Kaye, Jane

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 arrive excitedly to start their day at the childminder's home, and she greets them with warmth and enthusiasm. They independently and confidently follow the routines of the setting by removing their shoes and coat, before going upstairs to wash their hands. The childminder has high expectations of behaviour, and children are happy, displaying high levels of well-being. The childminder is patient and attentive to their needs. She helps them to feel valued and important by giving praise and encouragement. Children are keen to learn, and they ask questions to further their own understanding, with an abundance of enthusiasm.

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The provision is good

The childminder has a good understanding of how children learn. She creates a purposeful and safe environment where children can practise a wide range of skills. They transfer pasta shapes into shiny silver jugs, finding the corresponding lid and placing it on carefully. She develops a curriculum that is well thought out and provides an appropriate level of challenge for all children.

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The provision is good

Children's language and communication skills are excellent. Conversations happen throughout the day, with children communicating with each other as well as with the childminder. The childminder helps children learn to listen and recall and learn new vocabulary. She introduces new words, such as 'guest', carefully explaining what it means. Children join in excitedly with familiar songs, keen to hand over their 'penny' for a 'currant bun'. She helps them develop a love of reading through her animated storytelling.

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need to do better?

n The childminder implements a well planned and sequenced curriculum. Activities complement each other, which helps accelerate children's learning. To help children develop their fine motor skills, she has a magnetic transporter and children practise lining up the magnets before transferring them onto the back of another vehicle. The childminder provides age-appropriate scissors to help with cutting. n Children demonstrate very good attention and listening skills and are keen to learn. They take an active role in their play, adding ingredients together to make play dough. They carefully pour water from a jug and then mix it up with a large spoon. Children remain engaged for the whole process and see first-hand how the combined ingredients form a malleable ball. n The childminder is well organised and seeks out information to help develop her own knowledge. She is part of a support group that shares information about

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need to do better?

different potty training techniques. She pro-actively seeks out information and guidance to ensure that individual care plans are in place to support the medical needs of specific children.

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need to do better?

25 September 2024 n The experienced childminder completes relevant training, continuing her professional development. She has introduced different resources to help children develop their numeracy skills. Telephones with numeric dials and numbered sorting houses are two examples of new resources that are provided. The childminder helps them learn to look at a group of objects and know how many there are without counting them when looking at pictures in a book. n Children learn about their local community through visiting the library, community centre and park. They attend rhyme sessions where the children learn to be part of a small group, taking turns and forming relationships with other children. They learn to be accepting and tolerant of each other and demonstrate excellent positive behaviour. The childminder promotes inclusion and diversity through having good-quality resources but these are not always

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need to do better?

accessible to the children and only accessed sporadically. n The childminder uses observation and assessment techniques well and knows children's current stages of development. She has meticulous plans in place to help them make good levels of progress across the different areas of learning. She highlights developmental progress so that achievements can be celebrated and any delays supported through individual learning plans. These assessments and plans are shared with parents, and children make accelerated progress through implementing this collaborative approach. n Parents are very happy with the care provided by the childminder and comment how much they appreciate her support. They are confident that their children are safe, happy and making excellent progress in their learning. They enjoy the updates that the childminder sends them and appreciate the support and guidance that she provides. n The childminder establishes links with other professionals, including the local

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authority. She is keen to take on board new information and implements safe practice. However, the childminder is not always proactive enough to ensure that she has the latest updates to ensure that her practice is sustained to a high enough level.

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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 place an even stronger focus on inclusion and diversity so that children begin to see this as part of their ongoing learning and development n strengthen partnerships with other professionals and evaluate practice more

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should:

25 September 2024 thoroughly to maintain and sustain an even higher quality provision.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 302347 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 10357628 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 4 Date of previous inspection 18 December 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 1994 and lives in the Wibsey area of Bradford. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded care and early education for children and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children. She holds an appropriate early years qualification at level 3.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder and the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their curriculum. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about children's learning and development, with a particular focus on communication and language. n The inspector spoke to children to find out about their time at the setting. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The inspector spoke to several parents during the inspection and took account of their views. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request. n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how she ensures that they are safe and suitable.

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Inspection activities

25 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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Inspection activities

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