Emma
Childminder in London
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Female Member since Nov 2009 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 21 Nov 2024
My Summary
About Me
I am an Ofsted registered childminder living in the N1 area, close to Essex Road station and New North Road and on the 21 bus route.
I have been a registered childminder since 2003.
I am also registered as a home carer which means I can work as a nanny and provide care for children in their own homes.
I am an NNEB qualified nursery nurse (Level 3) with 28 years childcare experience. I have worked in a variety of settings and with babies and children of all ages.
I was inspected by Ofsted in December 2018 and I was rated Good.
I am a mother of four, aged between 25 years and 13 years.
I am DBS checked, a non smoker and live in a nice, ground floor property with a large fully enclosed garden. I have a friendly, gentle 9 year old cat.
I am up to date with all training including Paediatric first aid/lifesaver and safeguarding.
I take children out daily to local stay and plays, parks and other local places of interest, such as feeding the ducks or the library. We also have play dates with another local childminder so the children can form friendship groups with others.
My Experience
I have 28 years experience in a variety of settings, including day nurseries, school nurseries and working with families as a nanny. I have been a registered childminder since 2003.
I now combine my role as a childminder with working as a family support worker part time.
I have experience with all age groups, from newborn to teenagers.
I have lots of experience of working with children with special needs including ASD, global delay, Down’s syndrome and physical disabilities.
I have experience of working with vulnerable families and supporting children affected by imprisonment.
My Qualifications
NNEB Diploma (1998)
Introducing Childminding Practice (2003)
First Aid/Child Life Saver (2023)
Safeguarding/Child Protection (2021)
Food Hygiene/Health and Safety (2021)
Ofsted rated Good (December 2018)
My Availability
No space currently. One space expected early 2025. Monday-Wednesday. Term time only preferred.
Also looking for families who i can nanny for. This could be one family or several. Happy to nanny share. Looking to start this from January at the latest. I have current availability for nannying/daytime babysitting on a Friday. Please note, I am self employed and would like to stay this way, at least to start with.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
Please get in touch for further details.
I offer the free 15 hours for children over 9 months. Also tax free childcare.
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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 08/04/2019)
- DBS Check (added 08/04/2019)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Emma. 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.
Emma has cared for my daughter from 9 months to almost 2. Since day 1 Emma has always made us feel so comfortable about the care, always keeping us updated with pictures and a breakdown of her day.
Emma has such a caring presence with the kids and goes above and beyond to ensure that they are constantly having a good day and learning new things. Whether it’s having the confidence to start walking or improving eating habits! She teaches the kids important skills that was helpful and transitioned to home life too. Our daughter has adapted to being around other kids so well and I know that’s due to the friendships that’s she made with the help of Emma.
Emma has always made sure that kids ate healthy nutritious meals and snacks and learnt the importance of eating together too. The environment Emma has built is great for the kids too, new rotation of toys and a great garden to give the kids space to explore and play. Also the daily trips outside to make sure the kids are the always exploring and seeing new things and interacting with others.
We will always be grateful for the impact Emma has made on our little family as she helped us through those early years been new parents always giving us advice and assurance we were doing well. We will miss our daily chats and i know our girl will miss the lovely time she’s had with Emma and her family and Lou Lou (the cat).
I couldn't recommend Emma enough for playing the critical role of a child minder for us with such a caring, loving and warm attitude.
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Emma cared for our daughter for 3 months. Sadly we had to leave London sooner than planned. We are so sad so have to say goodbye to Emma and her family.
Emma has been an absolute godsend to us. As first time parents we have been so grateful for her guidance and support. She is very friendly and kind and our daughter adores her.
I wholeheartedly recommend Emma to any parent looking for a caring setting for their little one. I am not sure we will find anyone else like her again!
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Emma has looked after our son three days a week for almost a year, since he was one. We were initially tempted to go with a nursery and are so pleased we didn't - Emma provides such a nurturing, positive and fun environment for children. She gives individual care and attention to each child and they form strong bonds with her as she is so kind and caring. She has treated our son like part of her family and put me at ease immediately - she is incredibly experienced and a safe pair of hands. Her home also has a beautiful spacious and contained garden which the children can play in every day - it is a perfect environment for little ones!
The children she looks after learn manners, eat healthy food together and get on very well. They go out for lovely activities every day such as visiting parks and playgrounds, seeing ducks, even going to Museums and other play areas. We would have loved her to look after our son for much longer but sadly moved house.
Emma is also very flexible, reliable and great with communication - provided regular photos of our son playing and reassured us with photos when he was settling in and might get upset at drop off that he was honestly fine a couple of minutes later. If you are considering Emma as your childminder I wouldn't hesitate - we were so lucky to have her look after our son and couldn't recommend her highly enough. Thank you so so much Emma!
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After looking after my first son a few years ago, Emma now looks after our second son which in itself says it all! We wouldn’t have asked anyone else.
Emma is a lovely, caring childminder who has taken really good care of both of my children. She has a lovely home with a garden (my son loves playing outside). She keeps us updated with information and photos. She is very flexible which is amazing when you work shifts especially if they change last minute.
I honestly cannot fault Emma and would recommend her to anyone looking for a childminder. I will definitely be back if I ever have anymore children in the future.
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Emma was great from the start. My daughter immediately got comfortable in Emma's home. With our first meeting she was already playing with her daughter and Emma.
My daughter did two mornings a week. Her house was very spacious amd suitable for children. Her outdoor garden was great for the kids to play in.
We was always updated through out the day what she ate, how many nappies, what she had done and pictures.
Highly recommend Emma and hoping to go back there soon.
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