Burrows, Gail

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 31 May 2016 9 May 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 builds excellent professional relationships with other early years settings attended by children. She works collaboratively to significantly enhance children's continuity of care and learning.  The quality of teaching is outstanding. The childminder has a superb understanding of how children learn. She precisely manages the balance between supporting and extending play, allowing children time to develop their own ideas. Children enjoy a superb range of highly stimulating activities that the childminder meticulously plans to fully engage and support them in making excellent progress.  The development of children's communication and language skills is supported extremely well. This helps all children to make fast progress in these skills.  The childminder is intensely aware of each child's personal needs. She uses a very flexible approach to care routines. This helps her to ensure that children's needs are

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This provision is outstanding

extremely well met. The childminder and her assistant have a nurturing approach towards children. Children show that they are very happy and settled in their care.  The learning environment indoors and outdoors is superb. Resources are exceptionally well organised to inspire and motivate children to learn. Children develop their creativity and imaginations as they play with the excellent range of resources.  Children behave exceptionally well. The childminder and her assistant are excellent role models who have high standards and are polite, kind and considerate. Children's behaviour reflects this. The childminder and her assistant use praise and encouragement highly effectively to promote children's self-esteem and confidence.

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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 taking every opportunity for professional development to ensure the continued high quality of care and learning for 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 an activity 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. The childminder has in-depth safeguarding arrangements in place. She has an excellent understanding of the signs and symptoms of abuse and what to do if she has a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder is passionate about providing the highest quality childcare, and has a drive and ambition for excellence. She reviews her setting on a daily basis and constantly identifies and targets areas she wants to develop. The childminder supports her assistant extremely well. Regular supervision and training ensure that her assistant has all the skills needed to enhance children's learning. The very experienced, well-qualified childminder maintains her own professional development well. She is keen to develop this even further to enhance her knowledge. Extremely effective relationships are developed with children's parents. The childminder shares meaningful information with them about their child's

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

learning at relevant times. Parents are very complimentary about the service that the childminder offers.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has exceptional knowledge of children's individual needs. She uses her precise observations and assessments of children to identify their next steps in learning. Children freely investigate the environment and enjoy independent learning. The childminder also plans activities to introduce new concepts and inspire learning even further. She effectively monitors children's progress across all areas of learning from their starting points. This helps her to identify any additional support children may need. Consequently, children make rapid progress. Children use utensils to explore sand, soil, leaves and water in the mud kitchen as they pretend to make dinner. Children have excellent opportunities to observe nature in the garden. They use the telescope to see squirrels and other wildlife, and use the magnifying glasses to observe the mini-beasts in the bug hotel. Children have excellent opportunities to develop early writing skills. They

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

use large chalks to make marks outdoors, and toddlers observe the marks that they make in the cornflour.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children develop an excellent understanding about leading healthy lifestyles. For example, toddlers are aware that they wash their hands to get rid of the germs. Children eat a wide range of nutritious, home-cooked meals and snacks. Their dietary needs are followed to enhance their health. Children learn how to keep themselves safe. Toddlers say that they put on sun cream before they go outside on hot days. Through daily routines and activities, children learn about road safety and the safe use of bikes and helmets. Children are confident learners and show confidence in their own abilities. They learn to take manageable risks as they play with equipment and climb on apparatus.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very active, independent learners and develop a wide range of skills needed in readiness for their future learning and for school. They are confident to explore and investigate and all children make excellent progress given their starting points.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 302149 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 855017 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 5 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 10

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1990 and lives in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. She operates Monday to Friday all year round, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two, three- and four-year-old children. She has an early years qualification at level 3 and works with an assistant.

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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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