Childminder EY500569

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 4 June 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

 The childminder creates a safe and welcoming environment where children are settled and happy. The childminder is attentive to children's unique needs and personalities. She interacts well with children and gives them lots of praise which helps to promote their self-esteem. Children's emotional well-being is supported effectively.  Children develop good communication and language skills. The childminder interacts sensitively with young children. She uses a lively tone of voice to emphasise key words. This helps bilingual children link spoken words to objects and successfully helps to extend their vocabulary and understanding.  Parents appreciate the care and education their children receive and feel that they are thriving. Parents report that the childminder is very 'kind, professional and reliable' and that their children are 'growing and learning well'. Children make good progress.  The childminder helps children understand numbers and counting well. She uses their

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This provision is good

independent play to model counting in sequence. For example, '1, 2, 3 go'. In addition, she challenges children as she asks 'how many have you got?' and leaves space for young children to accurately identify number five in the correct order.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 The childminder has not developed effective relationships with other settings that children attend.  The childminder does not evaluate the quality of her setting effectively and identify areas to focus her professional development.

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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 the links with other settings that children attend and share regular information about children's specific needs to help ensure continuity for their learning and care  strengthen systems for self-evaluation to identify precise professional development and training to raise the quality of practice and teaching even further.

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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 spoke to children at appropriate times during the inspection.  The inspector completed an evaluation of teaching with the childminder following an activity and discussed self-evaluation.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of people living in the household.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps her knowledge of safeguarding up to date and understands current legislation. She has clear procedures to follow should she be concerned about the welfare of any child. A range of policies underpins her good practice. The childminder supervises children at all times and undertakes risk assessments to minimise hazards in her home. The childminder is qualified and completes essential training. She gathers information from parents about what their children can already do when they first start to attend. The childminder observes and makes accurate assessments of children's learning. She regularly shares these with parents to keep them informed about their children's development.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder effectively teaches young children colours as they play. For example, she names colours of cars and then asks children if she can have a yellow one. She reinforces this further as she names the colours of the chalks that children use with good hand control to make marks. This has immediate impact as young children recognise and name the colour 'blue' for the first time. Children are fascinated by technology and use it well. They know how to switch on the laptop that the childminder provides and which buttons to press to make it work. The childminder effectively motivates young children to quickly find their favourite song to play. Young children concentrate well as they explore cause and effect when using recycled metal lids that the childminder collects for them. The childminder uses these opportunities to focus children's listening on the different sounds the large and small ones make.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children form strong relationships with the childminder and are well behaved. The childminder is very respectful to children and sensitively helps young children understand what is expected of them. Children learn about healthy lifestyles and spend time outdoors each day. The childminder provides them with healthy home-cooked meals. Young children follow good hygiene practices as part of everyday routines and older children manage their own self-care with confidence. This effectively helps support children's physical well-being.

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Outcomes for children are good

Young children demonstrate increasing independence and motivation as they find their own shoes and persist in putting them on. Older children confidently talk about their upcoming holiday and predict what it will be like. Children routinely count to 10 as they playfully check that they still have all their fingers after lunch. Young children use well- developed hand and eye coordination to carefully fill moulds with sand. All children work comfortably in the typical range of development for their age. They gain key skills for their future learning and in readiness for the move on to nursery and school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500569 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 1055118 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 4 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Yeadon, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round, from 7am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 5.

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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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