Chelsie_
Childminder in St. Neots
Female Member since Jun 2013 Last Updated Feb 2024 Last Login 23 May 2024
My Summary
About Me
FULLY BOOKED UNTIL 2025. WAITING LIST ENQUIRIES ONLY.
OFSTED OUTSTANDING 2021 & NURSERY WORLD AWARDS 2022 ‘CHILDMINDER OF THE YEAR’ FINALIST.
Hi there, my name is Chelsie and I run The Little Orange House, a small Hygge Accredited, Montessori, Waldorf & Forest School childminding setting based on the New Wintringham development, St Neots.
With a background in Nursery Management and having studied Early Years for the past 12 years, Early Years education is my passion! I have a firm, fair and positive approach to childcare, enjoying getting out and about with the little ones with regular Forest School sessions.
If you’re looking for a unique childcare setting that incorporates aspects of Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio and Te Whariki, with a focus on natural resources and outdoor learning then I would love to hear from you!
Please note that I am an Early Years setting only & do not offer school holiday or wrap around care.
My Experience
-Child Behaviour & Parenting Consultancy
-Large family with young siblings
-Worked in an additional needs School and a state school
-Worked and managed Pre-School settings
-Managed Nurseries across Cambridgeshire
-Been providing Private Nanny care and Babysitting for 12 years
-Extensive Newborn & SEND experience
I am more than happy to provide you with references and copies of my qualification certificates including DBS upon request :)
My Qualifications
Red cross intensive baby sitting certificate
L3 CACHE Childcare and the Young peoples work force extended diploma (A*)
PACEY Child-minding Course and registration
12 GCSE's A*-C Including Child Development with commendation
A Levels (Health & Social Care and English Literature)
Mentoring secondary school students- commendation certificate
Primary School experience
Extensive SEND experience
Baby and Child first aid
DBS (update service)
OFSTED Registered- Rated OUTSTANDING 2021
Level 3 Recognising and supporting children with SEND
Level 2 Food Hygiene
Nursery Management experience
BA (Hons) Degree in Playwork, Early Years and Education
Behaviour Management
ADHD and ASD awareness training
Weaning & Nutrition training
Sleep consultancy qualification
Montessori Trained- Early Years
L3 Forest School Leader
Hygge Accreditation- August 2019
Certificate of Excellence awarded for 5* Ratings 2020
Nursery World Awards ‘Childminder of the Year’ Finalist 2022
My Availability
PLEASE NOTE- I am currently fully booked for 2024-26 and have a waiting list for 2025-26 spaces. Please get in touch for more details if you are interested in joining our childcare family! Unfortunately I cannot accommodate shift patterns or term time only spaces.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
All fees are inclusive of nappies, wipes, outings, activities and home cooked healthy meals. Please get in touch for up to date fees.
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
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My Documents
- UK Passport (added 02/11/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 30/05/2019)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Chelsie_. 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.
Chelsie is simply fantastic. Our little girl has been going to Chelsie’s for nearly a year now and she has thrived since the moment she stepped through The Little Orange House door. Chelsie made returning to work for me so much easier than I had anticipated as I have never had to worry about my daughter whilst she is in Chelsie’s extremely capable hands. They always seem to be getting up to a wide range of engaging activities and we love the Montessori, child led, approach Chelsie uses. Our little girl has also made great friends with the other children she mixes with at Chelsie’s. For a child who is not even 2 yet, still asking for her little friends and Chelsie after 2 months of COVID19 lockdown (in place at the time of writing) is testament to the strong bonds she has formed there. Thank you Chelsie.
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Our little boy has been with Chelsie for nearly 2 years now and we couldn’t be happier with the care he is receiving. She’s always got a fun activity planned for all the kids or a fun day out, I don’t know how she does it with being so organised but I can feel rest assured when at work that he is having the best time. She’s incredibly professional and knowledgeable and has had a huge impact on how we parent at home too, before Chelsie we had no idea about Montessori and it’s now an approach we’ve really embraced at home! We’ve really lucked out finding her, the childcare setting she offers is so unique to our local area too. Safe to say anyone would be lucky to have Chelsie look after their little ones!
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Chelsie has looked after our first little girl whose now 4, for about 2 years now. I admit I am a nervous, first time parent and leaving R with someone I didn’t know terrified me!
I’ve always felt at ease with Chelsie, she’s more like family than a childcarer to us now and has made a potentially difficult time for us much easier. We are lucky enough to have her helping with our new addition in the summer too! I don’t know how she does it but I hope to have her in our lives for the foreseeable future!
100% recommendation from us!
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We simply love Chelsie and we think you will, too, I found Chelsie here on Childcare.co.uk, she was one of a few professionals I messaged on the site and she really stood out from the rest.
Chelsie visited us, free of charge, for an informal meet and greet, and she met our two-year-old girl. They immediately hit it off. And we felt extremely comfortable having grilled her with a few tough questions. The truth is, though, we knew within a few minutes that she was perfect for us.
She’s experinced, friendly, confident and extremely competent. We can’t recommend her highky enough.
Chelsie comes to our house to play with our daughter and sorts bed time for us, too.
Now we get a date night each month - some really important time together - and are happy knowing the little one is safe and sound.
If you’re looking for childcare, look no further than Chelsie. She is amazing,
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Chelsie babysits for our 2 year old son, she is always on time and very polite. We feel very comfortable and can relax on an evening out knowing Chelsie is looking after our son. Recently our son had been playing up at bedtime, Chelsie very kindly gave us tips on how to manage the bedtime routine (and it worked!) miracle worker! I can’t recommend her enough, we will continue to use Chelsie’s babysitting service.
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