Childminder in Wakefield

Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

The childminder provides children with a very calm and nurturing experience. Children adore the childminder and display their obvious affection for him. They are happy and feel safe in his care. The childminder values and celebrates children's individual uniqueness, culture and diversity. Children develop a strong sense of belonging and thrive in the childminder's care.

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The provision is good

Children are motivated and show interest in how things work. Young children concentrate well and show their delight when they learn to switch the bubble making machine on. They confidently clap their hands together and 'pop' the bubbles excitedly when they catch them. The childminder is a positive role model and has high expectations for children. He provides sensitive guidance to help younger children play together and learn to take turns. The childminder encourages children as they build tall towers with bricks. This inspires children to persist and succeed. Older children who attend after school show wonderful kindness towards younger children. All children behave well.

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The provision is good

The childminder recently reviewed and changed the procedures he put in place during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Parents are pleased that they can now enter the childminder's home and see how settled their children are.

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need to do better?

n The childminder supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities extremely well. He develops strong partnerships with other professionals and provides detailed information to help them understand children's developmental stages. This helps to support a consistent approach. The childminder supports vulnerable children particularly well and enriches their lives through a wide variety of learning experiences. n The childminder uses his assessments of children effectively to identify what they do well and where extra help is needed. He places a high priority on supporting children to develop good language skills. The childminder is highly responsive to young children's communication and reinforces what they say. He introduces new words, sings plenty of songs and reads stories using an expressive voice. Young children show good understanding and make progress in their speaking skills.

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n Children enjoy a wide range of opportunities to be physically active and develop their body strength. They enthusiastically climb the steps of the slide and excitedly slide down. With guidance from the childminder, younger children learn to sit in the middle section of the see-saw. They display good balance and control as they rock backwards and forwards energetically. The childminder uses his knowledge of children's development to sequence the curriculum he

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need to do better?

16 September 2021 provides. n The childminder supports children's understanding of the world especially well. Children learn about the life cycle of chickens and ducks and how these animals provide food to eat. They also learn to grow food in the garden and on the allotment. Children develop a good understanding of where food comes from and the importance of eating healthy foods. The childminder eats with the children at meal times and creates a social learning experience. Despite this, he tends to holds younger children back in developing their self-help skills and independence. For example, he seats children in high chairs who are ready for the next stage and gives little encouragement to children to put their own aprons on. n Parents are pleased with the progress that their children make. They describe how happy they are with the care and support the childminder gives to their children. Parents also value the advice he offers to help them with their

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children's learning at home. They feel that their children are safe, and state how they 'like the calm environment the childminder provides'. n Children concentrate well when they explore three-dimensional shapes and find shapes that are the same. The childminder praises children for correctly matching shapes. However, he has not fully considered how to extend children's mathematical knowledge of shape, size and measurement even further during learning experiences. n The childminder promotes an oral health programme. He has recently created dental health packs for parents to help them in caring for their children's teeth at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder has a secure knowledge of safeguarding and child protection. He has clear procedures in place to follow should he have concerns about any children in his care. The childminder understands when to liaise with other professionals and agencies to help keep children safe from harm. He also understands broader safeguarding concerns, such as the 'Prevent' duty. The childminder maintains a safe environment for children and ensures that no one can access his property unannounced. He also involves children in practising regular fire drills to help ensure that they understand what to do in an emergency.

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should:

n increase opportunities for younger children to develop greater independence in managing their own self-help skills n extend the curriculum for mathematics so that all children develop a secure

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should:

16 September 2021 knowledge of shape, size and measurement.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY558058 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10190371 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 11 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2018 and lives in Pontefract. He operates all year round from 7.30am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. He works with his wife who is also a childminder.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 (coronavirus) pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the setting. n The childminder and the inspector completed a learning walk together to discuss his intentions for children's learning. n Children talked to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n Parents told the inspector through discussion and written feedback how the childminder supports their children's learning and progress. n The childminder and inspector discussed what he intended the children to learn, how he taught the children and the impact that this had on their learning.

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Inspection activities

16 September 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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Inspection activities

16 September 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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