Childminder EY449403

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 November 2017 17 January 2013

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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 ambitious and has high expectations of all children. Particularly well-planned learning experiences contribute to the outstanding progress in their learning.  The childminder provides an extensive variety of high-quality resources and uses them to maximum effect to extend children's learning during play.  The childminder works in close partnership with parents. She shares high-quality information about children's development and how to extend learning at home.  Children are incredibly confident and express themselves very well. They have excellent communication and language skills.  Children's behaviour is impeccable. The childminder is a wonderful role model. She listens very carefully to children and responds swiftly and sensitively to their care needs.  The childminder is a highly reflective practitioner. She regularly engages in professional development and uses her learning extremely well to improve her already excellent

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This provision is outstanding

teaching practice.  The childminder evaluates the quality of her provision, taking account of the views of children, parents and childminding colleagues. She sets ambitious targets and continuously improves her first-rate provision.

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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 enhance the superb ways in which children are involved in assessing their own learning and planning what they need to do next.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector toured the setting.  The inspector observed the quality of teaching indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to children and took account parents' views in written testimonies.  The inspector spoke to the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection and looked at relevant documents, such as her complaints records.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is vigilant and has an in-depth understanding of child protection issues and confidently explains how she would report a concern about a child's welfare. The childminder is extremely proactive in seeking out training; for example, by attending evening webinars she helps to enhance her knowledge of learning through play. As a result, when children choose not to engage in planned activities, she skilfully takes learning into their play and this contributes to the rapid progress children make. The childminder is passionate about empowering children and involves them as much as possible in planning the provision. She is exploring even more superb ways to help children assess their own learning and plan what they need to do next. Extremely successful partnerships with school teachers help provide a high level of continuity in learning between all settings that children attend.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is incredibly well organised and plans her provision indoors and outdoors exceptionally well to meet the development needs of children. The childminder interacts splendidly to promote children's mathematical development. For example, when children prepare their own lunch they are asked if they would like to cut their sandwich in 'half' or 'quarters'. They say they would prefer it 'whole'. Singing is part of the daily routine. Children know lots of nursery rhymes and this helps develop their speech and language. The childminder meticulously checks on children's progress and shares this with parents through termly reports. Any areas where children develop at a slower rate are planned for exceptionally well so they catch up.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder tailors her settling-in procedures specifically to the needs of families and gathers detailed information about children. This helps her to provide excellent continuity in care from the outset and supports children's emotional well-being. Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the setting and have an exceptionally strong bond with the childminder. The childminder promotes a healthy lifestyle to a very high level; for instance, she takes children swimming and teaches them about the benefits of exercise. The childminder places the utmost importance on children's safety and scrupulously risk assesses her premises and trips out in the local community and beyond. Children have superb opportunities to learn about diversity and the wider world. They learn about each other's differences and similarities and join in with each family's cultural celebrations.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very capable leaders of their own learning. They move around the setting making independent choices in their play. They practise their mathematical skills counting bubbles as they float in the sky. They demonstrate well-developed physical skills as they dress and undress baby dolls without assistance. Children are kind and well mannered and take turns during play. The skills and attributes that children are acquiring prepare them exceptionally well for the move on to their next stage in learning, including school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY449403 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 1066040 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 17 January 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in the Killingbeck area of Leeds. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3. She offers funded 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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