Childminder EY485451

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 6 July 2017 Not applicable

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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 has an excellent knowledge of how children learn and demonstrates inspiring and aspirational teaching and care practices, contributing superbly to children's excellent progress, emotional well-being and early independence. The childminder creates her own innovative learning tools.  Children eagerly take part in a wealth of rich and highly stimulating activities. These are informed by comprehensive observations and assessments of what they enjoy, know, can do and need to master next. Parents are extensively involved in the whole process, including through highly successful home-learning resources.  The childminder has an extensive knowledge of the children in her care, all of whom have built excellent attachments to her and flourish. She builds exemplary partnerships with parents to meet children's needs. Information sharing is of a high quality.  The childminder is an excellent role model. She uses highly successful and sensitive

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This provision is outstanding

strategies to support children's early socialisation and developing awareness of why rules and boundaries exist. Given their young age, children's behaviour is excellent.  The childminder gives the highest priority to children's safety and physical well-being.  The childminder has an uncompromising and admirable drive and passion to attain the highest standards. She works tirelessly to continually identify areas she can improve upon, including her own professional development.  Children thoroughly enjoy being outdoors where they delight in exploring and investigating exciting natural media and materials.

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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 planned evaluations of the impact of any improvements and training on children's care and learning, to enhance the already excellent systems for reflecting on 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 evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector viewed written feedback from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has an extensive and in-depth knowledge of child protection issues. She undertakes meticulous risk assessments and uses innovative homemade safety equipment to help minimise hazards. Information, such as that promoting e-safety, is displayed and shared with parents in other ways, for example, through newsletters and website links. The childminder uses a wealth of self-reflection tools and sources of information to keep abreast of current and future practice and new initiatives. She shares good practice with others in a variety of ways and has her own training portfolio and action plans for improvement. The childminder now has plans to evaluate the impact of her improvements and training. There is excellent consultation with parents and children, for instance, through questionnaires and a comments book.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder ignites children's curiosity and enthusiasm for learning with a wealth of challenging and captivating first-hand experiences. Children's interests are superbly incorporated and parents are inspired to build on learning at home. For example, they are encouraged to borrow resources from the childminder's extensive toy library. Once returned, parents are asked to complete feedback slips. The childminder adds these to children's insightful and highly informative records of learning. Children excitedly help to dampen soil, learning how the water dispenser works before filling, pouring, mixing and making mud pies with the childminder. She extends their learning superbly, adding further materials, such as shells. She enhances their fun through her own enthusiasm and introduces new ideas, such as making 'buns' in the metal bun tray.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Home visits and displayed family photographs are highly successful in helping children to settle in. The childminder finds out about and acknowledges children's uniqueness, for instance, through the 'special tree', which parents contribute photographs to. The childminder uses songs and photographs to positively reinforce daily routines and help children undertake simple self-care tasks. Meals and snacks are of an exceptionally high standard. Laminated food picture cards create discussions about healthy eating during mealtimes and when visiting the supermarket. Children feel, smell and taste foods they help to grow, such as peas. The childminder talks about staying safe while applying sun cream and hats and as children balance on natural objects.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are rapidly acquiring early skills that are essential for their future learning. They develop high levels of confidence and self-assurance from an early age and have impressive speaking and listening skills. They show outstanding levels of engagement in their self-chosen activities and demonstrate a superior early approach to learning. As they play with the mud kitchen, they are learning to play amicably alongside one another and share resources.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485451 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 1006169 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 7 Total number of places 4 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder is eligible to deliver funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds qualified teacher status.

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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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