Krupinski, Marie

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

The childminder has devised a clear curriculum, which fosters children's current interests. She provides children with opportunities to lead their own play. For example, children beam with excitement as they play racing games with the cars on the slide. The childminder further supports their learning by asking children to guess which car will be the fastest and why. Children discuss their ideas and begin to develop good critical thinking skills. Children show positive attitudes towards learning and all children make good progress.

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The provision is good

The childminder is a positive role model to children. She focuses her curriculum on helping children to understand their feelings. Children discuss what makes them feel happy. In addition, the childminder supports children to take turns and to develop kind attitudes towards others. They play cooperatively and sit together to draw pictures. Children show good levels of self-confidence and form good relationships with their friends. Overall, children behave well.

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The provision is good

The childminder has created a nurturing environment, which supports children to develop a sense of belonging. She has built secure relationships with the children. Together, they sing a welcome song to acknowledge who is ready to play. Afterwards, they place their name on the welcome board and quickly settle into their play. The childminder understands the individual needs of the children in her care. When children are feeling tired, she offers them cuddles and reassurance. Children excitedly ask the childminder to join in with their play. Children feel safe in the childminder's care and their well-being is supported effectively.

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need to do better?

n The curriculum intent for mathematical development is a real strength. Younger children count to three. Older children count the dots on the dice and match the correct amount of pom-poms to the number. Children show that they can confidently count, recognise numbers and begin to solve problems. They are making good progress in their early mathematical development. n The childminder is committed to improving her own practice. She is reflective of her own professional development and has recently attended a speech and language course to develop her skills further. In addition, she has completed mandatory training such as safeguarding and paediatric first aid. This helps to keep her knowledge up to date. However, her professional development has not focused sharply enough on developing her knowledge of how younger children learn. Therefore, at times, the childminder is not as confident to know how to

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need to do better?

build on what younger children know and can do. n The childminder has built effective partnerships with parents. She regularly shares information with parents to keep them up to date on their child's

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need to do better?

17 July 2024 development. The childminder provides parents with support and advice on topics, such as toilet training. In addition, the childminder shares activities with parents to try at home, which supports children's next steps in learning. This helps to maintain continuity in children's learning and development. n The childminder offers children a variety of opportunities to build their physical skills and independence. For example, children pour their own drinks and chop their own fruit for snack time. Older children put their own shoes on before outdoor play. They support younger children who are less confident in this task and help them to put their shoes on. Additionally, children develop their fine and gross motor skills. They practise scooping and kicking a ball into a hoop. Children are developing good independence and physical skills. n The childminder supports children to understand the expected behaviour

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boundaries within the setting. Children listen carefully to the childminder's instructions and tidy up their resources. They are respectful and take ownership of their environment. The childminder gives consistent praise to the children when they achieve their goals. This gives children a sense of pride and boosts their self-esteem. n Overall, the childminder promotes children's good health. She provides children with opportunities to learn about oral health in the curriculum. However, good hygiene habits, such as handwashing, are not always consistently promoted. Furthermore, children are not always supported to understand the importance of these healthy habits. This means children are not always developing and understanding the promotion of their own good health. n Children's communication and language are promoted effectively. The childminder models putting two words together for younger children to copy.

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need to do better?

She encourages children to broaden their vocabulary and to use descriptive words to describe their food. Older children describe their snack as 'juicy' and 'crunchy'. Children make good progress in their early language development.

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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 focus professional development more sharply on improving knowledge of how younger children learn and develop, so that interactions with children can more effectively build on what they know and can do n consistently implement good hygiene procedures and support children to understand the importance of good health.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY421918 Local authority Oldham Inspection number 10350907 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 5 Date of previous inspection 12 September 2018

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Information about this early years setting

The childminder registered in 2011 and lives in Royton, Oldham. She operates all year round, from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the childminder received since the COVID- 19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the childminder and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the provider. 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 inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. 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 children.

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Inspection activities

17 July 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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Inspection activities

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