Yanka
Childminder in London: Waltham Forest
Usually responds within 12 hours
Female Member since Feb 2016 Last Updated Dec 2022 Last Login 22 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
Hi I am an OFSTED registere childminder. I have two children myself. I will look after your children and play with them doing fun activities in a safe, caring and loving home environment.I also provide drop in and pick up school services from The Winns Primary School.I take the children to local groups,soft play,park,library. I am very close to Bus, Tube and Train Walthamstow station all within 5 minutes walking distance. Please contact me for further details
My Experience
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My Qualifications
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My Availability
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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 | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 29/12/2022 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
My Local Schools
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My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 12/04/2020)
Reviews
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I feel I could write a book as to why Yanka is so fantastic. She is a lovely, fun, caring & warm person who is very passionate about her career. Her home is very clean & organised, there is an enormous amount of resources on rotation so the kids are always learning new things. She takes them to playgroups, parks & library so kids build their confidence in being in new surroundings. They also learn how to get themselves ready to leave the house to go out for the morning. She plays games and activities where they properly interact with each other and learn to respect each other. We always got daily photos and a log book of what she ate, which was always delicious healthy home cooked meals. As she has two lovely assistants, they can care for more children which allows more interaction but its not as overwhelming as nursery. My daughters confidence, manners and great eating habits are all thanks to Yanka and her team.
My daughter was just 8 months old when i had to leave her with someone for the first time, and we don't have family near so she had mostly been with me. Yanka's confidence, assertiveness & reassurance made every drop off easy, I never worried about my daughter when she was in Yanka's care. Now my daughter has moved to a big nursery and is absolutely thriving due to Yanka providing such a fun experience & helping my daughter to grow & feel confident in herself.
I can’t recommend Yanka highly enough. She’s been a wonderful childminder to our lovely little lad since he turned 10 months.
She has far exceeded our expectations as a childminder. He has thrived in her care, he gets the best experiences with her whether at playgroups, park or fountains or at mrs h's band. She is hot on manners, tidying up and most importantly dancing! She provides wonderful food and has him trying a wide range of foods and snacks.
We received daily photo dumps that brighten up our days in work. Something that we weren't expecting but it has been priceless.
We have only left Yanka as we moved out of Walthamstow but we know we won't find another childminder as good as her.
Yanka is truly amazing and she does go above and beyond to help parents as well as providing great care for all her children.
Yanka has been in our lives for the last 6 years, first looking after my son when he was 6 months old until he was 4, then looking after my daughter when she was 7 months old until she was 3.5 yo.
Her home is very well-organised, comfortable and clean. She has lots of toys and activities for children of all ages. When my children were getting ready for pre-school, she started giving them resources to learn to write, recognise letters and numbers, etc. She organises a lot of craft activities, motor skills activities, etc. She takes them to local playgroups and to different parks when the weather allows it. They have learned so much from her.
The food she’s providing is healthy and varied. I think my children eat more healthily at her house than mine!
Her communication with us has always been really good: taking the time at the end of the day to tell us how it went, giving us advice, but also sending pictures almost every day so that we could see what they were doing.
The children have developed a strong relationship with her: she is very caring, yet firm when their behaviour is not acceptable. She works with 2 assistants with little turnover, so that the children can also develop strong relationships with them. She has quite a busy setting, with children of all ages, which is great to develop their social skills. They grow with older children to show them the way and then can play with the younger ones too. My children have built really nice friendships with other children in her setting.
As we’re coming to the end of our time with her, sadly, I can only recommend her to parents who are looking for an amazing childminder!
Yanka has been an absolutely wonderful child minder for my daughter who joined aged 1. From the outset she has been so kind, warm and welcoming. It has been delightful, a positive experience - not the stressful thing you hear from many people sending their child off for the first time.
The settling in process was short and effective. Our daughter had no trouble losing herself in play with the other children who all welcomed her with unreserved positivity and generosity. Nearly every single day our daughter has been really happy and excited to go to Yanka's, and is always in a good mood and chirpy at the end of the day.
Yanka creates a wonderful experience for the children, taking them out and about to parks and playgroups almost every single day. In the recent cold snap where this was not possible she has done great creative activities at home - doing drawings, paintings, collage and even baking a cake. She cooks fresh food every day and is sensitive to my child's egg allergy.
My daughter only seems to come home with good habits, learning phrases such as 'tidy up' aged 16 months! Yanka has also been really great with sleep, something my daughter has struggled with, settling her into a nap routing really well. She now sleeps more happily on her mattress at home, putting herself down for bedtime. She has learned sharing and other social skills at Yanka's, and the other children seem similarly equally helped by the positive and caring environment.
Yanka's flexibility and communication are great, updating during the day and with a summary report the end of each day. Yanka has always been able to observe and encourage positive progress in learning and development, and adapted her activities to encourage our daughter and the other children. She has kept us informed when children have been ill and what symptoms to look out for, with a clear and fair policy for sickness.
Overall we are incredibly grateful to Yanka and her team for the impeccable work they have done and for the invaluable role they have played in supporting our daughter. We think any parent who is considering leaving their child in her care can do so with total confidence that they will get the same terrific experience that we have had.
After an extensive childminder search I was so fortunate to find yanka who was recommended to me by another childminder. After visiting her home and meeting yanka I felt at ease and knew she was the right choice.
My daughter adores yanka and her assistants and loves going there. Highlights are daily outings to parks, play centres libraries etc, home cooked food, arts & crafts, cooking and daily photos at lunchtime to see what they have been up to.
Yanka is kind and loving like another mother to the children. She is super organised and completely reliable, she’s never been sick! 2 years on and my daughter’s transition to nursery has been easy because of the nurture she received. We will still be using yanka for ad hoc babysitting as my daughter always asks for her 😊
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