Jo W
Childminder in Greenwich (also available for babysitting)
Female Member since Jan 2010 Last Updated Dec 2024 Last Login 20 Dec 2024
My Summary
About Me
My name is Jo and I am married and have three girls aged 21, 17, and 14 who all enjoy the company of other children. I am an OFSTED registered childminder living in East Greenwich.
I provide a warm, safe, welcoming and friendly environment and promote children's learning and development by organising and providing a variety of indoor activities such as painting, drawing, jigsaws, dressing-up, cooking and educational toys for children of all ages. Outdoor activities include trips to Greenwich Park for picnics/games (weather permitting), toy library, baby/toddler gyms, pop-in groups and Mudchute farm all of which are planned on a weekly basis. I also have a garden with outdoor equipment.
I promote healthy eating with my own children and would therefore offer a well balanced and nutritional diet but also respect parents/carers choices of meals.
I am a member of the National Childminding Association and I am committed to on-going training to further my knowledge.
My Experience
I have 17 years experience in childcare (Childcare Level 3 qualification) and I have also completed professional development in safeguarding children.
First aid trained, Full CRB cleared, ICP, Safeguarding and intermediate safeguarding Children, Epi-Pen Trained, Schemas Training
My Qualifications
First aid trained
Epi-pen trained
Intermediate Safeguarding
Forest school
My Availability
Spaces available now:
0-5 year old
x1 School runs from Robert Owen Nursery, Christ Church Primary School, St Joseph's Primary School, Halstow and Meridian School
I work Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 05/12/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £16.00 per hour
- Childminding from £10.00 per hour
Please contact me direct for fees
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Robert Owen Early Years Centre
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Christ Church Church of England Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Meridian Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 18/11/2020)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Jo W. 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.
After feeling nursery was not a suitable option for our 9 month old daughter, we managed to find Jo and knew right away she was just what we were looking for. We wanted our baby to have more one on one care rather than being in a room of 20 or so other children and she absolutely thrived. Being with a couple of other children under Jo’s care was wonderful for her development and she left to go to nursery at 3 with so much confidence in herself and her abilities.
When pregnant with our second child, Jo was an obvious choice for us and as with our daughter, he has absolutely thrived in her loving, home environment.
Both were always so happy to be there, with plenty of stimulation, whether that was dancing, singing, messy crafts being in the garden or going to the park to feed the ducks. Learning all about bugs and having butterflies in the garden have all been amazing activities which have really shaped their personalities. Jo is great at ensuring the children also work on skills around developing independence and it’s always lovely to see them come home and do things they have learned whilst in Jo’s care.
We’ve loved having Jo as our childminder and would absolute recommend her services. Having someone you can trust to take the best care of your child is more important than anything as any parent knows, and we always felt we could trust Jo 100%. It’s a huge weight lifter when returning to work!
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Our first son went to Jo’s from 6 months, we couldn’t have asked for a more loving environment for him, he always had a big smile on his face when we arrived at Jo’s in the morning and he was so settled and happy. Under Jo’s care his speech developed rapidly, and he loved outings to the big park and to messy crafts. Jo also does lots of fun home activities - introducing the children to different topics - using her famous colourful trays.
Jo also made our son feel like part of her family, and he got to know her children (who were always so kind to him) which we thought was really nice.
When our second son was born we were so pleased that Jo had space for him, and our experience has been the same. His big smiles when he see’s Jo in the morning and the obvious love she pours into the fun activities she does with him.
A message from our eldest son says it all really ‘you’re a really nice JoJo’
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When we moved house from Fulham to Greenwich we were looking for childcare for our baby girl. It was wonderful to find Jo to look after her – we have been so happy with her care. Jo is very kind and caring – you can see that immediately.
Our baby girl loved to go there and sometimes she even wanted to stay longer to play - it was definitely a home away from home.
During this time Jo helped our baby girl achieve several milestones from crawling to walking, from babbling to talking and counting 1,2,3. She regularly takes them to the library and Greenwich Park, she also has a garden, and they play outdoors as well.
They also play indoors with different toys and do creative activities.
She provided us with a diary and wrote information about what they have eaten (always home cooked), nap times and what activities (indoor and outdoor) they have been doing during the day.
We have been very lucky to meet her – we won’t hesitate to recommend Jo to any other parents.
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Jo looked after our daughter for a few days a week over 14 months. In this time, Jo helped her with several milestones like crawling, walking and talking. She regularly attended Messy Crafts sessions at the library and played with a range of toys at her house. In the summer months, there was the use of a paddling pool and water activities in Jo's garden and in the springtime, there were caterpillars to watch turn into butterflies. Our daughter learnt a lot with Jo, notably she learnt numbers 1-10 and surprised us one day at home when she started counting! Jo accommodated the use of reusable nappies and the lunches we provided. She is a very kind and caring childminder that we are glad to have found.
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When we started looking for childcare, our two priorities were that our son would be given lots of love and secondly, that he was happy in his environment and Jo has provided those things. In the year that my little one has been with Jo, he has never once cried when I dropped him off, in fact, he’s often squealing with delight because he loves being there so much. As a first time mum, leaving my child with someone else made me very anxious but Jo very much put our minds at rest. My son is a now confident, happy little boy who has clearly learnt a lot throughout his time with Jo. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jo to any other parents.
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