Erika
Childminder in South Norwood (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Aug 2020 Last Updated Aug 2024 Last Login 28 Aug 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hello, my name is Erika, the owner of Bouncing Berries childminding. I am a bubbly, fun person. I welcome children in a safe and happy environment and encourage them to explore, have fun and play.
My priority is to create a secure and effective working relationship with parents and also a loving, warm and fun environment for children to achieve the best possible outcome in all areas of their development.
I have a passion to care for babies and children, to plan exciting and challenging activities daily. I have experience of creating meaningful observations while they are having fun playing that I share with parents on an online platform on a daily basis. Some of the activities we do: art and crafts, messy play, puzzles, and constructions with a variety of materials. We also create lots of roleplay activities, such as hairdressers, post office, shopping experiences, ect.
We also love to go outdoors and explore in the local parks; count and feed the squirrels and have fun at the playgrounds too.
I enjoy cooking nutritious and yummy fresh meals that is very important to keep children healthy.
My house offers two rooms to play; a downstairs area for messy play, art and craft activities, a play kitchen and real baking fun. Upstairs is a cosy room for more play and reading. I also have a garden to enjoy outdoors with a wooden playhouse with a slide, sand/water tray.
I am happy to take children on local trips, e.g. to the library, parks or stay and play sessions with other childminders to socialise, learn about nature, community
My Experience
I am an Ofsted registered childminder with 12 years childcare experience from various nurseries as I’m a qualified nursery practitioner and 4 years working as a childminder. I have worked with children of ages from 6 month to 5 years old. I am also a mother of two young children myself aged nearly 6 years old and a 4 years old.
My Qualifications
I completed a level 5 Foundation Degree in Early Years at Kingston University in 2019.
I also recently completed personal development course including
-Managing Childminder setting
-Safeguarding children/child protection
-Understanding and working with Early Years Foundation Stage statutory guidance
-Paediatric First Aid certificate
-Food safety level 2
-Autism in the Early Years certificate
-Designated Safeguarding Lead certificate (ongoing)
My Availability
I am available Monday to Thursday 8am- 6pm.
I’m opened during half terms but closed for bank holidays.
Ad hoc hours are available by booking for registered children in my care according to ratios.
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| Last Updated: 27/08/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
The daily fee is £75.00
This fee includes breakfast, hot cooked lunch and a light dinner with 2 snacks in between.
I offer tax free childcare payment option. I also Offer Funded childcare places.
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
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My Documents
- Training Certificate: Children Designated Safeguarding Lead Certificate (added 13/05/2022)
- Training Certificate: Introductory training course (added 24/11/2020)
- Training Certificate: Leading and managing childminding setting (added 24/11/2020)
- Training Certificate: Recording children's development (added 24/11/2020)
- Exam Certificate: Understanding and working with EYFS (added 24/11/2020)
- Exam Certificate: Safeguarding children (added 24/11/2020)
- Exam Certificate: Certificate of Developing and Children's learning (added 24/11/2020)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 21/10/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Erika. 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.
Erika is absolutely amazing. We were so anxious about leaving our daughter and she made the whole process so much easier than we ever could have hoped for. Erika plans such fun and educational activities for the children throughout the day. Her house and garden are designed specifically for the children and I feel like our baby’s development has accelerated whilst in her care. Our little girl is excited to go to Erika’s and is happy and full of energy when we pick her up. Erika is kind and caring and so sensitive and understanding of our needs. We get regular updates, reports and observations on Tapestry and I feel like Erika is considering the care, the development and also the education of our daughter. We feel so lucky to have found her. Thank you Erika! x
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Erica was looking after my son for over a year. And honestly I wouldn't leave him with anyone else. Such a lovely caring person with plenty of learning ideas. She focused on my child development , give plenty feedback and upload lots of observations. The environment is lovely, safe and clean with lots of toys etc and beautiful garden !
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Erika has been looking after our son since he was 10 months old to now almost 2.5years.
Exceptional setting in a beautiful home and garden. Erika makes our child feel safe, loved and part of the family. Erika offers above and beyond, educational, artistic and a wide variety of learning and behavioural activities. There are weekly outings and meet up with other childcare groups that keep our son constantly engaged and social. We are often treated to delicious baked goods from the children (which may in part be due to Erika’s past experience as a chef 😀) and our pescatarian son has always been well catered for with a varied and wide menu - much more than any nursery we visited. Placing a baby in a childcare setting is really nerve wrecking and we feel so lucky we found Erika. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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KimA85
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on 11/07/2022
Response by
Erika
on 11/07/2022:
Thank you Kim, your words mean a lot to me. It is so rewarding to watch babies over time to grow to an independent and knowledgeable child. It’s great to know that you are satisfied with my setting and service to teach and looking after your little one.
Erika has provided outstanding care for my daughter for over a year now. She is part of our family and has nurtured and taught my daughter with patience and kindness that is above and beyond what I could have hoped for!
Erika provides a huge selection of activities every day, trips out, life skill learning opportunities and play, play, play!! I couldnt recommend her more highly!
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by
CFarrow
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on 08/07/2022
Response by
Erika
on 11/07/2022:
Thank you for your kind words Charlotte, I’m pleased to know that you are happy with what we do on the everyday basis. This journey with Lucia was special to me as she grown so much in her confidence while attending to Bouncing Berries. I’m so glad that I had the opportunity to look after her!
Erika looked after my son Jonas in her previous nursery as key worker and after she set up as a childminder she also looked after him on an ad-hoc basis (really helping us out with childcare) at her home in SE25. Erika is very passionate about her work, she is warm, friendly, a great communicator and just obviously wants the best for the children she is responsible for. She made a real effort to provide fun and stimulating activities for Jonas, she always kept us up to date with his progress. Jonas looked forward to seeing her. Jonas was also starting to be a really picky eater and Erica supported us on this difficult journey. The setting is lovely with a nice open plan play area and most importantly also a lovely garden for them to go outside. I couldn't recommend Erica enough. I'd snap her up immediately if we lived a little closer to her.
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