Childminder in North Yorkshire

Inspection date 28 September 2018 Previous inspection date Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Not applicable Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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The provision is good

n The childminder is skilled at following children's lead. She listens attentively to what they say and allows them time to have their own ideas in play. This helps to keep children stimulated and motivated in their learning. Children are well prepared for their next stages. n There are secure systems to keep children safe. The childminder skilfully includes children in assessing risks as they explore the local area. Together they identify risks as they arise and plan how to move around these safely. Children develop a strong understanding of how to keep themselves safe as they independently explore in the local woodland and park, for example. n Children have a wide range of opportunities to learn about the differences between themselves and other people in the wider community. The childminder supports their learning well as they walk through the local village and talk about the different jobs people do. Children develop a strong sense of themselves.

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The provision is good

n The childminder has developed strong and beneficial relationships with children. She is sensitive to their individual needs and has a kind and caring approach. Children are self-assured and demonstrate high levels of self-confidence.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n Although the childminder has developed good relationships with parents and continues to seek their feedback about the quality of service she provides, she has not developed an effective system to include parents fully in planning their child's next stages of learning. n Recent improvements to the systems for checking children's progress have not been fully embedded. The childminder does not identify gaps in children's learning and development as swiftly as she could, to be able to close any gaps promptly.

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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

n focus more precisely on developing ways to include parents in their child's learning n continue to implement improvement plans to identify and address gaps in children's learning swiftly.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector had a tour of all areas of the premises children access. n The inspector considered the views of parents and children during the inspection. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching and assessed the impact this had on children's learning and development. n The inspector completed a joint observation and had discussions with the childminder at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector reviewed suitability checks for all those living and working on the premises, aged over 16 years. She reviewed children's learning records, policies, procedures, and other documents regarding health and safety.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder demonstrates a good understanding of the necessary procedures to follow should she have a concern about a child's welfare. She provides coaching to her assistant after completing any training and keeps him up to date with any changes to her policies and procedures. The childminder has completed suitability checks for all those who live or work on the premises aged 16 years and over. This helps her to ensure all those who have access to children are suitable. The childminder is ambitious in her pursuit to provide good-quality teaching and learning opportunities. She attends further training courses for her continued professional development and uses the information she receives to enrich children's learning outdoors, for example. The childminder intends to enhance this even further through attending higher-level qualifications.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder plans a wide range of stimulating learning experiences for children. She incorporates their individual interests in her weekly plans and utilises the local amenities well. For example, children develop their physical skills as they have races across the open fields. They skilfully use climbing and balancing equipment in the park. The childminder supports children well to develop their language skills, for example, as they sing rhymes when playing on balancing equipment with their friends. Children have good opportunities to be imaginative and they engage in their learning well. For example, children are engrossed in the stories the childminder reads in the woods. They develop their early reading skills as they recall the main themes in each story. Children develop their critical thinking as they make comparisons between the characters in the story and discuss the different houses in which they live.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

The childminder collects detailed information from parents about children's individual interests and their health and care needs when they first start with her. She uses this information to plan activities and meals children enjoy. This helps to create a familiar environment for children as they settle. Children are caring and very considerate towards their friends. They wait patiently and offer to help one another as they climb over tree branches. Children thoroughly enjoy eating the healthy meals the childminder prepares for them. They learn about how to keep themselves healthy as they talk about the benefits of daily exercise and discuss why it is important to wash their hands before mealtimes.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children make good rates of progress from their starting points. They acquire the skills they need for their next stages of learning and are well prepared for their eventual move to school. Children develop their mathematical understanding as they use picture recipe cards and measure ingredients to make dough. They thoroughly enjoy using this to make autumn pictures with the resources collected on their earlier walk through the woods. Children are active and keen learners.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY537816 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10076910 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder Age range of children 2 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 10 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Sutton in Craven, Keighley. She opens Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7.30am until 6.30pm all year round, except for family holidays and bank holidays. The childminder offers funded early education places for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The childminder has completed an appropriate home childcare qualification. She employs an assistant, who is her husband, as and when required.

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Registers

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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Registers

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