Karolina
Childminder in Loughton
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Female Member since Feb 2023 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 05 May 2025
My Summary
Another Fun Day
About Me
I am a mother of two young children a son age 6 and a daughter age 3. I am passionate about my work and am skilled at creating a welcoming, warm, safe and secure environment which promotes learning and development through play based activities while ensuring outstanding support for each child’s physical and mental well being. The finest useful resource accessible to a child as a learner is an adult who acknowledges their learning and development journey, and know how to support it.
My setting includes a large outdoor space with mud kitchen, large easel, sand pit and climbing equipment, as well as as many opportunities inside and out to create imaginative, creative, fun environment for children to explore and thrive in.
I love outdoors the features and stimulus of the outdoor environment provide for different play opportunities that can hardly be replicated inside. The outdoors can be described as an open and constantly changing environments, where it is possible to experience freedom, growth in boisterous movements, and contact with natural Elements. Children can move more freely, take risks, develop their health and strength and coordination. Outdoors is therefore very special for children.
Another passion of mine is cooking and baking it’s a great opportunity for children to all join in together. One of the greatest benefits of cooking with children is that it can help them develop an adventurous and varied taste palette. Children learn by touching, tasting, feeling, smelling, observing, reading and listening. This is why the kitchen is a perfect environment for learning - it hits a range of senses and a range of learning styles.
My Experience
I have over 15 years child care experience working within early years centres with an extensive knowledge of early childhood development and the skills needed to look after groups of children to the highest possible standard.
•Worked with children with additional needs, leading 1:1support groups
•developing children’s language through language groups
My Qualifications
Currently studying Cache level 4 advance practitioner
Cache level 3 award in childcare and education
Childminding Advanced level 4
Level 3 award in EYFS and Teaching
Paediatric first Aid
Designated Safe guarding Lead
My Availability
Available Monday - Friday 7:30-5:30 term time only
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
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| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 29/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
Daily rate of £75
Drop off and pick up from Hereward primary school
My Local Schools
This childminder has not yet informed us whether or not they provide any drop off or pick up services at local schools.
My Documents
- DBS Check (added 29/04/2024)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 30/10/2023)
- UK Driving Licence (added 27/02/2023)
- Training Certificate: Food hygiene and safety (added 30/04/2023)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric first aid (added 13/04/2023)
- Training Certificate: designated safeguarding lead (added 06/03/2023)
- Training Certificate: Level 4 award in Childminding Advanced (added 01/03/2023)
- Training Certificate (added 27/02/2023)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Karolina. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Karolina is a very caring childminder. She looks after children very well. You can notice, that she performs her job with a passion and has an extensive experience of working in the childcare sector. Our child was very happy attending her setting. Karolina offered lots of different kinds of activities outside and inside. As it was Spring and Summer terms, our child was spending a lot of time exploring her well-maintained large garden. On top of that Karolina was offering healthy and delicious meals. Our child was always coming back with his hands clean. From time to time children were brought to the exciting trips nearby, which were supported by interesting photos and videos.
We can recommend Karolina as a very good childminder or as an alternative to the Nursery.
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Aleks
on 01/02/2025
Karolina is a fantastic care giver. She has looked after my son since he was a baby. Leaving your baby with someone can be daunting at first but she made me feel so at ease. She always kept me updated throughout the day which made it so much easier.
The activities that she provides for the kids are beyond, from arts and crafts to cooking and being close to nature - which is so important to us. My son has been thriving with her, and she has helped us overcome any obstacles. She has helped us with weaning, and continues to make sure that we stay on a healthy path. You can see her knowledge is powerful, it really comes through, with really helpful advice always on hand. She is a very warm, sweet and caring person. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone.
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Klaudia
on 20/03/2023
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