Childminder in Barnsley

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 22 October 2015 6 March 2012

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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's emotional and physical well-being are extremely well supported by the caring and nurturing childminder. This is due to her familiar routines and her calm and sensitive approach to meeting each child's individual needs.  Children are provided with excellent opportunities to follow their own interests using high-quality, flexible resources. The childminder provides support at optimum times to extend children's ideas and challenge their thinking.  Children make excellent progress because there is a superb balance of child-initiated and adult-led activities that are supported by high-quality teaching.  The childminder demonstrates an excellent commitment to enhancing her service and the outcomes for children. She reflects on her practice and listens to the views of her co-childminder and parents. She knows what is working well and where improvements can be made.  Children are encouraged to be very independent and have excellent self-care skills.

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This provision is outstanding

They acquire excellent listening and communication skills so that they can talk confidently in group situations.  Partnerships with parents are exemplary, trusting and strong, enabling the childminder to tailor the individual care and learning children receive.

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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

 extend professional development opportunities even further to enrich all activities provided to children.

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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, qualifications and evidence of the suitability of those living and working on the premises.  The inspector spoke to a small selection of parents during the inspection and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has excellent understanding of how children learn. She provides children with rich experiences across all areas of learning. Reflective practice plays a major role in the childminder's commitment to providing a consistently high-quality service. In her pursuit of excellence, the childminder is an active, self-motivated learner. She has identified further improvements, including extending professional development opportunities to enrich children's learning even further. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and the childminder clearly understands what to do should she have any concerns about a child in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent knowledge of each child's abilities and how they learn best. Her accurate assessments ensure any concerns regarding children's development are identified and quickly addressed. The childminder carries out precise observations and assessments of children's learning. She works extremely well with parents and other providers to ensure continuity for children. The childminder effectively monitors the progress children make. This information is regularly shared with parents. The childminder holds discussions with parents about what children need to do next to help them develop their skills. The garden is used extremely effectively as a key part of the learning environment. Children have a sense of awe and wonder as they discover ears of corn. They peel back the leaves to reveal the corn kernels. Children delight in exploring the silky tassels at the end of each cob and describe how they feel. The superb range of accessible

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

resources and equipment offers a highly stimulating environment for children. This successfully contributes to capturing children's ongoing interests.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's exemplary role modelling helps children to build strong friendships, behave well and be kind and helpful to one another. Children thrive and are motivated to learn in this very welcoming, child-focused environment. They form secure and caring attachments with the childminder and each other. This helps children to feel emotionally secure. The excellent partnerships with parents provide them with exceptional opportunities to be fully involved in their children's learning. The childminder makes excellent use of every opportunity to promote children's growing understanding of how to keep themselves safe and healthy. Children consistently learn about the benefits of healthy eating and good hygiene practices through discussion, fun activities and gardening. Children are developing excellent independence skills in their personal care needs.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress in their learning. Children thrive as they follow the routines of the day and they thoroughly enjoy the time they spend in the setting. They learn actively and rapidly acquire the skills and knowledge they need to prepare them for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY437311 Local authority Barnsley Inspection number 853832 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 6 March 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and works with her mother, who is also a registered childminder, from her mother's home in the Wombwell area of Barnsley. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3 and provides funded early education for two-, 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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