Childminder in Wakefield

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 October 2015 9 June 2015

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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

 The childminder is committed to improving the quality of her provision. She has actively sought out appropriate training and support from early years development workers. This has had a positive impact on the quality of her provision.  The childminder accurately assesses the progress of all children. She uses this information well to help her plan for children's individual learning needs. Children make good progress and develop the skills they need for school.  The childminder regularly carries out visual risk assessments to ensure the environment, resources and equipment remain suitable for children to use. The home is secure.  The childminder has a warm welcome for parents and their children. She invites parents to attend short sessions with their children before their starting date. This helps children to feel safe and gives them time to develop an emotional bond with the childminder.  The childminder takes time to consider how individual children learn. The childminder

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This provision is good

has enhanced her outdoor environment using recycled materials to widen the experiences for children who prefer to learn outdoors.  The childminder helps children to be emotionally well prepared for school. They visit the school and are shown their classroom, the dinner hall and introduced to teachers.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder sometimes over directs children. This occasionally prevents them from representing their own ideas.  The strategies used to engage with other early years professionals 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 quality of teaching that enables children to freely express themselves through art and design  explore strategies to help other early years providers share information about what children are learning.

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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 evaluated a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children 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 took account of parents' written views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a very positive attitude to providing the best care and education that she can. To do this she has reflected on the quality of her provision and taken positive steps to improve. Since her last inspection the childminder has attended several courses around safeguarding and child protection. This has developed her knowledge and understanding of possible signs and symptoms of abuse. She is now also very clear about the procedures to follow to help protect children from abuse or neglect. The childminder has worked closely with her assistant to help develop her understanding of how to assess and plan for children's next steps in learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn. She provides a quiet and relaxed environment with a range of activities and resources that helps children to build on what they already know. The childminder extends children's mathematical skills and presents them with some interesting activities to challenge them. She encourages children to count the number of conkers they find and asks them to identify groups of more or less. The childminder effectively promotes children's communication and language skills. She allows children time to think about and answer her questions. She introduces new words to help them describe the texture of dry leaves. However, children's creativity is less well promoted. Children do not get rich opportunities to express their creative ideas. Sometimes, the childminder is over directive and too focused on the end result. This sometimes hinders children from freely expressing themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides an environment that successfully promotes children's independence. Children are encouraged to contribute their own ideas about future activities, and come up with activities such as apple dunking and pumpkin carving. Children are active and motivated learners who happily take on the responsibility of carrying out small tasks. They enjoy feeding the chickens and collecting freshly laid eggs. The childminder takes this opportunity to encourage children to count and compare size. Children's behaviour is good. The childminder plans activities to help children learn to cooperate with others. Children's health is well promoted. The childminder teaches children about why they need to eat healthy foods and keep themselves active.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good progress from their starting points. The childminder keeps parents up to date with their children's progress and provides opportunities for them to share information about what children are learning at home. However, the strategies used to engage other early years professionals are not always as successful. This means that the childminder is not always aware of children's emerging skills, and cannot plan as precisely as possible to help them extend these skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY314450 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1017594 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2005 and lives in Ossett, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder sometimes works with an assistant.

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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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