Childminder in Wakefield

Inspection date 14 August 2018 Previous inspection date 15 July 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Previous inspection: Good 2 Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1 Outcomes for children Outstanding 1

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The provision is outstanding

n The childminder has a consistently ambitious drive for improvement. She has high expectations for the service she provides for children and their families. She evaluates practice well and attends training to help her continually improve. n The childminder has excellent child development knowledge and understands the learning requirements. She offers an extremely wide range of activities and resources for children to engage with based on their needs and interests. As a result, children are excited to play and remain engaged in their learning. n The childminder builds extremely secure and positive relationships with parents. She highly values their contributions and feedback and reflects on any changes she could make. Parents comment on the high standard of support and care they receive from the childminder. They are regularly informed about their children's progress and ideas to try at home to continue learning.

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The provision is outstanding

n The childminder provides a highly stimulating environment for children in which they explore, investigate and use their imagination skills. They show increased levels of confidence as they approach activities. Children use their thinking skills and create new ideas for learning within their play. n Children are working rapidly towards their next steps in learning and are supported well to develop the skills they require for their move on to school. n Children's behaviour is exemplary. They consistently use good and polite manners and are kind towards each other. The childminder helps them understand boundaries and what is expected of them. Children are fully aware of how their behaviour and actions will impact on others' feelings. n The childminder enhances children's independence from the start as an utmost priority. Children believe in their own abilities and develop key skills, enabling them to be fully

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The provision is outstanding

prepared for their next stages in 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

n continue to develop already excellent partnerships with parents to ensure they all consistently contribute to their children's learning from the start.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through verbal and written feedback provided. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder and her assistant at suitable times throughout the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder values her and her assistants' continued development highly and works with other professionals to broaden their skills and knowledge. She plans to complete further training and specific courses to suit the changing needs of the children in her care and increase awareness of current wider issues. Safeguarding is effective. The childminder and her assistant have robust knowledge of what to do if they have any child welfare concerns and can identify signs and symptoms relating to child protection issues. The childminder rigorously checks her setting for safety and tends swiftly to any risks that may arise. She encourages children to take their own risks during play and discusses possible hazards they may find and how to overcome these. The childminder closely monitors all children's development to ensure they consistently make excellent progress. She uses any additional funding received to provide meaningful learning

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

opportunities for children to experience.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder creates detailed individual learning profiles for each child to show their development from the start. She knows the children extremely well and use accurate assessments of their progress to meticulously plan engaging activities for children to experience. The childminder is highly responsive to children's emerging abilities and interests and adapts her teaching skills with ease to extend learning. For example, as children play with water-expanding beads, they first investigate the effect water has on the materials. The childminder then extends this by adding other items for children to sort, weighing scales and tweezers. Children enjoy exploring mathematics and science. The childminder is a clear communicator and listens with intent to children. Children develop excellent language and literacy skills, regularly sing exciting action songs, mark make and role play in the mud kitchen, outdoor playhouse or café.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder promotes a highly inclusive setting. Children are very respectful, polite and value each other and the childminder. They are aware of people's similarities and differences and regularly use resources which reflect a diverse community. The childminder is sensitive and extremely caring towards all children. She praises them for their achievements and encourages them to solve problems for themselves. Children are confident to explore and have a go in the setting, and are emotionally secure in their environment. Children develop positive relationships as they socialise and play together.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are very curious and excited about the world around them. They ask if they can water the plants in the garden to make them grow, and compare coloured balls to dinosaur eggs. Children make up their own stories and games as they play. They enjoy independently lining wooden blocks up in order of size and decide to knock them down like dominoes. Children enjoy healthy, home-cooked food daily and discuss their favourite fruit and vegetables at mealtimes. They have a good awareness of healthy lifestyles.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY288597 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10066490 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 0 - 12 Total number of places 12 Number of children on roll 13 Date of previous inspection 15 July 2015

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in the Castleford area of Leeds. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two- and three-year-old children. She works with assistants.

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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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