Kirsty
Childminder in Newquay
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Female Member since Apr 2017 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 21 Dec 2024
My Summary
Wild Minders. Nature Inspired.
About Me
I am a highly qualified Ofsted registered childminder and have over 20 years experience of working with children in professional settings. I am also a mum to 7 children who's ages range between 0-21.
My Experience
I have been a mum for 26 years and I have worked in nursery school settings, schools, as a family support officer, housing support officer, I am also a qualified counsellor and have counselled young people in different settings and have additional training in special needs. My whole life has been focused on children as I was also raised with my parents owning a nursery school.
My Qualifications
Childminding courses. Pediatric first aid. Food and hygiene certificate. Cpcab level 5 in counselling studies. Reiki cert. Asperger and Autism awareness course, Managing challenging behaviour course, level 3 safeguarding course.
My Availability
I am flexible to suit the needs of people and their children that I will work for.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £5.00 per hour
Reductions for full days
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Trenance Learning Academy
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 23/11/2017)
- DBS Check (added 23/11/2017)
- First Aid Certificate (added 23/11/2017)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Kirsty. 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.
Our son Albs has been with Kirsty & Michael for over a year and absolutely loves it. These guys are just wonderful. Alb has developed so much during this time, and Kirsty and Michael really are like an extended family to him. He looks forward to going every day, and has made some lovely friends with the rest of the crew there. In terms of the setting, there are 2 big, safe gardens with large fences and countless engaging toys and activities for the kids to get into, including things which are clearly set up to help the children develop in different ways. Inside is just as good. I wasn't sure of whether childminding or a nursery was the way to go but I can confidently say I am so glad we started Albs with Kirsty and Michael, and I cannot recommend enough.
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My son has been going to Kirsty and Michael's for one week and he loves it! He is nearly 2 and it is the first kind of nursery-type experience for him, but the settling in has been v smooth. The garden is a toddler's dream, with toy tractors and colours and blocks and all kinds of things to discover, and the inside is bright, clean, creative and calm. Kirsty and Michael are wonderful childminders, they plan lots of diverse activities with the children, and they clearly are really experienced and at ease with all kinds of situations. I feel so lucky to have found them and highly recommend them to anyone looking for a gentle but fun environment for their children.
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by
pollgee
about
Kirsty
on 20/03/2023
Response by
Kirsty
on 21/03/2023:
Thank you so much. ❤️
Kirsty has quite simply changed our lives and that of our little girl.
Our daughter was really struggling to settle in a previous venue and was starting to develop serious childhood anxiety - to the point where even large groups of family members was intimidating for her. We as a family were really struggling with the stress and sadness of the whole situation until we met Kirsty.
Straight away we could see what a brilliant childminder Kirsty is. Her experience showed in her first conversations with us. She immediately understood our problem and made suggestions before we even decided to move. Her background in working with children of all ages, needs and personalities has totally changed our daily life. Anything Kirsty doesn't know, she finds out. Put simply we have our happy little girl back.
The venue is rural and offers plenty of space to play - both inside and out. There are loads of toys, pet rabbits and kittens. The fields have farm animals and tractors which makes a great spotting game on the way in each day. It's so peaceful and safe and our daughter is sometimes tricky to convince to come home! It feels like freedom for her.
Developmentally we have seen a real difference in our daughter's progress. Language, maths and creative skills have all increased dramatically since being with Kirsty. She has also moved on physically with running, jumping and shows really good balance.
Kirsty provides really balanced and healthy food in a fun way to make sure that all of th children are getting a balanced lifestyle whilst in her care. The kids are always out and about doing exciting things. It could be a trip to Eden or simply a park or beach. Wherever it is, we as parents are safe in the knowledge that our girl is being looked after. Is safe and being monitored and is probably giggling.
We couldn't recommend Kirsty enough. This review may seem a bit over-blown. It's not though. We have replaced screaming and tears with "we go Kirsty's house now" and as loving parents, it has made such a difference.
Our daughter probably sums it up best - "I love Kirsty"
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Our daughter didn’t settle at another childminders and settled at Kirsty’s house within 2 days. I believe this is because Kirsty is just lovely and provides a warm, nurturing and loving environment. I can see how happy my daughter is every morning as she skips into Kirsty’s arms without giving me a second look and she is all smiles and giggles when I pick her up. They go out on adventures in the day and our daughter is stimulated and interested. I can’t recommend Kirsty enough, she has quite simply changed our lives, the only way I can think to describe her is a real life Mary Poppins!
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