Childminder in North Yorkshire

Inspection date 13 February 2019 Previous inspection date 15 January 2016

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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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This provision is outstanding

n The quality of teaching is excellent. The childminder provides rich, varied and imaginative experiences based on children's interests. Children make rapid progress in their learning and development and become highly confident and capable individuals. n Parents are actively involved in all aspects of their children's learning, development and care from the very beginning. This helps children to sustain the excellent progress that they make. Parents are highly appreciative of the exceptionally high quality of care and support that they and their children receive. n The childminder uses every opportunity to support children's communication and language extremely well. She uses sign language, maintains eye contact and asks children questions about their play, giving them time to think and respond. n The childminder prepares children very well for starting school. She knows the essential skills they require to adjust to the move. The childminder ensures that she teaches

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This provision is outstanding

children to be independent and resilient. n The childminder fully understands the importance of establishing relationships with other early years providers that children attend. She exchanges detailed information with them to further support children's continuity of care. This enables her to fully complement children's learning and care. n The childminder constantly praises children's efforts and achievements. Children are exceptionally confident and self-assured.

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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 enhance opportunities for children to recognise letters, sounds and familiar words, to help support their development in literacy even further.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector held discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, such as children's assessment records, policies and procedures and evidence of qualifications and suitability of household members. n The inspector observed play and learning opportunities for children, both indoors and outdoors and undertook a joint observation of an activity with the childminder. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through verbal and written feedback provided. n The inspector discussed self-evaluation and how the views of parents and children are included to drive improvement.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder attends regular training. She develops her practice to make sure that she is fully aware of when to seek intervention to safeguard and meet children's needs. The childminder plans an astute programme of professional development and is well qualified. She targets precise areas for development and actively seeks the views of parents and children. The childminder has successfully addressed the recommendations from her previous inspection. She sustains exceptionally high-quality care for children. Thorough policies and procedures are in place which underpin the childminder's admirable practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder supports children's learning extremely well through the activities she plans. She pitches these at the right level of challenge for children to make sure that they are keen and motivated to learn at all times. For example, older children are supported to develop their knowledge of phonics. They learn a letter of the week. For example, children talk about words beginning with the letter 'p', such as 'people' and 'party'. The childminder has recognised that she can further extend upon children's already excellent development in their knowledge of letters, sounds and familiar words. Children have excellent opportunities to develop their knowledge of mathematics. For instance, they count, talk about size, complete number jigsaws and find different shapes that the childminder has drawn in the outdoor play area. The childminder uses a clear system to observe, monitor and track children's learning through highly effective and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

accurate assessments. She has an extremely clear knowledge and understanding of children's individual learning styles, needs and interests.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder nurtures children, providing them with a particularly secure and safe base from which they can flourish. She places a very high emphasis upon children's emotional well-being and nutrition and children's good health is assured. The childminder provides an extensive range of foods to model positive attitudes towards eating, so children learn about healthy choices. For example, they try homemade Chinese food and learn about Chinese New Year at the same time. Children participate in an excellent range of activities that the childminder plans, to support their understanding of the wider world. Children make great use of the childminder's garden to develop their physical skills. They jump, hop and run as they increase control and coordination of their bodies. Children learn about road safety when walking around their local community and taking older children to school. They behave extremely well.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make rapid progress in their learning and development. They are highly competent learners who demonstrate the characteristics of effective learning. Children show enthusiasm as they create collages. They talk about what they see, for example, sparkly material, tickly feathers and soft felt. Children use their imaginations superbly. They develop their literacy skills as they add their names to their handiwork. Children develop exceptional skills for their future learning and eventual move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY355741 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10073915 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 - 11 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 15 January 2016

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Registers

The childminder registered in 2007 and lives in Harrogate. She operates all year round from 8am to 6pm, Tuesday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate 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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