Childminder in Leeds

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 May 2016 24 January 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 well-qualified childminder is enthusiastic and committed to her role. She places children at the very heart of everything she does. Detailed evaluations, regular enhancements and continued training and research are very clearly focused on improving the quality of care and learning for children.  The childminder's self-evaluation is thorough and highly accurate. She actively seeks the views of parents, children and other professionals, to form ambitious plans for development. The childminder has high expectations for herself and for children.  The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder expertly tunes in to children's individual characteristics, interests and levels of understanding. She accurately plans a wide array of experiences to fully support the next steps in each child's learning.  Children thoroughly enjoy exploring and leading their own play in the well-organised play areas, both indoors and outside. They have a vast range of toys and resources to

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This provision is outstanding

choose from, all carefully stored and displayed to allow children maximum independence as they make choices in their play and learning.  Children have extremely close and caring relationships with the childminder. She respects each child as an individual and works well with parents, using child-focused approaches to help children to settle into her care.  Partnerships are firmly established and provide a strong contribution towards children's care and development. Excellent information sharing between the childminder and parents, as well as other early years settings that children attend, creates a joint approach to ensuring that children's needs are extremely well met.

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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

 enhance the excellent opportunities that older children have to express their own ideas and thoughts during activities, so that they achieve even greater success when developing and extending their own learning.

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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 had discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as, the childminder's self-evaluation, a selection of policies, children's assessment records and planning documentation.  The inspector checked evidence of the suitability of adults living and working in the household.  The inspector took account of the written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is proactive with her professional development and she also helps to support other childminders in her local area. She updates her own learning regularly and ensures that any changes she makes have a positive impact on children's care and learning. The childminder has been recognised as a lead early language practitioner by her local authority. She delivers support and training about early language development to other childminders. The childminder fully understands the benefits of working with others. She works with health visitors and parents to ensure there is a joint approach when checking children's progress. The views of children are sought and listened to. For example, the childminder has compiled a folder containing photographs of all the different places they can visit together. Even young children have the opportunity to look through these photographs and indicate which places they want to visit. Arrangements for

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a thorough understanding of her role and responsibilities to keep children safe from harm.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder knows each child extremely well. She provides a learning environment that supports their individual learning. For example, children who are learning to balance and climb are given different textures and surfaces to walk on and climb over. Toys to support curiosity and independent learning are placed at a suitable height for babies who are beginning to pull themselves up on furniture. The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills extremely well. She engages children in meaningful conversations during activities and daily routines. Young children's early attempts at making sounds are listened to and valued. The childminder very occasionally steps in too quickly to offer older children ideas and alternatives, rather than giving them more time to extend and develop their own learning. Parents receive excellent information and support, to ensure children benefit from superb continuity in their learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model. Children are kind to one another as they learn to listen to each other, share and negotiate. Children demonstrate superb manners and behaviour. Children are very effectively supported with self-care practices, such as feeding themselves at mealtimes. Children develop self-esteem as they learn to manage risks. Young children are taught how to climb backwards down the step into the playroom independently and safely. The childminder promotes a healthy lifestyle. She provides children with freshly prepared, home-cooked meals and offers fresh fruit for snacks.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make excellent progress in their learning and development. The childminder swiftly identifies, and takes effective action, if a child is not reaching the expected milestones. Children are highly motivated and enthusiastic learners, who are very keen to tackle new challenges. All children develop excellent social skills, adopting a culture of respect and tolerance for others from a very early age. This prepares children exceptionally well for their next stages in learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 512038 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 869437 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 6 Number of children on roll 15

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 24 January 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2001 and lives in the Meanwood area of Leeds. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds early years professional status. The childminder provides funded early education for 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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