Gemmacs
Childminder in London: Bromley (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Aug 2014 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 20 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hi, I'm Gemma. I have over 20 years proven experience working in nurseries and nannying. I’m NVQ 3 qualified with certificates in paediatric first aid and I’m DBS checked.
I love looking after children and planning each day to be as much fun as possible – all while meeting the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.
I would describe myself as a very active mummy – I like to attend local toddler groups, library, parks, organise day trips and wood walks. We love being outside in the garden too. Since having my children, I have worked towards bringing the eyfs and learning through play into my home and love helping children to learn and have fun. My own children also love the little ones and help me bring fun activities everyday, we have a special focus on books and often plan around a book theme. I have experience with sen and I’m very consistent with our routine with lots of spontaneous play too.
I’m also a non-smoker and a driver with a full clean licence and I have my own car, but ido prefer to stay local as so many opportunities nearby. I take all funding and tax free childcare.
I look forward to hearing from you.
My Experience
Over a decade working in nurseries across South East London with children aged from three months to five years. I have also been a nanny with my child and a most recently a nanny to a new born. I have been a childminder now for nearly 5 years and graded good at my inspection.
I have two sons ages 10 and 8, and enjoy using my extensive experience to plan activities for them in a home setting.
My Qualifications
• NVQ 3 in childcare and education.
• Paediatric First Aid
• Over 20 courses in child development including,
Safety: FIRST AID; Food Safety; Fire Safety in a childcare setting; Child protection.
Behaviour: Child development – speech and language; Behaviour management – practical strategies; Promoting positive behavior; Motivational Maths; Brain development and how children learn.
SEN and Health: Autistic Spectrum: an introduction; Diversity through play; Allergies, anaphylaxis and epi pen training; Understanding Meningitis.
EYFS: Supporting reading and writing in the revised EYFS; the revised EYFS - the two-year-old progress check.
. DBS registered
• Three A Levels
• 10 GCSEs
My Availability
i have most days available.
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| Before School | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 14/05/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
6.50
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Castlecombe Primary School
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
- DBS Check (added 07/06/2021)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 07/06/2021)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Parents say
This childminder is consistently praised for providing excellent care in a nurturing, safe environment. Parents and grandparents highlight her kindness, patience, and professionalism. She offers a variety of engaging activities, both at home and on outings, supporting children's development and learning. Her flexibility, clear communication, and understanding of special needs are frequently commended. Families express complete trust and highly recommend her services.
Summary generated by AI from the text of recent member reviews
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for GemmaCs. 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.
Gemma has been an absolute blessing for our family. From the moment our daughter Dominique started with her at just 10 months old, we knew we had found a real gem. Gemma's nurturing, kind, and professional approach immediately put us at ease, and Dominique settled in with her far quicker than we ever expected. The environment Gemma fosters is not only safe and welcoming, but also full of fun, learning, and care. It's clear she genuinely loves what she does, and that warmth shines through in everything she offers.
Gemma provides a lovely mix of activities both at home and out and about – Dominique always looked forward to their regular trips to local parks and playgroups, visits to the library, and even adventures to museums or farms!
We couldn’t recommend Gemma highly enough – she’s an outstanding childminder and a truly lovely person.
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Marie
on 16/05/2025
Gemma has been looking after my daughter for over a year. I was so anxious about leaving her with somebody especially due to being due very prematurely. Gemma is a very kind, nurturing, creative, caring and outgoing lady. I trust Gemma completely with my daughter. She has come on leaps and bounds since being with Gemma and it’s so beautiful to see. If you have any worries or concerns Gemma is there straight away to talk to you. I honestly couldn’t recommend Gemma enough to anybody who is looking for childcare.
Fantastic childcare provider and an amazing caring lady.
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Dani
on 16/05/2025
Gemma has been childminding my granddaughter since January 2024, Maisie has thrived since being with Gemma and has come on in leaps and bounds. Gemma takes Maisie to the park. Library and play groups. She involves her in everything. Even taking her on days out pumpkin picking with her own children, I trust Gemma implicitly and would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a childminder. Gemma is very patient and has the child’s best interests at heart. Maisie is very well cared for as if she was one of Gemma’s own and I feel 100% at ease when dropping her there. Maisie has some development needs due to being very premature and Gemma is helping us in every aspect of helping her and getting all the help we need.
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Allison
on 15/05/2025
Gemma has done childcare for me for almost a decade and is fantastic.
She's brilliant with my children - as babies and as they've grown. From changing nappies and fun games, to now making sure they have age-appropriate activities.
My youngest has seizures and I always felt confident that when he was in Gemma's care she knew how to look after him.
Gemma is brilliant at fun activities, trips to the park etc and has endless patience. She is so good with children - a real skill.
She is also great with my child who has ADHD. She really understands SEN and offers lots of support.
Anyone who has Gemma for childcare is lucky to have her.
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Anna
on 15/05/2025
We’ve been absolutely delighted with our Gemma's care. She is incredibly reliable, kind, and attentive—creating a safe, nurturing environment where our children feel completely at home. Her thoughtful activities and engaging routines have supported both learning and fun, and our kids are always excited to spend time with her. Communication is always clear and reassuring, giving us great peace of mind. She genuinely cares for each child’s well-being and development, and it truly shows. We feel very lucky to have found her and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to any family looking for warm, dependable childcare .
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Melina
on 15/05/2025
Gemma has been the childminder of my twins for over 2 years now.
She's super active and does plenty of different activities with them. She is also very flexible with our requests and she has been very supportive with them through their development and worked alongside us with their speech delay and therapies.
Kids absolutely love being with her and we would choose her again a hundred times over.
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Patricia
on 11/09/2024
Gemma has been our childminder for nearly three years. She looked after both our children since they were 11month old. Gemma is very loving and caring towards our children. She has a very calm way of talking to them and will patiently explain to them what is expected of them.
Gemma provides a range of motivating play and learning activities catered to their interests and takes their wishes in to account. She will also plan around experiences relevant to our kids. E.g. role play about hair dressing before we take them to get a hair cut.
Gemma is very flexible and provided a very slow and child led settling in period. Our kids love attending her setting and we can only recommend her.
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