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 really enjoy their time with this caring childminder. The childminder creates a welcoming home-from-home environment where children feel very safe and secure. She develops strong nurturing bonds with the children she cares for. They seek her out for reassurance and enjoy her skilful support during their play.

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The provision is good

The childminder develops strong settling-in procedures. She gathers lots of information about the children before they start. This helps her to meet the individual needs of the children from the outset. The childminder prioritises children's emotional well-being. She has high expectations of the children and sets clear boundaries for them. For example, she explains to children the importance of being kind and caring to one another. Children behave very well and reflect her positive attitude in their play.

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The provision is good

The childminder makes accurate ongoing assessments of the children. She plans sequenced learning that builds on what they already know and can do. She ensures that children gain a range of skills that support their eventual move to school or nursery. For example, the youngest children are consistently encouraged to manage things for themselves. Children joyfully demonstrate a 'can-do' attitude at all times.

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need to do better?

n The childminder provides many opportunities for children to learn about mathematics. For example, the childminder and children count the blueberries and strawberries in the colander and discuss their size and shape. They talk about the position of objects 'on top' and 'underneath' the table. This work helps the children to build a foundation of early mathematics at the setting. n The childminder encourages children to develop a love of reading. She has a wide range of stories and information books available to the children. Children enjoy weekly excursions to the local library where they discover new books and order books to enjoy in the setting. This helps children widen their vocabularies and develop a love of reading. n The childminder helps children to become independent learners. Children are supported to manage things for themselves whenever possible. For example, children cut a range of fruit for their snack. They demonstrate determination

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need to do better?

when things do not work at first. They show persistence to achieve their end goal of chopping the strawberries and bananas. Children are learning to keep trying and are not afraid of making mistakes. n The childminder prepares children for their transition to school well. She teaches them a range of skills, and, when the time comes, shares relevant information with receiving teachers. This supports children to make a smooth move to school

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7 February 2025 and start with confidence. n The childminder encourages children to express themselves and showcase their creativity through role play activities and arts and crafts. Children delight as they create their unique pictures. They are thrilled to display their finished work on the fridge. They show a sense of pride when praised for their good work. The children's ideas are celebrated and respected. n Overall, the childminder supports children's language development well. She role models good English language and uses the correct terminology when describing things to the children. However, at times the childminder uses questioning, for example, 'what is it?'. This type of questioning does not encourage children to think and respond with more than one word, or, consistently support them to extend their growing vocabulary. n The childminder accurately evaluates her setting and the service she provides.

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need to do better?

She uses questionnaires to gather feedback from parents. The feedback she receives informs her plans for improvement. She also evaluates her own practice and seeks out professional development to raise the quality of her service further. n The childminder supports children's learning and development well, overall. She develops strong partnerships with parents and shares information about the children's progress and development regularly. However, as yet, the childminder has not fully implemented her plans to improve her home-learning procedures. This means that children's learning is not consistently followed up and strengthened by parents at home. n Parents are highly complementary of the childminder. They appreciate her supportive and flexible approach. They value the information she shares about the children's daily activities at handovers. They are very pleased with the progress their children are making in her care.

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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 use more effective strategies during interactions with the children to encourage and support their language development further n fully implement improvement plans for home learning to strengthen parent partnerships and the children's learning outside of the setting.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY436753 Local authority Leeds Inspection number 10372586 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 8 Date of previous inspection 26 April 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in the Hunslet area of Leeds. She operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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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 the inspector discussed how the childminder organises their early years provision, including the aims and rationale for their early years foundation stage 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 observed the interactions between the childminder and the children. n The childminder and inspector discussed how the curriculum had been implemented and the impact that this had on children's learning. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request.

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Inspection activities

7 February 2025 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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