Little Jays
Childminder in Welwyn Garden City
5.0
My Summary
About Me
We are a co-minding setting with over 25 years of combined experience across both childminding and nursery environments. This breadth of experience allows us to bring together the best aspects of both settings — the professionalism and structure of a nursery alongside the warmth and personal touch of home-based care.
We are deeply passionate about creating a caring and nurturing environment where every child feels valued, respected, and supported to thrive.
My Experience
We provide high-quality care for children aged 5 months to 5 years in a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child is valued and supported.
Our setting is built on kindness, respect, and inclusion. We actively encourage children to be thoughtful, caring, and accepting of others, helping them to grow not only in confidence and independence but also in empathy and understanding.
We are a professional setting with a warm, homely feel — offering a true “home away from home” where children feel safe, secure, and happy. We understand how important it is for families to feel confident and reassured, which is why we prioritise strong partnerships with parents. We are here not only for the children, but also to offer guidance, reassurance, and ongoing support to families whenever it is needed.
We both hold Level 3 qualifications in Early Years Childcare, and we also hold a Level 3 Elklan qualification in Speech and Language. We are passionate about supporting children’s communication and language development and are committed to continually strengthening our training and professional skills to ensure we provide the very best support for every child in our care.
Our aim is to create a caring community where children thrive, develop confidence and independence, and feel truly at home.
My Qualifications
We hold current:
Paediatric first aid certificate
Child protection certificate
Peg training
Early years professional development
N.V.Q in Childcare and learning development level 3
Introduction to childcare practice level 2
Child and young persons mental health level 2
EYFS reforms 2023
SENCO level 3
ELKLAN Level 3 speech and language
Understanding Autism level 2
Loose parts play and Woodwork conference
Safeguarding designed lead and Prevent
My Availability
Taking booking for September 2026
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
We charge £7.50 per hour which is inclusive of all activities, food and snacks..
We take all funding and tax free childcare
We also accept all voucher systems
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
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 06/06/2023)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Little Jays. 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.
Little C looked after my daughter from 11 months old until she was almost 3. Only had to leave their care because we moved out of the area. As a nervous first time mum, the thought of leaving my daughter in the care of someone else filled me with dread, but both Laurie and Claire were amazing with not just my daughter but with me. Offering me guidance, support and advice which was simply invaluable.
They managed to get my daughter to eat all kinds of wonderful home cooked meals, and got her into a nap time routine where previous I had struggled.
A wonderful home from home, where my daughter absolutely thrived. She still speaks of Laurie and Claire to this day and she turned 4 last month.
Couldn't recommend them highly enough.
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Kelly_KB
on 03/07/2019
We feel extremely comfortable leaving our 16 month old with their team. In addition, we know that she loves being there as well.
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on 20/09/2016
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