Childminder EY454124

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 27 February 2018 3 July 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

 The childminder is passionate and keen to provide the best service she can for children and their families. She evaluates her practice accurately, taking into account the views of parents and children to help make decisions about developing her setting further.  The childminder creates a warm, safe and welcoming environment. Children are settled and happy in her care. The childminder is attentive to children's individual needs and personalities. She supports children's emotional well-being effectively.  The childminder skilfully teaches children a variety of mathematical concepts as they play. They recognise and identify positional language, including 'under' and 'next to'. The childminder uses everyday situations effectively to help children to sequence numbers. Young children's mathematical understanding is developing well.  Partnerships with parents are good. The childminder keeps parents fully informed about

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This provision is good

their children's learning through daily discussions, summaries of development and children's learning records. Parents appreciate the good-quality 'personalised' care and education the childminder provides for their children.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 At times, the childminder does not allow young children the time that they need to respond to her questions and think about how to solve problems for themselves.  The childminder does not provide many opportunities for children to learn about communities beyond their immediate experience and develop their awareness of differences between themselves and other people.

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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

 enhance teaching practice to allow children more time to fully develop their thinking and problem-solving skills  extend opportunities for children to learn about communities beyond their immediate experience and develop further their awareness of differences between themselves and other people.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and evaluated how this supports children's learning.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder and interacted with children.  The inspector viewed a selection of documentation. She discussed self-evaluation, observations of children's learning and their progress with the childminder.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector spoke to parents during the inspection and took account of their views and the written views of other parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a good knowledge and understanding of child protection issues. She uses a range of policies and procedures to underpin her good practice. The childminder is confident to identify and report any concerns she may have about a child's safety and welfare. Overall, the qualified childminder uses the knowledge from gaining her recent level 3 qualification to help her provide good care and education for children. The childminder works well in partnership with other professionals. She shares information with other settings that children attend and completes the review of children's progress between the ages of two and three years. The childminder accurately monitors children's progress. She tracks their achievements, and identifies and closes any gaps in their learning swiftly.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder has a clear understanding of children's levels of development when they first start. She gathers detailed information from parents about what children already know and can do. She uses this, and what she learns from her observations and assessments, to plan for children's next steps in learning well. Young children demonstrate persistence and use strong small-muscle skills as they successfully complete 30-piece jigsaw puzzles. The childminder skilfully uses activities to help develop children's understanding of initial letter sounds of words. Children display good understanding of the world and correctly identify a wide variety of animals as they play. The childminder encourages young children to confidently count and extends their vocabulary as she introduces new words into their play effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children know how to behave because the childminder provides clear guidance. Young children show care for the environment as they carefully put play resources away. They behave well and show a caring and loving attitude towards other people. The childminder sensitively helps young children to take turns. She ensures that they experience the natural world and spend time in the fresh air. Children excitedly explore the snow that lands on the bushes in the garden. The childminder ensures that she meets children's individual dietary requirements. Young children show a good understanding of hygiene routines. They confidently explain that they wash their hands to get rid of the germs before they eat the healthy snack that the childminder provides. This helps to support children's good health and physical well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are interested and motivated in their learning. They listen attentively to stories and talk about the images in books. Young children demonstrate strong memory skills as they accurately recall aspects of their recent holidays. Children are working comfortably in the typical range of development for their age. They are gaining key skills for their future learning and in readiness for the move on to nursery and school. All children make good progress in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY454124 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 1105474 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 3 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 1

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012 and lives in Ossett, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except during bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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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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