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 Not applicable

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The provision is outstanding

The highly trained childminder demonstrates excellent and intuitive teaching as she expertly watches, listens and responds to children. She meticulously plans an extensive and rich curriculum. The childminder creates a wonderfully loving, respectful and nurturing environment. This helps all children to thrive, excel and have immense fun and a real zest for learning. Children play harmoniously and are engrossed in highly accessible and stimulating activities. Babies and toddlers explore tactile resources that are of great curiosity. Children aged over two years learn to retell the story of the week about three bears and a little girl named 'Goldilocks', using inventive props and dried oats in an activity tray. They develop great imagination skills and small-muscle strength as they manipulate dough to make play food, such as 'mac and cheese' and 'sausages'.

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The provision is outstanding

The childminder promotes the fundamental skills that children need for their future learning superbly. For example, babies and children rapidly develop impressive social, physical and communication skills. The childminder creates an environment that is rich in language, stories and songs, including during care routines. Even babies readily access books. They babble away while turning pages and learning to press buttons that generate intriguing sounds. All children have extremely strong attachments to the childminder and those who work with her. This, and seamless daily routines where learning continues, help each child to feel safe, secure and settled. Children develop great independence and an excellent understanding of the expectations for their behaviour, in readiness for nursery school.

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n The childminder has an in-depth understanding of how, and the sequence in which, children learn. She methodically plans limitless activities and works in excellent consultation with parents to accelerate children's all-round learning and development. This includes an abundance of information sharing. n The childminder inspires parents to partake in projects designed to increase the range of experiences children are exposed to. She highlights the importance of reading stories and sets up early language initiatives where 'Buddy' bear goes home with a bedtime story. n The childminder provides exemplary mentoring, coaching and training for those who work alongside her. Children show the highest levels of motivation and focus as a result of consistent and exemplary teaching. n The childminder expands children's socialisation and knowledge of the world around them through exciting outings, such as visits to the farm and garden

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centre. She helps children to recall and remember their learning through sharing photos and planning extensive follow-up activities, for instance. n The childminder uses role play and stories to prepare children emotionally for

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18 December 2024 significant changes and development milestones, such as a new sibling, learning to share or using the toilet. She constantly evaluates children's use of the environment to ensure that it continually engages them and meets her deliberate learning intentions. n Books are enticing and carefully chosen. Children listen attentively to enthralling stories. They delight in feeling the tactile patches on the herd of reindeer, learning new words. Children take turns to choose a prop from the song bag, enthusiastically joining in with familiar words and actions. n Children flourish as a result of attentive and nurturing care and wonderful praise and encouragement. Babies beam with pride as the childminder exclaims how clever they are for pulling themselves to a standing position. They contentedly snuggle into the childminder as she gently rocks them to sleep. n Children develop early mathematical skills as different concepts are naturally

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woven into their play and daily routines. For example, three-year-old children compare the amount of dried oats in the different-sized bowls. They correctly predict which will be the 'heaviest' or 'lightest'. n Children have expansive opportunities to develop their hand-eye coordination. For example, babies grasp finger foods, and toddlers learn to use a spoon to scoop the hearty, wholesome home-made stew. Children aged over two years show great perseverance while using tools and tongs with dough. n All children are made to feel special in this inclusive setting, where children learn about difference extremely well. Children recognise their photo on the self- registration board and observe resources that represent their own and others' ethnicity, cultural backgrounds and family structures. Children also observe images that help them to aspire to be anything they want to be, regardless of their gender.

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n The childminder uses a wealth of information and resources to help children to learn about everyone's special celebrations. She does this in ways that help children to link learning. For example, the childminder creates interactive displays and provides craft activities and multicultural cuisine and role-play areas. Children also watch videos of events linked to a wide range of festivals.

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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 2758431 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10349722 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 7 Number of children on roll 8 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered with Ofsted in 2023. She lives in the Lupset area of Wakefield and works with an assistant. The childminder operates Tuesday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm, all year round, excluding bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds an early years qualification at level 3. She offers government funded childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

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Inspection activities

n The inspector observed the suitability and safety of the childminder's premises. n The childminder spoke to the inspector about how she organises her early years provision and implements the curriculum. n The inspector observed the quality of education during indoor activities and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The childminder and the inspector carried out a joint evaluation of an activity being undertaken by the childminder's assistant. n The inspector spoke to children, a parent and the childminder's assistant during the inspection. n The inspector sampled documents, including those related to the childminder and her assistant's continued professional development.

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18 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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