Childminder EY500724

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 Requires improvement

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The provision requires improvement

The childminder has a suitable knowledge of child development and the curriculum. Despite this, the quality of teaching is not yet at a consistently good level. The childminder completes assessments of children and knows their next steps in learning. However, the childminder does not differentiate for the children's different stages of development during planned activities. As a result, children frequently lose interest and are not fully supported to make the progress they are capable of.

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The provision requires improvement

Nevertheless, the childminder provides children with a home-from-home, welcoming and child-friendly environment. Children arrive in the morning eager to go and explore the interesting resources on offer. The childminder takes time to settle new children into his home to ensure they build secure attachments. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure. They interact well with the childminder and develop positive relationships.

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The provision requires improvement

Overall, the childminder acts as a positive role model and regularly praises children to reinforce positive behaviour. This supports children's confidence and self-esteem well. The childminder provides some reminders of expectations, which helps children to understand what they should do. For example, children are reminded to share and take turns during play. Children are kind and behave well. However, the childminder does not fully support children to understand the expectations of behaviour that promote their well-being during snack and mealtimes.

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need to do better?

n The childminder has made some efforts to improve the overall quality of the provision since his last inspection. He works in close partnership with the local authority to seek advice. However, the childminder does not yet consistently extend children's learning through purposeful, well-planned activities that build effectively on what they already know and can do. Learning is often incidental rather than the result of structured experiences that meet the individual needs of all children. n The childminder supports children well, overall, to develop an understanding of how to behave in his home. However, at mealtimes, children are not consistently supported to understand the expectation of routines, such as remaining seated while eating. This affects their ability to develop positive habits and self- regulation. n The childminder ensures that children enjoy fresh air and spend time outdoors each day. The newly developed outdoor area offers children a range of learning

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need to do better?

experiences. For example, children benefit from opportunities to plant seeds, tend to them and observe them grow into flowers. Children regularly visit parks, farms and woodlands and attend local toddler groups. This helps children to

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need to do better?

13 June 2025 build their confidence and knowledge of their local community and the world around them. n Overall, the childminder positively supports children to develop their speech. He has been working in partnership with the local authority to implement strategies to support children's language development. For example, the childminder uses word bank lists that are linked to the setting's themes to introduce new words during play. However, at times, the childminder asks children lots of questions in quick succession. This leads to the childminder often answering his own questions and not fully supporting children's speech development. n The childminder recognises the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles for children. He promotes good health practices, such as the importance of good oral health and washing hands before eating. The childminder prepares nutritious snacks for children, such as fruit and vegetables, and stores their

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need to do better?

packed lunches appropriately. However, the childminder does not consistently support children to develop an understanding of healthy food choices by helping them learn about the contents of the packed lunches they bring from home. n The childminder reflects on his practice to make improvements. He has completed targeted training to improve his skills and knowledge. For example, the childminder speaks about how recent training has helped him to support the youngest children to settle. The childminder also gains the views of parents and links with other childcare providers and local advisers to continue to evaluate the provision. This is helping to improve the overall quality of education he provides. n The childminder conducts effective risk assessments both inside the setting and when out in the community. This ensures that he provides a safe environment for the children in his care. For example, the childminder has recently developed

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need to do better?

an outdoor space that offers children a shaded area to protect them from the sun.

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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

improve the quality of planning to ensure learning is tailored to individual needs and enables all children to make sustained progress. 23/06/2025

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should:

n support children more consistently to follow mealtime expectations and develop positive routines n allow children more time to respond during conversations in order to support their thinking and promote their conversational skills further n enhance opportunities for children to learn about healthy food choices, including through discussions about the contents of their packed lunches.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY500724 Local authority Wakefield Inspection number 10368698 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 7 Date of previous inspection 5 September 2024

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2016 and lives in Hemsworth, Pontefract. He operates all year round, from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder works with a co-childminder. He offers the government-funded places for childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

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Inspection activities

n The childminder showed the inspector around areas of his home used by children and explained how he supports children's learning and development. n A joint observation was carried out by the childminder and the inspector. n The inspector observed the quality of the interactions between the childminder and the children and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The childminder provided the inspector with a sample of key documentation on request, including evidence of paediatric first-aid training and public liability insurance.

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Inspection activities

13 June 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

13 June 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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