Childminder EY427348

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 10 June 2016 16 November 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 is truly passionate and aspires to extend her expert knowledge of the different ways that children learn. She continually researches different theoretical approaches and applies aspects of these to her practice and provision. This contributes towards the outstanding environments and activities that children have access to.  Children are extremely happy and settled with a childminder who responds to their every need. Transitions into the setting are smooth. The childminder encourages children to bring special items from home, such as family photographs and records a message from parents for children to listen to. This helps them to feel fully assured and settled.  The childminder provides an abundance of support, encouragement and praise to children to help them develop high levels of self-confidence. Her innovative ideas, such as engaging children in the daily choosing, preparation and cooking of food helps

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This provision is outstanding

children to develop admirable independence and self-care skills.  Learning invitations are centred around children's interests and next steps in learning and take full account of what they have engaged in at home. This contributes towards ensuring that children make outstanding progress in their learning and development.  Partnerships with parents and others are superb. The childminder uses highly effective methods to engage parents in all aspects of their children's learning both within the setting and at home. Her accurate tracking of children's progress swiftly identifies any early concerns which are quickly shared with parents and acted upon to close any gaps.  The childminder teaches children where their healthy food comes from. She encourages children to take an active role in planting different fruits, vegetables and herbs in the garden and to use these as part of their healthy snacks and lunches. Children

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This provision is outstanding

demonstrate their superior knowledge when correctly selecting a mint leaf to flavour their water to accompany their meal.

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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

 continue to embrace the opportunities for children to adopt a sense of community spirit and become more active members of their local community.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the areas used for childminding.  The inspector observed children throughout the inspection both indoors and outside.  The inspector examined a range of documents. These included, evidence of suitability, policies and procedures, risk assessments, children's observation and assessment records, a record of the childminder's qualifications and training and self-evaluation documents.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector conducted a joint observation with the childminder during a planned activity.  The inspector took account of the views from parents spoken to on the day of the inspection and from comments noted on parents' reference letters.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder's excellent knowledge and experience ensure that she clearly knows the procedures to follow to protect a child's welfare. She is vigilant about children's safety. Risk assessments are extremely effective and are skilfully incorporated into every aspect of policy and practice. Accidents are swiftly responded to. Effective methods, such as accident analysis forms, help to identify contributing factors so that action can be taken. For example, the times of day that accidents are occurring or links to children's individual needs and stages of development. This contributes towards ensuring that children remain safe at all times. The childminder aspires to improve and highly values the feedback she receives from parents and children. For example, enhancements made to her woodland area ensured that babies were inspired to play and learn in their natural world. As children have grown they have been fully consulted and

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

their initiation to redevelop this area into a music area has been expertly accommodated.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder provides first-class learning experiences that continually support children's interests, next steps and learning from home. Children show a great interest in living things, such as a snail. The childminder encourages them to observe how it moves and to measure the distance it has travelled using interesting resources, such as dinosaurs. This learning and interest is quickly extended as children create personal resources, such as a bug reference book. They gain an excellent knowledge of technology when searching for pictures of each insect and using tools for a purpose when drawing pictures of these. Excellent daily routine activities, such as together time, are skilfully focused on extending this knowledge even further. The childminder's enthusiastic approach to reading stories and ability to fully engage children helps them to develop excellent communication skills.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The dedicated childminder teaches children to respect and care for others. Children form extremely close relationships with each other, displaying exemplary behaviour and showing a great deal of care and concern for one another. For example, children pause during physical activities to check that their friends are happy and settled after a fall before continuing with their play. The childminder provides innovative ideas, such as family tree books, to inspire children to learn about their wider family. Children seek information about their relatives, such as what they played with as a child and enjoy talking about this with their friends. They connect with their local environment during visits to the shops. The childminder has correctly identified the need to embrace further opportunities to help children become more active members of their local community.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make outstanding progress in their learning and development. They are enthusiastic and highly motivated in all aspects of their play, demonstrating a sheer desire and passion for learning. Children develop commendable social skills. They learn to share, take turns and value others, quickly adopting a culture of tolerance and respect. This prepares children very well for their next stages in learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY427348 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 1032168 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 2 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 16 November 2011

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011 and lives in Bingley. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Wednesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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