Hall, Julie Marie

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

Children thrive in this exceptional nurturing and child-orientated setting. They demonstrate that they are extremely happy, secure and confident in the care of this outstanding childminder. Children welcomed the inspector on arrival and were keen to show the inspector around the garden, talking excitedly about the activities that were set out and demonstrating how they could throw balls into a container. The children invited the inspector to join them for breakfast while they busied themselves pretending to cook in the play house at the bottom of the garden. The childminder provides children with a range of new and exciting experiences to enhance their skills and knowledge, such as trips to the farm and local parks and ponds. Children excitedly recount a trip to a bookshop that was on a barge on the river. Children respond exceptionally well to the childminder's high expectations of their behaviour. For example, children competently tidy away after each activity.

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The provision is outstanding

They even ask for their own cloth to clean up after they have been painting.

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The provision is outstanding

Children flourish in their learning. The childminder ensures they have endless opportunities for creativity, imagination and physical development. Her well- sequenced ambitious curriculum allows children to learn and develop using the children's interests to support their learning. The childminder's teaching skills are excellent. She participates in rich and meaningful conversation with children and seamlessly weaves in questions to challenge children and extend their learning. This helps them to develop important thinking skills, be able to solve problems and voice their own ideas. Children are inspired to investigate and achieve and the childminder rewards their curiosity and inventiveness with praise.

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n The childminder has clear expectations and this shows in the exceptional behaviour of the children. The children know what is excepted of them. For example, they follow daily routines well and remember to use their very good manners. n The childminder carefully monitors children's learning and shapes her activities, with their next steps in mind. She works together with parents and other settings to ensure that they are all working together to extend the children's learning in the same way. For example, the childminder writes a short report every six months stating where children are excelling and what they are working on. She shares this with parents and other settings attended by the children. n Children are encouraged to be independent in order to be ready for school. Children competently manage their self care skills from an early age. They put on their own shoes and coats, use the toilet and wash their hands independently

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and cut up their own fruit at snack times. n The childminder places great importance on understanding the world and gives

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13 June 2024 children a multitude of opportunities to learn about nature. For example, children plant flowers and vegetables and tell the inspector how they have to keep the net over them to stop the squirrels from digging them up. They look closely at and hold insects and discuss the repeating patterns on the bees. n The childminder thoroughly understands the importance of keeping children healthy and supports their oral hygiene. Conversations about healthy eating are held on a number of occasions, such as when cutting fruit and when children are playing in the kitchen in the play house. The importance of brushing teeth is discussed while using a toothbrush and toothpaste to clean marks off laminated pictures of teeth which the children draw on with a white board pen. They discuss what foods might get stuck in their teeth. n Children develop a huge range of vocabulary and strong love for reading. They

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listen intently to the childminder as she reads. They show a deep level of understanding by recalling key themes and events in stories. n The childminder expertly interweaves mathematical language into all activities using language to compare size, weight and length as well as counting and talking about repeating patterns. n The childminder is highly ambitious. She uses her wealth of experience to reflect and evaluate her own practice. The childminder carries out extensive research and attends regular training to keep her knowledge up to date. Consequently, the care and education provided is maintained to the highest standard.

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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 EY288178 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10351412 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 4 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2004 and lives in Beeston, Leeds. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5.30pm on Monday to Thursday, except for family holidays and bank holidays.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure it is safe and suitable. n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their EYFS curriculum. n Children spoke to the inspector about what they enjoy doing while with the childminder. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and children. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a communication and language activity with the childminder. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on

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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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