Angie Kirkley
Childminder in Duffield
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Female Member since May 2011 Last Updated Jul 2024 Last Login 23 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi my name is Angie Kirkley I am a married mum of 2 children - Daughter 17, Son 14, 3 friendly cats in a spacious home off Ecclesbourne Meadows. I am an Ofsted registered childminder and have been graded as a GOOD in my last inspection. I offer government funded hours from 9 months including 2, 3 and 4 year olds. I possess a current Paediatric First Aid Certificate, a level 3 Diploma Teaching Assistant qualification with Distinction, Level 3 Children and young peoples workforce, Level 2 Food safety and hygiene and entry level British sign language qualification. I provide a daily childcare service from 7.30am-5pm
I offer term time only contracts without the usual retainer fees. Perfect for teachers or parents who are off in school holidays.
I have a dedicated large playroom packed with stimulating, colourful toys, and over 20 low level storage boxes and resources for children of all ages including jigsaws, large bookshelf, lego, megablocks, wooden train tracks, role play, dolls and pushchairs, little people village, dinosaurs, animals, construction, fully equipped play kitchen, dressing up box, board games as well as baby/toddler toys and cuddly toys etc.
In addition I have recently installed a log cabin to provide children free flow between an indoor and outdoor environment.
I treat all the children as I would like my own to be treated and instill manners into them in a fun way.
My hobby is art & crafts and I have regular craft / creative sessions with messy time including play doh, shaving foam, dried pasta, sand pit, mark making in flour, painting and baking cakes.
We go on nature walks across the nearby fields and have walks to the local park. I am a member of the library and also frequent to the local residential home, local parent toddler groups so the children can interact with children of similar age, soft play and visits to the farm.
I offer 2,3 and 4 year old free funded places, including the new 30 hours a week funding, which can be split between nurseries, preschool and other childminders.
Childminders follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). I follow their development through observations, careful planning and send regular photographs.
Please contact me with any questions and I will more than happy to help.
My Experience
I have been a childminder for over 10 years for children from 8 months up to 12 years.
My Qualifications
Paediatric First Aid Certificate
Level 3 Diploma Teaching Assistant qualification with Distinction
Level 3 Children and young persons workforce
Level 2 Food safety and hygiene
Entry level British sign language qualification
Child Neglect
Data Protection
Child Protection
Health & Safety
Equality & Diversity
Child Exploitation & Online Safety
Prevent Bullying
Personal Safety
My Availability
Please contact me for up to date availability.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £5.50 per hour
£5.00
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Duffield the Meadows 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
- First Aid Certificate: First Aid Certificate March 24 (added 09/07/2024)
- First Aid Certificate (added 16/03/2021)
- Exam Certificate: Level 3 Teaching Assistant (added 29/09/2017)
- Exam Certificate: Children and Young Persons Workforce - Level 3 (added 29/09/2017)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 29/09/2017)
- DBS Check (added 29/09/2017)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Angie Kirkley. 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.
Angie has been a much loved ‘member’ of our family for the past 3yrs.
Knowing that our son was in a lovely family environment with other children (varying ages) being looked after by the kindest, most supportive, encouraging and loving childminder whilst we had to be at work was so reassuring.
He always enjoyed being with Angie and thrived in her care - being Ofsted registered, Angie provides great documentation/reports regularly to ensure we knew how Monty progresses in his development.
He has grown into a confident child ready to embrace school life, being able to share, show compassion and kindness, encourage and include others, enjoy learning and discovering and bring imagination and creativity to our day - Angie is firmly rooted in all of this.
Angie has a great set up in her home using the spacious (spotless!) ground floor with the children in her care, as well as spending as much time as possible outside in the garden - the new log cabin in her garden becoming a great addition to all of this. She will go out with the kids roaming through the nearby local nature reserve or a park, doing school runs and often will spend time with other (often local) childminders and their children to expand the group and enable the children to experience different activities and dynamics. Playgroups are part of the weekly routine and occasional special outings to a soft play are a real treat!
She is a great communicator and would often send us a pic or two throughout the day of our son’s adventures.
Our son has made a best friend during his time at Angie’s and has also learned how to play with and be mindful of younger children/babies - he loved the little ones!
We cannot recommend her enough and will be forever grateful for the wonderful part she played in our son’s life.
(...in fact - we all quite miss her!!!!)
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on 29/01/2020
Our little girl has been with Angie since January and we couldn’t be happier with the care she has received from Angie! She is always happy to arrive at her childminder’s and is smiley and content when we pick her up too.
Through the week, the children attend baby groups and trips to feed ducks, farms and lots more!
Nothing is too much for Angie, she is always so happy to help and give great advise too. Effective communication is really important to us and she never fails to reply to messages, send pictures through the day and also give written information each day.
I have felt so happy knowing our daughter is in safe hands and above all, happy! Receiving photos of our baby made leaving her a whole lot easier too, it’s fantastic seeing her having fun!
Highly recommended to anyone wanting a high standard of childcare!
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on 13/05/2018
It is without hesitation that we recommend Angie to anyone who is thinking of having her to look after their child.
Our daughter has been attending since she was 11 months old (she is now four) and we are constantly being amazed by the next project or activity that she has done. It is clear that a lot of planning and preparation goes into each day’s activities and we feel that we couldn’t have found a better person to assist with the upbringing of our daughter. It seems that almost every week there is something else we are being given that has been made, glued, painted or cooked and our daughter comes home telling us of a trip she’s had to the library, park, SureStart Centre – the list is endless.
It is only due to a change in circumstances that must we leave Angie and it will be a very sad day indeed.
We really don’t know what we would have done without Angie and we can’t thank her enough for her help in encouraging our daughter to be the confident, caring and thoughtful little girl that we have today.
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on 11/04/2017
I have used Angie for my daughter since jan 2013. A fabulous home from home environment. Her day is filled with so many exciting activities like baking cakes, visiting the Surestart centre, painting, visiting the park, and she receives lots of love and attention throughout the day.
My daughter is just over 4 now, she has grown into a confident little girl, knows how to share, eats a wide variety of healthy food, makes friends easily and Angie has more than prepared her for the next step in her life - starting school.
I have found Angie's childminding service very flexible and accommodating, she has also looked after my 8 year old son in the school holidays from time to time.
Angie's own children love their extended family and have no problem sharing their lovely home.
Could not recommend Angie enough. Feeling slightly sad we will be full time school from this September, but feel sure we will be back in the holidays.
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on 20/02/2017
My daughter of 10 months started with Angie 2 weeks ago. I love receiving the happy photos on my mobile of her enjoying her day, it gives me piece of mind while I am at work.
I already feel that angie knows my daughter so well, she is progressing well on food varieties and loves mixing with the other children.
Would not hesitate to recommend her service to anyone who likes a home from home environment.
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