Childminder in Bradford

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder provides an extremely nurturing and purposeful environment, where every child is valued. He knows children's individual personalities and interests exceptionally well. Children enjoy testing out their ideas and learning through trial and error. They engage for extensive periods of time building marble runs, where they specifically design different runs for the marble to travel down.

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The provision is outstanding

Children behave impeccably and need very little guidance. They have an excellent understanding of the expectations of their behaviour. They frequently use good manners without prompting. For example, while playing outside, children notice the visiting inspector is getting wet and offer her an umbrella. Children show respect for each other and delight in each other's achievements. They work extremely positively together and easily share and take turns.

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The provision is outstanding

Children develop excellent independence skills because they are confident and well supported. For example, children willingly tidy up, know to wash their hands properly and put on their own shoes and coats. They display impressive levels of concentration and perseverance as they master and consolidate their skills. For example, children focus intently as they learn how to put their gloves on. They giggle as the wiggle their fingers 'like spider's legs' to make sure that all the holes are filled.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides a well-considered, diverse and exciting range of activities based securely on the areas of learning. He carries out regular and thorough assessments of children's learning and uses this information to ensure that they are highly challenged. Children make exceptional progress. n Children have excellent opportunities to build on their learning, inside and outside, and develop healthy lifestyles. They relish the healthy meals cooked on site and eagerly use the outside area. The childminder teaches children about the importance of exercise and the impact it has on their fitness and well-being. He leads children in boisterous games and encourages them to think about their own skills, such as 'waddling' like a penguin and 'slithering' like a seal. n Children enhance their social skills at the local groups and soft-play centres. They play and interact with other children and adults, building relationships

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outside of the childminder's setting. This supports children to create friendships and prepares them for when they start school. Children create games together and invite their friends to join in. For example, the childminder begins a game of colour collecting. Children find different coloured hoops and put them onto the matching cone. They quickly get their friends to help and enjoy working together as a team to collect as many as they can.

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13 January 2023 n Children's understanding of the world around them is explored exceptionally well. Children experience many outings to local parks, bird gardens and, most recently, a trip to a safari park. Here, they saw polar bears. Back at the childminder's home, they talk animatedly about what they saw, recreating this in their play. Children talk about the animal's natural habitats and identify on maps the country that they live in. n Children develop excellent language and literacy skills. The childminder expertly promotes children's language. For example, he adds a collection of interesting objects to a tray during an activity to stimulate discussions and develop children's language skills very well. The childminder extends what children say by modelling their words back in longer sentences. Children talk with confidence to share their ideas. They use words such as 'hibernation' and 'carnivorous' as

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they engage in imaginative play. n Parents are highly complimentary about the childminder. Parents praise the daily trips and visits out in the local community. They appreciate that the childminder offers a vast range of activities and experiences which some parents cannot always achieve at home. All parents would highly recommend the childminder to other parents. n The childminder has embedded a culture of reflection in his practice. He talks about his intention to always offer the most outstanding care and education possible. The childminder completes training. He shares ideas with his co- childminder of how to embed what they have learned into their practice. The childminder is highly skilled, and all children benefit from the excellent teaching which he provides.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

The childminder demonstrates a very strong knowledge of the signs and symptoms that may suggest a child is at risk of harm. He is extremely confident in his role to safeguard children. The childminder implements robust policies and procedures to ensure that children's care and safety remain the highest priority. He completes training to refresh his safeguarding knowledge to include a range of safeguarding issues, for example radicalisation. The childminder teaches children how to manage their own risks. For example, children take part in assessing the outdoor areas for risks, such as water on the slide.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2608176 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10265307 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 14 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2020 and lives in Shipley, West Yorkshire. He provides care all year round, from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with one other childminder. The childminder and his co-childminder hold an appropriate childcare qualification at level 3. He provides funded early education for three- and four- year-old children.

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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 that into account in their evaluation of the childminder. n The childminder showed the inspector around the areas of his home that children access. They discussed how the childminder organises his setting and plans the curriculum and experiences for children. n The childminder provided the inspector a sample of relevant documentation on request. n The childminder and the inspector reflected on an activity together. The inspector observed the quality of education during activities and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector read written feedback from parents to gather their views.

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Inspection activities

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

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