Katie Heal
Childminder in Hove
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Female Member since Apr 2012 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 19 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
Just Like Home Childcare is owned by Katie Heal. Katie trained at the world famous Norland College.
Norland nannies provide childcare for royal families, aristocrats and celebrities all over the world.
After working with many families around the globe as a nanny, a maternity nurse and sometimes as emergency nanny cover, Katie settled in Hove and started her own family in 2003.
It was during this time that she was approached by many local families for her childcare expertise.
There was such a demand for a homely setting and not another nursery where children follow set rules and schedules.At Katie’s house everyone makes the rules and every day is different, enabling the children to learn to make their own decisions and choices, thus keeping every day varied and exciting. The children can enjoy the comforts and security of Katie’s family home and also fun days out full of great adventures.It may be a childcare provision, but it feels just like home.
Just Like Home have four childcare settings; Childminding in Katie's family home, a Kindergarten which is open everyday at St Philips Church Hall in Hove and also an after school club and a holiday club also run from the church hall.
All of the settings are registered and approved by OFSTED
My Experience
I have 22 years experience in all areas of childcare from newborns up to teenagers.
Being a mother to twin boys I have lots of experience with twins and multiple births, we have lots of brothers and sisters in our settings and I have great experience with children with additional and special needs.
My Qualifications
Norland trained nursery nurse. I have my N.N.E.B and many other courses including Advanced Driving, Pediatric first aid, Makaton.
My Availability
Please contact me with your requirements and i can let you know if i have availabiilty as my spaces change .
I am also registered for overnight care.
Full time
Part time
Short or long term
I am able to collect from West hove school, deepdene,St. Andrews and other local Hove schools
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My Fees
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
Please add me as a favourite if you are interested and we can arrange a visit a talk about your requirements.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Hove Junior School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at West Hove Infant School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Goldstone Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at King's School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 22/12/2022)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for katie Heal. 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.
We have been recommended to use Just like Home Childcare owned and run by Katie Heal for our baby boy and we are so grateful for it.
The care, love and safe entertainment that has been provided there for Arthur has been no short than outstanding.
What Katie and her team have created is the perfect combo in between the warmth of a childminder's home and the structure and fun educational entertainment of a nursery.
Arthur loved going there. He felt safe and happy there. He enjoyed playing with his little friends, the delicious homemade meals, the fun activities and the outings in the van and so much more!
Without forgetting Teddie the dog who made Arthur feel home from day one.
As parents we loved receiving daily updates of what Arthur was up to, with detailed comments and photos. Just perfect.
It has been a real privilege for us to have Arthur at Just Like Home Childcare and we feel so lucky that Arthur started his social life under Katie's and Vicky's care.
Thank you.
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Audrey
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on 03/12/2020
Katie has pulled out all the stops to make our little one feel at home with her. Her communication is excellent, she is full of ideas about how to make things work for my daughter and she clearly genuinely cares about her. I have been so impressed since first meeting Katie and her family and team, she is absolutely brilliant.
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Becky
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on 25/11/2019
I have 2 children, a 5yr old and a 10 yr old and this is the first time I've ever used a childminder so there was lots of apprehension all round before we discovered Katie that is.I just wish I'd found them sooner.
I've been wanting to get back to my career for a long time and was feeling frustrated that I didn't have the adequate childcare especially during the school holidays but it seems my worries have all disappeared. My children love spending time at her house, and my son groans when I pick him up. He thinks it's one giant play date. There's lots of children of varying ages which was really important to me having a slightly older child and I love the fact that there's more than one adult to hand so that they can split the group up into various age appropriate activities.
I cannot recommend Katie enough.
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on 18/04/2013
Finding Katie and her family was such a godsend! My son has been with katie for almost a year now, but settled in straight away. Katie and John have a lovely welcoming family home, perfectly set up for and revolving around the children, and they have really enveloped my son as part of their "extended family". Katie provides varied and healthy home cooked food and is great at organising fun activities. She also does "cuddles on the sofa" when he's feeling off colour! I love that she encourages all the children to be polite and considerate, and her own children set a great example. Katie always keeps me up to date with what has happened during the day so I still feel involved with my son's life even when I'm not with him. The daily diary is great, and I look forward to reading it when I get home from work. She has also been very flexible on occasions when I've had to work unexpectedly late, or swap working days. When I drop off my boy in the morning, I leave knowing that he will be very well cared for, happy, and probably having far more fun than he does with mummy!
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on 18/04/2013
I can't recommend Katie and her services enough, our daughter Betsy has been cared for by Katie since she was 9 months old and thrives in the home from home environment provided.
Knowing Betsy is so well looked after and settled has made my transition back to work all the more easier and the daily diary helps keeps me across all her activities! It is also great to have flexibility around the days and hours we need her cared for which isn't always easy to find.
It can be a really daunting prospect looking for suitable childcare and we feel lucky to have found such a great family for Betsy to be part of.
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