Childminder EY489617

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 15 November 2017 Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The childminder accurately assesses the quality of her provision. She sets priorities for improvement and is committed to providing high-quality care and education for children. Parents contribute to this process through questionnaires.  Children's behaviour is good. The childminder is a positive role model. She teaches children from an early age about how to share and take turns. Plenty of praise and encouragement promotes their confidence and self-esteem.  Young children have secure bonds with the childminder. The childminder provides a warm, nurturing environment and meets their care needs consistently. This has a positive impact on their emotional well-being and they show they feel safe and happy.  The childminder plans a variety of interesting activities that children enjoy. She completes regular observations of children's play and uses this information accurately to monitor progress and identify any gaps in their learning. All children make good

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although the childminder has attended mandatory training, she has not yet accessed professional development opportunities to develop her knowledge and improve teaching skills even further.  The childminder has yet to build effective partnerships with all the other settings that children attend to help to promote continuity for all children.

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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

 focus more precisely on building a targeted programme of professional development to increase knowledge and skills that help to raise the quality of teaching and practice even further  strengthen communication with all the other settings that children attend, in order to further promote continuity in children's care and learning.

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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 spoke to the childminder and children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector checked a selection of documents, including policies and procedures, assessments, and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder and discussed her self-evaluation.  The inspector took account of written views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a good understanding of a range of safeguarding and wider child protection issues. She is secure in her understanding of the correct action to take and this enables her to protect children from harm. The childminder ensures that the premises are safe and secure, risk assessing the areas routinely to ensure all hazards to children are minimised effectively. Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder uses effective two-way communications to exchange information with parents and to promote a collaborative approach to children's all-round development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder joins in and models play well. For example, children play imaginatively with the childminder preparing meals for her to eat. The childminder promotes children's early literacy skills effectively. For example, children enjoy listening to familiar stories and the childminder introduces objects as props to enable them to act out stories in their play. The childminder understands how to develop children's mathematical skills as they play. For example, she encourages children to identify shapes as they play with the play dough and challenges children to count how many legs the octopus has. The childminder supports children's language development well. She constantly talks with children about what they are doing and introduces new words as they play.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Information gathering from parents on entry and thereafter helps the childminder to provide tailored care in order to meet children's individual needs. The childminder organises her home well to support children to make choices about their play and encourage independence. Children's physical well-being and health are supported well. The childminder provides varied outdoor learning experiences that support children's physical development. She uses her garden and the local environment to provide experiences that enrich their understanding of the world. The childminder plans menus to ensure that children receive a balanced diet and she helps them to follow good hygiene routines.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children happily engage in activities, maintain attention and follow simple instructions well. They gain independence in everyday events. For example, they take off their own boots and coats when they come in from outdoor play. Children have opportunities to play musical instruments and move their body to the sounds they hear. They make friendships and have a positive attitude to learning. The skills they are acquiring prepare them well for their next stage in learning, including the move on to nursery or school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY489617 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1026052 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 7

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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 Pontefract. She operates all year round from 7am to 10pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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