Valerie
Childminder in Romford (also available for babysitting)
My Summary
Registered Childminder Available From January/February 2026
About Me
Hi my name is Valerie an OFSTED registered childminder rated Outstanding 2018!! I love nurturing and caring for children of all ages. I have space available for 6 months - 10 years and also offer free childcare for 15 or 30 hours government-funded.
I will be doing wrap around care (school pick ups and drop offs) from schools and nurseries in my area from January 2026.
I have 18 years of experience working with children of all ages, and I truly love my job and enjoy caring for children of all ages. I am fun-loving, energetic, caring, creative, reliable, and trustworthy. I do a lot with children and love outdoor play and using the outdoors as the best learning environment for children i.e. forest education, visiting my allotment and planting, visiting parks, and sporting activities (on occasion taking children to badminton and swimming), expressive arts, and music i.e. guitar, freestyle dance, baking, healthy eating and many more exciting activities
My Experience
I have had experience in many settings including nannying, children centres, day nurseries, planning and running ESOL and childminding sessions, school nurseries, pre-schools, running my own crèche, and also emergency cover for social services. I have experience with children with disabilities/additional needs and work with children of all ages from babies to young adults.
My Qualifications
• City & Guilds Seasonal Crèche Work Certificate (NVQ equivalent to 1-2)
• Foundation in Childcare
• Certificate of Registration
• CACHE Level 3 in childminding practice
• Quality Assurance Certificate Units 1-6
• Business Success in Childcare
• DBS certificate active
• Safeguarding and Child Protection Certificate
• Pediatric First Aid Certificate
• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Refresher
• Special Educational Needs
• ICO Register Entry Report
• Level 2 Awards in Food Safety in Catering
• Certificate of Employers’ Liability Insurance
• Driving license
(References supplied if necessary)
My Availability
My hours and times are flexible to cater to the individual needs of parents. On occasion, I work on Saturday-Sunday and also do babysitting and overnight/emergency cover.
My Fees
- Babysitting from £14.00 per hour
- Childminding from £7.50 per hour
My fees are reasonable and I also cater for parents using child care vouchers or on any other benefit schemes
Please contact me for a friendly chat.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Rush Green Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Crowlands Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Hylands Primary School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Concordia Academy
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 09/11/2022)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 07/11/2022)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Valerie. 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.
Valerie looked after our son from around 9 months old until he went to school, plus some school holidays since, and we couldn't really have asked for more. He settled well and she took him on so many trips, out every day, visiting museums, farms, rhyme time, libraries, playgroups, allotment and more! We had some struggles due to (then) unidentified SEN and she was always happy to listen and give suggestions and reassurance. Her teaching was fantastic and she followed his interests but also made sure to cover all the standard areas. He was in a great place for starting school, and his first teacher even commented how knowledgable he was!
From our side she was very flexible and reasonable at all times, we were nervous about sending our child away for the first time, but we would definitely recommend her to anyone searching.
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John
on 07/02/2026
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Valerie
on 07/02/2026:
Thank you so much for your kind words. It was a pleasure looking after your son and watching him grow to the amazing, clever boy he is and I couldn't have done it without the great partnership of both you and your wife. Well done in putting so much effort in bringing your children up. It makes my job easier xxx
Valerie looked after my son who is 2 years old.
Valerie gave him so much attention and love and my son always love to go to her house and give her a cuddle.
Valerie always give a feedback of how my sons days went and what he was doing and what he ate and she always sends me some pics on WhatsApp.
I can't wish anyone better than her for my son.
Highly recommended.
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Marina
on 01/02/2026
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Valerie
on 01/02/2026:
Thanks so much Marina for your kind words. I really enjoyed my time looking after him. He is such a bright boy and such a joy to care for xxx
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