Claire
Childminder in Deeping St James
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Female Member since Feb 2015 Last Updated Jan 2023 Last Login Sep 2024
My Summary
About Me
I have been a childminder since march 2015 and I have two daughters aged 17 and 23 and a long term partner.I offer a warm safe environment where your child can have fun every day. Activities are tailored to each unique childs needs and includes messy play,role play,arts and crafts,small world,baking and cookery to name just a few.I have a garden with lots of ride ons,a summerhouse used as a playhouse and mud kitchen.Daily activities also include toddler groups,parks visits, library visits,farms,softplay,ferry meadows,the woods,museums ect..
As well as places for children under 5 I also offer care for children before and after school From Linchfield and during the school holidays there will be age appropriate activies everyday including outdoor activities,baking and arts and crafts,hammer beads,games.a wii and visits to lots of different places.
My Experience
As well as bringing up my own two children I have also had over five years experience working with children from birth to thirteen in nurseries,schoos and an after school club. This included preparing bottles,making snacks, serving hot meals,changing nappies,toilet training,planning and setting up,adult led activies,supervising and setting up outdoor activities,trips around local area,listening to school children read,playing sports and lots more.
My Qualifications
cache level three in homebased childcare
safeguarding foundation and core level (e-learning
paediatric firstaid
level two food hygiene
My Availability
My opening hours are 7.30-18.00 monday to Thursday all year round
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 30/01/2023 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.25 per hour
My charges are £4.25 per hour for under 5s and (£3.80 for school age children) which includes breakfast,snacks and drinks
I also provide lunch and tea for a small charge.This will always be a healthy meal and includes at least two of their five a day.
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
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 27/03/2023)
Reviews
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Our son Jack has been with Claire for over a year now and loves going to her. We are very happy with the care Jack receives and feel his time with her is helping him become more confident.
Claire is very good at motivating Jack to learn and develop whilst having fun and being reassured with cuddles and praise. His speech, counting and colours are developing well. Claire makes sure Jack is involved in lots of activities during his time with her that he really seems to enjoy.
Claire has a way of including us in Jacks care whilst he is away from us, this is very reassuring and we love the communication book as it shows what he has been doing, and food intake. Reading the observations Claire completes regarding Jack allows us a more in-depth insight to his development.
Claire is very professional and yet warm and caring in her manners, she obviously loves her job and this is evident in her approach to the children she looks after.
We would recommend Claire to anyone looking for childcare for their little one.
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Claire is excellent. My twins have been so happy with the care they recieve from Claire. Claire provides me with a note book that gives a daily review of the time my twins spends with her. I know exactly what they have done, what they had to eat and all that they have learnt. Claire has allowed me to feel apart of the Twins care every step of the way and for this she comes highly recommended. Claire personality is calm, welcoming, friendly and I find her extremely honest and trustworthy. Claire is always professional and has a great passion and love for what she does. Choosing Claire as the Twins childminder has been one of the best decisions I have made in regards to the learning and development of my Twins. The very slow development of the twins speech has always been my main concern but with Claire's help this has inproved tremendously. The twins are now confident, articulate and very intellegent children ready for school this year. Claire has also always gone the extra mile for me when I needed. I feel so lucky and greatful to have had her as the twins childminder for such an important stage in their lives. Thank you Claire.
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Claire has been looking after my two children Harry and Alfie since July last year after I returned to work from maternity leave after having my youngest Alfie.
I can honestly say that whilst my children are being looked after by Claire I do not worry about them at all. Both my boys really love going to Claire's house and my oldest Harry gets upset on the days he cant go!
The activities that Claire does with them are fantastic and she ensures both my boys( even though there is 2 and a half years between them) engage in activities suitable for their age.
Finding Claire to look after my children has taken away any worries i had about leaving them whilst I go to work and I would recommend her to anybody.
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We have been with Claire for just over 6 months. I have always been extremely happy with the care and educational development Claire has given my daughter who is now 19 months old. Eva is always so happy to be with Claire and gets a huge smile on her face as we arrive. I really couldn't recommended Claire enough, she is always so happy to see Eva and welcomes her with open arm's. I know that while Eva is with Claire she gets lots of stimulation and motivation to learn and develop but I also know she gets plenty of cuddles and reassurance. It's a weight of my mind while at work knowing that my baby is in safe hands.
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