Childminder in Wakefield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 July 2015 4 November 2008

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is good

 The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn and develop. Children's progress is accurately assessed and this information is used well to plan for children's individual learning needs. All children develop the skills they need for school.  The childminder provides a well-organised learning environment. Children are eager learners and find the wide range of resources and equipment interesting and motivating.  The childminder invites parents to settling-in visits with their children to ensure their early experiences of the setting are positive. Children are introduced to others and are given time to become familiar with their new environment. This promotes children's well-being and helps them to settle quickly.  The childminder regularly updates her safeguarding training. She is clear about the procedures to follow to help ensure children are protected from abuse or neglect.  The childminder carries out visual risk assessments to check the suitability of the indoor

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This provision is good

and outdoor areas, resources and equipment children use.  The childminder keeps a record of the checks she has completed to ensure adults are suitable to work with children. The childminder also ensures that they complete appropriate first-aid and child protection training. This promotes their professional development and also helps to ensure children's safety.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The quality of teaching is not consistently of a very high quality. Not all adults working with children help them to follow through with their own ideas and inspirations.  Strategies to share information about children's learning with other settings where they attend are not always successful.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

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

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 enhance the consistency of teaching that enables children to lead their own learning  build on existing partnerships with other settings children attend so that relevant information is more consistently shared.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home and the outdoor environment.  The inspector evaluated a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke with children and all adults working with them at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documents, including training certificates and suitability checks.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views.

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who attend. This is good

The well-qualified childminder is skilled at sensitively promoting children's imaginations during role play. The playhouse changes from a hospital to a cafe as other children join in. The childminder models good language and thinking out loud. She reminds children that they need to queue and wait for their turn. Quieter children are reassured by her presence and follow her lead. They develop the confidence to communicate with other children and ask them what they want to drink. Children enjoy sticking and creating with a wide range of materials. The assistant shows them how to use scissors correctly so that they can cut paper safely. Children make an octopus and help to count the legs. The childminder's teaching is good, but there is some variation in practice. Children are not always effectively supported to follow through with their own ideas and inspirations. They are sometimes told what to do rather than being enabled to lead their own learning.

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good

Children are relaxed and happy. They communicate confidently with the childminder and her assistants, showing that they feel safe. The childminder effectively makes use of her outdoor environment to promote children's all-round development. Children enjoy the fresh air and are physically active. The assistant takes time to demonstrate and teach children how to hop, skip and jump as they play hopscotch. Children build the confidence to manage their own risks. They are carefully supervised as they learn to negotiate steps, crawl through tunnels and ride bikes. The childminder and her assistant teach children to become independent at managing their own personal care. They also talk to children about school and what to expect. This helps children to be emotionally and physically ready for school. Children often help to make their own meals, such as home-made pizza. This helps them to make healthy choices about what they are eating. Children are very

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good

well behaved. They are polite and willingly share and take turns with other children. The childminder encourages children to join in and develop their own friendships.

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provision is good

The childminder completes a progress check for children between the ages of two and three years. This helps the childminder to identify children's strengths and where they might need additional support. Parents have regular access to their children's progress records. They are invited into the setting to discuss their children's development and share information about what their children are learning at home. Parents are particularly pleased about how much their children's language and social skills have developed since joining the setting. However, the childminder has not found a successful way to share information about children's individual learning with other settings. This means that the childminder is not able to fully complement what children are learning elsewhere, such as at school. The childminder reflects on the quality of the care and education she provides and has addressed recommendations from her previous inspection. She attends regular

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provision is good

training, which has a positive impact on children's care and learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY288597 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 872880 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 19

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 4 November 2008

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2004 and lives in Castleford. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early years education for two- and three-year-old children. She holds a childcare qualification at level 3. The childminder works with two assistants at certain times of the day.

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Telephone number

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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Telephone number

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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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

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