Childminder in Leeds

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 are very settled in the childminder's homely environment. The childminder is well prepared for children to arrive at her home. She makes sure that children's favourite resources are readily available for their arrival. This helps children to feel safe and secure in her care. The childminder is nurturing and kind. Very strong bonds between the childminder and children are evident. Children behave well. They listen and show respect for the childminder and what she has to say. Children show care and consideration for the resources and automatically tidy away the toys they have finished playing with. The childminder teaches children to keep themselves healthy. She talks to children about why they need to wash their hands and to make sure their hands are fully dry.

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The provision is good

The childminder knows children well. She recognises the skills children already have and what they need to learn next. The childminder designs a curriculum based around children's individual learning needs. Children are very confident in their own abilities. They know exactly what it is they want to play with. The childminder encourages children to independently access the specific resources needed to extend their play. Children use small figures and other objects to act out real-life experiences. They use their imaginations to develop their own storylines and talk to themselves as they describe what it is they are doing. For example, children say 'night, night' as they tuck the small figures into bed.

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need to do better?

n The childminder knows to speak slowly and clearly to children and to give children time to think and respond to support their developing communication and language skills. Children enthusiastically use the words they already know as they join in singing songs and saying rhymes with the childminder. n The childminder enthusiastically reads books children bring to her. She engages children in the stories as she encourages them to talk about the pictures. Children try to copy the variety of tones of voice the childminder uses. This helps to foster children's love of books and further develop their language skills. n As the childminder and children play together, the childminder knows to give children praise that is relevant to what they are doing. This helps to develop children's feelings of self-worth and to know that their actions are valued. n The childminder regularly plans trips and outings to enhance children's learning

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need to do better?

experiences. Children learn about their wider community with trips to local groups, woodland areas and places of historical interest. She regularly meets with other childminders and their children. This extends children's opportunities to build relationships with adults and children outside of their families. n The childminder ensures that all necessary qualifications, for example her paediatric first-aid training and insurances, are up to date. She accesses

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3 September 2024 safeguarding training to ensure that children are kept safe when in her care. The childminder uses information gained from independently sourced training to keep parents updated with information about internet safety. n Parents are very complimentary about the service the childminder provides. They speak highly of her care and commitment for supporting their children's development. Parents are particularly praising of the wide range of experiences the childminder provides for their children and the progress their children make. n The childminder has established effective partnerships with local schools and their nurseries. She meets with teachers and shares children's development and progress reports prior to children beginning the next phase of their learning. This helps to create a consistent approach to children's learning and development and enables children to settle into school and nursery quickly.

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need to do better?

n Overall, children have good concentration skills and spend long periods of time at their chosen activities relative to their very young ages. However, the childminder does not always consider encouraging children to re-engage with activities they quickly move away from, to extend their levels of concentration even further. n The childminder does not make best use of opportunities that arise naturally through play and routines to further develop children's mathematical understanding of numbers and counting.

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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 consider ways to re-engage children in the activities they quickly move away from to further develop their concentration skills n develop children's understanding of numbers and counting further, such as by using all opportunities as they arise during children's play and routines.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY497209 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10357616 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 7 Date of previous inspection 14 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2015 and lives in Wetherby. She operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 8am to 3pm on Tuesday and Friday. The childminder holds a qualification in childcare at level 3. She provides funded early 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 childminder. n The childminder discussed with the inspector how she intends to deliver the educational programmes for children. n Evidence of the childminder's public liability insurance, training certificates, the childminder's suitability and the suitability of all people living on the premises was checked by the inspector. n The inspector looked at policies and documents the childminder uses when caring for children. n The written views of parents were taken into account.

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Inspection activities

3 September 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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3 September 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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