Childminder in Kirklees

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 11 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 is extremely passionate about providing the highest standards of care and learning for children. She regularly reflects on the effectiveness of the setting, using and evaluating comments from parents and children. This helps her to drive forward improvements incredibly well.  The childminder's teaching is exemplary. She is highly responsive to children's needs and interests. She engages children in learning using her skilful questioning and communication skills. Children show high levels of concentration and involvement.  The childminder monitors children's progress rigorously. She gathers comprehensive information from parents when children first start at the setting. She focuses her planning to meticulously support what children need to learn next. Children make high rates of progress across all areas of development.  The childminder has developed highly effective partnerships. For example, the

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This provision is outstanding

childminder swiftly acts upon advice from the local authority advisor to offer a wider range of resources to support children's early writing skills. Overall, these excellent relationships significantly enhance children's outcomes.  Children's behaviour is exceptional. They show a deep understanding of the boundaries in place. For example, they create their own set of rules to support sharing with others. This helps to actively promote their personal, social and emotional development.

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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 learn and build on expert knowledge and target future training to maintain excellent outcomes for children.

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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 the childminder's policies and procedures, children's assessment files and discussed self- evaluation with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector spoke to parents and took account of their views recorded in the childminder's compliments file.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder skilfully supports children to develop an understanding of how to keep themselves safe. For example, children learn how to make their own assessment of the equipment at the park and when to ask for help. The childminder understands what action to take if she is concerned about the welfare of a child in her care. Very robust policies and procedures are in place to support this. The childminder is extremely keen to act upon new information. For example, she gives parents resources to help raise awareness of sexual abuse in a child appropriate way. The childminder has identified through her highly effective self-evaluation that continued professional development is vital for maintaining outstanding outcomes for children.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The well-qualified childminder has an excellent understanding of child development. For example, she uses a story to target the individual needs of children extremely well. She pauses to encourage children to fill in the gaps with their own words and asks highly challenging questions about the sequence of the story. This helps children to develop exceptional communication, language and critical-thinking skills. The childminder continually shares comprehensive assessments with parents, including regular in-depth progress reviews. Parents actively share learning from home and the childminder sends fun resources home, such as 'Travelling Ted' who visits different places. These relationships contribute greatly towards excellent continuity in children's learning.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder provides a very broad range of inspiring activities. She promotes children's physical well-being as a priority. Children delight in being outdoors and use crates to build a pretend train together. The childminder has an award for the nutritious meals she provides and children help to grow vegetables in the garden. This helps to successfully foster children's understanding of healthy lifestyles. The childminder has superb relationships with the children and skilfully promotes their independence. For example, children show great precision while pouring their own drinks at mealtimes. The childminder utilises routines to develop children's understanding of good hygiene. For example, they meticulously wash their hands and talk about removing germs carefully.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are excellent communicators who develop great confidence and superb social skills. They are inquisitive, creative learners who are extremely imaginative. They develop key early writing skills, for example when role playing, they pretend to book a holiday in the pretend travel agent's. They learn about time, shape, money and measure. Children are extremely well prepared for their future and their move on to school, due to strong foundations built within the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY485636 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 1008039 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 3 Total number of places 3 Number of children on roll 4

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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 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round, except bank holidays and family holidays. She has an early years qualification at level 4.

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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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