2 The extent to which children feel safe 2 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 2 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 2 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 2

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Stage

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

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