Sharon W
Childminder in Denmead
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Female Member since Sep 2012 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 10 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi my name is Sharon Ward and I am a qualified and experienced, professional Ofsted registered 2 times outstanding child-minder. I feel I provide a home from home, in a happy,fun & loving environment. I live in my spacious home with my husband and my grown up daughter in the village of Denmead. I have been childminding for the past 20 years,in a non smoking and no pet household.
I do have a purpose built play room but the children have the run of the whole of the downstairs. I like to encourage creative play such as drawing ,painting, cutting and sticking and play dough, plus many more. We do all types of cooking and love to plant and grow things, either in the garden or on the window sills. I have sand and water play outside in the garden and a wide variety of outdoor play equipment and ride on toys. I have jigsaws, games and toys for all ages and stages of development including dressing-up clothes & role play. The children enjoy dancing, singing with musical instruments, as well as story time . We visit the local toddler groups, messy play groups and the library for story time. We go to local parks, the seaside, the lake at Petersfield , Porchester Castle, Creech Woods to name but a few. We like to walk if we can as its good for the children to get the fresh air and exercise. I follow the Early Years Goals as set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage birth to five which is all designed to encourage your child to develop skills needed in preparation for school.
I take and collect from both Denmead infants and junior school and all the pre schools in the village.
My Experience
I have been a child-minder for the past 23 years. Before this I was the manageress of two children's day nurseries for over 10 years in Surrey. I have also been a nanny and a maternity nurse.
My Qualifications
NNEB
NVQ level 3 in childcare learning and development
NVQ level 4 in childcare learning and development
Paediatric first aid
Registered with environmental health
Food hygiene
Child protection
Safe guarding children
PACEY membership
Ofsted registered Outstanding
All members of my household are DBS checked
I have a full driving licence and business insurance on my car so I can take the children for days out.
Full public liability insurance in place
I also attend regular on-going training sessions to
help improve my knowledge and the service I am able
to provide
My Availability
I currently have a few vacancies but definitely have spaces from September 2025
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before School | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 10/12/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.00 per hour
£6.00 per hour Mon - Fri 7.30am till 5.30pm
The above rates includes morning & afternoon snacks, drinks and any groups we may visit (special outings will be discussed in advance with parents and charged as extra)
I am happy to provide breakfast and a cold lunch for a small charge, I am also happy for parents to provide an evening meal and I can heat it up.
I have an account with /ACCOR COMPUTER SHARE /SODHEXO and FIDELITI I am willing to set accounts with other providers as required.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Denmead Infant School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Denmead Junior 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 24/02/2023)
- UK Driving Licence (added 24/02/2023)
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