Childminder in Wakefield

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 creates a loving and nurturing environment, which helps children to feel safe, flourish and develop high levels of emotional security. Children are extremely happy and content. The childminder plans an exceptional and limitless curriculum, including through richly resourced environments and highly effective daily routines. Consequently, children excel and develop excellent foundations for future learning. The childminder is a wonderful role model who helps children develop great independence and essential social skills. For example, she uses a gentle approach to distract two-year-olds who are learning about expectations. Four-year-olds are very kind and love to help their younger peers.

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The provision is outstanding

Using her expert knowledge, the childminder combines children's interests with their key next steps. Her first-class teaching and unique educational programmes for children are inspired by expansive continued professional development. This includes, for instance, an accreditation in the philosophies of other societies, such as Denmark, and a qualification in specialised approaches to outdoor learning.

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The provision is outstanding

Children excitedly create a calm and cosy den, using blankets and candle lights. They are engrossed in outdoor activities and show superb focus while curiously exploring natural resources, including those collected on an Autumn walk. This is just one of a wealth of outings children take part in. Being outdoors is central to the childminder's curriculum. This helps to promote children's wonder of the world, confidence and well-being to an exceptional level. The weather creates no barriers to children's learning. As the rain becomes heavier, the childminder moves activities under the expansive garden parasol.

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n The childminder meticulously monitors children's progress and swiftly addresses any developmental delays. She has a first-rate knowledge of how children learn. For example, children have the most wonderful love of books, essential for future literacy skills. They have expansive opportunities to develop their physical skills in readiness for early writing. This includes, for example, the use of challenging apparatus on outings. n The childminder skilfully combines younger children's fascinations with their development of essential small-muscle strength and hand-to-eye coordination. Children pour water into containers. They negotiate the clasps on the miniature treasure chest as they take intriguing metal items in and out, scoop lentils and roll conkers down tubes and plastic guttering. n The childminder adapts activities and her teaching superbly. For instance, she adds more challenging equipment to promote older children's hand-to-eye

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coordination during 'Autumn' sensory play. Children squeeze plastic bottles to

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9 October 2024 precisely dispense coloured water before placing the tricky caps back on. They use tongs to pick up fern and pine cones. n The childminder enriches children's language, learning and enjoyment through her highly motivating and perfectly timed interactions. For example, older children have great fun learning about water displacement as they add lentils to a container of water, causing the water to rise and overflow. They learn how to mix primary colours together to create secondary colours. n The childminder models a breadth of vocabulary as younger children explore the slimy pumpkin pulp and seeds. She sings songs and provides a language-rich environment through her animated narration as children play and during care routines. This accelerates children's communication skills. n The childminder continually strengthens and builds on children's learning. For example, when deciding what she wants children to learn, the childminder

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weaves this into outings, stories and a wealth of inventive activities. n Children listen attentively to an exciting story about a leaf man. They join in with fun actions, such as swaying in the wind, and rustle the leaves set up in the vintage picnic hamper. As older children listen to a story about a pumpkin, they show amazing recall of the previous year's trip to buy one. n The childminder spontaneously introduces mathematical concepts to challenge older children. This is reflected, for example, in their impressive ability to look at a small set of objects, such as conkers, and instantly know how many there are without counting them. n Children develop excellent independence. Younger children put on wellingtons and chop and peel fruit. Older children put on their waterproof suit and learn to use the apple corer. The childminder exclaims 'use your muscles to press down really hard'. She praises children for doing an 'amazing' job, fostering their

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confidence, self-esteem, and a love of learning new things. n The childminder works in excellent consultation with parents, whose feedback is highly complimentary. There is expansive information sharing, for example, face- to-face, electronically and through social media. Children take favourite books home and the childminder provides suggestions and activities to support children's learning at home. This helps children to thrive and make optimum progress.

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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 EY423579 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10364172 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 5 Number of children on roll 6 Date of previous inspection 29 January 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Wakefield. She operates Monday to Thursday, from 7.45am to 5.15pm, all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder offers the government-funded places for childcare.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the suitability and safety of the childminder's premises. n The inspector held discussions with the childminder to understand how she organises her early years provision and implements the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during indoor and outdoor activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity taking place in the garden. n The inspector spoke to children during the inspection and viewed written feedback from parents. n The inspector sampled documents, including those related to children's learning and the childminder's continued professional development.

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Inspection activities

9 October 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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