Jo Rainbowhouse
Childminder in London: Newham (also available for babysitting)
Female Member since Jul 2015 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 06 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
My name is Joanna-Cristi and I am providing a quality childcare service in a safe, friendly, home environment. Ofsted graded- OUTSTANDING in all areas! June 2018 & again IN JUNE 2024. I have had 16+ years of experience within the childcare sector and before starting my childminding business worked as a Learning Support Assistant in KS1 & KS2 Primary schools.
Here at Rainbow House Childcare I offer a more homely, comforting enviroment children can identify with as a second home; making it an easier transition/ settling in process for them .
With lower Adult:Child ratios than nurseries; We can offer quality attention to your child and their development, as well as delivering the professionalism, organisation and educational opportunities they would receive in a nursery setting- if not more! We make a high effort toward quality childcare and providing early years education at my setting and we are proud to say my setting has recently been graded outstanding in all areas by Ofsted! (A link to the official report is available on my website or can be view upon a booked viewing- call or txt to arrange)
Rainbow House Childcare provides a quality childcare service situated in the
Plaistow / Upton Park / Boleyn area E13 9EL in the newly build modern Upton Village situated where the former Plaistow Hospital once stood.
Children have access to outdoor play area, and a range of toys & activities.
Daily Reading & homework support is offered.
SPACES:
*Full-time care Mon- Fri 8-5 ages 10months-3years
(Funding for under 2's accepted)
* Early starts 7am & late finish after 5pm
Contact me to secure your child's space!!!!
Via email or mobile
My Experience
I am a qualified Childminder & a mother a wonderful daughter. Childcare & education is a passion of mine.
I have 8years experience of working with children in an educational background prior to running my own childcare business; ranging from working as a nursery practitioner for 4 years and working as a SEN Learning Support Assistant in Primary Schools for 4 years, also additional experience in regular babysitting and caring for children in their own home for parents whom I cared for their children in the nursery I worked at. I have also been running my childminding business since 2015.
Whilst working in a Primary school as a SEN Learning Support Assistant and working in a Early Years Nursery & After school club setting;
I have gained much experience with special needs children and children of all ages and abilities (supporting and encouraging individual’s development),
I am very experienced with working with children from EAL background (where English is an Addistional Language at home) and helping them progress with their speech and language development.
I have worked directly with SEN children in supporting them with their learning and completed a accredited Level 3 SENCO course.
I am also a Peadiatric First Aid trainined and a qualified First Aid instructor and run First Aid Training Classes:
I provide:
2hr PARENT AND FAMILY EMERGENCY FIRST AID
This is to provide parents with the confidence and knowledge of Life saving First Aid for children and babies. This is ideal for parent, expectant mothers and fathers, grandparents as well as any other family members.
(Private group bookings also available in the comfort of your home with a minimum of x4 adults attending £25pp) - TO BOOK PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA MESSAGE OR EMAIL
You can also find out about Parent Frist Aid Classes being held in my setting for £25per person by sending me a private message or email to register your interest.
My Qualifications
Qualifications including;
LEVEL 3 Award Teaching & Education, LEVEL 3 Paediatric First Aid and First Aid at work, Food Hygiene, Childminding, Speech and Language development in EAL students (English as an Additional Language), NVQ level2 certificate in Early Years Childcare & Development, NVQ level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools, Positive Behaviour Management in early Years & SEN, Child protection and safeguarding Training and Epi Pen Training,Dyslexia Awareness Training, Austism Awareness Training, Sign-along Baby sign Language Training, Level 3 Nursery Management, Safer Recruitment Training, Designated Safeguarding Lead Level3, Accredited Level 3 CACHE SENCO award , Level3 Award in Education and Teaching. Level4 Award Nursery Management.
My Availability
Rainbow House Childcare Sessions:
Full Time sessions 45hrs per week 8:00am-5:00pm
Part-Time: Daily rates apply
Early start up hours can be arranged:
Early starts 7am
Adhoc Late Finish after 5pm
(Additional charges apply)
All other sessions will be charged by the hour.
Private Evening / Weekend Babysitting services also available £20per hour
Event / Group babysitting
We also provide group babysitting for events such as weddings etc
Are you having a wedding or large party event that is family friendly but adults would like to continue enjoying their evening past 6/7pm when children are due their bedtime? We offer group babysitting bookings where I can come and babysit if there is a hotel suite provided where a group of children Max of 6 per adult can be cared for. I will put them to bed and supervise while parents are enjoying their evening. (Rates are dependant on age ranges and ratio)
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My Fees
- Babysitting from £20.00 per hour
- Childminding from £10.00 per hour
All price quotes are provided upon booked viewing.
Services Charged per hour basis.
Term Time / Part-Time contracts can be arranged (Please arrange a viewing to discuss personalised contracts/ rates)
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: Ofsted Inspection Report- OUTSTANDING June 2024 (added 06/12/2024)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 10/09/2022)
- Training Certificate: Food Hygiene Level2 (added 06/12/2021)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid (added 06/12/2021)
- DBS Check (added 06/12/2021)
- Inspection Report: ofsted inspection report (added 07/06/2020)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 25/08/2016)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Jo RainbowHouse. 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.
Really lucky that we found Rainbow house childcare and they had space to let our daughter in. My daughter didn’t care well at the previous nursery, so we planned to change. Then my husband found Rainbow house on the childcare website. Really thankful Joanna and her team patiently look after her, so she used to this new environment in a short time.
Can feel that Jo really likes children not just take this as a job, this is important to us. Also, you can have a good communication with Jo. We know what she did today, how’s her eating and nappy.
My daughter had a great time and really enjoyed going to rainbow house. There’s different topic each week and has different fun activities each day. She has a big improvement during the time, such as knowing abc, nursery rhymes and a lot more.
Glad we met Jo in our hard time, and she tried her best to help us. Really recommend Rainbow House childcare.
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everoh99
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on 30/10/2023
Response by
Jo RainbowHouse
on 30/10/2023:
Thank you so much, really appreciate your lovely comments. Loved having your daughter as part of our Rainbow house family x
We are very happy with Rainbow House for our almost 3 years old son. He started his journey with JoJo, when he was 1 year and 7 months. We joined after our not-super experience with a bigger nursery nearby. Where it was around 20 kids and we found out that he can sit quietly on a chair the entire day with no day nap/no involvement in games/interaction with other kids. We found that our son is more introvert, rather than extravert, and he needs to have more personal involvement.
So we started to search for a better place and found brilliant reviews for JoJo’s place (those reviews were true (imho)).
The Rainbow House is home like atmosphere place for up to 6 kids (if I am not mistaken). All our son’s needs are accommodated: JoJo and her assistant found a way to interact and involve him in all activities, managed to keep him happy and make friends. Also settling period was smooth and quick, so he stopped crying in the morning on 3rd or 4th day (which was a huge achievement for us). Also, JoJo managed to get him sleep for a day nap on his 1st full-time day, which was impressive after weeks of no-day-nap in the previous nursery.
Plus there are a lot of activities like everyday circle time, learning letters how to count all in game form, visits to nearby city farms/libraries/museums. I was impressed that my son when he was 2.5 years knows how colours world spelt.
For example last week they were learning about some Americas countries (Canada, USA, Chile) - those flags, animals, floras etc.
So we are very happy with Rainbow House.
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Anna
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on 18/07/2023
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Jo RainbowHouse
on 18/07/2023:
Thank you so much, Anna! Always lovely to hear our parent's views and I am so pleased with the feedback.
We cannot recommend Joanna and Rainbow House enough! She is an excellent childminder. Our son was at Rainbow House from about 11 months to 3.5 years. He thrived in the small, home-like environment, with kind, attentive and truly caring adults. It feels like a big family! What is also nice is that her setting is clean, organized and characterful in a modern house with a small rear garden and access to a landscaped courtyard.
Joanna puts her heart and soul into the kids and their activities, and develops fantastic programmes and crafts each week to celebrate special days and special people. He always came home with fabulous creations that he was so proud of having done. As he grew, Joanna and her team supported us through walking and potty training. They taught him letters and sounds, and he learned to write his name. They also worked on numeracy and how to count, all great preparation for his next steps. Joanna is a great carer and educator.
A recent addition to their regular circle time was a sharing moment, which my son loved - he was able to talk about what he did at the weekend, all the while learning how to express himself, talk about the past and his interests, and listen to others.
We really appreciated his yearly written assessments that Joanna produced. They gave us a great overview of his development and mapped out next steps.
His big sister has also spent some days at Rainbow House, and enjoyed the calm atmosphere and activities.
Thank you Joanna and Rainbow House for taking such good care of our children!
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BlkPrnc
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on 25/06/2023
Response by
Jo RainbowHouse
on 27/06/2023:
Thank you so much for this lovely review, we are so happy to be part of your children's learning journey and help them develop.
I couldn't imagine a better place for my son and I am so grateful to Joanna and her team of wonderful, kind carers. My son joined Rainbow House at 11 months old at a time when he only wanted to be with his mum and dad. We did a gradual settling in and thanks to JoJos's patience and through various engaging activities and a lot of one to one time they built trust and a great relationship with him. My son loves going to Rainbow House and talks about Jojo and his friends constantly! They do perform miracles - he eats his lunch even on days when he eats nothing at home. At nap time he goes to sleep on his own (since his first full day) even though he has never done this at home once! After two months his vocabulary exploded with words and phrases. They are constantly doing fun activities- playing in the garden, messy play, arts and crafts - each week has a different theme. I would highly recommend Rainbow House, they have exceeded all my expectations. It's a truly magical, happy place!
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Madhura
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on 07/06/2023
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Jo RainbowHouse
on 05/09/2023:
Thank you for you lovely feedbacl
Highly recommend Jo and her Rainbow House, our 3 year old spent a few days there during Easter Holidays and he immediately felt at home and excited to be there. Jo herself is very affable and we, as parents, felt very at peace with entrusting our child to her.
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Leonardo
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on 19/04/2023
Response by
Jo RainbowHouse
on 21/04/2023:
Thank you for your kind words and lovely review Leo!
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