Childminder 319584

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 8 July 2016 3 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 is an inspirational teacher. Her positivity and energy is infectious as she naturally captures and extends children's learning as they play. The childminder expresses genuine joy as children display their excellent understanding and knowledge. This helps to motivate children and consistently sustains their imagination and ideas to the highest level.  The childminder knows children very well and is completely tuned into their personalities. In addition, her support of babies learning is exemplary. The childminder is extremely sensitive to babies' communication. She provides lots of opportunity and time for babies to make choices and extend their excellent independence skills.  Children of all ages are extremely well behaved and confident. The childminder has extremely high expectations of them and is very respectful. She displays exceptional skills in supporting children's sense of belonging and strong emotional well-being.

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This provision is outstanding

Children's relationships with each other are praiseworthy. Older children are particularly caring of younger children.  Partnerships with parents are an absolute strength. Parents describe their delight and sense of privilege that they have found such a special childminder who is so welcoming, kind, supportive and completely trusted. The childminder shares children's learning with parents continuously. Children's learning and development are complemented extremely well between home and the setting.  The childminder is extremely proactive in developing partnerships with other professionals and agencies. These help to ensure the best possible outcomes for children. Furthermore, she successfully provides activities that enhance the children's learning that takes place at school.

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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

 implement the excellent planned improvements to the garden and review the impact this has on children's relaxation.

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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 held discussions with the childminder and talked to children throughout the inspection.  The inspector carried out an evaluation of teaching with the childminder following a planned activity.  The inspector looked at children's records and a range of other documentation, including policies and procedures and discussed the childminder's self-evaluation.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken with during the inspection and from written statements that parents provided.  The inspector accompanied the childminder and the children on their journey to school to evaluate children's safety.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a very thorough knowledge of how to identify risks to children. She is extremely confident in knowing how to report any concerns regarding children's welfare. The childminder is extremely confident in dealing with accidents and recording and informing parents of these. Children's progress is monitored. The childminder's assessment of children's strengths and areas that they need to develop is astutely accurate. All children are supported extremely well and make rapid progress from their starting points. The childminder is a particularly reflective practitioner and has an accurate view of her strengths and areas for further improvement. She highly values the views of children and parents and consistently uses them to look for ways to improve her practice. She plans to develop her garden and review further opportunities for children to relax in this. The childminder has an

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

exceptional drive to continually develop her knowledge and skills. She uses a very wide variety of methods to investigate best practice and to keep up to date with legislation.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

Children thrive in this very welcoming, child-focused environment. The childminder promotes children's love of books and stories exceptionally well. She skillfully develops an intense sense of expectation and drama. Children listen intently as the childminder reads stories, vividly bringing them to life. Children clearly demonstrate their empathy as they are drawn into the feelings of the characters from the stories. The childminder expertly weaves in opportunities for children to consolidate their excellent knowledge of phonetic sounds and counting. Children understand how to play card-matching games and demonstrate an extensive knowledge of diverse shapes and a wide range of colours. The childminder expertly includes children of different ages in activities together. She plays alongside them, asking excellent questions to help children make links with what they know. The childminder extends their learning to an extremely high level.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder helps children make healthy choices and research why foods are healthy. Children delight in making cultural dishes with invited visitors. They have exceptional opportunities to learn about nature and develop their superb physical skills outdoors. The childminder encourages children to take well-managed risks. She is always close to supervise as children climb trees. Children are taught to manage their safety extremely well on outings and during routine school pick-up and drop-off activities. Children wash their hands at appropriate times throughout the day and show excellent levels of independence. They fully understand why good hygiene is important to their health.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are extremely well prepared for school. They are highly confident, independent and motivated learners. Children are working at, or exceeding, the developmental levels expected for their ages. Children's small-muscle skills are exceptionally well developed. They draw extremely detailed imaginative pictures and talk very articulately about them.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 319584 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 847789 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 12 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 19

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 1985 and lives in Otley, Leeds. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early 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

procedures set out in the guidance ‘Complaints procedure: raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk. achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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