Childminder in North Yorkshire

Overall effectiveness Outstanding

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

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder ensures that children benefit from a wonderful start to their early education. She provides a highly stimulating learning environment, inside and outdoors, to support children to become confident, inquisitive and independent learners. The childminder creates a language-rich environment that enables children to experience a wide and interesting range of vocabulary. Children consistently hear new words through a wealth of stories, songs and discussions, which they practise and repeat in their play. Children anticipate events as they happen in their favourite books, excitedly telling the childminder which foods the hungry caterpillar eats each day. All children, including the youngest, quickly develop excellent communication and language skills.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder is an excellent role model and has very high expectations for children's behaviour. She is calm and consistent, and children respond very positively to her. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They develop a strong sense of right and wrong. Children are very kind to each other and have good manners. They react immediately if another child needs help. Children learn about the community they live in. The childminder provides an extraordinary array of outings to many places of interest. For example, she takes children to visit the library, parks, fire and police stations and local shops to build on children's current learning within the setting. Recently, children visited the local care home and enjoyed a teddy bears' picnic with the residents. Children develop confidence and resilience as they encounter new experiences which offer new challenges and opportunities.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has an exceptionally strong understanding of how young children learn. She provides an exceptional curriculum and teaching and learning environment. The childminder provides children with the knowledge and skills they need for their future learning. The childminder assesses children's progress and uses this information to plan activities designed to help all children to make rapid progress across all areas of learning. n Children flourish and exhibit exceptional levels of self-esteem and confidence. Older children confidently count and sequence numbers as part of their play, helping them to develop their understanding of mathematical concepts. Children talk about shapes and name them to describe what they are. Younger children feel emotionally secure and enjoy quiet time on the beanbag sharing favourite books. n The childminder ensures that children have plenty of opportunities to be outside

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need to do better?

in the fresh air. She uses regular trips, including to her allotment, to develop children's knowledge of the world. For example, children learn directly about nature as they dig in the soil and plant flowers and vegetables. The childminder

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4 June 2024 supervises children very well and implements stringent safety measures. She helps children to understand how to keep themselves safe. n Children notice features in the natural environment with awe and interest. As a small insect lands on their window, they eagerly show everyone. Children engage in conversation about how the insect can be kept safe and how they can successfully re-home it on the plant outside. The childminder uses books to deepen children's understanding of concepts, such as life cycles. Older children confidently tell the inspector about the life cycle of butterflies. n Children are highly motivated to join in and take part in the exciting range of activities on offer. They have many opportunities to develop their fine motor and pre-writing skills. For example, they squish and squeeze play dough. Children manipulate it, strengthening their finger muscles. The childminder also supports

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and extends children's concentration skills effectively by helping them to stay engaged for increasing periods of time. n Partnerships with parents are extremely well developed and successful. This helps to contribute to the excellent levels of progress that children make. Parents receive continual updates, messages and photos during the day to highlight children's achievements and progress. The childminder provides daily verbal feedback and more detailed written feedback, which works exceptionally well to ensure high levels of continuity in children's learning. The childminder suggests activities and ideas to enable parents to further support their children at home. n The childminder is highly reflective of her practice and continually strives to improve in order to provide the highest level of care and education. She shares best practice with other childminders and makes effective use of online training

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to keep up to date with changes and ideas for improvements. The training courses the childminder has attended have all impacted positively on the high- quality teaching she provides and the well-delivered curriculum. The childminder holds regular discussions with her assistant to review her practice and share ideas.

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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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Setting details

Unique reference number EY288273 Local authority North Yorkshire Inspection number 10351533 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 5 Date of previous inspection 19 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Knaresborough. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a relevant childcare qualification at level 3 and occasionally works with an assistant. She provides early funded education for two-, 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 setting. n The childminder showed the inspector around the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable. n The childminder identified how she plans and implements her curriculum. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided and assessed the impact on children's learning. n During the inspection, the inspector spoke to and interacted with children. n The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback and sampled key documentation.

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4 June 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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