Lucy Brotherton
Childminder in Tendring
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Female Member since May 2012 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 30 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
My name is Lucy. I live in Ardleigh with my husband Ben, two daughters Marlo and Emily and our family cat Tyler.
I have worked in the childcare profession for 25years, fourteen of these years has been as a childminder.
My job is a true passion of mine. I love coming up with fresh ideas and activities to provide the children with enriched learning experiences in their early years.
My vision for each and every child is to provide an inclusive setting for all, making sure children feel happy, safe and confident and leave my setting with many special memories to take with them on their next step in their learning.
My Experience
I have a Btec National Diploma in Childhood studies.
I have previously worked as a Nursery nurse, Nanny and Teacher’s assistant.
I was graded a good in my recent Ofsted inspection in May 2022.
In October 2023 Myself and my fellow Childminder Lisa Davey decided to join forces and set up a very unique setting, called 'Little Willows'. Little Willows is a purpose built barn at my property in Ardleigh. It is very much a small setting, never more than 8 children at one time and it still has that lovely homely feel that is so important when choosing a childminder for your child. This has been a dream for a very long time and we are so excited with this new adventure we have begun.
Every day we have a variety of toys and activities set up making sure they cover children’s individual interests and that they cover all areas of development. Being registered childminders we have to follow the statutory requirements of the Early years foundation stage, making sure we provide a high quality curriculum for each and every child who attends our setting. All children have the opportunity to regularly attend parks, woods, beach, library, zoo, farms, toddler groups and organised music and movement classes with fellow childminders. We occasionally visit indoor play centres and Little City groups too.
We provide a flexible daily routine that consists of music time, stories , free play, sensory exploring and lots of fun. Children get to free flow indoors and out in a large safe space. We have a purpose made garden area which is safely enclosed and full of fun activities. We also have a larger garden to go exploring in with our special fairy and story tree which is a favourite! We have an allotment plot for the children to plant on a larger scale and to explore the concept of growth. The
children love nothing more than putting on their puddle suits and wellies and exploring all the seasons.
Any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
My Qualifications
Btec National Diploma in Childhood Studies( level 3)
Paediatric first aid
Home based child care
Safeguarding
Early years training
Speech and language training-Elkan
My Availability
I am open from 7.30 till 6 Monday to Friday ,hours are flexible.
*Currently full until September 2026 with a waiting list*
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My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
I charge £7.00 an hour which includes a morning and afternoon snack.
Parents will be asked to provide a pack up for lunch and a dinner if applicable
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Highfields Primary 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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 17/12/2023)
- Other (added 17/12/2023)
- Exam Certificate (added 17/12/2023)
- First Aid Certificate (added 17/12/2023)
- Training Certificate (added 17/12/2023)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding level 3 (added 03/04/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: FAA level 3 award in paediatric first aid (RQF) (added 02/05/2021)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding level 2 for early years and childcare practioners in non school based settings (added 02/05/2021)
- Training Certificate: early years foundation stage training (added 11/11/2019)
- First Aid Certificate: level 3 paediatric first aid (added 11/11/2019)
- Training Certificate: safeguarding (added 11/11/2019)
- Exam Certificate: childcare home based (added 11/11/2019)
- DBS Check (added 11/11/2019)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for lucy brotherton. 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.
Lucy works alongside Lisa in a beautiful homely barn setting. They are absolutely incredible and very invested in providing a setting that helps develop children and understand the world whilst creating a home from home feel.
I cannot recommend Lucy or Lisa enough and will forever be grateful that we found them for our little girl.
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We have been fortunate enough to have Lucy as a childminder for nearly 5years. She has looked after both my girls from babies and I cannot fault the care she has given. She provides a lovely homely environment and really does treat them like one of her family. My children adore her and are always super excited to go to her home ( due to this unfortunately not so happy to leave 😊) she always goes the extra mile to make their time with her fun,exciting and engaging. All in all we feel blessed to have had such a wonderful experience with her.
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