Sharma
Childminder in Royal: Kingston Upon Thames (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jun 2023 Last Updated Nov 2024 Last Login 21 Nov 2024
My Summary
Home From Home Childcare With The Professionalism Of A Nursery
About Me
With over 6 years of experience as a registered childminder, I am deeply committed to providing a loving, nurturing environment for the children in our care. Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of supporting many wonderful families, offering not only childminding but also babysitting for them and their friends.
In our setting, each child enjoys a warm, home-from-home atmosphere where their individual needs are at the heart of everything we do. We work closely with families to follow their home routines, ensuring children feel secure and supported while engaging in activities designed to spark curiosity and inspire learning.
We also maintain a learning journal for each child, capturing special moments, developmental milestones and activities. To keep you closely connected, we use WhatsApp to send regular photo updates, so you can see how your little one is progressing and having fun throughout the day.
For more details and to see pictures of our setting, please visit our website.
Our setting comprises a large playroom, nap room, craft room, bathroom and a big garden.
I work as a team with usually 2 other dedicated childminders everyday, we can care for 3 children each.
Our setting is designed to give children the security and calmness needed alongside friendship, play and lots of fun! We like to think that we offer the professionalism of a nursery but in a quieter home from home environment.
I would love to welcome you to our setting and show you the type of care we offer to families.
My Experience
We are pleased to offer flexible childcare solutions that fit the diverse needs of today’s families. We accept government funding, childcare vouchers, and tax-free childcare, with contracts designed to accommodate various work arrangements. This includes flexible, ad-hoc contracts for shift workers and the ability for remote workers to book additional hours or days as needed on a weekly basis.
Instead of a set daily rate, we allow families to choose the hours that suit them best between 8am and 6pm, with a minimum booking of 7 hours. You only pay for the hours you need, giving you the flexibility to plan your childcare around your personal schedule.
We close only for Christmas, 2 weeks in August and on Bank Holidays, and we do not charge for these closures.
We also offer sibling discounts and accept the government’s 15 and 30 hours funding options, in addition to childcare vouchers and tax-free childcare.
If you’d like more information or wish to schedule a visit, we’d love to welcome you to our setting for a coffee and a chat to discuss your needs.
Children in our care benefit from a warm home from home atmosphere where the focus is on each individual child's needs. We follow the child's routine from home and plan activities designed to spark their curiosity.
Take a look at our website for more info and pictures.
My Qualifications
I have the following qualifications:
Paediatric First Aid
Cache level 3 Childcare
Level 1 and 2 Health & Safety in the workplace
Positive behaviour in Early Years
Mental Health in Young Children
Autism Awareness
EYFS 7 Areas of Learning
Food Hygiene Level 2
Safeguarding Level 3
Anaphylaxis
Epi Pen Experience
Anxiety in Children
Characteristics of Effective Learning
Phonics in the Early Years
Introduction to Dyslexia
COSHH
Fantastic Phonics
FGM Awareness
Prevent Duty
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Health & Safety in Early Years
Infection Prevention for Early Years
Lifevac Trained
Safeguarding and Child Protection for Early Years
We are registered with At Home Childcare agency (inspected by Ofsted)
All staff are DBS checked and registered on the update service
We are a registered Food Business
Registered on the Compulsory and Voluntary Childcare Register
Official Sun Safe Accredited
Signed up to Jamie Oliver's Sugar Smart Pledge
Childcare.co.uk Gold Member
Morton Michel Member
We carry a defibrillator and Lifevac (anti choking device) in our setting
My Availability
We have spaces available Monday - Friday on a full or part time basis. Our availability is constantly changing so please get in touch to check what we currently have available.
We usually have a little more availability in the summer months especially around September when some of our children will go off to school.
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 10/11/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
We’d be delighted to show you around and give you a glimpse of the care we provide. If you’re interested, please get in touch to arrange a visit or learn more about our availability.
We accept government funding, vouchers and tax free childcare, we offer flexible contracts designed to meet the needs of modern work arrangements, this includes purely ad hoc contracts with no commitment for shift workers and the availability to book in extra hours and days for remote workers who may need additional care on a week by week basis.
We do not charge a set day rate, instead each family chooses their own hours between 8am - 6pm (minimum of 7 hours) and they pay £8 per hour for those hours.
We ask for a 2 week deposit to secure your space and this is refunded to you when you leave us.
Please get in touch if you have any questions about our service or if you'd like to come by for a coffee and a chat about your needs, we'd be happy to show you around our lovely setting.
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 Documents
- Training Certificate: Various Training Certificate (added 20/06/2023)
- Other (added 20/06/2023)
- UK Passport (added 20/06/2023)
- DBS Check (added 19/06/2023)
Reviews
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Sharma is such a warm and bubbly person who we have been using for nearly 4 years. She’s amazing with my painfully shy little girl and gives her a wide range of experiences which has really ‘brought her out of her shell’. Sharma works with other childminders allowing my child to socialise with more little ones, just not as many as a nursery which I think is the best of both worlds.
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