Anna Key
Childminder in Horsham (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jul 2012 Last Updated Mar 2024 Last Login 17 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
I'm an Ofsted registered childminder, married to David and mother of two children, Cameron aged 18 and Maya aged 15. Ofsted rated Outstanding in 2016 and 2022. I have a safe home with a purpose built playroom with lots of toys and games suitable for boys and girls of all ages and a large and secluded/safe garden. Situated in Cricketfield Road in the heart of Horsham. I am easy to get to, with a private drive for picking up and collecting. I also offer Overnight Care for children. I regularly attend local toddler groups, days out, parks and library. We do lots of messy play, arts and crafts and spends lots of time outdoors exploring different things. I’m also a member in Octopuschildminding group Horsham where we support each other and have days out. Having qualified and worked as a chef for many years, fresh, nutritional, home made food is important to me. I will always ensure that your child gets balanced, healthy meals and snacks and will accommodate any particular allergies or requirements. I grow my own vegetables in the garden, which the children can help to grow and enjoy eating/cooking. I welcome parents to come and meet my family and me to see if my setting is right for you and your child. I work all year around.
My Experience
Mother of two, Cameron 18 and Maya 15.
Childminder for thirteen years
My Qualifications
Trained Chef
Ofsted Registered
Paediatric First Aid Certificate
Manual Handling Certificate
Safeguarding Certificate
Full CRB
Driving Licence
My Availability
All Year around childminder
Monday - Thursday 7.30-17.30
I'm happy to discuss outside these hours
| 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 | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 20/03/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
- Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
Please contact me for details
My Local Schools
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My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Inspection Report: Ofsted report 2022 (added 15/11/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 08/05/2019)
- UK Driving Licence (added 08/05/2019)
- Exam Certificate: Safeguarding Certificate (added 08/05/2019)
- First Aid Certificate (added 08/05/2019)
Reviews
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It is impossible for this review to do justice to Anna and the amazing work she's doing. I cannot recommend Anna highly enough. Our 3 children have been with Anna since 2019.
Anna is extremely caring and forms a great bond for the children, especially the little ones when they're away from their primary care givers for the first time. Her house and garden are ideal for the children to play and learn in. She's very active with other childminders in the area which means that the children get the best of both worlds - small intimate setting at Anna's but still access to bigger groups of children at the various playgroups our outings she organises.
Whenever she can, Anna will be outdoors with the kids (regardless of the weather) and it is something we're very grateful for. She's very good at giving the kids age appropriate tasks to help them become independent and strikes the right balance between nurturing and holding boundaries.
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If I could give more stars, I would!
Anna is an incredible childminder - she made my son feel welcome and at ease from day one. Her setting is lovely, she is very attentive with the children and offers plenty of opportunities for them to explore outside and to playgroups. She's extremely flexible and happy to work around our family's needs. She also a genuine person and very easy to get along with.
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I don’t even know where to start! Anna is such an amazing childminder and we are so lucky to have had her as a Childminder for Emily.
From day 1 Emily loved going to Anna’s feeling so comfortable in her beautiful clean home and with her lovely family as if she was one of her own.
Emily would be so excited and ask each morning if she was going. Emily formed great friendships with the other children and had such fun with them everyday.
Anna always did amazing things with Emily, they always went on days out to amazing places or they were creating lovely things in her home or playing in the beautiful garden.
Anna provided Emily with a great lunch which she always enjoyed.
We were kept well informed about all that Emily done on a daily basis with lots of wonderful photos and an explanation of what they had been up to. Anna gave us all the photos on a memory stick to keep when we left which was amazing.
We moved to a different county so unfortunately even though we would have loved Anna to come with us we had to leave which was extremely sad.
I have older children and have never had such an amazing experience with a childcare provider!
If you want to have the most amazing lady looking after your child then Anna is a must! 100% the best in the industry!
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Anna looked after our baby boy from the age of 6 months until he was 13 months old and Anna was a true blessing.
As a first time mother I was really anxious about leaving my baby but Anna was so understanding and reassuring when we met her. She also introduced us to her beautiful children who were so polite and very kind, which was a great sign for us - we could tell that she would be the best childminder!
Anna has an amazing set up for babies / children: playroom filled with great toys, big and airy main room where our son Gabriel gained confidence and learnt to crawl and walk, beautiful massive garden and very cute rabbits! We were also sent photos of Gabriel showing the many different activities Anna organised for him and the other children she looks after on a daily basis and also daily notes about his day, what he ate, nap times etc. Anna was so informative and great at communicating.
Gabriel was so happy from day one up until his last day. He loved Anna and her children so much. He learnt so much in his 7 months at Anna's and we cannot thank her enough for it.
Sadly we moved house too far away from Anna's for her to keep looking after Gabriel. I actually cried when I went to pick up Gabriel for the last time as I knew that Gabriel will miss her a lot, and so will we. I really wish we could have taken Anna with us!
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Our daughter was with Anna from age 1 to 3. In that time her confidence grew immensely and she formed lots of friendships while in Anna’s setting as well as a strong bond with Anna and her family.
The setting is perfect for little ones. It’s clean, tidy and there’s lot of space for play. Anna also takes the kids out to many different places, which was a massive bonus for us. Our daughter got to experience the outdoors and learn about the local area as well as attend play groups and meet up with other children and their Childminder’s. Anna is very active in the childminder community and takes her job very seriously to the benefit of all the children she looks after. She is proactive and always teaching the children something new, whether it’s arts and crafts or how to flip a pancake!
We were kept informed about all the details of our daughters day through the baby days app as well as from Anna at the pick up each day.
We are so pleased we found Anna when we did, we had recently moved to the area and she gave our daughter the best introduction to Horsham and to life outside the family home.
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