Childminder EY408670

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 June 2016 15 May 2013

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder carries out regular risk assessments of her home, which help to ensure it is a safe environment for children to use. The home is secure and prevents any unauthorised persons entering or children leaving unnoticed.  The childminder offers settling-in sessions for parents and their children. During these visits she gathers good information from parents about children's abilities and their routines at home. The visits also provide time for children to develop a bond with her before they start.  The childminder keeps parents well informed about their children's progress. She provides them with accurate assessments of their ongoing development and their next steps in learning.  The quality of teaching is good. The childminder takes account of children's individual learning needs and interests when planning activities. This helps her to ensure that all children are well challenged and remain motivated.

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This provision is good

 All children make good progress from their starting points. Children develop the key skills they need so that they can move on to the next stage of their education, such as school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The strategies used to engage with other early years professionals and share information are not always successful.  The childminder is not fully exploring all opportunities to promote her professional development, so that she continues to improve her teaching skills for the benefit of 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

 focus more precisely on developing a targeted programme for professional development that effectively promotes highly skilled practice and increases the potential to achieve excellent outcomes for all children  find further ways to engage with other early years professionals and help them to share information about what children are learning when in their care.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the childminder's home.  The inspector evaluated a planned activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documentation, including training certificates and suitability checks.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder is knowledgeable about the possible signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect. She has a good understanding of the procedures that she must implement to help safeguard children. Since her last inspection the childminder has obtained and maintained a valid first-aid certificate. She has also introduced successful strategies to help parents share information about their children's abilities when they start at the setting. The childminder has also reflected on her practice and is mindful to provide children uninterrupted time to pursue their own interests. The childminder provides parents with information about her policies and procedures.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminders interactions are sensitive and well timed. She observes what children are doing and offers encouragement and support, helping to keep them motivated and interested. The childminder is constantly promoting children's communication and language skills. One way she does this is by providing clear instructions that children listen to and follow carefully. For example, when children say they want a different colour she explains how to mix the paints to make it. Children show intrigue as she brings their attention to how the colours mingle when mixing them together. The childminder provides opportunities for children to refine their emerging writing skills. For example, she invites them to write their name on their work as they sound out the letters. Younger children are showing an interest books and are beginning to listen to the stories they are being read.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder provides an environment where children are able to select age- appropriate resources independently. This helps them develop the confidence to make their own decisions about what they want to do. Children are cooperative, well behaved and show respect to others. The childminder helps children to prepare for school. One way she does this is by talking to them about school, and what to expect, during their walks to collect other children. Children learn about the importance of being active and eating healthily through their daily routines and activities. Children have good self-esteem and show a real sense of achievement as they show off their writing. Children are developing a good awareness of the world in which they live, people and communities through their daily experiences. They talk about the shops they have visited and the ducks they feed at the pond.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children leave the childminder ready to begin their next stage of learning. They are very confident communicators, independent in their self-care and understand how to take care of themselves. Children use everyday language to talk about size and quantity. They are active learners and enjoy the challenge of solving problems. For example, they try a combination of different sized bricks to close a gap in a tower they are constructing and explain they are stopping it from wobbling.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY408670 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1043153 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2010 and lives in Ryhill, near Wakefield. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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Telephone number

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