Bennett, Karen

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 April 2016 8 October 2008

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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

 The childminder is committed to delivering a high-quality service for children and their families. Partnerships with parents are exceptional. The childminder makes every effort to ensure that they are extremely involved in their children's learning and development.  Children thrive in the highly stimulating indoor and outdoor environment. They use the rich and varied resources extremely well in a creative and imaginative way. The childminder delivers the learning and development requirements to an exceptionally high level.  The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder provides inspiring and challenging activities that are extremely well tailored to children's individual needs and interests. This contributes to the rapid progress children make across all areas of learning.  The environment is exceptionally well organised and includes a superb range of resources that excites children's curiosity and imagination. Children demonstrate

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This provision is outstanding

excellent levels of concentration as they play and are highly motivated to learn.  High-quality observations and assessments are focused and accurate and are used extremely well to meticulously plan imaginative and challenging experiences for children.  Children are encouraged to be very independent and have extremely good self-care skills. They acquire excellent listening and communication skills so that they can talk confidently in group situations.  Children's physical and emotional well-being are promoted exceptionally well. They develop a growing understanding of how to make healthy choices and keep themselves safe.

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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 plans even further, in order to maintain the already excellent quality of teaching and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities taking place indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector took account of the views of parents provided in written testimonies.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and other documentation. She checked evidence of the suitability of the childminder and other adults in the household.  The inspector looked at the childminder's self-evaluation and plans for improvement.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is extremely well organised and reflective. She gathers extensive feedback from children and parents to support self-evaluation. The childminder is passionate about the service she provides. Her enthusiasm and drive are exceptional, ensuring that the quality of her service is outstanding. She makes sure her assistants are clear about their responsibilities and regularly checks their practice. The childminder already follows an astute programme of professional development. She plans to increase this further to enhance her already excellent teaching strategies. The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of how to keep children safe. She is very clear about the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child in her care.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

All children demonstrate high levels of confidence. They are inquisitive and enthusiastic learners. This has a significant impact on the excellent progress children make. They are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning. The quality of teaching and learning is outstanding. 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. As a result, children make rapid progress, given their starting points, and gain the key skills for their future learning. Children's progress is meticulously monitored so that any emerging gaps in learning can be swiftly addressed. The skilful childminder motivates children's interest and extends their learning. Resources are carefully planned to encourage children's curiosity and thirst for learning. For example, children explore beans from a familiar story. They carefully weigh and count the beans

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

and plant them outside, saying they are growing beanstalks.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's behaviour is exemplary. The childminder is an excellent role model, consistently offering encouragement and praise. Children build strong emotional attachments to the childminder and her assistants. The childminder has very high expectations of what children can do for themselves. Children's understanding of responsibility is developing extremely well. They work together to tidy away toys and resources and respect the needs of others in their play. Children are highly cooperative and understand routines. They show each other respect and are attentive to the needs of others. One example of this is helping to set the table for lunch.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly motivated and active learners. They are sociable, confident and independent. All children are making rapid progress in their learning and development. They are exceptionally well prepared for future learning and the move on to school. Children take part in a superb range of activities that is tailored to their individual needs and interests. Children confidently use mathematical language, calculating, counting and comparing quantities as they play.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY244971 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 848336 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 10 Total number of places 18 Number of children on roll 18

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 8 October 2008

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2003 and lives in the Ackworth area of Pontefract. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with assistants. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder 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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