Childminder in Kirklees

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number 310952 Inspection date 15/03/2012 Inspector Jane O'Callaghan

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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 assesses 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 0300 123 1231, 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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T: 0300 123 1231 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 1993. She lives with her partner and adult daughter on the outskirts of Bradford. The whole of the ground floor, upstairs bathroom and rear garden are used for childminding purposes. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She is registered to care for a maximum of six children under eight years at any one time. The childminder currently has five children on roll and of these three are in the early years age range.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder collects and takes children to local schools, visits parks and places of interest. They have a dog as a family pet.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is outstanding.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

The childminder is highly motivated and very effectively promotes the children's welfare and learning through her excellent knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The children are thriving as the childminder has an extremely secure understanding of their individual needs and an ability to promote their learning in an enjoyable way. The children's health, safety and well-being are given the highest priority, underpinned by policies, procedures and accurate record keeping. Partnership with parents is a key strength as they are kept exceptionally well informed about their children's achievements and contribute to the observation and planning process. The childminder has excellent links with other providers delivering Early Years Foundation Stage for children in her care.

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further?

To further improve the high quality early years provision the registered person should consider:

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further?

 developing further the labelling of the toys and resources to ensure children learn that print carries meaning.

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the early years provision

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to protect children, and recognises that this is her first priority. She is vigilant, aware of the signs and symptoms of possible abuse and knows the appropriate procedures to follow should she have concerns about a child in her care. High priority is given to ensuring that children remain safe in the childminder's home. An effective range of safety devices, such as safety gates, sited fire blanket and smoke alarms are fitted. The childminder undertakes rigorous risk assessments to ensure hazards are This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 minimised, in the home, outside and for all outings undertaken. These are done daily, recorded and also dated along with when they will be reviewed. She also has a record of visitors to her home and checks all personal identification. The children feel totally at ease in the well maintained, safe and secure surroundings and move

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the early years provision

around with great confidence. There are well organised comprehensive policies and procedures in place that fully support the childminder in giving the utmost priority to protecting all children, promoting their well-being and supporting them to develop to their full potential.

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the early years provision

The childminder's professional manner and strong commitment to working in partnership with parents helps to establish excellent relationships. Parents are kept very well informed about her service and their child's achievements and well-being through highly effective channels of communication. The childminder regularly seeks parents' comments about her service and has very positive responses to these expressing 'how nice the profiles are,' 'how the children love coming' and the childminder takes account of the parents' opinions and those of the children. She also completes very informative daily diaries for the younger children keeping parents well informed of their day. The childminder is highly committed to working in partnership with local provisions that are involved in the children's care and education. She has worked hard to achieve this through the sending of letters relating to each child's individual progress and regular sharing of profiles. She

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the early years provision

takes a lead role in establishing an effective working relationship, which successfully promotes the children's welfare and further extends their learning experiences.

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the early years provision

The childminder implements a highly effective self-evaluation process. As a result, extensive monitoring enables her to devise exceptionally well-targeted plans. The childminder is totally committed to developing her practice on a continual basis to improve future outcomes for children. The childminder has attended an extensive amount of training and has recognised other areas of training and further qualifications that she wishes to gain, to ensure progression and continuity of learning and care within the home.

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the early years provision

The childminder has a strong commitment towards promoting equality and activities are adapted to enable all children to participate. A very wide range multi- faith festivals are celebrated, including the clear explanations about the festival and includes food tasting, a wide selection of resources to support children's knowledge and understanding of the wider world, to promote an inclusive environment and enable all families to feel fully valued.

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and outcomes for children

The children are happy and exceptionally well settled and develop deep trusting relationships with the childminder. Her dedication to working with parents to meet children's individual care and learning needs means that they soon feel part of her family and make excellent progress. The children know that they are welcomed and their individuality is valued by the childminder. She displays their work proudly This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 in their profiles and they enjoy seeing the photographs of their friends on the computer. Children are genuinely interested in the wide range of stimulating resources. For example, they are keen to get to thread the different wooden fruits on to the strings and as they complete this are rewarded with lots of positive praise. More able children are eager to count the different fruits and name the colours as they confidently reach the number 16 without any assistance. Children

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and outcomes for children

get opportunities to paint and stick and have recently made and crayoned shamrocks ready to celebrate St Patrick's Day. Children access a wide selection of books available and attend the local library to choose more. The childminder also selects books that relate to different situations within the settings. For example, a book relating to children starting at nursery, for a child in her care getting ready for transition. The learning environment and selection of resources available offer a range of extremely stimulating and motivating play and experiences across the six areas of learning and space is well organised. The childminder shows children a book containing photographs of the toys available for them to self select. Although not all toys and resources are clearly labelled to encourage children to fully learn that print carries meaning. The childminder ensures that children get daily opportunities to develop their physical skills. They can access the extremely well

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and outcomes for children

resourced outdoor area. They learn to use their imagination in the playhouse, draw and paint outside on the large child sized table and play with the outdoor games. She also takes the children on daily walks with the family dog to parks. They also go to meet other children at a wide range of groups within the local community, ensuring that children learn to mix and socialise with both adults and other children.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder records very in-depth observations in children's profiles, which are supported with lots of photographs and art work. All observations are all clearly linked to the areas of learning, clear evidence of children's stage of development, next steps and their starting points. The childminder's planning is very flexible in order to meet all the different needs and stages of development for children.

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and outcomes for children

The excellent provision of healthy and nutritious meals and snacks, planned effectively in the weekly menu, accessible drinks and extensive opportunities for fresh air and exercise fully promotes children's all-round good health. The children additionally learn about a healthy lifestyle by being encouraged to wash their hands, using both wet wipes and disposable towels for more able children. The childminder is a good role model for the prevention of cross infection as she has anti bacteria gel to hand which she regularly uses after nappy changes and wiping of children's noses. The children's safety is an extremely high priority. For example, children take part in practising of fire drills and the childminder asks them how they thought it went and records their comments. They are taught about road safety where children talk about how to cross the road and also the dangers of being around roads and are able to access appropriate books. The children's

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and outcomes for children

behaviour is very good, the childminder sets clear boundaries. Children share the resources and the time of the childminder, responding well to gentle reminders of how to be polite and say thank you and please. The childminder is a very positive role models consistently praising and encouraging the children building on their self-esteem. 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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Early Years Foundation Stage

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 1 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 1 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 1 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 1

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 1 The extent to which children feel safe 1 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 1 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 1 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 1

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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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