Childminder, Out-of school day care in Kirklees

Inspection date 6 December 2018 Previous inspection date 15 June 2018

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Not Applicable

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This is a provision that requires improvement

n The childminder does not work in partnership with parents well enough to tailor each child's care and experiences to fully meet their individual needs, especially when they are new to the setting. n The childminder has not established good links with school reception staff, to fully promote a shared and consistent approach for children as they move between settings. n The childminder does not provide children with good opportunities to learn about the differences between people. n The childminder does not always effectively reinforce children's understanding of certain boundaries and expectations to support their social skills to the highest level. n The childminder has made some progress since the last inspection and has addressed all actions raised. However, her evaluation of practice does not involve parents and children and is not consistently good, in order to raise the overall quality of provision.

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It has the following strengths

n Children confidently and happily enter the relaxed and friendly environment. They have very positive relationships with the childminder. n Children choose what they want to play with and engage well. They especially enjoy craft activities, where they are very friendly with one another. n The childminder helps to foster children's positive approach to learning and other skills essential for children's successful future learning as they move through school, such as those in early mathematics and literacy. n Children enjoy doing things for themselves. They develop good levels of independence as they take part in daily routines, during which the childminder reinforces healthy practices.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and Childcare Register the provider must: Due date ensure that each child's care and experiences are fully tailored to meet their individual needs, in consultation and partnership working with parents 20/12/2018

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

develop a regular two-way exchange of information with other providers. 20/12/2018

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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 improve opportunities for children to learn to value and appreciate the similarities and differences between themselves and others n consistently reinforce children's understanding of boundaries and expectations to the highest level n develop self-evaluation, in consultation with parents and children, to identify strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement, including through continued professional development.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the activities indoors and the interactions between the childminder and children. 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 and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household. n The inspector spoke to children and parents during the inspection.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management requires improvement

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a secure knowledge of child protection issues. She can identify general and broader signs of child abuse and fully understands reporting procedures. The childminder maintains a secure and hazard free environment. She maintains required records to promote the efficient and safe management of her childminding practice. The childminder reflects on the activities she provides and how she can enhance these. However, she does not fully identify other areas for improvement that will have the most positive impact on her practice, including through continued professional development. She has not thought how parents and children could be involved in sharing their views and ideas to help shape provision.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Overall, the childminder plans a good variety of activities for children, especially arts and craft experiences. However, she has not yet established good enough partnership working and communication with children's reception teachers. This prevents her from fully complementing provision at school. Children are eager to decorate their Christmas template. They each choose a snowman from the selection available. They show good drawing skills as they confidently write their names and create faces, using felt tip pens. They show great creativity while expressing their own ideas using sequins. They focus and concentrate well while gluing these on to their snowman. They show precision while creating intricate patterns. Children delight in the praise and encouragement they receive from the childminder, who extends and builds on children's learning at opportune moments. For example, she explains that a sequin might be changing colour because the

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

light is shining on it and she introduces shape and numbers.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Children are clearly at ease, including those who have only just started attending. The childminder offers settling-in visits, to help children to become familiar with her and her setting and exchanges some information with parents. However, she does not gain a clear enough picture from parents of their children's individual needs and interests, to precisely tailor her provision to fully meet these. Overall, children display positive behaviour. However, they do not always respond to the childminder's requests, such as helping to tidy up. Children enjoy homemade nutritious teatime meals. They delight in creating their own healthy wraps during what is a very sociable occasion. Children chat to one another and the childminder about their day at school. Children learn about people and communities, relative to their own experiences. However, they do not have enough opportunities to develop an understanding and appreciation of the wider world

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY496007 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10079673 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 4 - 10 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 11 Date of previous inspection 15 June 2018

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in the Lindley area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She provides out of school care only and operates Monday to Friday, all year round, except for family holidays and bank holidays. During term time, the childminder is open from 7.30am until 9am and from 3.15pm until 6pm. During the school holidays, she is open from 7.30am until 6pm.

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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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