Rachel S
Childminder in Southampton
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Female Member since Aug 2014 Last Updated Mar 2025 Last Login 12 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hello! I am a happy, energetic, caring person with your child's care and development my priority.
I have a 8 year old daughter and a 5 year old son.
I come from a large family (7 of us) so have always had children around me in my care. I like animals, we have a cat and I am passionate about bee conservation, recycling and the environment.
I encourage active, stimulating play, learning by constructive play, using your child's imagination.
I like to use the outdoors, and am lucky enough to have the Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre on my door step as well as a fantastic local play park and woods to utilise in addition to my own safely enclosed rear garden.
My house fronts onto a green so there is no traffic directly outside. I currently care for U5’s and have school aged children from Oakwood School in Lordswood before and after school
My Experience
Come Along and Play messy play workshop.
10 years childminding.
Many years caring for children in my family and more recently friends children, under and over 1 years.
My own children.
Various age respite foster caring.
Certified Go Diaper Free coach. Elimination Communication(EC)/baby pottying and potty training
Cloth nappies
Phonics
ECAT
Sign A Long (similar to Makaton)
My Qualifications
Ofsted rating GOOD
Paediatric first aid trained.
Safer food training
DBS checked
Come Along & Play workshop
Module of level 4 specialising in SEND.
Experience with hearing loss.
Experience with eczema.
ECAT trained.
NDNA Motor Skills
Flexicare provider
Basic baby signing.
Safeguarding training.
My Availability
Flexicare available, which provides a point of contact if your child does not require full care eg; home alone after school for 11+
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 19/03/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.75 per hour
Daily rate-Please ask for details.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Oakwood Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childminder has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childminder.
My Documents
- UK Driving Licence (added 21/12/2022)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
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I can't praise Rachel's services and setting enough! My daughter had a very happy 10 months in her company. Rachel provided safe and interesting environment, including messy plays, painting, puzzles and other varied games at home. They went to playgroups, parks, played in garden or even visited and elderely peoples home! Every week there was a variation of activities and my girl surely had a great time;) We only had 1 sick day in all of this time, which is great considering toddler immunity;) I will also be forever grateful for Rachel's support and help with potty training! Rachel was very encouraging and helpful which helped massively as this for me was a dreaded teritory😉 In all I couldn't not recommend her enough, I felt at peace everytime leaving my little girl.
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Barbora
on 29/09/2018
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