Childminder EY416865

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 28 November 2017 22 October 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 quality of teaching is consistently high. The childminder has an excellent understanding of children's learning needs and she is highly responsive during planned and self-chosen experiences. Children make rapid progress in all areas of learning.  The childminder helps children to be fully prepared to start school. Older children have the highest levels of independence. They show skill in using numbers accurately and have the ability to recognise and write letters in their name.  Babies are extremely happy and settled with the childminder. She gathers robust information about children before they start and communicates regularly with parents about any changes. This helps her to meet children's care needs effectively.  Children's behaviour is exceptional. The childminder is an excellent role model and encourages children to be well mannered and respectful. Older children are very patient and caring towards babies. They have built secure bonds and show they feel safe.

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder has developed highly effective partnerships with other settings children attend, such as the school nursery. She attends meetings, and gathers and shares learning information with teachers to enhance the plans for children's progress.  The childminder values parents' contribution to their children's learning. She has developed very successful ways to help them extend learning at home and gathers observations from them to add to children's precise progress assessments.

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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 ways to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the provision to include children's feedback and maintain the excellent standards of care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint observation with the childminder.  The inspector looked at relevant documentation, such as evidence of the childminder's suitability to work with children. She discussed children's learning, assessment and planning, and self-evaluation with the childminder.  The inspector obtained written feedback from parents and took account of their views.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is committed to providing excellent levels of safety, care and learning for children. She prioritises their well-being and consistently monitors their welfare. The childminder makes continual improvements to her practice which benefit children. For example, she has sharpened the way she monitors their progress by making assessments even more precise. This helps her to ensure each area of learning is covered in depth. The childminder is enhancing ways to include children's feedback in her evaluations of the setting. Safeguarding is effective. Children have an excellent understanding of road safety and are aware of how to use equipment safely, such as scissors. The childminder uses an assistant to help with trips and outings. She ensures she is aware of the policies and procedures of the setting. The childminder has a thorough understanding of the procedures to follow if she has concerns about children's welfare.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder is highly skilled at enhancing children's play and recognises when they are ready to learn more and concentrate. She completes highly detailed observations of their experiences and uses them effectively to plan for the next steps in their development. For example, older children are helped to develop their small-muscle skills, mathematical skills and communication as they work creatively. They show excellent levels of understanding as they use instruction pictures to gather their own resources for the activity. The childminder skilfully asks questions which help them to think critically and evaluate their own ideas. Babies thoroughly enjoy exploring different sounds with musical instruments. The childminder has extended on their interests from home and models different actions and words. Babies delight when they copy the actions and respond very well to the praise from the childminder as they laugh, clap and smile throughout.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children's health and emotional well-being is paramount to the childminder. She shows the highest levels of care and interest in everything children do. This helps children to feel valued and they develop a positive sense of self and confidence in their own ability. Children are very independent and make excellent progress in their physical development. Older children can dress themselves without any support, and young toddlers sit at the table and show exceptionally good control over their spoon as they feed themselves their yoghurt. The childminder helps children to learn about their community and they regularly visit the library. The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment and children learn to take care of the surrounding wildlife.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are supported to make the best possible progress in relation to their starting points. They are all working at stages higher than typically expected for their age, particularly in their personal, social and emotional development. Babies are enthusiastic explorers and are keen to interact and develop excellent social skills. Older children show the highest levels of concentration and self-help skills.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY416865 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 1065601 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 22 October 2013

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Haworth, near Keighley in West Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder occasionally works with an assistant and is registered to provide overnight care. She has a childcare 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

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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