Childminder EY492724

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 23 January 2018 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

 Children form strong attachments to the caring and attentive childminder. They are settled and happy. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure in the childminder's care.  The childminder develops good working relationships with schools that children attend. This helps to ensure children experience consistent early years care and learning.  Children's behaviour is good. They are polite and demonstrate good manners. The childminder praises good behaviour and treats children with kindness and respect.  The childminder has a good understanding of children's development. She observes children to identify their individual interests and plan what they need to learn next. This helps her to support their good progress successfully.  The childminder accesses online training to extend her knowledge. This helps her to support children's development further.  Parents comment positively about the childminder. They have absolute trust in the

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This provision is good

childminder's ability to care for their children well.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not fully developed the self-evaluation of her practice to include the views of all parents and children.  The childminder does not gather enough detailed information from parents about children's capabilities at home when they first start at the setting to help plan from the outset.

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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

 develop the self-evaluation process further to include the views of all parents and children when identifying ways of continually improving the quality of the provision  work more closely with parents when children first start at the setting and gather precise information about what their children know and can already do.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors and the walk home from school and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector spoke to the childminder and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector completed a joint inspection with the childminder.  The inspector obtained verbal feedback from parents and took account of their views.  The inspector checked a selection of documents, including policies, procedures and evidence of suitability of people living in the household.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder is knowledgeable about the signs and indicators of abuse and neglect. By completing training, she has enhanced her understanding of broader safeguarding issues that may affect children's well-being. Daily visual safety checks help to reduce any hazards and maintain a safe and secure environment for children to play and learn in. The childminder has a good range of policies and procedures in place to support her practice. She shares these with parents when their children first start in the setting. The childminder has begun to use self-evaluation to identify some areas for improvement well, overall.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder effectively helps children to learn through play by providing resources which she knows will interest children. For example, children enthusiastically arrive home from school and immediately absorb themselves with construction materials making model spaceships. The childminder creates good opportunities to support younger children's communication and language skills. She talks about what they are doing, listens carefully to their new words and repeats words back to them to help their pronunciation. She challenges older children well to think more deeply and talk through what they are doing. The childminder shares information with parents on a daily basis about what the children have done at school and in her home.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder supports children to be independent and to extend their self-care skills. For example, children take off their coats and shoes when they come in from school. The childminder promotes children's good health well. Children enjoy regular opportunities to be physically active outdoors. They regularly visit the park with the childminder and use the garden. Children receive fresh water to drink and enjoy nutritious snacks. The childminder creates a welcoming, relaxed and friendly environment. This contributes effectively to children being content and clearly as ease. The childminder has a range of well-kept resources which children access independently. This helps them to make choices about their learning.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are enthusiastic learners. They are happy and display a good level of self-esteem. Children concentrate successfully, and persevere in activities as they carefully and meticulously build their models. From a young age, children learn to play cooperatively together and take account of each other's ideas. Children have access to materials to make marks, as part of their introduction to early writing. Children develop the skills they need in preparation for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY492724 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 1030809 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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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 the Guiseley area of Leeds. She operates all year round from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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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