Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 March 2016 Not applicable

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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

 Children play and learn happily in the childminder's home. They demonstrate that they feel emotionally secure when asking the childminder and her assistant for help and to play with them.  The childminder provides good learning experiences for children. Her qualifications and training contribute towards her sound knowledge of child development. She uses this to support children effectively and this has a positive impact on the quality of her practice.  The childminder gathers meaningful information from parents about children's starting points and their ongoing learning at home. She uses this well to complement her teaching and plan challenging learning experiences. Parents speak highly of the childminder and are very happy with the care their children receive.  The childminder and her assistant help children to follow consistent rules and routines that help to keep them safe and teach them about managing risks.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Sometimes, the childminder does not make the best use of questioning techniques to further help children make rapid progress towards the early learning goals.  The childminder is not yet fully observing and accurately assessing the quality of her assistant's practice.  Occasionally, the childminder misses opportunities to teach children how to resolve their own disagreements and understand about their feelings and those of others.

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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

 make better use of a wide range of techniques that extends children's learning and helps them to think more critically  provide more-targeted guidance and support to promote the development of the assistants' teaching practice  help children to find ways to agree and cooperate when they work and play together and understand about the consequences of their actions.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector viewed the areas of the home used for childminding and spoke to the childminder, her assistant and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector observed practice and interaction between the childminder, assistant and children during play and daily care routines. She carried out a joint observation with the childminder and discussed teaching and learning.  The inspector looked at a range of documentation, including the childminder's qualifications and training, policies and procedures and children's learning records. She discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector looked at all suitability checks for the adults living and working on the premises.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from information detailed in letters and questionnaires.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has comprehensive child protection procedures in place. Along with her assistant, she has attended safeguarding training to ensure their knowledge up to date. The childminder shares information with parents and provides them with ideas to continue their children's learning at home. The childminder is driven and ambitious about her childminding practice. She works with the local authority to keep her knowledge of changes in legislation up to date. Additionally, she takes on board their advice and adds this to her own effective reflection and evaluation of her provision. The childminder completes regular assessments of children's progress, including the progress check for children between the ages of two and three years.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder provides a good variety of resources and activities to promote all areas of learning and development. She uses observation and assessment to plan for children's next steps in learning. Children play enthusiastically and creatively with dried rice. They excitedly pour the rice into different containers and use scoops and spoons to transport it about. The childminder introduces size and counting to the activity, helping to promote children's mathematical understanding. Their listening skills are supported as they listen to the rice falling from their scoops and talk about how it sounding like rain. Children are able to follow their own interests and confidently make decisions about their play. The childminder and her assistant are actively involved in children's play and make learning fun. Together they sing songs and children enjoy choosing their favourite stories. This supports their early language and literacy development.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder and her assistant establish good relationships with children and children take obvious pride in helping to do daily tasks. For example, children can help get out the plates for snack time. One child carefully names the children present to ensure there are enough plates for everyone. Children are praised for their efforts and achievements and this encourages them to become motivated learners. The childminder promotes children's independence skills. For example, at snack time they are able to cut up their own fruit. The childminder teaches children about a healthy balanced diet and they learn about the benefits of exercise on their health and well-being. The childminder keeps children safe. Children understand how to climb the steps to the slide and when they need to pick up the toys to prevent tripping. This helps them to manage their own safety and well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children make good progress from their individual starting points. They are progressing well within the expected range of development for their age. Children enjoy making choices about their play and follow their own interests. They are becoming confident individuals, who make friends and gain the skills necessary to support their future learning and readiness for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY477924 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 977576 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 11 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2014 and lives in the Middleton area of Leeds. She operates all year round from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder works with her husband who is a registered assistant. She 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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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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