Sarah
Childminder in Gloucester
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Female Member since Sep 2009 Last Updated Sep 2024 Last Login 15 Nov 2024
My Summary
Safe Hands Childminding
About Me
I live with my partner Phil (DBS checked)and a mum to two, Finlay age 24(DBS CHECK ) not at home and Henry age 19(DBS checked 2020) University and seth 4 , Drew 2yr our family dogs love by all the children.Plus a proud Rara ( nanna) to my grandson chester 2yrs .
with uncertainties ahead with covid 19 I can assure a smooth settle for your child , I have remained open for keyworkers and lovely to welcome all others back in june following guidelines.
Since i set up childminding In 2008 , I passed all required fields and further my knowledge ongoing via childcare.co.uk courses as a full gold member.
Also completed my nvq 3
Ofsted number 380914
Inspection 3rd May 2017 outstanding
Inspection under new format 8th February 2023 Very proud Good all areas
I am very committed to my work and it's very important it is;
child lead and full of play learning.
I like to offer more to ways of learning here are a few;
We attend children centres ,visit farms , soft play centres
library bounce and rhyme ,we do recycling art with visits to the resource centre ,park visits of choice and nature walks,slimbridge,Gloucester muesems and Stroud museum.
Gardening big scrap art & den building .
Please send message for current availability.
Thank you sarah roberts
My Experience
Mum to two now 24 and 19 and
a Rara to my grandson chester 1
Completed my NVQ 3 22nd april 2010
several coures attended to further my setting and build on knowledge certificates available.
child protection 2023 every 2 yrs
first aid completed refresher Sept 2024 every 3yrs
early years courses completed
I use to be a visual stylist(window dresser) for marks and spencer 12yrs service.I love to make and have ideas ongoing and offer experiences for the children to have fun imagitive play.
References from parents available on here check out my reviews,welcome a casual meet up.
look at possibilities to offer care for your child.
My Qualifications
home based course
first aid completed refresher Dec 2023
12 hrs course
child protection- updated
childcare courses attended, certificates in file.
NVQ 3 completed
New ofsted format Good all areas 2023
Outstanding graded 3rd May 2017
GOOD result in ofsted inspection 2015
GOOD result in ofsted inspection 2009
-ofsted Reference EY380914
My Availability
Currently full for 2024 and possibly a plan in 2025 ,unless circumstances change I'm unaware of.
available or all year and term time only or opt in hols available for children already attending.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 09/09/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
I accept funding for 2's 3's and 4's government scheme
Will be offering all 2's April 2024 and from 9mths Government roll out in September 2024
Awaiting government information ( have been covering funding 9yrs)
(Core hours -term time )
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
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
- Other (added 10/12/2023)
- First Aid Certificate: Sarah roberts (added 10/12/2023)
- First Aid Certificate: First aid (added 07/01/2022)
- Training Certificate: The prevent duty (added 07/01/2022)
- Training Certificate: Child protection (added 07/01/2022)
- First Aid Certificate (added 04/10/2020)
- Training Certificate: Child protection every 2yrs (added 14/08/2018)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 14/08/2018)
- Inspection Report: Recognition (added 03/08/2018)
- Exam Certificate (added 03/08/2018)
- UK Driving Licence (added 03/08/2018)
- DBS Check (added 03/08/2018)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Sarah. 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.
Both our children have gone to Sarah over the past 7 years. We are so happy with the care that Sarah provides, including daily trips out and about, plus the activities that take place in the home. Our children have grown up and thrived under the care of Sarah and love being around Seth and Drew (doggies). Sarah has been instrumental in helping teach our children, including potty training, learning colours and numbers, and being able to write their names for school. My youngest daughter loves her time with Sarah. Sarah knows her favourite characters and things to do and ensures she includes activities (arts and crafts, dancing etc) with these things throughout the day. Sarah is supportive of us as a family and is caring, contacting us on non-working days to check in if our little one has been under the weather. We would like lost without her!
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Clare
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on 27/08/2024
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Sarah
on 27/08/2024:
Thankyou a pleasure to look after both and see them thrive , crafty little lady. so nice to see her own work with fun imagination ,she keeps me guessing with excitement. 7yrs fab family great partnership ,I say it always joint efforts best rewards .
Xx
Sarah clearly has so much love for all the children she cares for. She goes above and beyond every day. For birthdays, Easter, Christmas and any other festivity, she ensures the children have little gifts and do on theme activities to embrace all occasions. Sarah has clearly been an excellent mother, as my little boy is so good at playing with other children and sharing, which are things she encourages in her role. She acknowledges our wishes as parents and maintains excellent communication with us at all times. Even on days where she is not with my son, she will check in on him if he hasn’t been himself. Sarah makes sure the kids get out once a day in the mornings and attend local groups, garden centres, soft play, farms, museums park (and loads more). Often in the afternoons, they do crafts, garden play or dancing to music. Sarah also meets with another childminder so all the kids can get out and meet others. We cannot fault Sarah and feel very lucky we found her.
A bonus is her two black labs, who are so gentle and calm with the children.
Wish we could leave a 10 star review!
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Bethany
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on 27/08/2024
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Sarah
on 27/08/2024:
Thank you 😊 a pleasure to look after ,he has really settled into the gang . Expressing interests ,friends and his routine he likes and pups love all x
[ ] My little girl started with Sarah at 14 months old fast forward nealy two years on she absolutely loves going to Sarah's seeing all her friends and all the adventures and role play and learning they do everyday . Her confidence , speech, eating toilet training which has been amazing with all the support and quidance Sarah given us . We couldn't wish for anyone better to look after our little Sarah has been absolutely amazing .Really good when it comes to communication / updates and we absolutely love seeing all the pictures and hearing what the little ones get up to throughout the day and to see her personality come out so much is amazing to see.
We would 100% recommend Sarah to anyone . Childminder full of love and adventures for little ones to enjoy !
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My 8 month old daughter has just started with Sarah and couldn’t be happier.
Being a FTM I was unsure and nervous of the process of leaving my little one but Sarah has been fantastic. My daughter loves her time there , playing and interacting with all the children. Would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a childminder .
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lauraB34
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Sarah
on 25/01/2023
Response by
Sarah
on 26/01/2023:
Thankyou 🙂
My eldest was with Sarah from the age of 2 and a half up until July 20th this year. She has helped massively with my daughters confidence and her socialising. Sarah has helped hugely with her transition into starting school this September. My daughter loves it here and especially enjoys role playing and seeing Seth the dog. My youngest started after February half term this year and was very rocky but again Sarah helped her gain confidence and she enjoys going in to see all her friends and especially loves all the trips. She has so much more confidence now and her speech is amazing since starting. Couldn’t recommend anyone better! I love the fact Sarah sends photos over every so often in the day of what they’re doing so I can see how much they’re enjoying themselves.
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