Childminder in Calderdale

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

Children are happy and they flourish in the calm, nurturing and respectful care of the childminder. They adore her and develop strong emotional attachments to her. Children experience settling-in sessions that are tailored specifically to meet their individual needs and support their interests from the start. They feel safe and secure in the childminder's care. Children learn about each other's backgrounds, similarities and differences. The childminder ensures that children's cultural heritage is valued, respected and celebrated.

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The provision is good

Children benefit from unhurried learning experiences. They play imaginatively together, using fabric to make dens and pretend to go shopping. The childminder knows children well and has high overall expectations of them. Children use real tools, including a hand drill, saw and hammer. They enthusiastically make purposeful resources from wood, including threading boards and bug houses. Children are very proud of their creations. Young children respond well to the gentle support and clear expectations they receive from the childminder. Children behave extremely well.

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The provision is good

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents leave their children at the childminder's front door. Children confidently and eagerly enter the childminder's home. They benefit from observing the friendly conversations between the childminder and their parents.

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n The childminder is ambitious for children. She provides an exciting curriculum outdoors that builds on children's existing learning. Children enjoy daily outings with the childminder that inspire their love of the outdoors. This includes visits to the local market, the post office, the woods and the local nature reserve. Children learn about the natural environment and how it changes throughout the four seasons. The childminder teaches children about taking risks and how to keep themselves safe. n The childminder supports children's communication and language development especially well. She skilfully engages children in conversations and is swift to identify when children are not developing as expected in their speech development. She undertakes specific training to enhance her knowledge and puts in place interventions to help children develop their language skills. Children speak very clearly using well-constructed sentences and display an extensive

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vocabulary. n The childminder promotes children's health and good hygiene. She places a fresh bowl of water on a low table for each child as they enter her home. Children confidently wash their hands and learn about washing the back and

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18 January 2022 front of their hands. However, on occasions, the childminder does not consistently promote children's independence in learning to dress themselves. For example, she puts aprons and dressing-up clothes on for children without encouraging them to try and do this themselves. n Children's early literacy is supported well, overall. They concentrate for long periods of time looking at books independently. The childminder sings to children throughout the day and reads stories with expression. Children listen attentively to familiar stories and predict what comes next However, the childminder does not consistently teach younger children how to hold books and printed resources correctly. Occasionally, they look at books and recipe cards upside down. n The childminder supports children's mathematical learning particularly well. She uses practical baking activities to help support children's understanding of

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counting and number. Children identify how many cups of flour are needed to make bread. They count accurately and show curiosity as they explore how the mixture changes shape. The childminder introduces mathematical language to develop children's understanding of 'empty', 'nearly full', and 'full'. Children also develop their knowledge of length as they stretch the dough to make it longer. n Parents speak very highly of the childminder. They feel she provides a wide range of educational activities and adapts them to meet their children's individual needs. The childminder keeps parents informed about their children's development during daily discussions as parents leave and collect their children. She also provides written summaries of their children's development and holds regular meetings with parents to discuss children's progress. Parents describe the childminder as 'welcoming, calm, gentle and compassionate'.

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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 keeps her training updated. She has clear policies and procedures in place to follow should she have any safeguarding concerns about a child in her care. Parents are fully aware of the childminder's policies and procedures. The childminder maintains a safe environment for children and ensures that no unauthorised persons can access her property unannounced. She also involves children in practising fire evacuation procedures regularly to help ensure that they know what to do in an emergency. The childminder continuously undertakes risk assessments, at home and outdoors, in order to promote children's safety.

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n consistently encourage children to develop greater independence in managing

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18 January 2022 their own self-help skills n intervene more swiftly to help children to develop their early reading skills to an even higher level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2520844 Local authority Calderdale Inspection number 10206568 Type of provision Childminder

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Registers

Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Day care type Childminder

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inspection

Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2019 and lives in Hebden Bridge. She operates term time only from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Thursday, except for bank holidays. The childminder follows the Steiner Waldorf philosophy and the Pikler approach.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken this into account in their evaluation of her provision. n The childminder explained to the inspector how she organises her home and curriculum to support children's learning. She also shared additional documentation with the inspector to provide further evidence of her curriculum, and how she supports children's cultural heritage. n The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation, including training certificates and evidence of suitability for the childminder and other adults living in her home. n The inspector and childminder evaluated the quality of education and children's learning during an activity delivered by the childminder. n Parents told the inspector, through discussion and written feedback, how well

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the childminder supports their children's learning and keeps them informed.

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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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