Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23/09/2014 11/05/2010

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early years provision

This inspection: 4 Previous inspection: 2 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 4 The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Children are not adequately safeguarded because the childminder has not ensured that everyone living at the premises has a Disclosure and Barring Service check obtained through Ofsted to check their suitability to be in regular contact with children.  Partnerships with parents and professionals, for the most vulnerable children, are not yet fully established to their optimum, so that all children receive the full support they need.

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It has the following strengths

 Children are happy, confident and self-assured in this homely and welcoming environment. They have strong attachments to the childminder, who is caring and attentive to their needs. As a result, they explore their environment with confidence as their independence skills are supported well.  Daily conversations with parents mean that information is regularly shared about the experiences and activities children have taken part in and enjoyed.

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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 interactions between the childminder and children during play and care routines.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including policies and procedures.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas used by the childminder when minded children are present.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector held discussions with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the visit.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector checked evidence of suitability and qualifications of the childminder and persons living on the premises.

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Information about the setting

The childminder was registered in 1983 and is on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. She lives with her husband and adult child in Headingley, Leeds. The whole of the ground floor and an enclosed garden are used for childminding. The family has budgerigars and fish as pets. The childminder collects children from the local schools. There are currently nine children on roll, of whom four are in the early years age range and attend for a variety of settings. The childminder operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. She receives funding for the provision of free early education for two- year-olds. The childminder is a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.

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must:

 ensure all persons living on the premises have received a Disclosure and Barring Service check obtained through Ofsted.

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

 continue to build on the already good relationships with parents and other professionals, to ensure that all children receive targeted support to meet their individual needs.

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who attend

The childminder has a good knowledge of the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and provides good quality and interesting play opportunities that children enjoy. As a result of her good quality teaching, children are developing the skills necessary for their future learning, including their eventual move to full-time school. The childminder supports children's development well because she understands the importance of getting to know each child and their family. For example, she obtains detailed information from parents about what children like and can do through their settling-in visits and in-depth daily conversations. The childminder undertakes regular observations of children, which she uses to plan activities that support them to make progress in their next steps of learning. For example, she aids children in developing their social skills as they are encouraged to look after the dolls when they fall out of the role-

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who attend

play pushchairs and to share their toys with their friends. The childminder encourages children to develop their physical abilities as they have daily opportunities to play, ride, run and jump outside, and have regular trips to the local park.

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who attend

The childminder makes careful daily notes to ensure that each child is developing across all seven areas of learning. She maintains individual learning files for each child that contain many interesting photos, alongside her observations, evaluations and assessments. She shares these files with parents to ensure that they are provided with clear information about their child's development. The childminder talks to parents at collection times about what children have been doing that day and their next steps. For example, she shares with parents ideas and activities to encourage children's crawling skills to develop their physical abilities. As a result, parents feel supported to continue this at home, should they wish.

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who attend

Children have daily opportunities to play indoors or outdoors and have a good range of toys and equipment available. The childminder stores these in containers that they can easily reach. The childminder places a high priority in supporting young children to develop their communication and language skills and ensures that she gets down to their level and speaks clearly and directly to them, using simple words that they can repeat. She sings favourite songs to children over and again, each time enthusing them to join in through her tone and facial expressions.

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

The childminder is very welcoming to both parents and children as she builds a relationship with them through a gradual settling-in procedure, to ensure children feel safe and emotionally secure before they are left without their parents. However, children develop a false sense of security because the childminder does not follow effective procedures to ensure the suitability of all persons living of the premises has been checked by Ofsted. Children's routines and care needs are discussed, and parental wishes are adhered to. This means relationships with children and parents are quickly created and parent comments show that they are pleased with the childminder. All children display good levels of confidence and self-esteem and behave well because the childminder consistently reminds them of the rules and boundaries with praise. As a result, their self- confidence is raised and they feel valued. Children are also learning how to keep

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

themselves safe. For instance, they learn how to listen and watch for cars as they cross the road. Consequently, they are beginning to gain an understanding of risk.

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

Children are provided with a range of healthy and nutritious meals and snacks. They independently access water and are confident to ask for support when needed. Children know to wash their hands before eating and the younger children demonstrate an awareness of their own self-care needs. For example, children happily get their own nappies and change of clothes when they need changing. Outside play is a strength of the setting and the childminder plans a variety of rich and varied experiences for the children. For instance, children grow fresh herbs, vegetables and fruit which they later eat for their snack. This means they are developing a good attitude to healthy living, an understanding of where food comes from and the benefits of fresh, healthy food.

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provision

The childminder has not ensured that Ofsted has received all the necessary information so that they can check the suitability of all household members. The childminder sent Ofsted information telling them her adult child had moved back home. However, this was over a year ago and she has not followed this up to ensure her child holds a Disclosure and Barring Service check obtained through Ofsted, to ensure they are suitable to be in regular contact with children. This is a breach of requirements of the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register, which compromises children's safety. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse and the procedures to follow to refer any child protection concerns. She ensures that parents are aware of her role and responsibilities to protect all children in her care, as she discusses her policies and procedures, including the use of mobile phones and cameras in the setting, when

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provision

children start their settling-in visits.

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provision

The childminder takes her role in teaching and caring for children seriously and demonstrates a commitment to improving her practice further. She has successfully addressed the recommendations made during the last inspection, having developed her observations and assessments to better meet children's individual needs. The childminder meets with other childminders and childcare practitioners to share good practice and keep up to date with changes. Consequently, the quality of teaching is good and children are making good progress while in the care of the childminder. Self-evaluation and improvement planning are in place and accurately identify priorities to positively impact on teaching and learning. Partnerships with parents are strong. Parents' views are sought through questionnaires about the childminder's services and through her daily discussions with parents and children. This helps the childminder when considering the ways in which

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provision

she can plan to make further improvements to her provision in the future. Parents' responses in questionnaires are positive and they particularly comment on how happy and settled their children are, as well as the good progress their children are making in the setting. Parents also appreciate the time the childminder spends with their children and the information that she provides about the children's daily routine and activities.

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provision

Children attend local schools, which the childminder takes and collects them from daily. Good relationships have been formed and information on children's well-being is shared. The childminder is aware of partnership working to secure support for children with identified needs and understands the need to work with other professionals to ensure early intervention, if necessary, so children's needs are effectively met. However, procedures for sharing learning and development information with parents and other professionals for the most vulnerable children are not yet fully embedded, in order to provide the optimum support for all children. The childminder provides a stimulating, child-focused environment, where children enjoy their learning, grow in confidence and are well prepared for the next stage in their learning as they move on to nursery or school. The childminder monitors the educational programme she provides. She uses

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provision

appropriate documentation to ensure children are making progress in line with the expected milestones, and ensures that teaching methods are meeting children's needs.

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The Childcare Register

The requirements for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are

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actions)

The requirements for the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are

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To meet the requirements of the Childcare Register the provider must:

 ensure effective procedures are in place so that any person who has unsupervised contact with children has a Disclosure and Barring Service check that has been obtained through Ofsted (compulsory part of the Childcare Register)  ensure effective procedures are in place so that any person who has unsupervised contact with children has a Disclosure and Barring Service check that has been obtained through Ofsted (voluntary part of the Childcare Register).

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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. We re-inspect nurseries and pre-schools judged as requires improvement within 12 months of the date of 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

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Grade Judgement Description

is not meeting the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. It will be monitored and inspected again within six months of the date of this inspection. Met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. The inspection judgement is that the provider continues to meet the requirements for registration. Not met There were no children present at the time of the inspection. 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 319511 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 872072 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 9

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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

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

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