Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 25/02/2013 Not Applicable

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: Not Applicable How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children 2 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 2

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This provision is good

 Children engage in a wide range of play opportunities that support their interests, abilities and learning. As a result, children make good progress.  The childminder provides the children with good communication, language and literacy support during enjoyable activities and in conversations throughout their day.  Children are cared for in a well organised home and effective daily and weekly routines help them to feel secure. Their individual care and health needs are well met and they enjoy a wide range of experiences inside and outside of the home.  The childminder has a good knowledge of how to ensure children are protected and their safety is given high priority.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 There is scope to further develop the garden to enhance children's outdoor learning experiences and investigation of the natural world.

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Information about this inspection

Inspections of registered early years provision are scheduled:  at least once in every inspection cycle. The current cycle ends on 31 July 2016  more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged as inadequate  brought forward in the inspection cycle where Ofsted has received information that suggests the provision may not be meeting the legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage; or where assessment of the provision identifies a need for early inspection  prioritised for inspection where we have received information that the provision is not meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and which suggests children may not be safe  at the completion of an investigation into failure to comply with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Information about this inspection

The provision is also registered on the voluntary and compulsory parts of the Childcare Register. This report includes a judgment about compliance with the requirements of that register.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector talked to the childminder and the children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed activities in the playroom, the dining room and the garden.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a range of the childminder's documentation including policies, risk assessments and children's individual profiles.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector acknowledged the views of the parents through written documentation.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 2012 and is on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her partner and three children aged 12, nine and one year in a house in Stanningley Leeds. The whole of the ground floor, the bathroom on the first floor and the rear garden are used for childminding purposes. The childminder attends a childminding group and other community groups and resources. She visits the shops and park on a regular basis and collects children from the local schools and pre-schools. There are currently three children on roll, all of whom are in the early years age group and attend for a variety of sessions. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. She is a member of the National Childminding Association.

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To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

 enhance further the outdoor environment and resources to give opportunities for children to investigate the natural world, for example, by learning about the effect of the wind through the provision of chimes, streamers, windmills and bubbles.

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who attend

The childminder has a secure understanding of how children learn, which enables her to effectively provide and prepare them for the next transition in their life. She carefully observes children to find out about their immediate interests in order to plan activities and experiences to enhance their learning. The childminder uses effective and informative profiles to assess and plan for children's ongoing development, which ensure all areas of learning are covered. She observes children in their play and takes photographs of them to illustrate the activities they enjoy. The childminder works effectively in partnership with parents to support their child's individual needs and to discuss their progress. She regularly shares their child's learning profile with parents and encourages them to support their child's interests at home. This enables parents to be fully involved in their child's learning. Parents add their comments to the regular assessments including the progress

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who attend

check at age two, which is completed by the childminder. Copies of which are included in the development records. This further supports the good progress children make.

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who attend

The childminder encourages children's communication skills through effective interaction. She talks to children, commenting on what they are doing and asking them thoughtful questions encouraging them to think for themselves. Children have opportunities to use their imagination and develop their vocabulary as they describe what they see. For example, children examine the whole pineapple that they will have cut up for snack, explaining that it is prickly like a hedgehog and that it looks like it has a tree on top. Children enjoy listening to songs and rhymes. They join in enthusiastically as they sing familiar songs using the puppets they have picked from the song bag. This supports their awareness of sound and rhythm and they are encouraged to move to the music, as younger children wave and clap their hands. Children have many opportunities to practice their individual creativity as they paint, stick with glue and make models. The childminder

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who attend

displays these around the play room promoting the children's self-esteem as they proudly point out their own art work and that of their friends.

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who attend

The childminder provides a well-organised environment where children can help themselves to toys and resources to support their play. Children confidently move around to investigate the interesting activities because the childminder gently encourages them to try new things for themselves. For example, she shows children how to turn on the propeller of the helicopter they are playing with by pressing buttons, developing children's understanding of technology. She offers good support and praise, which encourages them to be successful. Children develop their physical skills indoors as they ride on wheeled toys and in the garden as they practice their football skills by kicking the ball to the childminder. Children also enjoy sitting on the see-saw and together with the childminder they sing familiar songs, such as 'row your boat', laughing and sharing the excitement and fun they are having. However, there is further scope to develop the garden to support the

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who attend

children's understanding of the natural world. For example, by introducing chimes, streamers and windmills so they can learn about the effect of the wind. Children have access to a good range of books, which they enjoy reading with the childminder. These are both fictional stories and factual books, for example, about diggers and other large vehicles, which is a key interest of the children. The childminder also takes children on visits to the local library to borrow additional books, which further enhances children's early literacy skills.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder acts as a good role model in the calm and consistent way she approaches behaviour management. She is positive and offers lots of praise to develop children's self- esteem from an early age. This helps them to feel good about what they do and to confidently try new experiences. New challenges, such as potty training and putting on their own shoes, are rewarded with stickers. This further encourages the children to succeed and is used in partnership with the parents to ensure consistency between home and the setting. Children's good health is well promoted because the childminder follows effective hygiene procedures and practices, explaining to children about why they wash their hands. Her guidance and support helps children to become independent in their personal care. For example, she encourages children to access their own colour coded towel to dry their hands and younger children learn to feed themselves. Meals and snacks

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

meet with individual children's needs and are varied, healthy and nutritious.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder's enthusiasm is reflected in the well-organised and welcoming home environment she creates. A well-resourced play room enables the children to make independent choices in their play. The childminder provides affectionate, supportive and reassuring interaction with the children. Their emotional development is promoted as they develop secure, trusting relationships with each other and the childminder. For example, children readily approach the childminder for support, cuddles and to invite her to play with them. Children are clearly comfortable in her nurturing care. The childminder makes sure she finds out about children's preferences and their daily routines by gathering good information from parents. Settling-in procedures which are tailored to each child's needs means the transition between home and the childminder's setting is a positive experience.

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The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children

The childminder makes good use of local venues such as local parks and community groups, such as a childminding group. This extends the options for children to socialise and enjoy outdoor play so that they benefit from joining in with their peers, fresh air and exercise. In addition, it helps to prepare young children for the transition to pre-school. Children's safety is given a high priority as the childminder ensures her premises are secure and daily checks of the home mean children play in a safe environment. The childminder helps children develop their understanding of how to be safe. For example, they practise the fire drill so they learn what to do in an emergency, and on outings they wear high visibility jackets and learn about road safety.

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provision

The childminder ensures children are safeguarded effectively because she has a good knowledge of the procedures to follow in the event of any concerns about a child in her care. The childminder demonstrates a clear understanding of her responsibilities under the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. She meets all regulatory requirements, such as keeping accident records, a record of children's attendance and detailed risk assessments. This means that children are kept safe and protected from harm.

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provision

The childminder is keen to provide the best quality care and learning for children and strives to continually improve her practice. For example, she meets with other local childminder's to seek advice, support and share ideas to ensure she is secure in her knowledge and practice. The childminder is committed to continuing her professional development and is currently completing a qualification in childcare and education at level 3. This is so she can continue to develop her practice in early years and use these skills to enhance her good quality childminding provision. The childminder evaluates her practice in order to identify priorities for improvement. She effectively seeks the views of parents and children to enable her to use these when developing her practice and making further improvements. As a result, she is able to set appropriate targets to improve learning opportunities for children.

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provision

The childminder has a secure understanding of how children learn and this enables her to provide a wide range of activities and experiences. She monitors and evaluates children's progress to ensure they are developing to their full potential. Effective monitoring of the educational programmes ensures activities and experiences offer challenge suitable for children's age and stage of development. The childminder recognises the importance of building close links with parents and gives high priority to make sure both parents and children are comfortable in her setting and happy with her provision. She gathers and shares information with parents so children's individual needs are consistently met. The childminder also works in partnership with other professionals and providers. This ensures continuity of care for individual children and enables them to make the transition to their next stage smoothly and effectively.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are Met The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are Met

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Grade Judgement Description

Grade 1 Outstanding Outstanding provision is highly effective in meeting the needs of all children exceptionally well. This ensures that children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning. Grade 2 Good Good provision is effective in delivering provision that meets the needs of all children well. This ensures children are ready for the next stage of their learning. Grade 3 Satisfactory Satisfactory provision is performing less well than expectations in one or more of the key areas. It requires improvement in order to be good. Grade 4 Inadequate Provision that is inadequate requires significant improvement and/or enforcement. The provision is failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education and/or is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be inspected again within 12 months of the date of this inspection.

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Grade Judgement Description

Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not Met The provision has no children on roll. The inspection judgement is that the provider does not meet the requirements for registration.

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Inspection

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted 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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY450408 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 882051 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 5 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted', which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.

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Type of provision

For the purposes of this inspection the following definitions apply:

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Type of provision

Full-time provision is that which operates for more than three hours. These are usually known as nurseries, nursery schools and pre-schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the higher fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Sessional provision operates for more than two hours but does not exceed three hours in any one day. These are usually known as pre-schools, kindergartens or nursery schools and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are registered on the Early Years Register and pay the lower fee for registration.

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Type of provision

Childminders care for one or more children where individual children attend for a period of more than two hours in any one day. They operate from domestic premises that are usually their own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Out of school provision may be sessional or full-time provision and is delivered before or after school and/or in the summer holidays. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where children receive their Early Years Foundation Stage in school these providers do not have to deliver the learning and development requirements in full but should complement the experiences children receive in school. 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

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Type of provision

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.

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

T: 0300 123 4234 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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