Childminder EY387514

Overall effectiveness Requires improvement

The quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Good

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The provision requires improvement

Children are happy and settled, including new babies, whose home routines are followed well to help them feel secure. The childminder recognises and responds to their care needs as she prepares lunch earlier when they become tired, for instance. Children have built close bonds with the childminder, who interacts with warmth and kindness. For example, babies enjoy regular, nurturing cuddles, which help to promote their emotional well-being. Children enjoy listening to adults reading simple stories and learn new words while feeling the different textures in the book. However, the childminder does not organise the premises and equipment well enough to consistently meet children's individual needs.

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The provision requires improvement

Children thoroughly enjoy familiar adult-led activities that help to develop their early speech, such as the 'What's in the bag?' song. They sing this at toddler group. This is just one of the outings that children go on each morning of the week. Such outings help to promote certain skills for children's future move to nursery or school, such as their early socialisation. However, the childminder's curriculum and learning environments are not planned with enough purposeful intent to fully promote children's developmental stage and interests. Partnership working with parents is not always fully effective in supporting children's learning.

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The provision requires improvement

Despite this, children are learning to share and take turns, with very little adult intervention required, and they hear and use good manners.

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need to do better?

n The childminder does not always consider children's age and stage of development when planning how she will use space and equipment. For example, she sleeps children in prams, even though some are too big for these. She has not considered more suitable alternative arrangements for sleeping children in the home. In addition, some younger children are too small to be able to sit comfortably and confidently at the kitchen table. n The childminder does not plan educational programmes effectively to cater for the different abilities of the broad age range of children attending. All age groups often engage with the same resources and activities. Consequently, some are too advanced for younger children or lack challenge for older children. This leads to children losing focus and motivation and to not making the progress they are capable of. n Although there are certain weaknesses, children, many of whom have been

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attending since they were babies, are making some progress. For example, children develop small-muscle strength and hand-eye coordination, in readiness for early writing. They turn pages of books and build with plastic bricks, for example. Babies and toddlers learn to eat foods using their fingers and a spoon,

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11 February 2025 and they squeeze crinkly tactile resources. n Children have opportunities to develop their large-physical skills. Babies stretch out for objects placed further out of their reach to encourage them to learn to crawl. They enjoy developing strength in their legs as they pull themselves to standing with adult support. Children have ample fun moving their bodies to music and joining in with action songs. n Children learn early mathematical skills as they play. For example, they join in with number songs, such as 'Five Little Ducks', and count along with adults while building with bricks. n The childminder creates a language-rich environment, which builds on children's early speech. She encourages babies to clap their hands, and she exclaims, 'Are you clapping?' This helps them learn to link words to actions. n Children delight in the praise and encouragement they receive for playing nicely

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need to do better?

with their friends and for sitting and singing so well. This helps to foster children's self-esteem and confidence. n The childminder uses various methods of communication with parents as children settle and thereafter. However, she does not always discuss, and agree how to support, children's learning well enough, especially where they may need any additional support with certain aspects of their development. In addition, the childminder does not consistently link with other settings children attend to fully promote continuity in their care and learning. n The childminder's qualification and continued professional development, such as online training, which she cascades to her assistants, is not having a positive enough impact on practice.

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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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Due date

ensure that the premises and equipment are organised in a way that meets the needs of children 25/02/2025

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Due date

11 February 2025 improve the planning of challenging and enjoyable experiences across the areas of learning that take full account of all children's individual needs, interests and developmental stage 25/02/2025

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Due date

address any learning and development needs in partnership with parents and any relevant professionals. 25/02/2025

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should:

n improve the consistency of information-sharing with other providers to promote better continuity in children's care and learning as they move between settings n improve the effectiveness of continued professional development to raise the quality of teaching and children's learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY387514 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10376155 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 12 Number of children on roll 15 Date of previous inspection 20 May 2019

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2009 and lives in Wakefield. She works with an assistant and has a second assistant registered for back-up care only. The childminder operates Monday to Thursday, from 7.30am to 5.30pm, and on Fridays, from 7.30am to 4pm. She operates all year round, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder holds a childcare qualification at level 3 and 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 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 observation on the childminder's assistant. n The inspector spoke to children and the childminder's assistant during the inspection. n The childminder shared a sample of relevant documents and written feedback from parents.

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Inspection activities

11 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

11 February 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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