Sara S
Childminder in Tonbridge (also available for babysitting)
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Nov 2010 Last Updated Mar 2024 Last Login 26 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
I am an Ofsted registered childminder and a member of the Tonbridge Childminders Group. I'm a mother of four and a qualified primary teacher who has chosen to work from home. We have a lovely dog called Daisy. We have a bright sunny garden and a large playroom. Our house is very close to the local primary school and nursery in North Tonbridge. We attend forest school sessions and Musical Bumps term time and in the school holidays we visit National Trust properties, local parks, woodland areas and garden centres.
My Experience
I have worked with children since I was a university student volunteering in a day care, worked as a nanny, babysitter, teacher and now a registered childminder. I am a mum to four ranging in age from 19 to 11.
My Qualifications
B.A. Hons.
PGCE
Childminding (Pacey)
First Aid
Safeguarding
Currently Working towards NPQ in Early Years Leadership
My Availability
No full time 0-5 places available currently. Places will open up in September 2025. One before/after school place Mon and Fri available from September 2024. My working pattern is full time all year, closed on Thursdays from September 2024. Thank you for your interest.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| After School | yes | no | no | no | yes | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 22/03/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £6.50 per hour
- Babysitting from £12.00 per hour
I can provide a fee schedule on request.
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 25/05/2021)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Sara S. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users 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.
My daughter (2) has been with Sara for a year now and I couldn't have made a better choice of childminder! My daughter absolutely adores Sara, her family and all the other children. Sara has been more than accomodating during a really challenging year for our family and has always been extremely supportive, kind and flexible when we have needed her to be. She is a wonderful childminder, I wouldn't want anybody else to look after my child now. My daughter always has a lovely day and particularly loves their forest school sessions.
If you're looking for a home away from home for your child or are anxious about leaving them, Sara is absolutely the right childminder for you
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When we started to settle our daughter in with Sara 18 months ago, it was incredibly challenging due to her massive separation anxiety, but Sara was the best! Incredibly understanding and completely tolerant of her (and us), allowing us to take as long as we needed with short 'stay and play' visits - this included us going round at weekends when it was most convenient for us.
Once we cracked it, our daughter loved it with Sara and constantly talked about her, her daughter and the rest of the family.
Our daughter was in reusable nappies and not only was sara happy to accommodate, she was even able to give us some advice as she had used them as well.
We are now moving home and the hardest part about making that decision was moving away from Sara.
We cannot recommend her enough and hope to stay in contact after the move.
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Sara is a very kind and gentle person. She is very good with children and is prepared to go the extra mile to help when needed even at short notice. Thank you so much Sara!
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