Sophie31
Childminder in New Malden (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jan 2012 Last Updated Nov 2024 Last Login Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
* FUNDED PLACES NOW AVAILABLE- SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY *
My name is Sophie and I am an Ofsted registered childminder. I live with my husband and three wonderful children; Edison, 13, Lara 10 and Theo, 3 , in a 5 bedroom house in Motspur Park. I became a registered childminder in 2014 following a career as a Midwife working for the NHS.
As a childminder I provide a loving and caring environment for both babies and children where they can feel safe, nurtured and happy. I work closely in partnership with the parents to help their child develop physically, mentally and emotionally so that they will become confident and independent children , ready for the next stages in their life.
I have a lot of experience of caring for babies and children. I love watching them flourish and grow within my care; helping them meet the next milestones and enjoying their time with me.
At home, we do lots of exciting and fun activities based on celebrations, festivals and special events that occur throughout the calendar year as well as on your child's next steps and interests. These include, amongst many others, arts and crafts, painting, baking, dressing up, planting bulbs and seeds, water and sensory play.
Outside, I have a garden with artificial lawn, a play house and a variety of outdoor play equipment. I like to use the garden to extend children’s experience of wildlife, nature and to have fun with water, sand and messy play activities.
I love to be out and about with the children; broadening their skills and experiences and as such will regularly visit libraries, playgroups, animal farms, pick your own farms, soft-plays, shops and both local and National Trust parks.
I provide nutritious, home cooked meals and healthy snacks at appropriate times that include plenty of fruit and vegetables. I’m also happy to cater for any special dietary needs should this be required.
At the end of each day, your child will go home with a diary which will include photos of their day with me and information such as what they have eaten, nappy changes and
meals. It will also note any key observations based on the Early Years Foundation stage (EYFS). The EYFS is a Statutory framework for all early years childcare providers to follow, in order to ensure the safety, wellbeing and development of young children.
During the day I also send an update via whats app to keep you informed and some pictures to brighten up your afternoon.
My house is a 3 minute walk from Motspur Park train station which is a 25 minute direct line to Waterloo. There is also easy access to the A3 and nearby bus routes to New Malden, Kingston, Worcester Park and Wimbledon.
Please get in touch for any further information or if you would like to have a chat and view my setting.
Many thanks.
My Experience
I have been working as a childminder since 2014 and have three children of my own. As a midwife I also have experience with newborn babies.
My Qualifications
Ofsted Registration
Childminding (ICP) qualification
BSc Hons Midwifery- First class degree
Paediatric First Aid
Lead Safeguarding Training
Supporting Children with SEND Level 2
Prevent Duty Level 2
Food Hygiene and Safety Level 2
Early Years Healthy London First Steps
Supporting Early Language Development Level 2
Improving Children’s Learning Through Play Level 2
Online Safety Level 2
FGM Level 2
My Availability
I am open Monday to Wednesday 8am to 5.30pm
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
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| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 21/11/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
- Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
Please enquire regarding fees and funded places.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Burlington Junior School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Burlington Infant and Nursery 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
- DBS Check (added 02/09/2023)
Reviews
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Our youngest daughter was with Sophie for 3 years and our eldest daughter with her for 2 years and we can say without a doubt that they had the best possible care you could find. As a teacher with specialism in the Early Years, I found it especially hard to search for childcare. Sophie instantly put my mind at ease with her manner, knowledge and enthusiasm. Sophie puts the children in her setting at the heart of everything she does, recognising their individual needs and interests.
Sophie’s professionalism shines through in everything she does. She always has a smile on her face and is incredibly loving, patient and caring with the children. It is always obvious how much she loves her work and how much pride she takes in it. She is incredibly hard-working and committed to ensuring each child has the best possible start to life. She is unflappable in difficult or unexpected situations and is always incredibly supportive and calm with medical issues.
Sophie’s communication is impeccable. Every day she wrote in great detail about the events of the day including outings, activities and notable learning observations. We always knew exactly what she ate, how long she slept and when her nappies were changed. Plenty of photos were always shared with us as part of the daily entries to our daughter's book, but also in our parent WhatsApp group. Sophie was always approachable and we felt like we could talk to her about anything, often in face-to-face conversation at drop-off or pick-up.
Our daughter always understood exactly what was going to happen throughout the day at Sophie’s setting, due to the regular routines in place. She always had healthy meals, a good nap, opportunities for exercise and plenty of time to socialise with the other children in Sophie’s setting. She also often has enriching experiences with childminders who regularly collaborate with Sophie and their children, who Hannah has also formed close bonds with.
Sophie plans an amazing variety of carefully thought-out experiences for the children, often with themes such as cultural celebrations and holidays. From baking to playgroups, fruit-picking to soft-play; the experiences that our daughters have had in Sophie’s care have been brilliant.
Sophie is the most amazing childminder that we could ever hope for and goes above and beyond in everything she does. She has made our daughter (and us!) feel like a part of her family. We feel incredibly lucky that Sophie played such an integral role in raising our children and will forever be grateful for everything she has done for our family.
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We can’t thank Sophie enough for the time our son spent with Sophie. We only left due to needing full time - and it was an extremely hard decision. I had never used a childminder before, and I came out of it with such a positive and wonderful experience. We had updates every day, a beautiful book of daily updates, the children went on great activities (airports, gardens, farms, etc) and they did activities with other children/childminders from the area. Our family adored Sophie, especially my son, who was excited to go everyday. Sophie and her family are nurturing, wonderful people and I couldn’t recommend them enough. Thank you!!
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Sophie is the most amazing childminder! She goes above and beyond in every single thing she does for the children in her care. Our daughter was with her for over a year and during that time absolutely blossomed. As a parent, it is such a difficult decision of where to send your child but I can say that sending your child to Sophie makes that decision so easy. It was the greatest comfort to know that our daughter was receiving the best possible care and experiences each day.
One of the highlights of my day was getting photos from Sophie of what they had been up to. Sophie always plans new, fun, enriching, engaging and exciting activities and outings based on the children's interests/theme/season. The variety of experiences that my daughter had while there (too many to name!) were so impressive- and inspired us to do lots at home! Sophie also made a book for each child with a very detailed narrative of what they had been up to as well as printed photographs. I loved sharing this book with my daughter and chatting about all of the things she had done and learned in the day.
Sophie is so incredibly thoughtful, kind and caring. Our daughter has always been quite cautious and had several fears that Sophie supported her with and helped her conquer. She created an environment where my daughter felt happy, safe, comfortable and was excited to go to each and every day. She also has such a lovely family who embraced our daughter and made her feel part of the family.
We are so grateful to Sophie for everything that she has done for our daughter. We were so lucky to have her as our childminder and highly recommend her!
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When we first visited Sophie’s setting, we were so impressed with everything to do with her set up, from the food menus to the daily structure, to the child safeguarding procedures and so much more. It was a no brainier to send our daughter to her at 20 months old.
What we hadn’t expected was the wider amazing family environment she would become part of, the learning and development she would do and the pure happiness she would get every day from attending Sophie’s house.
Sophie includes a themes to her weeks teaching the children in her care about various different holidays and events of the world. Our daughter was always coming home having learned a new craft skill or a different song each week.
The various adventures and experiences Sophie would take our daughter to, be it fruit picking, forest exploring, playgrounds, farms, soft plays - you name it, our daughter loved and learned every day.
Having a daughter with severe allergies is also a concern of ours abs where we sent her to, but we soon realised it need not be as Sophie would adapt her menu (always freshly cooked meals) to suit, and even adapt some activities like baking where required that we never had to think twice.
Each day we received a detailed dairy update plus numerous photos and always knew what was going on. From talking with others childcare experiences, we know we got very lucky finding Sophie and her wonderful family.
A highly recommended childminder right here!
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Sophie has looked after our little boy for the last year from when he was 11 months old - she is absolutely amazing and we have been so impressed since day 1.
Her setting is lovely, she cooks delicious meals & importantly she provides a range of activities tailored to each child’s need. They go out on lots of day trips, do painting, baking (she makes yummy biscuits with the kids!), arts and crafts, reading, nursery rhymes, play doh, water play, lots of outdoors play in her fabulous garden - the list could go on...! She also has themes and tries to tie in activities to that day or week’s theme ie, Halloween, under water, Christmas etc. Sophie’s family are also really lovely and our little boy has always been made to feel a part of the family.
Our little boy has developed SO much in the time he has spent with her & Sophie takes real pride in helping her children in her setting grow & learn. She is also highly creative, caring & pays a lot of attention to detail - each day we would have a detailed diary going over everything that has happened that day (as well as lots of lovely pictures!).
If Sophie has space, I would recommend to anyone to jump at the chance to join her setting. You won’t be disappointed and your child will be in extremely capable hands. Thank you Sophie for everything!
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