Childminder EY428775

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 June 2016 30 May 2012

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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

 Children make excellent rates of progress. The childminder builds on their learning, communication and language superbly through her excellent interaction. She introduces complex vocabulary and uses exciting narrative. Her own excitement at discovering things magnifies children's enjoyment, fascination and inquisitiveness.  Children's safety and physical well-being are given high priority and children's understanding of keeping themselves safe and healthy is promoted fantastically.  Children are animated, showing exceptional levels of engagement and focus. They explore and investigate in a vibrant and highly accessible environment that is rich with print. It provides children with magnificent opportunities to develop imagination and creativity.  Children thrive as a result of wonderfully nurturing attachments. There is excellent consultation with parents, fostered through extensive information sharing as children

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This provision is outstanding

settle and thereafter. This helps children to flourish in all aspects.  The childminder models excellent social skills, which has an exceptionally positive impact on children's behaviour and friendships. Children share ideas, have immense fun together, work collaboratively and are extremely kind and helpful.  Children's understanding of the world, natural curiosity and sense of wonder is amazingly fostered through outstanding first-hand experiences. These are significantly enhanced with exciting and innovative home-made resources and props, photograph booklets and many interesting outings.  Parent and child questionnaires, for instance, ensure their views are superbly considered as part of extensive self-evaluation tools.

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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

 review the impact of planned training and development opportunities on the already high-quality teaching, so that children continue to benefit from outstanding practice.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and outdoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as, the setting's self-evaluation, records of learning, planning, parent and child questionnaires and evidence of the suitability of those living on the premises.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. Child protection issues are thoroughly understood and hazards are stringently identified. Children help to undertake their own risk assessments and learn about car seat safety, for instance, through story sacks. There is close monitoring of teaching and the continued professional development of all adults, including assistants. Training is precisely targeted to the needs of children and on what will have the most significant impact. Consideration is now being given to enhancing the quality of observations of children's learning and adult interaction to an even higher level. For example, there is planned training on the use of video technology. The setting's outstanding contribution to the childminding community was recognised in a local authority award last year.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children take part in an amazing, inspiring and challenging range of play experiences, precisely informed by their interests and next steps. These are identified through meticulous observation and assessment. The older, most able children use amusing narrative while making their 'carrot mud pie' in the mud kitchen. Younger children eagerly explore the excitingly resourced water area. Children are enthralled as they watch the butterflies being released. They recall the caterpillars changing in to chrysalises, studying the empty cocoons. The childminder knowledgeably talks about the anatomy of the butterfly. She introduces words, such as antennae and proboscis, explaining their purpose. She also points out patterns on the wings, introducing the concept of symmetry. Children have also observed the life cycle of the chick, watching eggs hatch in the setting's incubator and are currently observing the transformation of their tadpoles into frogs.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Meticulously planned transitions foster children's emotional security. Parents receive regular newsletters, daily photographs, progress summaries and a daily diary. They share their children's Wow moments and take home Betty the bear, recording her adventures through annotated photographs. Children show excellent listening skills during engaging storytelling and associated follow up activities. They sort and match felt fruit pieces to corresponding laminated number sheets. They then throw these through the mouth of a large wooden caterpillar, engaging in counting and simple calculation. Sometimes unsuccessful, they receive wonderful praise for trying and a suggestion to stand a little closer. This fosters children's self-esteem, confidence and have a go approach wonderfully. Children delight in helping to tidy up and self-serving lunch. They enjoy hearty home-made meals, which includes foods harvested in their own vegetable garden.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are exceeding development expectations in many aspects. They are highly confident and self-motivated as they independently lead their own exciting play. Children are exceptionally sociable and acquire the key skills and outstanding disposition essential for moving on to school. Children have excellent opportunities to learn to value and appreciate difference.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY428775 Local authority Calderdale Inspection number 850176 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 12 Number of children on roll 30

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2011. She works from the home of two other registered childminders, one holds qualified teacher status, in the Shelf area of Halifax. All have joint responsibility for the childminding practice. There are also three assistants associated with the setting, one of whom has an appropriate early years qualification at level 3. The assistants cover as and when required. The childminder works at the setting all year round, from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Wednesday, except for bank holidays and her own family holidays. The setting provides funded nursery education for two-, 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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