Sue
Childminder in London: Croydon (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Apr 2020 Last Updated Nov 2024 Last Login 02 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
I am a registered Childminder and have over 20 years experience working, caring for and supporting children.
This includes working in Nurseries in the Early Years Foundation Stage as well as key stages 1 and 2. I have a passion for children and enjoy watching them grow and develop. I am compassionate, kind, and fair. Children are well taken care of and enjoy having fun in my setting with plenty of games and learning through play.
I believe it is important for children to be confident and independent in their learning whilst playing so allow child-led play as well as structured activities on a daily basis to encourage learning and development in all areas of the EYFS. Having raised 4 children of my own; I understand the importance of children receiving home from home childcare and believe that they should be made to feel at home and allowed to be creative, exploring and inquisitive.
I offer childcare to children from 6months -11 years old. My aim is to support parents with their children in and around my community.
I plan lots of fun activities each day both indoors and out, there are a variety of vibrant toys, games, and apparatus in my setting for children of varied ages everthing is accessible for children and prepared with the children's interest at heart.' Every child matters' and the EYFS is at the forefront of my mind to cover the learning and development needs of every child under 5.
I also enjoy teaming up and working with parents, other childminders and other outside agencies to ensure that Equal opportunities and new experiences are given to all the children in my care.
My Experience
During the time that I have been working with children, I have worked in many settings including being an assistant childminder, a Teaching Assistant/Nursery assistant, playworker and one to one support worker; working in both nurseries and schools. Other job roles have included an after-school club play leader and lunchtime supervisor. I have experience working with children from 0-11 years.
Qualifications include first aid and safeguarding, therfore, I have good knowledge of how to apply first aid in case of an emergency and ensure that the safety and well being of all children in my care is paramount.
My Qualifications
Teaching Assistant -NVQ L2
Access to Education,
University certificate in Primary Education with a specialism in Early Childhood Studies.
Initial training on Child development, early education, and the EYFS.
Food hygiene certificate
First-aid certificate
Psychological First-aid trained.
Safeguarding l2/3
My Availability
I currently have space for children as of September, Tuesday- fridays this is for both Full days and half days.
Also afterschool childcare available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
flexible on some mornings and afternoons.
Full time days now available, half term holidays and during the summer holidays. Opening Hours 8am-6pm
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 19/11/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
- Babysitting from £10.50 per hour
From £65 a day for a full time. depending on the age of the children. School pick ups within a 2 mile radius includes afterschool care-3pm -6pm £22.50 per session. Includes snack and tea if attending the whole session
My Local Schools
- I provide pick ups at Keston Primary School
- I provide pick ups at Coulsdon CofE Primary School
My Documents
- First Aid Certificate: First aid certificate (added 17/08/2023)
- DBS Check (added 16/12/2021)
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 29/11/2021)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Sue. 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.
After a quick and efficient message exchange with Sue, She has immediately impressed me with her professionalism, so in February 2022, I decided to visit her home nursery with my 8 month old son.
I have arrived to a lovely, clean and happy home. Children under her care looked happy and well cared for. I knew straight away, that, I would like her to look after my son.
I was very anxious as a FTM returning to work with a baby, who was rather fussy and crying a lot at that time.
However, Sue gave my son the best possible loving care, my fussy baby turned into a very happy, content, confident and funny toddler.
He loves going to nursery now, without any issues.
Also She's incredibly flexible, She drops off my child home if needed to.
I had the privilege to meet her lovely family too. They are absolutely amazing and respectful to us.
I have always got the peace of mind knowing , my son is under the best possible care.
If you are looking for an incredible, reliable and extremely hard working childminder, she is the one!
I fully recommend Sue from my bottom of my heart. 😊
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Nora
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Sue
on 17/01/2023
Response by
Sue
on 18/01/2023:
Hi Nora,
It has been such a pleasure having your son in my care, yes he is such a lovable, happy little boy. Its been such a great journey so far watching him meet his milestones. He is content and loves playing with all his friends when he is here, we adore him.
Both yourself and dad have been great Parents and have always ensure Alex has everything he needs each day.
Thanks you for such a great and positive review, I really appreciate it.
Many thanks
Sue
Sue has been absolutely brilliant with our twins who started with her at 3 years old. They would always come out beaming & so happy. From sunny days in her garden to bus trips to the Horniman museum - they’ve had a brilliant time. Thank you so much Sue, we’ll all miss you.
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Pippa
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on 14/09/2022
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Sue
on 14/09/2022:
Thanks very much Pippa,
This is a lovely review. It has been an absolute pleasure having them both. They are so clever and chatty and certainly an asset to you both yourself and your husband.
I hope We can keep in contact to see how the twins are getting on in the future at their new school.
Thanks again for choosing me to be take care of your children.
Best wishes
Sue
Sue has been fantastic since our 2 year old boy joined her.
He comes home beaming and is growing in confidence every day. He really gets on well with Sue, her family and the other children.
The setting is full of activities to have fun with and help develop his skills. The garden is large and the indoor space is clean and tidy. They attend a variety of exciting day trips.
She has been very conscientious looking after our son who has medical needs and
she has supported us in promoting his independence with eating and drinking in a gentle manner.
She has been very flexible around his appointments and attendance, which has been so helpful for us to balance commitments.
He has lots of fun there and always says yes when I ask if he had a nice day. We are really pleased to have Sue as his childminder and could not reccomend her enough.
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Rachel W
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on 01/08/2022
Response by
Sue
on 01/08/2022:
Thanks so much Rachel,
I am really happy to see the growth, confidence and development in your son and its always great to have parents I can work in partnership with, you guys have been great too!
Thank you for your lovely review, I really appreciate it!
Sue is a brilliant childminder who helped me on the transition from maternity leave to fully working. She had lots of food ideas for my little baby and is an experienced hand at looking after babies. What stood out to me is her flexibility to accommodate my evolving work hours and the care she took to listen to any of the natural cares and concerns with handing over child care. Altogether a brilliant childminder and definitely recommend.
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I found this lovely lady last year mid May. She was such a lovely lady.amazing first impression. I immediately took her. She looked after my daughter since. I have never been so comfortable and at peace with a childminder as i did with Sue. My daughter became so fond of her. Her family was so good to my daughter and respectful to me. She gladly did picks up and drop off sometimes. Her home was clean, child friendly set up and very welcoming environment. Spacious backyard that my daughter enjoyed the whole summer. Her cooking was great and sue accommodated my daughters special diet and engaged her in decision making during meals and baking. Communication with Sue was consistent,clear and she kept her word. She always claried with me of any information regarding my daughter.if i was running late for pick up she was understanding and maintained update on my daughter on a frequent basis. I would glady say this lady was God sent and the best childminder i have had in years. You will not be disappointed. Thankyou Sue. My daughter enjoys very much when she is under your care. I highly recommend this lady.
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