Childminder 302086

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 May 2016 28 April 2011

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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 succinctly monitors and evaluates her provision. She continues to maintain her outstanding practice. The childminder uses the views of children and parents in her self-evaluation to create realistic and well-informed improvement plans.  Partnerships with other early years providers that children attend are excellent. They share information about planning for the next steps in children's progress and overall development, with parent's permission. Consequently, continuity of care and learning is robust.  The childminder uses a range of highly effective teaching methods that promotes children's learning extremely well. Excellent interactions during highly innovative activities engage children for extended periods of time. As a result, children make rapid progress in their learning.  The childminder promotes children's language skills exceptionally well. She plans activities that encourage children to listen to each other and share their thoughts and

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This provision is outstanding

ideas. She enthusiastically talks to children and uses a range of strategies to extend their communication skills.  Children's well-being is of high importance. Young children settle extremely well in the childminder's very sensitive and attentive care. They are exceptionally secure and happy, and this helps them to be highly curious and inquisitive learners.  Children's behaviour is excellent. The childminder is a very positive role model who helps support children to understand what is acceptable behaviour. She helps them take responsibility for their actions and consider the feelings 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

 consider developing further the already very good information gathered from parents to inform the initial assessments of children.

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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 reviewed the activities with the childminder.  The inspector had discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as self-evaluation and evidence of the suitability of adults in the setting.  The inspector took the written views of parents into account.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Children's safety is paramount. The childminder has an excellent understanding of how to safeguard children and how to identify the possible signs of abuse or neglect. The childminder has excellent relationships with parents. She successfully encourages them to regularly contribute to their child's learning at home. This means that children's learning is significantly enhanced. The childminder does get very good information from parents about children when they first start, to inform her plans. However, it sometimes lacks the depth required to enable the childminder to help children to make even more rapid progress from the beginning. The well-qualified childminder attends regular courses to meet her training needs and enhance her teaching skills. Skills learnt are embedded in her practice, which in turn promotes excellent learning outcomes for the children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder carries out very precise observations and assessments of children's progress. She knows the children well and skilfully builds their next steps in learning into daily routines and activities. She follows the children's lead and they are highly motivated and enthusiastic to learn. The childminder rigorously monitors children's ongoing progress across all areas of development. Any gaps in learning are quickly identified and strategies are put in place to ensure that gaps close swiftly. The childminder engages children in learning exceedingly well. She encourages expressive language. She models speech well and gives children time to think and internalise what they are learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder's home is welcoming, well organised and extremely stimulating. The walls are adorned with children's art work and photographs of the children at play. Consequently, children have a strong sense of belonging, are motivated to explore and investigate as they move around with great confidence. Children are expertly supported to develop an understanding of a healthy diet and the importance of looking after their environment. For example, they plant seeds to grow in the allotment and learn how to recycle fruit and vegetable skins. Children enjoy outings in the fresh air to many places of interest in their community.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children develop excellent independence skills. They put on their own shoes and coat, and butter their own toast at snack time. They learn how to keep their environment safe when they use the child-sized dustpan and brush to sweep up the dried rice they have spilt during the activities. Children learn to be inquisitive as they investigate the lifecycles of frogs and butterflies. Children delight in making food for the tadpoles and feeding them as they observe whether the tadpoles have grown any legs. Children learn that books and the computer are a source for information when they use these tools to discover the names of insects in the garden. All children develop excellent skills they need for the next stage in their learning, including starting nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 302086 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 855016 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 28 April 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1989 and lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The childminder operates all year round except bank holidays and family holidays. She provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder has an early years 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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