Childminder EY468033

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 February 2018 29 May 2014

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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 build strong attachments to the childminder. She supports their emotional well- being effectively. Children settle and are happy and content in her care.  The childminder knows the children that she looks after well. She makes regular and accurate assessments of each child's learning to help monitor their progress and identify any further help that they may need. Children make good progress.  Children behave well. The childminder teaches them to take turns and share. She helps them learn how to keep themselves safe.  The childminder regularly reflects on her practice. She considers what works well and improvements to make. She seeks the views of parents and children to help maintain good standards and drive further improvements.  Children have good opportunities to make choices and direct their own learning. They are encouraged to follow their interests and select toys and resources independently.

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This provision is good

 The childminder supports children's communication and language development effectively. For example, she reads books to children, taking opportunities to teach them new vocabulary and encouraging them to experiment with sounds and repeat new descriptive words.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder is less successful at encouraging parents to share information about their children's progress at home, than she is at sharing information with parents about the learning that takes place when children are in her care.  Systems to share information with other early years settings that children attend are not fully developed to help ensure consistency in their care and learning.

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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

 establish additional ways of encouraging parents to share more information about the skills children are developing at home  strengthen partnerships with other settings that children attend to help promote even greater consistency and continuity in their care and learning.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed children engaged in activities and the childminder's interaction with them.  The inspector looked at a sample of documents, including children's learning records, risk assessments, the childminder's self-evaluation and policies and procedures.  The inspector spoke with the childminder and children at convenient times during the inspection.  The inspector and the childminder jointly considered the impact of teaching on children's learning.  The inspector took account of the views of parents expressed in written form during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good understanding of her role and responsibilities to safeguard children. The childminder is confident about the signs and indicators that a child may be at risk of harm. She is aware of the procedures to follow should she have any concerns about a child's welfare. The childminder places high importance on the children's safety. She helps them to understand risks in the environment and how to stay safe. For example, she talks to the children about potential hazards as they play. The childminder keeps her knowledge up to date well. For example, she reads regular updates from a wide variety of early years professionals and completes training to extend her knowledge about keeping children safe. Parents speak highly of the caring childminder and the good service she provides. They value her kind and supportive approach.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder encourages younger children to develop their mathematical skills in daily activities. For example, she counts with children and helps them to learn about size. The childminder provides an effective range of planned and free-play activities. For example, children enjoy exploring textures, such as cooked spaghetti. Children describe this as sticky. Older children develop their physical skills well. For instance, they show good control in their finer movements as they use tweezers to pick up and transport small objects. Children are very excited as they are having a Chinese party to learn about Chinese New Year. They enjoy tasting different Chinese foods and sauces. They have fun as they watch Chinese dragon dancing on the tablet and they tell the childminder they would like to make dragons tomorrow.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder successfully helps children to manage developmentally appropriate tasks for themselves. For example, children learn self-care skills and independently pour their own drinks. Children wash their own hands and sit together to enjoy healthy meals. The childminder provides children with opportunities to learn about their local community and the wider world. For instance, children have regular outings and experiences in the community with her. The childminder helps promote their emotional and physical well- being effectively. She makes good use of her garden to help ensure that children have opportunities to be active and get plenty of fresh air. Children enjoy riding wheeled toys, balancing on stones, going on the slide and see-saw and playing ball games.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are developing good skills to help prepare them for their future learning. They use their imaginations, such as when they dress up and pretend to be princesses. Children giggle, explore and have fun at the setting. They develop good pre-writing skills. Children give meaning to the marks they make as they draw pictures. They develop very strong social skills. For instance, they seek out others to play with in their games.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY468033 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1102705 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2013. She lives in Normanton, Wakefield. The childminder operates all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She 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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