Childminder in Kirklees

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 thrive in this warm, welcoming environment. The childminder offers a safe, respectful place in which to play and learn. Children happily seek out the childminder for hugs and emotional support. Children settle extremely well. They happily leave their parents and carers in the morning, reflecting the trusting relationships the childminder develops with families. Children feel safe and are happy, confident learners. This, along with their positive attitudes to learning, helps them to make good progress.

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The provision is good

The childminder places a strong emphasis on supporting children's emotional well- being. Children are supported effectively to learn about the different emotions that they may be experiencing. For example, children learn words such as 'angry' and are helped to recognise different facial expressions and what they mean. This helps children to gain an understanding of why they, and others, might be feeling a certain way and to communicate their emotions to others.

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The provision is good

The childminder has high expectations of children's behaviour. She provides children with gentle, but clear, reminders about what is expected in the setting. Through the childminder's effective modelling, children learn to show good manners, such as saying 'please' and 'thank you' and how to share and take turns.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has a good knowledge of what children already know and can do. She uses this to identify children's next steps in their learning. Planned activities reflect these next steps as well as children's interests. Children take delight in the variety of resources and activities on offer. They happily play alongside the childminder, who engages with them enthusiastically, offers plenty of praise and encouragement and shares in their excitement in learning. However, most learning takes place through adult-led activities. Children are given little time to independently explore the resources and provision. This means that children do not get enough chances to make their own decisions about what and how they play. n Opportunities to develop children's early understanding of numbers are skilfully weaved through the activities on offer and the setting's routines. For example, young children are encouraged to use their developing knowledge of the order

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need to do better?

of numbers to correctly count objects, such as up to 15 play dough segments. They count resources as they tidy up and count how many eyes they have. The childminder sensitively corrects any mistakes. n Overall, the development of children's vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation skills is well supported. Through the activities provided, children learn new vocabulary, such as 'gown' and 'sweetcorn'. The childminder's clear modelling

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need to do better?

12 December 2024 and repetition of words helps children to correct any errors in their pronunciation. Children are asked lots of questions through their play. However, at times, children are not given time to answer them. This means that opportunities to extend children's thinking skills and knowledge of sentence structures are overlooked. n Partnerships with parents are effective. Parents speak very highly of this childminder. They recognise the warm, friendly environment provided and appreciate the high quality of care and support given to their children and families. The childminder ensures that parents are kept well informed of children's next steps in learning and know how they can support their children's continued learning at home. Parents keep in touch with the childminder as they recognise the positive impact the childminder has had on their child's life. n The childminder aims to ensure that children leave the setting 'school ready'.

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need to do better?

Children are encouraged to develop their independence and self-care skills, such as washing their hands before snack. Effective links are established with other settings that children are to move on to. She accompanies children on visits to their new settings and ensures that information is shared effectively. This helps to ensure that children's transition is smooth. n The childminder reflects on her own practice and identifies how she intends to improve her practice further, such as by accessing additional training. She actively seeks support from the local authority and has established good links with other childminders.

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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 further support the development of children's independence and decision-making skills by allowing them to choose their own theme of play n ensure that children are given time to respond to questions asked to develop their thinking skills and their sentence structure.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY472170 Local authority Kirklees Inspection number 10367624 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 1 Date of previous inspection 15 February 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2013 and lives in Huddersfield. She operates all year round, from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, except during bank holidays and family holidays. She offers funded places for babies and for two- and three-year-old children. The childminder occasionally works with an assistant.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector the premises and discussed how they ensure they are safe and suitable. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The inspector observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n Parents shared their views of the setting with the inspector. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

12 December 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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