Shula
Childminder in Colchester (also available for babysitting)
My Summary
About Me
I am a mother of four grown up children and offer a home from home environment. I have a large cosy welcoming home with a dedicated play room. Our garden is large and secure with an outdoor eating and play area. I love baking, crafting and gardening, something i like to pass on to the children in my care! I am a great advocate of child led learning and have lots of natural resources and things to suit all interests. My 24 year old daughter works along side me, we have an average of 8 children a day of different ages.
My aim is to provide your child with a warm, friendly atmosphere in which your child will feel secure and happy.
My Experience
Other than raising my four children who were born closely together I was a nanny in my early years.
My Qualifications
Studied level 3 CACHE, First Aid trained, all members of the family over 16 are DBS checked.
My Availability
Pre and post school pick up every day from St Andrews Primary School in Marks Tey, Monday to Thursday all a day. Day places Monday to Thursday.
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
Day rate of £70 to include all consumables and resources.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey
My Ofsted Inspections
The inspection grades below have been obtained from the Ofsted website based upon the registration number the childminder has provided to us. You should verify this information yourself prior to using the childminder.
My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 09/04/2025)
- DBS Check (added 18/05/2018)
- Inspection Report (added 09/04/2025)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for shula. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members 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.
We are so glad we found Shula when looking for childcare for our daughter (age 18 months). Shula is caring, friendly and has made sure our daughter was happy and settled every time we dropped her off. Our daughter loves it when she has a 'Shula Day’. Sue provides a large variety of activities and walks/ outings, she has a lovely outside space too for children to use. Sue has been so thoughtful in acknowledging special days like birthdays and holidays for us. She has also been very flexible and been able to accommodate our daughter during school holidays now that she has started reception. Even though we moved out from Marks Tey to Ardleigh, we still dropped her to Shula for 4 days a week as she’s the best in Colchester!!! I very much recommend Shula to anyone looking for childcare as your child will be well cared and looked after not just by Shula but by the whole family!!
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Thizu
on 10/01/2022
I was quite anxious about returning to work and leaving my son, however, as soon as I met Shula, my mind was instantly put at ease. Shula's knowledge, care and passion was evident the moment I met her.
My son started going to Shula once he turned one and is treated like part of the family. The smile on his face when we arrive says it all.
Shula has a warm, loving, home from home environment - it feels like I am dropping my boy off at a family members house.
The communication to parents is excellent. We love looking through his notebook to see what he has been up to each day, what he has eaten and hours slept. Shula makes fresh, home cooked meals and does lovely activities with the children. We absolutely love looking through the journal Shula makes showing your little one's progress so far.
When Noah started, we were having trouble helping him to self settle for naps and bedtime . However, with Shulas help, he now settles himself for naps and bedtime, and now everyone is getting a well rested nights sleep.
I feel incredibly lucky that my little one goes to Shula's and have felt confident leaving him in Shula's care from day one. I highly recommend Shula.
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Kara
on 06/01/2022
My little one started going to Shula around 1 years of age, from day one of dropping my little one off I have loved knowing that he is going from a home to home environment! It is so reassuring knowing that he will be looked after just like one of her own! My little one loves going there, he has learnt so much within the past year! The communication between Shula and parents is excellent, I know exactly what activities have been done throughout the day, what he has eaten and his sleep pattern. I recommend Shula to all my friends and family all the time.
I can not wait to see my little one grow more with Shula!
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Thea
on 05/01/2022
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