Sarah
Childminder in London (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Aug 2016 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login Oct 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi my name is Sarah, I am an ofsted registered childminder I Live in N5 close to Arsenal Highbury, Drayton Park and Finsbury Park stations . I’m a mum of 3 children. Tyler 20 Louis 19and Maicey 16 who are university and in secondary school We are a fun loving family.
My Experience
I have been childminding for over 13 years However I have 25 years experience in child care including newborn. Previously I worked at a special needs nursery in Haringey. I Provide a homely lovely space for the children to play I am a qualified forest school leader I also have a garden to extend their play with planting mud kitchen water sand and paint I'm fun loving & energetic, I love to go on adventures and explore with the children with lots of outings to all the local parks and woods and we have so many local to us . it’s great learning through fun & play, I will visit local children centres which offer various different activities, I will also go to local stay & plays, farms woods Fruit picking museums discovery centre London Zoo Kew Gardens science museum history museum transport museum and many more also an annual trip to the theatre which the children love, I work within the EYFS tracking the children's mile stones and early years development progress , I make the children feel loved & safe with a good routine.
I also provide evening babysitter & over night care,
If you would like more details please contact me for a chat or meeting
My Qualifications
child care learning development
Childminding from home
Paediatric First aid
Safe guarding
Health and safety
Food hygiene
Makaton baby sign
Enabling environments
Schemes
Level 3 forest school leader
My Availability
Weekdays Monday-Thursday
8:30am -5:30pm
Evening babysitting
Weekend babysitting
Overnight stay
| 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 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Last Updated: 26/10/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £12.50 per hour
- Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
Child care vouchers accepted
9 months, 2,3 & 4 year old funding
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
- Training Certificate: level 3 forest school leader (added 07/10/2024)
- Training Certificate: ICO registration certificate (added 20/09/2018)
- UK Driving Licence (added 18/10/2017)
- UK Passport (added 17/10/2017)
- Inspection Report (added 06/10/2016)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 06/10/2016)
- First Aid Certificate (added 06/10/2016)
- DBS Check (added 06/10/2016)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Sarah. 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.
Sarah is a wonderful childminder, she looked after my son from age 2 until he went to school. We still go visit after school sometimes so he can tell her everything he has been up to! Sarah took the most amazing care of him, made him feel so loved and taught him so much. They would regularly go on big outings to museums, Kew gardens, he was always off on adventures and out and about around London or out to lunch at different restaurants and cafes which he loved. Sarah works with another local childminder so there is a big group of children that play together every day but they also go back to hers for quiet time which I think is the perfect mix. Her love of life, being outdoors and learning through play is reflected in her passion for forest school and nature and really comes across. She is enthusiastic and light hearted, understanding and flexible when needed. A truly special soul and a gem of a childminder. I wholeheartedly recommend. Thank you for everything Sarah!
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Miranda
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Sarah
on 26/10/2024
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Sarah
on 26/10/2024:
Thank you Miranda it was a pleasure caring for your son and having you all in my life he is amazing and wish him all the best on his new journey xx
Last year 2021 we first started with my daughter and it was so wonderful, my daughter she love's her and she was so happy to meet Sarah .
We (me and my partner) saw that everything was so beautiful, and in 2022 we took our son and she was so good with my son. He was so nervous at first, but in no time he get more comfortable and he loves her .
my kids are so happy, we are happy and the kids always look forward to seeing her.
My kids love her and always look forward to their next visit with Sarah. I cannot honestly say, there is no day that that passes by without having one my kids asking when they will next see her. Everyday is as adventure for her little explorers, lots of outdoor activities as well as leaning throughout each day.
I remember the first time I met her. she was so kind, helpful and friendly .
Thank you Sarah .
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We honestly couldn't have hoped for a better childminder for our one-year-old daughter. Ffion started with Sarah when she was 9 months old after a month's settling in period (which I would recommend if you can manage it - more for parents' sake than babies!), and from day 1 she's absolutely loved her time with Sarah and has come home very happy and tired out - what more could you ask for?
Having not had any experience with childminders before, we weren't sure what to expect, but we certainly didn't think Ffion would have so many fantastic experiences every week - Sarah and the other childminders in her network take the kids out every day, rain or shine, to stay-and-plays, farms, parks, libraries, etc. Ffion has come on leaps and bounds in the last few months, and we know that's in no small part thanks to Sarah.
Ffion's always been a very tricky eater, and Sarah's really helped us to overcome this and not get too stressed about it.
Even though we've only known Sarah for a few months she really does feel like part of the family and we feel very lucky to have found her! Thank you :)
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Sarah was extremely professional and allowed time prior to us leaving to ensure Gion was comfortable. Gion is on the Autism spectrum and nonverbal, but Sarah and Gion instantly connected and she was great working with him. Sarah kept us up to date / sharing photos, etc which helped put any nerves to rest. Sarah is extremely reliable and I would highly recommend Sarah!
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Jared
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on 25/09/2018
Response by
Sarah
on 28/09/2018:
Thank Jared you you are a wonderful family with a great son
Sarah is a lovely, caring person. She looked after our little boy from just after turning one until two-and-a-half years old. Three days a week for some of the time, and sometimes four days.
We wanted a comfortable and homely place for our son and found it at Sarah’s. She takes the children out and about each day, either to local parks and groups, or on trips further afield, such as to museums and the theatre. She keeps us up to date with what they are doing.
Sarah is part of an informal group of childminders in Highbury who get together regularly. Because our son has got to know them all well, this meant someone he knows was available to help if for the odd occasional reason Sarah wasn’t. Everything has turned out to be reliable and flexible.
We have been absolutely delighted with it and if we have more kids they will be straight onto Sarah’s list.
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