Karen
Childminder in Trowbridge (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Oct 2010 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 19 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
**Spaces available from Middle July 2025 **
Hello, My name is Karen and I am passionate about working with children . Aiming at giving them the best start in life , learning while having fun at my setting in a safe and clean environment.
I have a vast range of resources that are available for your child to choose and play with .
Encouraging good behaviour and respecting each other is very important to me . As is encouraging your child to try new things and take risks to build on their resilience as they grow .
Encouraging lots of outdoor play , including planting and looking after plants and Vegetables.
Your child’s progress is recorded in a learning Journal with lots of pictures so you can see how your child is progressing . This is for you to take home when they leave me for school .
Our day consists of dropping and picking up school aged children from the local school. Having breakfast , Rhyme time , reading time , snack time , free play or an activity , lunch time , free play , school run , snack time , then getting the children ready for parent collection . During this time we have wind down time with the tv on .
We are out 3 days a week which is spent in a local hall at the Toddler Group. This is the children the opportunity to make friends with many other childminders children which encourages social skills and gives the children a different variety of resources to play with and time for them to share activities with their friends.
I live with my husband . My son who is now 20 goes to university in London and he does come on when university is closed , he also holds an advanced DBS . I take and collect from The Grove primary school , HazeI Grove in Trowbridge which is a few minutes walk from my home . I registered to be a childminder 15 years ago
My Ofsted registration reference is EY409183
I have an advance DBS check
Graded GOOD in June 2023
Liability insurance with PACEY
First aid Certificate
New born experience
Special needs experience
9 month plus government funding
2 year old government funding
3 year old government funding
Tax free childcare
Early morning opening ( 7pm )
Late closing ( 6pm)
Flexible hours to help working parents
I work around 47 weeks of the year . 5 weeks normally taken off during the school holidays .
My Experience
My experience is bringing up my own 3 children and previous to that 2 step children who are now in their thirties
I have been a registered childminder for 15 years now
I was previously a manager of two departments in a huge department store in Surrey and Kent , carer in the community local to Trowbridge , a Baby Care kine advisor at Nutricia and a Mid day supervisory assistant and volunteer with reception class at the local primary School that I drop and pick up from .
My Qualifications
I have completed my diploma in home based child care 2010
A certificate in paediatric first aid 2024
I have completed a course on Understanding Autism March 2021
I have completed a level 2 course on mental health first aid ( this I feel is important during the pandemic ) April 2021 and renewing this June 2024 .
I have completed a level 3 diploma in children and young people’s workforce 2014.
I have completed my Safeguarding of children and young people level 2 February 2024
I have attended various other childminding courses over the last 15 years
For example
Makaton
SEND
Behaviour
SALT ( speech and language therapy )
I also have taken part in a weekly webinar by childcare. Co. Uk that keeps me up to date will all aspects relating to childcare.
I am also a member of Pacey ( professional association of childcare in early years) and hold my liability insurance with them
I am myself advanced DBS checked. My husband and my family are all advanced DBS checked as they are all over 16 .
My Availability
Monday to Friday
7am till 6pm
With the possibility of baby sitting in your own home at weekends or evenings
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| 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: 19/10/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
- Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
Hourly rate per child £5.50
Unsocial hours before 7am charge is £8.25 an hour and after 6pm is £8.25 an hour
£2.50 a day for meals
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at The Grove 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
- Inspection Report: Ofsted inspection report (added 29/06/2023)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 29/04/2020)
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