Charmaine
Private Tutor in Harrow (also available for babysitting)
4.3
My Summary
Charmaine
About Me
Updated September 2026.
I have been working with children on this site for coming up to 11 years. since 2024, to which childcare have recognised and have rewarded me a 10 year certificate for my service, to which l am chuffed about.
l am a happy go lucky mature confident lady with a passion working with children in a nursery setting for 24 years as a Nursery Manager, in large meduim and smalls settings, with children from birth to when children leave to attend school.
l follow the Early Years Curriculum.
As a Nursery Manager l was very hands on, where l worked with children and the staff team on a daily basis supporting children with additional needs, such as autism, non verbal, speech and language.
My Experience
Having worked within a Nursery enviroment has enabled me to have great skills to move on in my career.
I currently work in a school enviroment with nursery, reception, year 1, 2, & 3 working with children with additional needs where l work with them on a 1 to 1 basis and in small groups, depending on their needs.
Furthermore l teach and lead the phonics and reading sessions for nursery reception and year 1.
l also have experience if speech and language, where l may have sessions on play and singing sessions, bucket time etc. it will depend on the need of the child.
My Qualifications
Ba Hons in Early Years Level 6
Level 4, 5, towards degree
Btec Nursery Nursing Level 3
Management Cerficate
Behaviour Management
First Aid July 2023
Safeguarding Children
Updated online Dbs Oct 2024
Special Educational Needs Level 1 to 6
Plus ongoing courses throughout the year.
My Availability
I am available for tutoring. babysitting mothers help. etc.
At present I have some availability for some Saturday and Sundays. Feel free to message me. I usually respond to you ASAP.
Passionate patient confident mature lady who loves to see the children thrive whilst working with them.
I am available evenings, nights, sleep ins, & emergencies. this can be a mothers help, such as helping with bottle feeding, bathing,
Materniy support is offered for new mothers.
POTTY TRAINING your child l have excellent experience.
In addition experience with twins teaching them to play together, this l do by role modelling play.
As children learn through play in great ways.
Then evenings/ weekends for tutoring children that may need help with fine motor skills, homework e.g, spelling writing reading, maths, & phonics, blending.
I have experience with special needs, autistic/ nonverbal children, home schooling & behaviour.
The first session when we meet is a consultation, where l come to you in your home and assess your child for 45 minutes to which l may bring some resources.
This is your opportunty to discuss any concerns/ support your child may need. You can show me any documents the school has. eg Educational plan.
Once this is done and your happy with me then we can start arranging the sessions.
My Fees
- Babysitting from £17.00 per hour
- Tutoring from £36.00 per hour
Tutoring starts from;
£45.00 for 1 hr consultation fee. This is when we meet for the 1st time to discuss your childs needs. l may bring some resources with me.
Tutoring £36.00 per hour for 1 child.
Babysitting £17.00 per hour for 1 child
School Run £14.00 per hour for 1 child
Child asleep £13.00 per hr. This is just for sleepovers.
I have excellent references/feedback from parents of children I taught throughout their time with me, as l try my upmost to ensure l liaise and maintain a positive relationship with my parents during their time with me, although l do understand in life we cant always please everyone and l have learnt to accept that.
You can read some of the reviews on this website.
Thank you for reading my profile, and I look forward to working with you and your family.
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4.33 out of 5
Parents say
Overwhelmingly positive feedback highlights patience, tailored teaching and strong progress in phonics, reading, writing and maths across various ages and abilities. Parents value regular communication, flexibility and a caring approach. One negative review cited unprofessional conduct, but this was heavily outweighed by consistent praise and recommendations.
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Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Charmaine. 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.
Charmaine has been tutoring my 5-year-old son since April this year.
From his very first session, my son took to Charmaine straight away.
Since Charmaine started tutoring our son, my husband and I have been extremely happy with her. She has taught him so much.
We can see great improvement in his phonics — he can recognise sounds and pronounce them correctly. He has come a long way with reading.
He is now learning his times tables.
I would highly recommend Charmaine if you are looking for a tutor. She always writes a report after each lesson detailing what they have covered. She keeps in close contact with my husband and me. Most importantly, our son feels very comfortable with her.
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Shuangxi
on 20/09/2026
Response by
Charmaine
on 20/09/2026:
Afternoon Shuangxi,
Thank you for the review.
Your son is a pleasure to tutor.
I can see he has improved really well with his phonics and reading.
I am very pleased with him.
I will continue to give your son the best support l can.
Thank you.
I needed a tutor to work with my daughter over the summer holidays. My daughter was struggling with her letter formation and writing so I needed a tutor to help with her handwriting. It was then that I found Charmaine on the Childcare website. Charmaine proved to be valuable - she offered great tips about how to improve my daughter's handwriting, tips on how to strengthen my daughter's hand/muscle strength and showed my daughter how to write using a range of techniques. As a result, my daughter has been forming the following letters and numbers: a, i, c, o, 6, 6, 9 and 10. This is an amazing achiecvement as she found writing to be very difficult. I will always be appreciative and grateful to Charmaine for helping my daughter to begin writing in such a short amount of time. I would defintiely recommend Charmaine's services. She's an amazing tutor!
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Charlott
on 15/09/2026
Response by
Charmaine
on 15/09/2026:
Hello Charlotte,
Thank you for the lovely review.
I am glad that your daughter is now forming letters and numbers. It was a pleasure teaching her.
l will always be at hand if you need any support.
Thank you once again.
We are incredibly grateful for Charmain’s patience, understanding and gentle approach with our 4 year old son. She takes the time to learn what works for him, follow his pace and celebrate every small step. Their sessions are engaging and thoughtfully adapted to his needs. We have seen such positive progress, and we couldn’t ask for a better tutor.
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Sheena
on 06/03/2026
Response by
Charmaine
on 06/03/2026:
Thank you for the lovely review l appreciate it immensley.
Your son is lovely to work with and
I can see an improvement in him on
a weekly basis.
I will endevour to continue to work with R alongside both parents who are great with him, in order for R to have the best intervention whilst working with him.
We are so grateful for Charmaine and the incredible support she has given our son. From the very beginning, she has been patient, encouraging, and truly dedicated to helping him grow in confidence and ability.
Charmaine has a wonderful way of explaining things clearly and making learning enjoyable. We’ve seen such a positive improvement not only in his academic progress but also in his self-belief. He actually looks forward to his sessions, which says everything.
She keeps us informed, is always professional, and genuinely cares about her students’ success. We couldn’t have asked for a better tutor and would highly recommend Charmaine to any parent looking for someone reliable, supportive, and passionate about teaching.
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Kiran S
on 01/03/2026
Response by
Charmaine
on 01/03/2026:
Thank you for the lovely review
l really appreciate it. l love teaching your son. l am so happy you have seen an improvement in his learning and reading.
l will continue to support and move him further into all areas of the
foundation stage.
Charmaine has helped to get our 3 year old ready for reception in September. Our little one can now write her name, write numbers, count and read. She has done a wonderful job and we are very pleased. Would highly recommend Charmaine as a tutor!
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Dee
on 29/06/2025
Response by
Charmaine
on 29/06/2025:
Thank you for the review. I will continue in September to make your daughter excel further in her education.
l love tutoring her miss chatabox she is when working with her and she is so happy.
thank you Dee.
Charmaine has been working with all three of my children since January, two of whom are high-functioning autistic and have faced challenges with their schoolwork. The progress they have made under her guidance has been remarkable. Thanks to Charmaine’s dedication, patience, and tailored approach, they have significantly caught up with their peers. Her support has made a meaningful difference in their academic journey, and I highly recommend her as a personal tutor.
Thank you Charmaine 😊
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Yiota
on 14/06/2025
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Charmaine
on 14/06/2025:
Thank you for the review Yiota.
It has been a pleasure to work with all 3 children and will continue to do so.
I can see a difference in their school work and how well they have excelled.
They have all worked hard even knowing the challenges they face on a day to day basis.
Thank you.🙂
Our Daughter was off school for several weeks due to having an operation. We contacted Charmain to see if she could help our Daughter keep up with her phonics, maths, reading amongst other subjects during the daytime.
Charmain was happy to help & our Daughter and her get along very well.
2 sessions a week were really helpful for our Daughter. Charmain was flexible too, which was really important for us as we have alot of commitments between us.
If a session needed to be moved from Charmains side, she would give as much notice as possible.
I see there are bad reviews for Charmain, but honestly we think she is great and she has really helped our Daughter.
There is learning time and then at the end of each session she has time to chat with our Daughter.
There needs to be structure to each session, which some people aren't happy about but for us this works great.
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Siobhan
on 03/04/2025
Response by
Charmaine
on 03/04/2025:
Evening Siobhan.
Thank you for the lovely review.
I enjoy tutoring your daughter who is a lovely girl. She was shy for the first lesson then after that she soon built up her confidence with me straight away.
Thank you.😃
I can see why she has negative reviews. She messaged me many times and wouldn't leave me alone so i was honest enough to say i was put off my some of her reviews and she wrote me a very rude long rant saying it was my loss, she just took on new clients! I had a lucky escape as i don't need it. She has shown her true colours! Avoid
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Zee
on 26/03/2025
Response by
Charmaine
on 26/03/2025:
Hello Zaa.
Thank you for your review.
I must now defend myself.
I am an educated mature lady and don't think l was rude. l am confident what l do and was trying to tell you l have many childcare qualifications.
With regards to my reviews I have had 14 good reviews and your talking negative about 1 or 2 of them.
With regards of you saying l am rude l was just explaining to you about how happy my clients are with me. Which l don't find this being rude in the least.
I hope you find someone your happy with.
Have a nice day.
Amazing beyond words. Really helped my little one, from not knowing phonics to now blending within 8 weeks where the school said he would not pick up they were proved wrong . Thank you so much.
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Tamera
on 26/12/2024
Response by
Charmaine
on 26/12/2024:
Thank you Tamera for the review.
I enjoy tutoring your son he is a blessing to work with.
Charmaine taught my 4yrs old daughter for 1 year and she did amazing job with phonics and her reading. My daughter is able to read level 5 books. I highly recommend Charmaine for tutoring. She really works hard with kids and push them to their maximum potential.
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Pooja
on 17/07/2024
Response by
Charmaine
on 17/07/2024:
Thank you for the lovely message. I enjoy tutoring your daughter and can see how well she has excelled with me. I hope to come back to you in September 2024.
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