Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 May 2016 19 July 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

 The childminder plans highly stimulating and challenging activities for children. She is extremely responsive to their learning needs and demonstrates inspirational teaching skills. Children make exceptional progress across the seven areas of learning.  The childminder helps children to be extremely well prepared for their eventual move to school. She uses every opportunity effectively to develop children's social skills and high levels of independence.  Children have formed very secure bonds with the childminder. She shows genuine kindness, care and concern for them, and their happiness is paramount to her. This has a positive impact on children's emotional well-being.  The childminder has worked tirelessly to continuously develop and improve environments for children indoors and outdoors. She ensures they are highly stimulating for children and based on their interests. Children show high levels of

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This provision is outstanding

concentration and curiosity from an early age.  The childminder maintains the highest standards of health and safety for children. Her premises are extremely clean and tidy. She provides nutritious, home-cooked meals and effectively promotes children's good health through a range of physical activities and exercise.  The childminder has thorough and detailed methods in place to monitor and track the progress children make. She uses every piece of information about children to contribute to their assessments and regularly checks their developmental stages.  The childminder and her assistants have established excellent relationships with parents, other professionals and settings children attend, such as schools. She has highly effective ways to share regular and precise assessments of children's learning with them. This actively promotes continuity for children.

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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 the ways to evaluate the impact of her own and her assistants' teaching for children, in order to maintain the highest levels of achievement.

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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 learning profiles for children, the self-evaluation, and evidence of the childminder and her assistants' suitability to work with children.  The inspector obtained verbal and written feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She regularly attends training to ensure she keeps up to date with the latest practice. Safeguarding is effective. Children's safety and well-being are central to the childminder's practice and she has a very secure knowledge of how to protect them from harm. There are robust risk assessments in place to minimise hazards. Children practise fire drills and are developing awareness of risks. Since the last inspection, the childminder has improved children's learning documents and labelled resources. This has had a positive impact as the childminder can now easily see the progress children make and her access to materials is more efficient. The childminder works very closely with her assistants and provides regular support and mentoring. She has plans to reflect and evaluate teaching at a greater level, to ensure the highest possible standards are maintained.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled in enhancing children's play. She has a highly effective balance of planned and unplanned activities. Children are enthusiastic and interested in their experiences. They demonstrate advanced levels of concentration and exceptional language skills. For example, young children thoroughly enjoy the sensory experience of crushing the flakes into the foam and splashing in water. The childminder models words to describe different textures and children copy her very clearly. They are able to communicate which resources they would like next and name the colours of the ducks accurately. The childminder carries out high-quality observations of children during their play. She checks the information against the developmental stages and then sharply focuses the next steps for their learning with high expectations for children's achievement.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder and her assistants are excellent role models for children. They manage behaviour positively and consistently. The youngest children are able to share resources with minimal support and demonstrate exemplary behaviour for extended lengths of time. The childminder helps children to have high levels of self-confidence and independence. For example, even young children are encouraged to cut their fruit at snack time. The childminder offers high levels of support, praise and encouragement to them. Children persist and keep trying to develop these new skills, showing pride in themselves when they achieve their goals. The childminder is extremely considerate and thoughtful. She considers the best way to meet every child's individual needs and regularly collects information from parents about their routines and preferences. Parents say they feel very well supported and are particularly pleased with the flexible settling-in arrangements.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make exceptionally good progress in relation to their starting points. The majority of them are working in higher stages of development than typically expected for their age. Children excel in their communication, physical, personal, social and emotional development. The childminder enhances their awareness of the world around them and they have very good social skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY441654 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 1034432 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of provider

Date of previous inspection 19 July 2012

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2012 and lives in Leeds. She operates all year round from 7.25am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, except 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. She works with three assistants on separate occasions during the week.

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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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