Samantha Childminder
Childminder in Mansfield (also available for babysitting)
Female Member since Apr 2011 Last Updated Jul 2022 Last Login Sep 2023
My Summary
About Me
I am an Ofsted registered childminder based in Mansfield Nottinghamshire who has a vast amount of childcare knowledge. I am also a parent for two amazing children. I have lots of background knowledge and different childcare qualifications, including a level 4 in childcare, autism level one, behavior management, special educational needs, first aid , and safeguarding. I have been in childcare since leaving school and being a parent also helps me to understand how important it is that your child is educated, and cared for in a home environment. I believe in teaching children to become young adults is important, whilst developing friendships, educational skills, manners, politeness, learning right from wrong and helping children develop their own resilience and independence. My husband is a qualified Chef whom also works alongside of myself in creating home cooked, nutritional, healthy eating food. As a setting, we will do our very best for your family. We can offer varied and flexible hours of childcare including 15 hours and 30 hours government funding.
Together as a team we offer a home away from home environment with fantastic parental references.
My Experience
Childminding
Childminding assistant:
Asquith day nursery
Had my own children and run a public house for three years
Dukeries nursery
Smartities day nusery
the childrens house southwell
Mansfield community center childcare Ladybrook
My Qualifications
Lets interact
Every child a talker training
Home based childcare certificate
Certificate in early years practice level 4
Diploma in pre school practice
Nvq level 2 in childcare and education
Diploma in counselling
First aid
Food hygiene level 2
Safeguarding and child protection
Language courses
Network meeting and continued professional development
My Availability
Please ask.
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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Before School | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Morning | no | no | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Afternoon | no | no | yes | yes | no | 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: 25/07/2022 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £4.60 per hour
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
Avaliable upon request, may need to adjust accordingly.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs at Asquith Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Abbey Primary School
- I provide pick ups at Forest Town Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- First Aid Certificate: first aid (added 22/07/2019)
- Exam Certificate: level 4 qualification (added 22/07/2019)
- Exam Certificate: Ico registration (added 22/07/2019)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 22/07/2019)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Samantha childminder. 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.
Samantha was very reliable, and had terrific communication which gave us assurance in working with her. She would go above and beyond in assisting mum and baby and took the time out of her day to show mum local mum and baby activities. She was great with baby too, it was nice for mum to come back to paint-work that Sam had done with fourth month old at the time.
We would work with Samantha again without hesitation and highly recommend her to all parents.
Thank you Sam for all your work and time !
by Elisa about Samantha childminder on 19/11/2019
Thank you so much for looking after Tymon. He is a very happy confident little boy! Thank you.
by Parent about Samantha childminder on 06/11/2013
Sam is brilliant; my son very quickly took to her (he doesn't like everyone!) and leans to her for cuddles when I drop him off. After only a few weeks he was desperate to be off playing with her and the other kids within minutes of arriving! My son has come on leaps on and bounds with his development and is very, very happy there. I'd be happy to recommend Sam to anyone.
by Parent about Samantha childminder on 05/11/2013
My little one has been with Sam for 3 months and we are thoroughly impressed with the care she is providing. We have a folder of his progress and daily activities including a log of his food etc. that we take home each day to read. So far he's been swimming, water and farm park, rain walks and picnic at the park. Sam also teaches seasonal events from around the world and different cultures.
Sam works with her husband Steven and assistant Nat which I like as that means there's always an adults eyes to watch the little ones no matter who's doing what. The extra adult(s) also means Sam can look after more children which drew me to her as we were wanting our little one bringing on more and we know being around other children will do that. Her two kids are very friendly and playful with Robert so when other children have left for the day he always has someone to play with.
Her home is very child friendly and full of toys, posters and drawings which I like. Her garden is split into four sections a patio, large lawn area, allotment and chicken coop. She does plenty of activities throughout the day and uploads photos for us to see what he gets up to. Robert comes home every day tired out from all the play and activities.
We plan on using Sam for the foreseeable future and would highly recommend her.
by Parent about Samantha childminder on 24/09/2013
Response by Samantha childminder on 02/10/2013:
Thank you. We love having your little boy and we really appreciate the lovely review.
We dropped our little 5 month old at Samantha’s home and were extremely pleased by the way she took care of her.
The home was clean, full of toys and the atmosphere was welcoming.
Samantha has all the qualifications needed for childcare, including the paediatric life support course for the rare eventuality.
Her husband is also a chef, so no worries about the quality of the food offered.
After picking up our daughter, we were even given to our surprise and delight a sort of progress chart with clearly marked activities.
I wholeheartedly recommend Samantha, who would look after your loved one(s) with the utmost care and affection.
by Parent about Samantha childminder on 09/07/2013
Response by Samantha childminder on 14/07/2013:
Thank you. Your little girl was a treasure and we loved every minute of caring for her
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