Louise Maja Wilkins
Childminder in St Albans
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Female Member since Apr 2011 Last Updated Jun 2023 Last Login 06 Nov 2024
My Summary
The Happy House
About Me
Over 30 years experience in child care. Ofsted registered. NVQ level 3 in child care and education. Childs play room and totally enclosed garden.
Available all day, also before and after school.
The children I look after ,have a fun filled day , im very patient , and have always had many years with the same children ,from a few months old, up to 12 years ,I am reguarly in contact with the children who are now grown up and started universities, college and priviledged to get involved still! I Run a happy house, which is open for the parents too, I am very flexible with times , childrens drop offs ,collection and the dreaded trains and or motorway delays ! I have had many happy years helping children in every aspect of their daily lives and becoming firm friends with parents too. I live in st albans, five minutes from the centre of town and ten minutes if walking to,from the station. I have a play room, conservatory and large self contained garden with toys for all relevant age ranges, plus a finnish cabin the children can play in. The children are all reluctant to leave at the end of an evening ,so its clear they are happy.
My Experience
I was a nanny for 22 years, with long family stays from ages ranging from 3 months ,to 15 years . I have been a fully qualified childminder for nearly 19 half years, since my son was 6 months old , so he has grown up with the children and they have come for tea and play dates too. I take children out to play centres, zoos, lego land , gullivers land , fair at verulamium park in the holidays. cinema, parks, feeding ducks, local play centre at ,Bernards heath, sledging, swimming, meeting up with other nannies, child minders with their charges too . Messy play ,painting and the children of course ,have a choice of what they would like to do too.
My Qualifications
I hold an nvq 3 qualification, in child care and education. An ICP certificate ,which is required for st albans child minding. many certificates for attending courses through ncma and ofsted. I am CRB checked ,as are other members of the family. I have child insurance for home and car insurance ,to cover all children . I have all up to date references ,including written and on childcare.co.uk. Special needs . All food preferences catered for . Allergies discussed . Settling in times . WhatsApp group for daily photos . Diary for parents , food given , sleep times , daily activities for missed times with other parent to view . Free to text , call for updates .
My Availability
II currently have availabillity for full or part time hours for child care of any age.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 02/06/2023 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
I have a reduced rate for siblings and include breakfast , home made meals, snacks , drinks and nappies included in one cost. Please refer to childminderfor more information.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Bernards Heath Infants' School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- UK Driving Licence (added 17/01/2023)
Reviews
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We have loved Louise. She has been so flexible and reliable throughout the 2 years our son has been with her. For me, it was the home from home approach while he was so young that I was looking for and helped him settle and enjoy his days so much. We now have a second son and will definitely be wanting him to be nurtured by Louise in those early years.
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on 05/12/2023
Louise, "Lulu", felt like part of our family for over 4 years. We were so lucky to have found her back when my oldest child was only 16 months old (and as a new mum, with no family in the area, I felt so nervous about handing over my precious baby to someone new). She adored Louise from day one (we all did!), so it was an absolute no brainer to send our son there too when the time came.
Louise looked after and helped us raise our babies in their most vulnerable years and was part of nurturing them into the little characters they have become. Although we were so sad to leave her as the kids moved on to pre-school, we felt happy to know that both children were ready and confident having had such a wonderful experience with Louise. The kids still ask all the time when they can go back! I cannot recommend her enough.
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Natalie
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on 21/09/2023
Louise is a very caring person and looked after my daughter from 4 months. My daughter was really happy to go in and never looked back to say goodbye. When I collected her she was always happy.
Louise would always update me at pick up. Even when little one had a intolerance to normal milk , Louise was very helpful.
The only reason that my daughter has left is now she has started at busy bees. But i wouldn’t hesitate to use Louise again if needed.
Such an amazing woman and clearly in the right job. My daughter loves her and will still often talk about her and the other children there.
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Shona
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on 23/09/2021
I was trying to settle my son in with another Childminder when Louise contacted me to tell me she had availability. The settling in wasn't going well and I was getting increasingly upset and anxious since I was due to go back to work in 10 days. Louise was quite frankly my lifesaver. My son settled in quickly and loved seeing the other children and spending time with Louise. It made going back to work so much easier knowing he was happy and that I could get regular updates about how he was doing. Once he started walking he would merrily lead the way to her house (we had a 20min walk to get to her but wouldn't have changed that since he was so happy). If we drove past her house on the way somewhere he would always point out her house. They regularly went on walks to the local park or to see the ducks, or played in the garden when the weather was nice. During Covid lockdown Louise was very understanding and welcomed my son back with open arms when he eventually returned. The only reason why we have sadly said goodbye to Louise is to ensure that my son has a bit more time with more children before starting school... but we fully intend to meet up with Louise for walks when we can to catch up. I truely aprechiate having Louise as our Childminder and can fully recommend her.
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Suzanne
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on 01/01/2021
Louise looked after our son for about 2.5 years and 10 month old daughter for a few months before we sadly moved and had to find another childminder. Finding a childminder was a bit of a minefield but we knew we wanted our children to be looked after in a caring family home and that is exactly what we got with Louise. We cannot recommend Louise highly enough, our son had a wonderful time with her and had it not been for moving house our children would still go to her. Louise also always went out of her way to help, picking up an extra day here or there if she could. We will miss taking the children to Louise and will definitely stay in touch and as mentioned before, we cannot recommend her highly enough.
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Jingles
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on 08/07/2019
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