Payne, Michelle Diane

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 06/02/2014 07/05/2009

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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 quality of teaching is good. The childminder is enthusiastic, motivated and effectively uses here training and teaching skills to extend and enhance children's learning. As a result children make good progress in their learning and development and are active learners.  The childminder has a secure understanding of the safeguarding and welfare requirements. Effective policies and procedures are well implemented, which successfully promotes children's safety and well-being.  The childminder has developed good working relationships with parents and settings that children attend. This ensures children continue to make good progress.  The childminder accurately assesses children's progress and effectively plans for their next steps in learning. This ensures children are well challenged and make good progress in all seven areas of learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because

 There is scope to enhance the stimulating play area by extending the use of print, to support children's developing understanding of words.  Parents' views are warmly welcomed, however there is scope to extend opportunities for information sharing so that parents are more involved with their children's learning and are encouraged to support their learning at home.

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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 completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector toured the areas of the home used for childminding.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a range of documentation including evidence of the childminder's qualifications, suitability of household members, a selection of policies and children's learning records.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children playing and talked to the childminder and children throughout the inspection.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 2008 and is on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her husband and two children aged eight and 14 years in a house in Seacroft on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire. The whole of the ground floor, upstairs bathroom and the rear garden are used for childminding. The family has two dogs as pets.

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Information about the setting

The childminder attends a toddler group and activities at the local children's centre. She visits the shops and park on a regular basis and collects children from the local schools and pre-schools. There are currently seven children on roll, four of whom are in the early years age group and attend for a variety of sessions. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. She is a member of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years.

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

 enhance the learning environment, making it more rich in print and pictures to further promote and support children's understanding of words and what they mean

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

 develop opportunities for parents to share information and become involved with their child's learning, improving support for learning at home.

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who attend

The quality of teaching is good. Children are effectively supported in their learning and development and are making good progress overall. This is because the childminder has a good understanding of child development and implements effective teaching skills in her practice. The childminder understands the importance of gathering detailed information from parents about their child's stage of development, their interests and abilities, when they first begin. She then plans play flexibly to support children in their development. Strong observations and assessments are undertaken, providing the childminder with a clear focus on how to support each child in the next steps of their learning. These are supported by photographs of children completing a good range of activities. The childminder has built up strong partnerships with parents and spends time at the beginning and end of the day discussing their child's achievement and care needs. She

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who attend

shares future planning and children's learning records with parents. However, there is scope to provide further opportunities to gather information from parents about their children's play and achievements at home, to maximise on learning opportunities.

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who attend

Children's creativity is promoted well as they thoroughly enjoy the sticking activity as they place collage pieces on the prepared pictures of a favourite fireman character. They recognise the colours of the papers along with the shapes and younger children very confidently count how many they have. This also promotes children's recognition of colour, shapes and their counting skills. The childminder asks good open-ended questions about what fire officers do. Children are quick to reply 'they put out fire and help us'. This supports children's critical thinking as they respond to the childminder using their imagination and knowledge. Children further extend this activity as they move around the home pretending to be fire officers, making siren noises with the toy fire engine. Children get good opportunities both outside and indoors to develop their physical skills through playing indoor football, as they kick the ball to each other getting excited as they score

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who attend

goals. This is an activity that is also enjoyed in the childminder's garden. The childminder continually talks to the children asking them lots of questions as they read books together. The childminder shows the children the different pictures in the book. They repeat the words whilst pointing to them, which helps to develop children's literacy. However, children's interest in words is not fully exploited as there is further scope to enhance the learning environment, making it richer in print and pictures. The childminder ensures children learn about the world around us as they grow vegetables in the garden and feed the birds. They chat about the birds they see including the pigeon they have named 'woody'. They tell the childminder how it lives in the big tree. The childminder distracts children well as minor disagreements arise, by introducing their favourite game. Children immediately set out a river, using scarves and cushions for the island and soft toys as

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who attend

crocodiles placed in the imaginary water. Children know to jump from one 'island' to the other, being careful not to fall in near the crocodiles. Children thoroughly enjoy this, developing their imagination and using lots of physical skills, such as balancing and jumping.

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who attend

The childminder completes the progress check at age two and gives good information to parents and other agencies involved. She ensures that she informs parents of how their children are progressing within the prime areas of learning and development. The childminder shares this information with parents and other settings that children attend and parents are given opportunities to contribute. This helps to ensure a good quality of continuity of care and that the childminder is working closely with others to gain a comprehensive awareness of children's progress.

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

The childminder makes the children's transition into her care very smooth because she takes great interest in their personal likes and dislikes. Consequently, children are happy and content because of the effective settling-in arrangements, which ensures their individual needs are met. For example, information is obtained from parents about children's routines, interests and comforting techniques to enable the childminder to offer a consistent approach, which supports children's well-being. The use of a daily diary with younger children ensures information is exchanged and their needs continue to be met. The childminder provides a calm environment and displays genuine concern and affection for them. Good, warm and caring relationships between the childminder and children are evident.

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

Children are valued and the childminder helps them to feel good about themselves by frequently providing positive support, praise and encouragement, while managing their behaviour well. The childminder ensures that children understand the need to share and how being kind to each other and to remember their manners. She is a good role model to the children and steps in to divert them in mild conflicts. Consequently, the behaviour of children is good. The childminder is committed to keeping children safe. The home is safe and secure and toys and resources are checked and cleaned regularly to ensure they do not pose a risk to children's health or safety. Fire drills are practised regularly and the detailed records ensure all children are given the opportunity to take part. Their reactions are monitored so that any additional support or reassurance can be provided. Good hygiene procedures mean that children learn from an early age the importance of

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

cleansing their hands, through independently using disposable wipes before meals and after using the toilet. Children develop a good understanding of healthy eating through eating fruit, other healthy snacks and homemade, nutritious main meals. Children engage in a wide range of physical activities, including visiting the playgrounds in the local park and playing in the well-resourced garden. For example, they use a range of wheeled toys and bounce on the large trampoline.

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

The childminder provides a range of good quality, age-appropriate toys and resources, and effectively organises her home to enable children to make independent choices about their play. The welcoming, well-resourced environment provides a good range of easily accessible toys and play equipment inside and outdoors. The dedicated playroom is set out to entice children to use toys and resources at will, to enhance their play and initiate their own activities. As a result, they become confident in making choices and become independent learners. Children are well prepared for the transition to school through regular visits and attending activities, which help them to be confident as they move on to the next stage in their learning.

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provision

The childminder has a good knowledge of how to meet the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. She views the safeguarding of children as a priority. Her understanding of child protection is good and she has secure procedures in place to follow should she have a concern about a child in her care. The childminder and her husband have undertaken Disclosure and Barring Service checks to demonstrate that they are suitable to be in contact with children. Detailed records of children's information are kept and the childminder implements a good range of written policies and procedures so that all children in her care remain safe. The childminder undertakes robust risk assessments of her home and garden. Any new activities she completes with the children and all outings that she takes them on are also assessed for safety. This helps ensure children are kept safe and secure at all times.

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provision

The childminder has a good understanding of the learning and development requirements of the Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. She monitors and evaluates the activities to ensure the children are enjoying the activities provided and that she is covering all areas of learning. She tracks children's development and has a very good understanding and knowledge of the children's stages of development. Evidence shows that she has high expectations of the children and that they show very positive attitudes towards their learning through play. Consequently they are making good progress towards the early learning goals.

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provision

The childminder has very positive relationships with parents and engages in daily conversations with them about their children's well-being and progress. An amount of useful information is displayed on the walls for parents to read and occasional questionnaires are provided. She has established very strong links with other settings that children attend and shares information with other providers of the Early Years Foundation Stage. The childminder enhances her links through attending settling-in periods with the children at these settings. The childminder demonstrates a strong drive to build on her success and regularly updates a self-evaluation form. She is open to the views of parents and children to regularly evaluate her practice accordingly. The childminder continually identifies areas for development and makes the changes needed to further improve the provision. For example, she has recently taken advice from the local authority early years

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provision

advisor in readiness for her inspection. She has addressed the action and recommendations raised at the last inspection. The childminder is very dedicated and passionate about her work with children and is committed to providing a good quality learning environment for all.

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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 Requires improvement The provision is not giving children a good standard of early years education and/or there are minor breaches of the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected within twelve months of the date of this inspection. 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

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Grade Judgement Description

the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. 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 EY387699 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 821717 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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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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