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

Children are happy and settled in this home-from-home setting. They enjoy their time in the care of the childminder and her assistant. Children benefit from a good balance of adult-led learning and child-led play. They make choices from a wide range of resources and activities that reflect their interests. Children's learning is supported through high-quality interactions with the childminder and her assistant. For instance, they enjoy listening to favourite stories and dancing to favourite songs. Children show high levels of attention and concentrate well.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations for children's behaviour. She teaches them to be polite and kind and to share. Children have lots of opportunities to develop their communication and language skills. They are encouraged to talk about their family and where their parents work. Children share their ideas during their play. For example, they discuss how to build their towers higher and make them stable. They are keen to include the childminder and her assistants in their play. For instance, the youngest children laugh and show delight when playing peek-a-boo.

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The provision is good

The childminder has communicated well with parents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares detailed information about children's learning and progress. Parents speak highly of the care and support they and their children receive. Children make good progress.

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need to do better?

n The childminder shares detailed information with parents about children's stage of development and next steps in learning. She plans her curriculum carefully, taking into account children's interests and learning needs. However, she does not always implement planned activities successfully. As a result, children are not always challenged to help them make the best possible progress. For example, an activity exploring shapes is too easy for the oldest children. n The childminder supports children's chosen activities, such as role play, well through positive interactions that enhance their imaginative play. The childminder and her assistant model language throughout children's play. They support children to identify the letters from their name, to sound out familiar words during stories, and to build sentences. n The childminder is keen to promote children's interest in books and their early literacy skills. Children share books brought from home for World Book Day.

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need to do better?

They enjoy lively story sessions with the assistant, who demonstrates words in rhymes. She encourages children to predict what might happen next. During familiar stories, she pauses so they can finish sentences. The assistant uses facial expressions to convey emotions, and make the children laugh. n The childminder works closely with parents to help children settle. She identified

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need to do better?

4 March 2022 that some children struggled with separation after the pandemic. The childminder gathers detailed information about their care routines at home and reflects these in her setting. She teaches children good hygiene routines, such as cleaning their hands before they eat. The childminder works with parents to promote children's independence and get them ready for school. However, she does not always make sure that children who are using the potty are shielded from view to maintain their privacy. n Children have strong relationships with adults and each other. They behave very well, are considerate and play cooperatively. They enjoy talking to visitors about their play. Children like the responsibility of routine tasks, such as tidying away their toys ready for a new activity. They sit together to have their meal and learn to use cutlery appropriate to their age. Children enjoy being physically active.

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need to do better?

They use the childminder's garden and visit a soft-play centre where they can climb and jump safely. n The childminder seeks the views of parents and children and uses their feedback to make positive changes. For example, she has changed some of the meals she provides. The childminder reviews her assistant's practice and guides her during activities to promote children's engagement. She provides opportunities for her assistant to undertake training to enhance her knowledge and skills. For instance, they conduct research so that they can support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities successfully. n The childminder promotes children's mathematical skills. They learn to count up to 20 and to recognise numbers. They explore concepts of size, such as big and tall. Children begin to group objects and start to add and take away.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder and her assistant know how to keep children safe and promote their welfare. They know the procedures to follow should they have any concerns. They share information with other professionals and are quick to act if they believe a child might be at risk. The childminder and her assistant recognise the possible signs and symptoms of abuse and demonstrate a detailed knowledge of wider safeguarding issues. They teach children how to keep themselves safe, such as accessing age-appropriate material and information online safely.

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should:

n use the wealth of information gathered about children's stage of development and next steps in learning more effectively to strengthen the planning of adult- led activities so that children are always challenged to make the best possible progress

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should:

4 March 2022 n consider how the arrangements for children who are potty training can be improved to ensure their privacy is always maintained.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY551241 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10226703 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 12 Number of children on roll 29 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered 2017 and lives in Wakefield. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the setting received since the COVID-19 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. They discussed how the childminder organised different aspects of learning. n Children spoke to the inspector about toys they play with when they attend the setting. n The inspector considered parents' feedback and discussed working with different families with the childminder. n The inspector observed teaching. She talked to the childminder and her assistant about how they evaluate the provision. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of an activity with the childminder.

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Inspection activities

4 March 2022 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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4 March 2022 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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