Childminder in Kirklees

Overall effectiveness Good

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

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The provision is good

Children enjoy coming to the childminder's home. Well-planned transitions mean that they settle quickly. Detailed information about children's care routines is obtained from parents, and this is reflected in the setting. This gives children a feeling of security. Children develop close relationships with the childminder. She is patient and nurturing. They sit on her knee to explore resources, such as musical instruments, and are reassured by having her close. This supports children's emotional well-being. Children begin to build relationships with other children as they play alongside each other happily. Age-appropriate guidance from the childminder helps them understand how to behave, share and take turns.

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The provision is good

Children develop their independence from a young age. The youngest children learn to hold their own cup with handles and to use a spoon to feed themselves. Children benefit from a healthy, balanced diet. Babies enjoy trying a range of foods, such as chilled watermelon to cool their gums when they are teething. Children have space to crawl and explore their environment and use furniture to begin to pull themselves up. They develop their hand-eye coordination when they stack blocks. They laugh as they knock them over and stack them again.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn. She works with parents to find out what children already know and can do and what their interests are. She completes regular assessments of children's development and shares these with parents. The childminder uses the information she gathers to plan activities that capture children's curiosity and promote their next steps. For example, babies enjoy banging objects together to make different sounds. The childminder sits on the floor with them and shows them how to play. n The childminder promotes children's communication and language skills well. She models language throughout their play. She encourages babies to babble. The childminder conveys meaning through gestures and facial expressions during her communication with babies. She has linked into the local authority's initiative to bring music to children. For instance, she sings rhymes to children,

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need to do better?

such as 'Horsey Horsey don't you stop'. n Children visit a range of places in the local area. This supports their understanding of their community and the world around them. Children choose books from the local library to read in the setting. Sharing stories promotes their early literacy skills. Children learn what makes them unique through stories, such as 'Are we alike?' The childminder celebrates children's home traditions and cultures and talks to children about their different experiences of home. n The childminder's partnerships with parents are secure. They appreciate the communications they receive. Parents say their children are happy to attend the

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need to do better?

25 January 2024 setting. They like that children go to groups and meet up with other children. The childminder teaches children to keep themselves safe. She talks to older children about the possible risks to them in the wider community, such as knife crime and county lines. The childminder shares information that she receives from school with parents. For example, she shares guidance about children accessing age-appropriate media online. She also shares information from her training, such as safer sleeping for babies. This helps parents to keep their children safe. n The childminder completes training to keep her knowledge up to date. For example, she has recently attended training in the new statutory framework for childminders. She has started to link with other childminders to share ideas and good practice. The childminder evaluates her practice. However, she does not regularly seek parents' views about her service or give them opportunities to

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

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should:

n develop more ways for parents to share their views of her practice and support the drive for change and improvement.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY413440 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10305198 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 3 Date of previous inspection 14 February 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2010 and lives in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an appropriate qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector discussed any continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organised different aspects of learning. n The inspector considered parents' feedback and discussed working with different families with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of education. She talked to the childminder about how she evaluates the provision and her continuous professional development.

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Inspection activities

25 January 2024 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

25 January 2024 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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