Childminder in Bradford

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 2 November 2015 3 February 2010

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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 has an extremely strong focus on helping children acquire good communication and language skills. She asks a wide range of questions and repeats words back to young children, which helps to extend their vocabulary, communication and thinking skills.  Children's emotional well-being is promoted very well. Children are confident to explore and develop strong relationships with the childminder.  Children learn to respect and celebrate each other's differences and similarities. The childminder provides a wide range of resources, activities and outings that help children to learn about other people and the wider world.  The childminder is an excellent role model. She gives children clear guidance about her expectations for their behaviour. Children learn to share, take turns and develop good manners. Children behave exceptionally well.  The childminder fully understands her responsibility to meet the statutory

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This provision is good

requirements. She makes use of her documentation and what she knows to effectively promote children's safety, welfare and learning.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder evaluates her practice, she has not clearly identified specific professional development opportunities that will help raise the quality of teaching to an outstanding level.  The childminder does not fully use the youngest children's particular interests and fascinations to develop their concentration and learning.

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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

 focus evaluation more on securing professional development opportunities to raise the quality of teaching  provide more opportunities to build on younger children's particular interest and fascinations, to develop their concentration and promote their learning further.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector carried out an evaluation of teaching with the childminder following a planned activity.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder throughout the inspection.  The inspector discussed the childminder's self-evaluation and took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps up to date with essential first-aid and safeguarding training, which provides her with the knowledge she needs to keep children safe. Effective policies and procedures underpin her good safeguarding practice. The childminder understands the recent changes to legislation. She has good knowledge of how young children learn and uses this well to provide good quality care and education for children. She takes into account the views of parents when evaluating her provision. The childminder establishes effective partnerships with schools that children attend and shares information with teachers. This helps to promote consistency in children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The quality of teaching is good. The childminder makes regular observations and accurate assessments of children's learning. She uses this information well to identify children's current attainment levels and plan next steps in their learning. The childminder monitors children's progress using her effective tracking system. She ensures that gaps in children's learning are quickly identified and support put in place. The childminder encourages children's mathematical development very well. As children take part in activities, she skilfully weaves in opportunities for them to count, match patterns, identify shapes and learn about length. Children concentrate well as they work out how hard they need to blow to turn the sails on the hand-held windmill. The childminder supports children to solve problems by providing sensitive guidance without doing things for them. The childminder speaks daily with parents and exchanges information about their children's

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

progress. She gives parents ideas for activities that they can use at home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides children with a warm, welcoming and highly stimulating environment. Children are happy, highly motivated and their emotional well-being is well supported. The childminder is very responsive to younger children's emotional state. She sensitively provides them with their comfort blanket and gently rocks them until they go to sleep. Children are encouraged to tidy away resources which helps to nurture their sense of responsibility and cooperation. The childminder encourages young children to do manageable things for themselves. Younger children display independence in their self- care and confidently wipe their own nose and then place the tissue in the bin. The childminder encourages children to follow good hygiene procedures. Children wash their hands before sitting down to eat and after visiting the toilet.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their starting points. Children enjoy their learning and are developing the key skills they need for their eventual move on to school. Children display competence in their physical development. Older children demonstrate good control when holding pencils to write their name. All children enjoy singing familiar songs and confidently join in with the actions.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 302542 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 867389 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Age range of children 0 - 17 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 3 February 2010

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1988 and lives in Bradford. She operates all year round from 6.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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