Babytown
Childminder in Royal Borough Fulham
Female Member since Dec 2014 Last Updated Nov 2024 Last Login 08 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
OFSTED OUTSTANDING - date of the last inspection 17 June 2024
Excellence in First Aid Practice with the Millie's Mark Award
Early Years Educator Level 3 - achieved grade distinction
Provider for Tax-Free Childcare and other Early Years Fundings
Trilingual childcare provider French / Spanish or Portuguese / English as native languages.
My name is Sophie. I have opened my own childminding premises called Baby Town, in Farm Lane SW6, to share my enthusiasm and experience with a team of childminders and assistants, and families seeking help with childcare needs.
I am a hands-on person, hard-working, patient, a sense of humour, lots of energy and stamina who loves to encourage children using part of the Montessori philosophy to grow, develop and experience life at their own pace, learning to do things for themselves to encourage independence and self-esteem.
Our childminding settings are home from home in nice Victorian houses in Fulham with a safe back garden or a roof terrace patio. They have all the comfort of a home environment with learning and opportunities of a nursery. The premises are open on a daily basis Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 5:00, with a Team of 3 carers, childminders and assistants, to care for 9 children maximum per day from 6 months to 4 years of age.
We prepare every morning, before the children arrive, organic homemade meals.
We give individual and close attention to each child and cater to their own individual needs. Safety, care, and happiness of children are paramount and we offer many opportunities and activities as well as having the flexibility of home care. We take children to the library, soft play, parks, museums, and other cultural interests (with prior permission).
We love being outside and giving children the time which they can gain from the simple things in life.
We do educational adult-led activities and child-led free-play on a daily basis which develops areas of learning in literacy, communication, physical exercise, crawling and walking, pen control, numeracy, art and design, knowledge of the World, personal, social, and emotional development.
We have a wide selection of toys and resources to provide for children of all ages and stages.
My Experience
Ofsted registered since 2016, and previously 15 years of experience in the childcare sector - Play Center, and Summer Camp.
Regular newborn / toddler / pre-school's children experience
Knowledge of the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development of children
Ability to make close and trusting relationships with parents and children
Good imagination to plan activities that are fun and help the development
Ability to cope with unexpected situations, to stay calm under pressure
Commitment to health and safety, and food hygiene
Pre-school and school education in French (CP to baccalauréat) and English (nursery to reception)
My Qualifications
OFSTED OUTSTANDING - date of the last inspection 17 June 2024
Early Years Educator Level 3 - achieved grade Distinction
Paediatric First Aid & Millie's Mark Award
DBS Checked and update service subscribed
Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene for catering, updated in June 2024
Food allergy awareness training, updated in June 2024
ICO - Data Protection Officer & Designated Safeguarding Lead
The Company has public liability insurance & employers' liability insurance
French mother tongue / Master Degree
English fluent with Functional Skills Level 2 diploma - Spanish intermediate
My Availability
Sorry No VACANCY (updated 26 September 2024)
We only offer full-time places, 4 or 5 days per week
Monday to Friday, or, Monday to Thursday
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My Fees
- Childminding from £10.55 per hour
£95 per day, invoiced monthly for each term's fees
Opening hours between 8:00 am to 5 pm (Friday to 4 pm)
Baby Town’s Term Dates
Spring 1 January – 30 April
Summer 1 May – 31 August
Autumn 1 September – 31 December
How the fees are invoiced. Each term’s fees are invoiced separately with 4 monthly invoices. All places allocated for our pupils can offer flexibility to access additional services and government funding where families are entitled to it.
Example, Flexi contract for 4 days:
Admission Type Fees invoiced Per Calendar Month (within a Term)
Flexi Full £1.662,50 x 4 months = 1 Term - full fees
Flexi 15 £1.420,50 x 4 months = 1 Term - 15 hours entitlement
Flexi 30 £1.177,50 x 4 months = 1 Term - 30 hours entitlement
The cost of the free early education, for Flexi 15 and Flexi 30, is provided without charge.
The Company operates 50 weeks per year.
The Company holiday closure takes place over the Christmas festive season every year.
Fees payment, bank transfer or childcare vouchers.
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 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
- Inspection Report: OUTSTANDING last report 17 June 2024 (added 10/07/2024)
- Exam Certificate: Early Years Educator Level 3 - Distinction Grade (added 06/05/2024)
- Other (added 26/03/2024)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid 2022 (added 25/03/2024)
- Reference: Referee Cottrell Family (added 23/06/2019)
- Reference: Referee Costa/Shah Family (added 23/06/2019)
- Reference: Referee Finlayson Family (added 23/06/2019)
- Reference: Referee Mercier Family (added 23/06/2019)
- Inspection Report (added 27/01/2019)
- DBS Check (added 04/11/2018)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 23/11/2016)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for BabyTown. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users 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.
I highly recommend Baby town, an amazing nursery with experienced and careful carers, outstanding premises, a daily outting and really great vibes.
My daughter started at roughly 18 months years old. She settled very quickly with Sophie and all other carers. Daily reports with photographs and a short resume of the day are precious. The home made food and multiple languages spoken (english, french, spanish) are real assets compare to other nurseries. Sophie and her staff are really supportive and super skilled to help children to deal with their emotions, the respect of others/rules, to develop their creativity and curiosity. My daughter speaks perfectly both English and French which is quite unusual for a 3.5 years old child learning both language at the same time. She has never been so happy and often says " I miss nursery" when she is at home. I could say so many good things about Baby town but the list is too long. Well done. You will be missed in September!
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Sophie and the team were absolutely amazing to our little boy. He joined the premises when he was 17 months old and had a very hard time settle, however Sophie's patience, dedication and love for what she does, made this transition possible. I am very grateful for this.
I love the fact that there is a lot of outing and kids spends a lot of time running outside and getting to know nearby parks and nature.
Kids are having a great diet as food is freshly made every day, which is an important factor.
Sophie is always helpful with any advice as she has extensive experience with the kids. Lucky me - all her advises worked wonders for my boy :)
Would highly recommend Baby Town to any parent as I couldn't think of a better place for my own child.
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Sophie and her team have incredibly high standards when it comes to the welfare to our children. They fully respect parents routines and approaches, as well as provide advice when needed.
Every morning, our son was so excited to see the front door of the nursery, that it was easy to hand him over as he smiled to his careers. The team notice every little detail, which is of great comfort to parents!
The food is amazing, homemade, organic and healthy - no other nursery can match this.
If you want your kids to be happy, choose Baby Town!
It was with big regret that we had to leave Sophie and her team as we moved away from London.
Thank you everyone for everything!!
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My daughter started to go to Baby Town from her 8 months. She is 2 yrs old now and every day she is very enthusiastic to meet her carers and friends. Since her beginnings with Sophie, she made a lot of progress, and I can say Sophie and her team are doing an amazing job to encourage kids, support their confidence and their improvements.
Kids have a nice routine mixing outside activities in different parks/playgrounds with indoor activities, such as music, reading, craft, etc. Also, we really appreciate all the excellent habits they are learning at Baby Town (wash hands, share toys and wait for her turn, etc.). It’s very pleasant to observe these habits when our daughter is back at home!
On the meals side, every snack (morning and afternoon) and the lunch are very healthy and freshly cooked by the team.
We really also appreciate the daily summary and pictures of our daughter; we can follow what she is doing during the day and follow all anecdotes!
To summarise, we are very happy to have chosen Baby Town, Sophie and her team are amazing, and I will recommend to everyone to choose them – they are the best for your littles ones!
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Our son attended Baby Town for nine months from about 14mths old. He loved going there and spending time with his friends and carers.
We appreciated the focus on his individual development, and the wide range of activities and daily outings to local parks and surroundings. It was great to get regular updates of his day and notes of bigger milestones. We always felt he was well looked after and would’ve loved for him to continue there longer, but we moved abroad. I would highly recommend the Sophie and her team.
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