Savva, Helena Mary

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 October 2015 5 July 2011

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Children develop exceptionally secure emotional attachments with the childminder. They are extremely confident and self-assured and build close, cooperative relationships with each other.  The childminder's animated involvement in children's play and highly skilled interaction, commenting and questioning extends, challenges and supports their learning to an exceptional level.  The environment both inside and outside is vibrant, inspirational and stimulating.  Children are constantly motivated to explore, develop their own ideas and persevere in their learning.  The childminder is highly committed to continually updating her own knowledge and understanding in a wide range of areas, for example, through accessing training, seeking out relevant articles and gathering ideas from other professionals.  The childminder is extremely proactive in using innovative ways to encourage and support children to understand, describe and share their thoughts and feelings.

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This provision is outstanding

Children feel safe, learn to effectively manage their feelings and behaviour and to know they are listened to.  The childminder reads stories and poems with animation and expression and relates these through skilful questioning to children's own experiences. Children become entranced and develop high levels of listening and attention skills and a deep love of literacy.  The childminder has a profound commitment to actively promoting inclusion, equality and diversity. Children are thoughtfully supported to learn about respect and tolerance and about people, families and communities beyond their immediate experience.

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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

 develop the already exceptional systems for sharing information with parents to extend even further their understanding of how to support young children's learning at home.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as the childminder's self- evaluation, policies and procedures and training records.  The inspector took into account the views of parents gathered from letters provided by them, questionnaires and comments in children's records.  The inspector looked at a sample of children's assessment records and planning documentation.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder demonstrates a passionate dedication to working with young children. She is constantly reflecting on and improving her first-class practice. She continually expands the exceptional range of rich, varied and inspirational learning opportunities which she provides for children. For example, the ingenious development of the water wall outside. She actively seeks and acts upon the views of parents and children. Her deep understanding of how young children learn means they are exceptionally well prepared for the next stages in their learning. Arrangements for safeguarding are effective as the childminder has an extremely secure understanding of her role and responsibilities in protecting children and keeping them safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

An exemplary range of methods ensures exceptional two-way communication between the childminder and parents about children's, interests, learning experiences and progress. Parents are actively engaged in their children's learning. For example, through 'to and fro' books which they enthusiastically contribute to and superb scrap books that provide a rich record of the wealth of children's experiences. However, the childminder is thinking about how to improve even further the methods used to develop parents' understanding of how to support children's learning at home. For example, by loaning them story sacks more regularly. The childminder has high expectations of all children. Her teaching is of a consistently, very high standard across all areas of learning. Children's learning is observed and recorded meticulously. Regular, precise assessments and an extremely secure knowledge and understanding of the children is used to inform rich, varied and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

imaginative planning based on their individual interests and needs. Children talk with excitement about the natural objects they have found in the woods and expertly describe shapes and count as they print on large paper on the floor.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model. Her patient and calm but firm manner ensure children fully understand and follow the high levels of expected behaviour appropriate to their age and stage of development. Children's well-being is central to her practice and they flourish under her nurturing care. Daily routines and the environment are expertly planned to support children to develop high levels of independence in making choices and in meeting their own personal-care needs. The strong focus on active outdoor learning ensures a wealth of physical opportunities is provided for enjoying and developing an understanding of the importance of exercise. For example, balancing on logs, riding bicycles and climbing in the garden or exploring in the woods.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

The highly effective systems for monitoring children's progress and development show that they are making excellent progress from their starting points and are working securely within or above the expected levels for their age. All children are acquiring the dispositions and skills needed for their future learning and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY419831 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 852038 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Chapel Allerton, a suburb of Leeds. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for three- and four-year-old children.

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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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