Childminder in Wakefield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 September 2015 10 August 2011

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Partnerships with parents are good, which supports the children in their future learning. The childminder ensures parents are kept well informed about their children's achievements and progress.  The childminder is very caring, sensitive and skilled in helping children to feel settled and to form secure emotional attachments. This in turn nurtures their independence, confidence and overall well-being.  The childminder provides an outdoor environment that offers the children a very good range of resources and experiences. This contributes towards children displaying high levels of pleasure and motivation as they explore the environment.  The childminder acts as an excellent role model as she effectively manages children's behaviour. She offers praise to reinforce their positive actions.  The childminder responds well to young children's attempts to make conversation, supporting them to develop their early communication skills.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Occasionally, the childminder does not make best use of opportunities to develop children's mathematical skills further.  The childminder has not considered further ways to enhance her programme of continuous professional development.

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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 practice in teaching children about mathematics by further developing opportunities for them to count and use numbers  establish an ongoing programme of professional development to strengthen the quality of teaching even further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector engaged in discussions with the childminder and children throughout the inspection at appropriate times.  The inspector viewed areas of the childminder's home used for childminding.  The inspector observed play and learning opportunities for the children.  The inspector looked at policies, children's personal profiles and a range of other documentation, including evidence of qualifications and suitability of household members.  The inspector and childminder undertook a joint observation of an activity.  The inspector took into account the written views of parents.  The inspector discussed self-evaluation and how the views of parents and children are included to drive improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder uses her good knowledge of the safeguarding and welfare requirements, and uses this to help her to keep the children safe. The childminder has a good range of policies and procedures in place and shares these with parents. The childminder identifies her strengths and areas for future development using her self-evaluation process. The views of parents and children are sought, so that she can reflect on her service and discuss this with families in order to meet children's individual needs. The childminder has developed effective relationships with other childminders in the community. This helps to promote children's personal, social and emotional development as they learn to mix with other children and adults. The childminder has kept up to date with mandatory training, such as paediatric first aid. However, her professional development focuses on legally required aspects of

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

training, rather than being specifically targeted at developing first-rate teaching skills.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Children are eager to learn and demonstrate high levels of curiosity and imagination as they play. The childminder asks a range of questions to encourage children's language and thinking skills. She involves the children in singing activities, which helps to develop their imagination and confidence. Children are given the opportunity to develop their physical skills during daily activities. The childminder generally promotes children's mathematical development well, for example, she will use appropriate language to improve their awareness of shape, colour and size. However, occasionally the childminder misses opportunities to improve children's learning further, for example, by counting and using numbers during activities.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides a welcoming environment where children play happily and enthusiastically. She encourages them to be kind to each other and take turns. Children are able to access a wide range of resources and activities which are stored appropriately for them to make independent choices. This helps to support children's confidence and motivation. Children are encouraged to be healthy as they are offered healthy meals and snacks. Children have many opportunities to develop their independence and self-care skills throughout the day. Good settling-in procedures are in place and the childminder gathers a good range of information from parents when children first start. She works closely with parents to share relevant information about their children to ensure they benefit from consistency of care.

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Outcomes for children are good

The childminder completes accurate assessments of children's progress, which helps her to identify and support children's next steps in learning and plan suitably challenging activities. She uses this information well to identify and close any gaps in children's learning at an early stage. This contributes towards children acquiring the necessary skills to be ready for school and making good progress.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY423579 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 852424 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 10 August 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Leeds. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays.

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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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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