Childminder in Bradford

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Requires improvement

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The provision is good

The experienced childminder provides a welcoming and secure environment that helps children feel safe. Children develop independence and take pride in their own achievements. They laugh and clap with excitement as they master their own self- chosen challenges. This shows that children have good levels of self-esteem. Children develop a positive attitude to learning. They listen and respond attentively and show good levels of concentration. The childminder offers a curriculum that builds on children's previous skills and prepares them well for future learning. She identifies what it is that children need to learn next through observations and assessments. For example, she has highlighted the need for children to continue to develop their communication and language skills. Young children are exposed to a wide range of vocabulary and new words, such as 'chrysalis'. They enthusiastically join in with repetitive stories and rhymes. Older children are invited to join in more

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The provision is good

challenging conversations, which create discussion and thought. The childminder celebrates her communication with parents throughout the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. This includes keeping in touch and providing ideas for children to continue their learning at home. Parents comment on the progress their children make throughout their time at the setting and how they have grown in confidence.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has made considerable improvements to her practice since her previous inspection. She works collaboratively with others, including other childminders and advisors from the local authority. This helps her to review the overall quality of her practice. She has identified training needs and has sourced relevant information to develop her teaching skills. This includes developing her knowledge on how to provide tailored support to children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. n Children benefit from daily outings and experiences that help to promote their physical development. They climb on playground equipment and walk around places of interest, such as visits to a nearby pond where children feed ducks. Children have good hand-eye coordination and learn to manage their self-care needs, such as learning to feed themselves during mealtimes. n The childminder invites children to develop an understanding of where food

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need to do better?

comes from. Children plant fruit and vegetables in the childminder's garden and continue this learning at home. For example, children have recently grown sunflowers and taken them home to care for them. n Children's mathematical development is threaded throughout all aspects of learning. They learn to make comparisons, count, weigh and measure. The childminder introduces mathematical vocabulary including size, shape and space. Children particularly enjoy completing puzzles and matching objects to the different shape and colour. This helps children to develop problem-solving skills

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need to do better?

18 May 2021 and link new ideas. n Children join in with small tasks appropriate to their age, such as helping to prepare meals and snacks. In addition, the childminder encourages children to help tidy away activities and resources after play. However, children are not consistently provided with enough time to finish their self-chosen activities before moving on to the next stage of the routine. n The childminder is vigilant and supervises children well. She talks to children about safety measures and invites them to help to identify potential hazards. For example, she highlights a broken toy and explains the hazards to children before throwing this away. n The childminder encourages children to talk about what they are doing as they play. She prompts discussion and asks well-timed questions that help children to think about what might happen next. This helps to promote children's thinking skills.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a good awareness of safeguarding matters. She has maintained her safeguarding knowledge and sourced ways to improve this since her last inspection. The childminder has procedures in place that help her to identify children who may be at risk of harm. This includes recording and reporting procedures. The childminder is aware of the importance of liaising with other professionals and agencies to share relevant information in order to keep children safe from harm. She shares her safeguarding policy with parents when they first start at the setting and communicates with them regularly. The childminder is aware of the steps to follow in the event that an allegation is made against her or a member of her household.

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should:

n review transition periods throughout the structure of the day to help children to finish their play and prepare for the next part of the daily routine.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY310912 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10133013 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4 Date of previous inspection 26 November 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2005 and lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. She holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the provider received since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. n The inspector took into account the views of children and parents. n The inspector observed interactions between the childminder and children. She spoke to children throughout the duration of the inspection. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of required documentation during the inspection. n The inspector completed an evaluation of an activity with the childminder. n The childminder and inspector completed a learning walk together

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Inspection activities

18 May 2021 We carried out this inspection 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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18 May 2021 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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