Antony
Childminder in High Lane (also available for babysitting)
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Male Member since Jul 2015 Last Updated Apr 2025 Last Login 29 Apr 2025
My Summary
About Me
I am a qualified childminder, having been in the past a primary school teacher for 5 years and a education manager for a centre for young adults with special educational and physical needs. I have now embarked on the biggest challenge: to look after my own child! I'm having more fun than I could imagine, so thought I may as well expand to see if others would like to join us. We have good sized garden, patio area and are close Lyme Park. My wife works full time as a secondary school teacher and my daughter has just turned 6 and my son is heading fast towards his 2nd birthday. We have 2 cats that live with us, but for some reason keep their distance from our kids??. We are a dairy and soya free house. I am not the usual childminder being a man, I know it's not uncommon but it is rare.
Being inspected by Ofsted and approved means my DBS and qualifications are all relevant and up to date.
Please contact me regarding any needs or information as my availability might suit your needs, I have also registered and have availability for those using childcare vouchers.
My Experience
With five years teaching main stream primary I have a solid knowledge of where children need to head to, however how they get there is total dependant on what they are exposed to and I'm actively trying to make that as fun, interesting and as relevant as possible.
My additional 5 years of working with deafblind young adults has shown me that everything is important, now matter how small and these achievements need to be celebrated and acknowledged. Bring the world to the individual and allowing them to explore is important but making sure that they do it at their own pace and comfort level is essential for a good understanding.
I worked locally once moving up to High Lane in Bramhall as a TA, which was quite different to working as a teacher. The relationship and experience is very different to what I thought it would be, but fun all the same.
My Qualifications
Joint Honours for Liverpool University in Sport science and Geography. 2003
PGCE General Primary. St Martin's College, Lancaster. 2006
QTS 2006
CACHE level three childcare. December 2015
Safeguarding Children
Paediatric first aid Jan 2022 - 2025
My Availability
Please contact me to check on availability. I will have space most Septembers when the school year starts as well as Jan and May. I open from 7.30 and carry on until 6.
However, I will always cater to the needs of the individual and charge for the time being used, not out of hours!
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 25/04/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
- Childminding from £5.75 per hour
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at High Lane 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
- DBS Check (added 02/05/2021)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 13/04/2021)
- Inspection Report (added 09/05/2023)
- First Aid Certificate (added 22/01/2022)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
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My little boy loves going to Antony's after school. There is a lovely big garden and plenty to do. My son is always coming back with new things he's learnt
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on 01/10/2016
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