Caterpil
Childminder in New Eltham
Female Member since Nov 2013 Last Updated Mar 2024 Last Login 16 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLITY FOR FULL TIME/PART TIME AND TERM TIME
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING GOVERMENT NEW CHILDCARE FUNDING SCHME.
OFSTED registered childminder, . Previously rated GOOD AND OUTSTANDING, based in SE9, can provide references upon request.
Hi my name is Susanna and i have been running a very successful childcare business from my home for the last 11 years. I provide a professional, reliable, safe, and nurturing environment for babies and young children to grow and flourish.
Many children in my care start when they are babies and leave confident and ready to start pre-school between 3-4.
I help care for these children through some of their most pecious milestone and have contact with many children and thier families long after they have left my setting.
I am a helping hand for working parents who require an professional affordable, flexible, childcare service for their children.
My home has a dedicated room set up to stimulate and encourage development for children in my care as well as large garden for children to access and explore .
I regularly attend my local children centre as well as local libraries for singing, story time and messy play sessions.
I provide 3 home cooked meals a day along with 2 snacks. or if parents prefer they are welcomed to send children with food from home.
LOCATION
New Eltham
I am located just of Five ways within a 5 min walk to New Eltham Station and 1 minute walk to
Southwood road bus stop.
QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE
I have over eight years experience of working with children. My previous work experience include working in Private and Commercial childcare settings.
I hold a level 3 in Childcare and development, professionally qualifying me to work in early years setting.
I hold a paediatric 1st aid qualification which i refresh every 3 year.
I have also attended courses on safe guarding and baby brain development .
In 2019 my Ofsted inspection graded my setting as GOOD.
Please feel free to contact me if you require further information or would like to arrange a visit to my home.
My Experience
9 years professionally working with Children. This includes working in nurseries and being self employed Childminder
My Qualifications
Childcare Level 3
Paediatric 1st aid trained
Baby development
Safeguarding Training
My Availability
Spaces available from March 2021
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| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 05/03/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
Fees affordable and reasonable rates.
My Local Schools
- I provide pick ups at Wyborne Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childcare provider has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childcare provider.
My Documents
- Training Certificate: Cache Level 3 Childcare (added 26/02/2021)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 26/02/2021)
Reviews
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Susan is an excellent childminder, she has been childminding my daughter for over a year now and my daughter is always very happy when it’s time to drop her off.
Susan has a separate play room in her house which is always tidy and clean and she has a massive garden which my daughter enjoys playing in. My daughter can have her usual day nap in Susan’s house and she has 3 proper meals during day, which is really important and game changer for me. When I pick my daughter she has already had her dinner and ready for some nice cuddles and good night bath.
My daughter is almost 2 year old now. she’s so much aware of what is going on around and talks a lot and express herself very well. Susan is always reminding on manners which I think is just priceless and my daughter is always well behaved both at home and in Susan's care. In the last 12 months my daughter has become a very confident and funny, chatty little girl, I truly believe that Susan's influence has assisted in this development.
Susan is always very accommodating and has been flexible so far, I don’t know what else a working mom would like to have for her children’s childcare. Everything is truly 5 stars.
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Susan looked after my 1yr old for 3 months and did a fantastic job. My son absolutely loved his time with Susan. He would practically leap out of our arms in the mornings when we dropped him off.
It was such a comfort being able to leave him with Susan, knowing he would be happy and well looked after.
We were very sorry to have to leave! If our circumstances were to change, I would definitely like my son to go back to Caterpillar Day Care!
Thank you for everything, Susan!
Kitty, Martin &Noah
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Our sun is now 27months. He already start to go in her house when he was 18months. Even in the beggining he was not crying which surprised me a lot. He was so happy in there and this is because of her. She is so friendly, so reliable and very responsible. Our son feel very good and very comfortable because they are singing songs, playing music, making a cakes. Every day there are going in different play groups in play centres, librarys and parks. Because of her our son recognize all the animals, colours. For this 9 months he is growing up so fast and he is very social with other kids. I highly recommended.
Silviya
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Susan looked after my son Jaden (2 yrs old) for a few months while working in Lewisham, and I was very nervous about leaving him with someone I didn't know in her home. However I had to get to work so went to meet with Susan and her family. She is very soft spoken and caring towards the children and her children are so loving, which says a lot about their parents too. I always got a full report about what he'd done that day and immediately he was looking forward to going there everyday. In fact Jaden still asks me to go to Susan even though he has not been there in a few months since I changed jobs. The children in her care were also very well mannered and she would gently correct them if they got carried away.
All I can say is that I couldn't recommend Susan more. She provided a safe and nurturing enironment for Jaden, he was learning new things everyday and he was happy. I would send him there again in a heartbeat not to mention that her rates are very affordable.
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Susan is a fantastic childminder who cares so very much for the children she is looking after and provides an outstanding. She offers them a safe and stimulating environment where they can feel relaxed and ready to learn. She has helped my son to learn his phonics as well as numbers before he started reception this year which was very useful for him as he is very shy and he went to school feeling confident. She provides stimulating activities that my children loved to do. She provides a healthy lunch as well as snacks. My children have always been very happy and often don't want to leave when I arrive to pick them up as they are having so much fun. Susan will go out of her way to make sure everything is perfect for the children adapting things to suit their individual needs. We are very pleased that we will resume school pick ups soon as the children have missed spending time with Susan and her family.
I would go to work feeling very happy, knowing my children were in the best care!
Thank you Susan :)
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