Tinkerbell
Nanny in Southampton (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since Jan 2011 Last Updated Oct 2025 Last Login 06 Oct 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hi my name is Elaine, I am experienced to work with children of all ages and stages of development.
ACCREDITED, (Jan 2012)
Diploma in Home Based Childcare (All 5 units - Level 3)
I live in Maybush.
I have a grown up daughter and 2 beautiful grandchildren whom live together with my daughter & her partner in their own home.
I have a horse called Ace.
I encourage children to grow and learn as an individual.
Children develop if they feel happy and secure, I do my best to make them all feel as relaxed as possible.
I enjoy working with children and aim to make them feel part of my family.
I can go out to toddler groups, soft play, drop in groups and go on days out. So we are not just home all day.
Come and join us.
Thank you for enquiring.
Bye for now........
My Experience
Registered in 2004
I have successfully cared for children, all with individual needs and from different backgrounds and I do still see some of them from time to time.
Experience: Premature babies
Asthma
Food Allergies
Previously worked in a nursery with children aged 0-5 and helped out at times, at my daughters school and I have worked as a childminder for 22 years.
Also, a parent myself and an aunty too my two now, grown up niece's, whom now both have children of their own.
ACCREDITED by NCMA (Jan 2012)
DHC, level 3 - Passed
My Qualifications
Introducing Childminding Practice - Southampton Early Years Development & Childcare Partnership. Training Course for Childminders - Level 2
Registered Childminder in all aspects of childminding to meet the EYFS Standards
Childminder working with NCMA as a Community Childminder, alongside Social Services
DHC - Diploma in Home based Childcare (Level 3)
Paediatric First Aid Trained (Updated)
Food Hygiene
Enhanced CRB
Full clean Driving Licence
Public Liability Insured
Accredited (Jan 2012)
My Availability
Full & Part time vacancies
Monday - Friday, from your home
Before and After school care
Can be flexible, cover school holidays, shift patterns and emergency cover
Provide: Baby Sitting
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Evening | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Overnight | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Last Updated: 06/10/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £14.00 per hour
- Nannying from £14.00 per hour (gross)
Hours before 8am & after 6pm, will charged at an out of hours rate.
Please enquire for part time rates.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Newlands Primary School
- I provide drop offs at Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 10/07/2020)
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2.5 out of 5
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Didn't have a good experience with Elaine, she was too fuzzy about getting payment and would usually sound rude to me, refused to make a refund to me for when she was off sick, she insisted it would be rolled over to the next month even when i explianed that i was out of pocket cos i had to pay an emergency childminder for when she was off sick. My daughter refused to go back there one day and that's when I knew she was not happy there. Elaine said that I would give her 1 month notice period without me consenting to it on paper, we argued about this but i let it go, she later cancelled without giving me a notice period and even refunded the two days left. When I asked why she cancelled, she said I had already giving her notice period which I never did. Absolutely didn't communicate nicely to me for the period I was with her. Would not recommend.
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Gift
on 03/03/2025
Response by
Tinkerbell
on 03/03/2025:
I am some what shocked you have resulted to this. Very petty. You were intimidating me to the point I could not work for you anymore, so when you gave me notice I was was happy to accept it and when you tried to retract it, I refused. If things were so bad then why did your daughter always seem happy at mine, (you even told me so on pick ups) and you want to carry on with my services. I have many parents that would be happy to say that this so not true. As for payment you bombarded me with request messages on the Friday, you only had to wait till the Monday for It to be deducted from your February payment. It is sad you are trying to ruin my lively hood, just because I would not retract your notice. I also, didn't appreciate your husband knocking my door the way he did either, it was very nerve racking.
My children came across to Elaine after a bad experience with a previous childminder, she made them feel very welcome, at ease.
She is very flexible, with my ever changing needs, being a working mum, and that is greatly appreciated.
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on 28/01/2018
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