Childminder EY341684

Inspection date 19 October 2018 Previous inspection date 2 July 2015

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Good 2 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 Children have developed close relationships with the childminder. She is caring, kind and sensitive to their needs. This helps to promote children's self-esteem and confidence successfully. n Children are achieving in line with expectations for their age. The childminder completes a detailed review of children's progress between the ages of two and three years. She observes their play and plans activities to support what they need to learn next. n Children enjoy a variety of experiences outdoors. For example, they enjoy collecting conkers and leaves on an autumn walk. They visit local parks and halls and go to feed the ducks. This helps to develop children's understanding of the world effectively. n Children follow their own interests in play. One example of this is children reading books independently. They look at the pictures and create their own words as they tell their own story. n The childminder supports children to develop their independence. She helps children to

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The provision is good

wriggle their arms out of their jumpers, so they can manage to take them off. Children practise putting their shoes and coats on in preparation for school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

n The childminder has not developed a targeted programme of professional development to help raise the quality of teaching and learning to a higher level. n The childminder does not consistently encourage parents to contribute their own views to children's ongoing learning and assessments and help them to complement and extend children's learning in the home.

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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 a targeted programme of professional development to help raise the quality of teaching and learning to an even higher level n strengthen partnerships with parents and encourage them more effectively to contribute their own information to children's ongoing assessments and to help them to complement and extend their child's learning at home.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities indoors. She assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as policies and procedures, training records and children's assessments on the online system. n The inspector spoke with children at appropriate times during the inspection. n The inspector took account of parents' feedback in the compliments file.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The childminder reflects on her setting to make improvements. For example, she has recently started to use an online system to complete observations and track assessments of the children's learning effectively. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder keeps her safeguarding knowledge up to date, for example, she regularly reads articles and information on early years websites. She has a good knowledge of child protection issues and wider safeguarding matters, such as online safety. She understands what action to take if she has any concerns about a child's welfare. Children practise fire evacuations and discuss where to exit if the fire is in different locations. This helps them to learn how to keep themselves safe.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The childminder allows children to pursue their own fascinations in play. For example, older children create a castle from a large cardboard box. Younger children make their own crowns from a variety of craft materials. The childminder cuts out different shapes for the children to stick on their crowns and emphasises mathematical language well. Children enjoy making different marks with the glue and brushes and delight at feeling the textures of the materials, such as the pom-poms. The childminder encourages the children to listen to new words, such as 'star' and asks them to repeat the word back. This helps to promote their communication and language skills effectively.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children build close friendships with others and enjoy playing together. For example, they hide from the childminder in the 'castle' and then pop up shouting 'boo'. They laugh, smile and cuddle each other frequently. Children behave well; they listen carefully to the childminder and follow her instructions. This helps to foster children's personal, social and emotional development effectively. The childminder provides children with lots of opportunities to be physically active. They create obstacle courses outside and practise using different equipment in sports day challenges.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children are imaginative and creative. For example, they drive cars around on the road mat, push dolls around in the buggy and enjoy painting and sticking activities. Children learn about shapes, size and numbers through their play. Amongst other things, they build models and towers with wooden blocks and carefully count the number of blocks. Children develop key skills in readiness for school and their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY341684 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10064290 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 1 - 9 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection 2 July 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2006. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Tuesday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder has a relevant qualification at level 3.

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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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