Carmelac
Carmela Coady Childcare
Member since Jul 2010 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 30 May 2025
Our Summary
Giving Children Roots To Grow And Wings To Fly
About Us
We have grown from a childminding environment into a vibrant nursery, and we’re dedicated to preserving our welcoming, home-like atmosphere. Our nursery features three specially designed rooms for babies and young toddlers, where they can safely explore and make their first discoveries. These areas provide opportunities for developing their physical skills as well as cosy spaces for restful sleep.
Additionally, we have three dedicated rooms for our older toddlers and preschoolers that empower them to follow their own interests and focus on their development while socialising with friends. These spaces encourage physical development, creativity, and a love of learning. Our garden is a fantastic area for climbing, exploring, and imaginative play, where children can even grow their own fruits and vegetables. We believe in the importance of community engagement, and we ensure that small groups have regular outings as well as invite educational visits to our nursery. This rich array of activities supports a well-rounded early years experience for all of our children.
Our vision is to create a place that feels like home, where children feel part of the family and know that they are loved, cared for, listened to and valued. Families feel comfortable and welcomed into a safe and non-judgemental environment and understand that their views and personal perspectives are not only respected but celebrated and included in our practice.
Our passionate, enthusiastic and qualified team plan responsively, in the moment, keeping the children’s unique interests at the heart of everything they do, expanding their play experiences and uplifting them to reach their full potential in all developmental areas.
We know that each child is an individual with a unique set of capabilities and we aim to nurture their instinctive drive to explore, investigate and discover the world around them by providing an engaging environment that sparks curiosity and ignites a sense of wonder. We understand that, within a safe environment, challenges and opportunities to fail are excellent ways for children to develop their self confidence, independence and resilience and these are the magic ingredients to creating the empowered learners of the future.
To enquire, please send details of your childcare requirements and we will reply to arrange a visit.
Our Availability
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Our Fees
- Childcare from £56.00 per day
Our standard hourly rate is £8 per hour. We can offer flexibility with booking patterns enabling parents to book the hours they need rather than full sessions or days. There is a daily surcharge of up to £6 for the booking of bespoke hours. We do recommend a minimum of two days a week to provide consistency for the child and we offer fully funded day sessions.
All snacks and meals are freshly prepared on site by our nursery chef. Breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack and a hot evening meal are all included in our hourly rate. Nappies and wipes are provided free of charge. Visits and outings are also included.
We offer a sibling discount of 10% and happily accept childcare vouchers or tax free childcare.
We accept all funding options for 9 month olds, 2, 3 and 4 year olds, either term time only or all year round.
We also accept bookings through the Bright Horizons Back-Up Childcare scheme.
Our Ofsted Inspections
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Our Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 04/12/2021)
- DBS Check (added 13/02/2020)
- Other (added 20/05/2025)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Carmelac. 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.
Our little one has been going to Carmela's for over a year now and we are so pleased we found you.
The effort and attention that everyone puts in is exceptional! I never worry about leaving little one as I know he will be looked after to a high standard and have an amazing day. Little one is always so excited to go and see his friends and bubbly when he gets home.
Carmela provides such a vast range of activities for them to do and get involved in, little one has learnt and developed so much from going here.
You get given a diary which tells you everything about their day which is great to see and read what little one has enjoyed and been up to.
Carmela and her team are just so caring and loving I wouldn't go anywhere else.
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Megan
on 18/08/2021
If you are looking for a thoughtful and caring home from home environment then look no further. Carmela and Simon have looked after my little boy since he was a year old and I can not recommend them highly enough. My second child will be starting in September at only 6 months old. Carmela provides a fun learning environment for all the children. My little boy loves going here and will be sad to leave to start school in September.
Carmela and Simon always go the extra mile hosting firework nights and Halloween parties for the children. They really are like an extension of our family.
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Emily
on 08/06/2020
Carmela has been an absolute godsend!
She has been looking after both of our children for the past 6.5 years. My son (now seven and at school) still absolutely loves going to see her, which is testament to her inspired approach to childcare. Still caring for my daughter, aged four, she provides an amazing welcoming environment where nothing is too much trouble, the children are allowed to play as they wish and are shown as much love and compassion as though they were her own children.
Together with her husband Simon, she encourages the children to try new things by learning through play, including cooking, dancing, learning about road safety, reading and writing, painting, messy play, singing and generally having lots of fun! Particular highlights for both my children have been the regular trips out and about, down to the river to learn about nature, and to other group activities including beach visits, Monkey Gym and Twinkletoes. The trips involving bus rides are the best!
We are so grateful to Carmela for the love and care she has shown our children, and could not have picked, nor wished for, a better person to have looked after our babies for all of these years.
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nickgibs
on 23/06/2019
If you are looking for a childminder in the area, then look no further than Carmella. She is simply amazing. She has cared for my two children (now 3 and 5) for the past 4 years and I cannot recommend her highly enough. She is calm and organised and instantly puts the children at ease. She has always put their best interests first and some how manages to strike a balance between offering them a fun and relaxing environment, whilst at the same time, always being in control of the situation. She provides a loving, homely environment, cooking nutritious meals and providing relaxation and play so they can get the most out of their day.
Carmela follows the EYFS curriculum and comes up with so many fantastic new ideas of how to make learning fun and part of the children's everyday lives, she also gives us parents great tips on how we can carry this on at home. I'm so amazed at how well my girls have progressed and she really put in so much extra time and effort getting my eldest ready to start school with confidence.
During the holidays, no day was the same and she takes them on the most amazing trips, either for long walks, picnics at the beach or visits to places such as Alice in wonderland and Honeybrook Farm and that's on top of the usual weekly outings to the library, local parks, children's centre and nature tots.
The girls absolutely adore being with Carmela and feel part of her extended ‘family’, they are more than happy to go to her house because they know it will be jam-packed full of activities. Since moving house, we do a 1 hour round trip so our youngest can still continue at Carmela's, with no thoughts of moving her. To us it's 100% worth while to keep her somewhere she's so happy, comfortable and loves to be.
From my side, nothing is ever too much trouble for Carmela – she is always flexible to fit around my work schedule and would extend her hours to look after the children at short notice. She is always willing to help and go the extra mile. She is very good at communicating with parents, uploading pictures to the parents secure Facebook page, telling us all about the things they've been up to during the day and also through there personal daily diary's.
Carmela is a true star and I cannot thank her enough for the love and compassion that she shows to my children. Thank you Carmela x
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on 03/01/2017
My little one has been with Carmela since he was one year of age. He loves spending time there! She offers a happy, safe, and stimulating environment. She's always positive, creative and full of ideas for a variety of activities indoors and outdoors. They enjoy reading, cooking, playing instruments, painting, arts and crafts... they even grow vegetables and flowers! They are often out in the garden, or walk to the park or children centre.
I couldn't be happier with my choice and would definitely recommend Carmela to anybody looking for the best care for their little ones!
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