Lyn Kemp
Childminder in Tonbridge (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Nov 2010 Last Updated Aug 2025 Last Login 03 Sep 2025
My Summary
About Me
I live in south Tonbridge (TN9) a few minutes from Tonbridge train station
I have 3 children of my own who are 31, 28 & 25 & 1 Grandchild
We have Two Dogs, a Cat
I've been a Registered childminder since 1998
I offer a flexible home from home based childcare service to try to fit in with all your family childcare needs so you can get on with your working day without having to worry.
I offer childcare to children from Newborn to when children go off to Primary School.
I can also offer pay as you go Ad Hoc childcare if i have a spare space avaliable during the day for a few hours if you have a doctors/hospital/dentist appointment or want a child free shopping trip or just need some me time to recharge for a few hours.
MY WEEKDAY CHILDMINDING WORKING HOUR'S
Monday - Friday 7.45am - 6.00pm
8hrs Minimum a day
I offer Full time / Part time (Min 2days aweek)
All year round
I don't work bank holidays
My Experience
I qualified as a Regisitered childminder in 1998
Graded Good at last ofsted inspection in March 2020
30yrs experience with children from Newborn born to teens
I'm Enhanced CRB checked
Member of PACEY
Fully insured
My Qualifications
First aid trained (renewed every 3yrs)
Safeguarding children training (renewed every 2yrs)
Behaviour mangement training
ICP training
Safety in the home training
Plus lots of other ongoing training
My Availability
CHILDMINDING AVAILABLE SPACE COMING UP
TEMPORARY SPACE : Coming available from Monday 8th September 2025 to End of August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 21/07/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
CHILDMINDING FEES
Monday - Friday
7.45am - 6.00pm
£7.00ph
I'm registered for all childcare funded hours
Please speak to me about this for more information on how I offer funding as hours are not free as it is advertised, as it is currently very underfunded.
Please note funding starts the term after child's funding age & is term time only for 38weeks a year.
I'm registered for the Tax free Childcare scheme (Please speak to me if you need any info on this)
I hope my profile has been helpful to you & answered some questions.
If you'd like any more information about Childminding please get in touch for a chat or to arrange a visit.
Look forward to hearing from you.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at The Hayesbrook School
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Hillview School for Girls
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Leigh 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
- Ofsted Certificate (added 27/09/2023)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Lyn kemp. 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.
Our daughter attended Lyn's for nine hours a day, three days a week from 9 months old. She was with her for just over a year. We left only because we moved away from the area. Our daughter quickly settled in well and was well looked after. She did a wide variety of activities, including play at home, visits to various parks, National Trust properties, playgroups etc. For home play Lyn has a well set up space, with lots of toys both inside and out.
We found Lyn to be reliable, with no unexpected closures. She is friendly and several times was flexible to help us out, e.g. when our daughter was ill or still potentially contagious, if she had capacity she allowed us to swap days. When we were moving house she took our daughter for an extra day to give us some headspace, and was happy for details to be confirmed at short notice. Her billing was clear and sent out monthly. She offered funded hours and use of the tax free childcare account.
We would not hesitate to recommend Lyn.
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HappyDay
on 25/08/2025
Lyn looked after our son Louie 2 days a week from just 10 months until he turned two. She was 100% reliable and we never had any worries or problems when he was there.
As well as caring for him beautifully Lyn took Louie on some amazing adventures out, got him involved in exciting crafts and contributed much towards his learning and development, noting his milestones with us.
I can’t really praise her more highly and was so pleased Louie spent some of this important time in his life with Lyn.
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ClairM
on 12/09/2019
I took my son Sid to Lyn over the summer. She is brilliant, her set up is incredible (as good as many nurseries!). She has an outdoor set up full of toys, activities, art projects. Every time I came to drop Sid off the other kids in her care would be doing a puppet show or making some amazing collage!
Lyn takes the kids to lots of different places and Sid always came back buzzing from being there.
Like one of the other reviews says; Lyn is a great find. If I lived in Tonbridge I would use her all the time.
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on 19/09/2014
Lyn is an amazing find. The first time we booked her to sit for our daughter (then 15 months or so, now almost 2 years old) we were nervous about leaving. Much to our delight, our she felt so at ease with Lyn that she instantly ignored us and started showing off her toys. We slipped out quietly for a much needed date night and had a lovely time, safe in the knowledge Lyn was a pro. We'll definitely use her services again - thanks, Lyn!
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on 17/09/2013
Excellent babysitting service. Always on time and I can leave my children with Lyn and know that they will have a great time and I never need to worry.
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on 24/08/2012
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