Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 18 August 2015 15 April 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 How well the early years provision meets the needs of the range of children who attend Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The contribution of the early years provision to the well-being of children Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The effectiveness of the leadership and management of the early years provision Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

The setting meets legal requirements for early years settings

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has high expectations of herself and high aspirations for all children. She has a first-class understanding of how children learn, due to being well qualified. Consequently, she uses highly effective teaching strategies to motivate, excite and engage children, helping them to make excellent progress.  Children take part in an inspirational range of rich and imaginative activities and first- hand experiences, which helps them to consolidate their learning through active engagement. This is reflected in extensive photograph booklets, which children delight in observing.  The childminder creates a highly stimulating, vibrant and accessible environment, indoors and outdoors. Resources are extensive. They ignite children's curiosity and provide excellent sensory experiences. The exemplary range also includes innovative learning tools made by the childminder.  The childminder acts as an excellent role model to children, whose behaviour is

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This provision is outstanding

exceptional. All age groups are highly sociable. They negotiate and share ideas during small-group activities and are extremely polite.  The childminder builds outstanding relationships with parents as part of the excellent settling-in programmes and ongoing care and education of the children.  The childminder gives utmost priority to children's safety and their physical well-being. As part of this, she completes advanced child protection training and undertakes robust risk assessments, which children are involved in. She also helps children develop an excellent understanding of healthy lifestyles and keeping themselves safe.  Children's contributions to activities are highly valued. The childminder makes excellent use of spontaneous events to plan activities and visits arising from children's interests and suggestions.

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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

 strengthen partnership working with all settings that children attend to its highest level.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and care routines in the kitchen, front and rear lounge and conservatory playroom.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector observed a planned activity and jointly evaluated this with the childminder.  The inspector looked at a selection of policies, documentation, certificates of training, children's records and verification of suitability checks.  The inspector took account of the information provided in the childminder's self- evaluation documents, parents' and children's questionnaires and pre-inspection letters from parents.

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who attend. This is outstanding

Each child's learning journey is unique and specifically tailored to them. Consequently, children are engrossed in activities and show great levels of focus and perseverance; skills required for successful future learning. The childminder is dynamic and enthusiastic, and she provides children with optimum levels of challenge. She uses skilful communication and questioning, which sustains children's engagement superbly. She adapts this accordingly for different age groups to support their speech and language with great success. Children thoroughly enjoy using home-made props while singing action songs and listening to a favourite story about a caterpillar. They recall the life cycle of the butterfly, which they recently observed in their own butterfly enclosure. During activities, the childminder makes optimum use of opportunities to develop children's awareness of simple and more mathematical concepts.

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outstanding

Children are very happy, confident and at ease. They build close bonds with the childminder, which undoubtedly help to foster their emotional well-being. There is an excellent exchange of information with parents. This helps the childminder to implement consistent care routines and find out what children enjoy, know and can do on entry. Parents then receive regular newsletters and a daily diary. Children take part in an excellent range of safety-related visits and activities, such as role play. Children use props they help to make. Children have ample fresh air and exercise while taking part in exiting adventures as part of inspiring outdoor play opportunities. Children harvest vegetables and prepare soup, make fresh bread and butter and pick berries to make jam and fruit pies. This helps them to learn about healthy eating and where food comes from exceeding well.

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provision is outstanding

The childminder shows outstanding passion and commitment to continuous improvement through superior self-reflection. The views of children and parents are gained superbly and play a key role in helping to inform the service. The childminder makes excellent use of further training and keeps abreast of changes. This has a significant impact on children's care and learning. Comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures work stringently in practice. Children's learning is meticulously monitored. There are regular progress meetings with parents and they receive information and resource packs to help support learning at home. Where the childminder takes children to and from nurseries, there is extremely strong partnership working, although there is scope to strengthen communication with settings children attend on other days.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 320019 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 868632 Type of provision Childminder Registration category Childminder Age range of children 0 - 13 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 15 April 2009

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1995 and lives in the East Ardsley area of Leeds. She operates all year round, from 7.45am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-year-old children and holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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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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