Childminder in York

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 09/09/2013 17/11/2010

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early years provision

This inspection: 2 Previous inspection: 3 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

 The childminder provides a warm and welcoming environment for children, which results in them being happy and settled. An effective induction procedure ensures all children are included and individual needs are met well.  A good balance of child-initiated and adult-led experiences ensures appropriate challenge for children's age and stage of development. Consequently, they have ample opportunities to make expected progress in their learning and development.  The childminder effectively raises children's awareness of the importance of good health. She is a positive role model and consequently, encourages a good understanding of how to achieve a healthy lifestyle.  The childminder has built very good relationships with parents. They exchange information about the children each day they attend, maximising children's welfare and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 There is scope to enhance the learning environment to maximise children's awareness of similarities and differences between themselves and others, progressing their understanding of diversity.

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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

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Information about this inspection

 scheduled more frequently where Ofsted identifies a need to do so, for example where provision was previously judged 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 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  scheduled 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 observed children playing and looked at areas of the premises used for childminding purposes.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at children's assessment folders, the childminder's planning and self-evaluation documentation, information from home about children's interests and a selection of policies and children's records.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection and spoke to the children present.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector took into account the views of parents and carers from the questionnaires they had completed.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 2010 on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her husband and three children aged 10 years, eight years and six years in a house in the village of Copmanthorpe, York, North Yorkshire. The whole of the ground floor and a bedroom and bathroom on the first floor are used for childminding. There is an enclosed back garden for outside play. There is a cat and a goldfish as family pets.

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Information about the setting

The childminder attends the local childminding group and the library with the children. She visits the local shops and park on a regular basis. She takes and collects children from the local school and pre-school.

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Information about the setting

There are currently 11 children on roll, of these six are in the early years age group; they attend for a variety of sessions. She operates all year round Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. Her husband is registered to work as an assistant with the childminder when required.

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

 provide activities and resources to further enhance children's awareness of the similarities and differences between themselves and others.

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who attend

The childminder places a strong emphasis on children learning through play. She provides them with good levels of support to ensure they make good progress across the areas of learning and development. Children's progress in their learning is good in relation to their starting points as the childminder has a good understanding of how to engage their interests and recognises that they best learn through play. They make very good progress in their physical, personal, social and emotional development and their communication and language. Children are active learners and concentrate well on their freely chosen play. The children's love of books is promoted very effectively by the childminder through regular visits to the library where they attend story telling sessions and select new books to take back to the childminder's home.

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who attend

When children start to attend the childminder's setting, she discusses their starting points with parents and observes them at play to correctly identify their stage of development. Parents are kept well informed of the daily activities and given ideas to support their children's interests and learning at home. The childminder has implemented procedures to ensure children's progress is monitored and assessed. She makes observations and takes photographs to show their ongoing development. The development books she completes for each child, identify the areas of learning and the next steps to ensure continual progression and any gaps identified are provided for. Her planning follows individual children's stages of development and is supported by a wide range of activities both in the childminder's home and in the local community. They attend the local childminding group to develop social skills in a larger group and go for walks by the river, promoting children's

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who attend

physical skills and understanding of the natural world.

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who attend

The quality of teaching is good. There is a good mix of adult-led and child-initiated activities that are open-ended, which allow children to follow their interests and to express their ideas. The learning environment is well organised to provide opportunities for children to explore and play freely. The childminder effectively supports their individual interests and provides learning opportunities, enabling them to investigate and experiment with the resources she provides. Children use different tools for baking and model making and enjoy paint using different size brushes to make their marks. Some colourful artwork is completed by the children.

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who attend

The childminder is aware of completing the children's progress check at age two and information is collated to enable these to be ready when required. She understands how to involve parents and other carers in the assessment process and together, they monitor the children's progress. The childminder works in partnership with other providers to ensure children are well prepared and ready for transition to school.

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

Children enjoy a warm and close relationship with the childminder. They are settled and comfortable in her care, confident and friendly when visitors arrive. Children enjoy stories and singing activities, which help them develop attachment to the childminder and each other, while promoting their confidence and well-being. Children's behaviour shows they feel safe in the childminder's home. There are simple house rules in place and these are reinforced with quiet reminders when required. Children's behaviour is good; the childminder provides a good role model for manners and consideration of others. They learn to keep themselves safe by good road safety practice when out in the community and how they learn to use the available resources safely. The childminder supervises the children in her care very effectively.

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

The childminder has organised her home well, providing a wide range of resources and activities that children can freely access, promoting free choice and building independence. However, there is scope to develop further the range of resources and activities available that support children's understanding of diversity. Therefore, opportunities to promote children's understanding of differences between themselves and others are not maximised. Children's physical development is fostered effectively by their use of the wide range of activities and equipment available outside to build their strength and promote their balance, including the large trampoline, which they thoroughly enjoy. They also enjoy walks to the river for fresh air and exercise while learning about the natural world and the local community, including the library, churches and museums. Children enjoy planting in the garden and watch the bulbs grow into flowers.

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

They thoroughly enjoy the fresh fruit and vegetables the childminder provides. This reinforces their understanding of the need for a healthy diet to stay fit and well.

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

The childminder has good partnerships with the local school and pre-school, which ensures consistency of care, although, most exchanges of information about the children's development are made with parents. She understands the importance of preparing children for the transition into her home and then on to pre-school and school, ensuring they are confident, independent in their personal care, are able to communicate and follow instructions.

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provision

The childminder has a good understanding of safeguarding and knows how to protect the children in her care. She has undertaken training and has a good knowledge of the local child protection procedures if she has concerns. Areas used by the children are well organised and enable them to move around the premises and outside space safely and freely. Risk assessments and daily checks ensure the environment is safe for when children arrive.

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provision

The childminder has a good understanding with regard to her role and responsibility in meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She provides a comprehensive range of activities, which cover all the areas of learning. Children are able to choose what they wish to use. She has monitoring and assessment procedures in place that effectively assess their good progress. Activities are linked to their development needs, providing challenge and interest. Systems for observing what children can do are in place and the tracking of their learning journey show special achievements and fun activities.

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provision

Partnership with parents is good, they share information about their children each day and become closely involved in their children's welfare and learning. The childminder ensures they have updated information about her provision and the policies and procedures, which she uses to provide a safe and welcoming environment. She has reviewed them in line with the requirements of the regulations. Her documentation shows she has good systems in place to support the children and that she takes account of their individual requirements.

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provision

The childminder is committed to providing quality care and learning for the children and works to keep improving her practice. As part of her professional development, she has embraced the Early Years Foundation Stage and is using the stages of development to enable her to monitor and assess children's progress through the areas of learning effectively. The childminder provides many activities that promote learning for children of different ages. For example, the younger children have access to large bricks and puzzles, which can be used safely while older children use more challenging construction toys. She is confident about providing related activities for them as a secure foundation to their learning.

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provision

The childminder asks parents and children for their views of the care she provides, in order to ensure her service continues to meet their needs. Parents say they are confident with the care provided by the childminder and that their children are in a safe and happy environment. The recommendations from the last inspection have been fully completed, providing a safe environment where children can learn and develop.

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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 action. 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 EY410122 Local authority York Inspection number 879679 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Telephone number

set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: 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, which are usually the childminder’s own home. They are registered on the Early Years Register and must deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Type of provision

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 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,

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Type of provision

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Type of provision

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