Jak
Childminder in Starcross
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Female Member since Apr 2016 Last Updated May 2021 Last Login 21 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
My name is Jacqueline Kay (Jak). I live in the lovely estuary village of Starcross with my partner and two children. We share our home with our friendly Golden Retriever Simba, Max the cat and a tankful of guppies who keep having babies!
I registered as a childminder in 2016 after being a teacher for 18 years. I aim to provide a warm, home-from-home childcare setting, offering a wide variety of fun and educational activities for the children in my care, whilst following the curriculum of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). In our home children will have full access to the living room and secure outdoor area and garden cabin, with access to the kitchen when helping with cooking and baking. Child-led and free play are encouraged, and we will also have themes and activities throughout the year in which the children will be encouraged to participate and help to develop.
We are lucky enough to live very near the seaside and a variety of open spaces, so the use of the great outdoors is encouraged and I aim to get out and about daily and in all weathers. We make use of the wonderful learning opportunities at places like Powderham Castle, Paignton Zoo, Dawlish Warren Beach and Haldon Forest, where children can explore and learn about animals and the environment.
I live very close to Starcross Primary School and Starcross Preschool and am able to offer pick-up and drop-off services as well as wraparound care for children who attend them.
My Experience
As well as supporting young people with a wide variety of learning needs during my teaching career, I am Mum to two children (17 and 13) and have cared for children of all ages over the years.
My Qualifications
Ofsted registered childminder
Paediatric First Aid certificate
Safeguarding training
Certificate in Education
Literacy Subject Specialism Level 5
Full, clean driving licence
My Availability
I am currently full. Please contact me if you would like to join my waiting list.
I work term time and during school holidays.
I am able to provide before and after school care.
My opening hours are 8am - 5.30pm.
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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Before School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Morning | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no |
Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 20/05/2021 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £5.00 per hour
Fees include snacks, drinks, meals and outings. Please contact me to discuss my current fees.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Starcross 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 22/01/2018)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Jak. 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.
We’ve not long moved to Starcross and found Jak through recommendation. How pleased we were! She’s kind and welcoming, helpful & thoughtful. Our daughter has thoroughly enjoyed her time with Jak and comes home ‘buzzing’ from her after school sessions. Her family are lovely and Simba is melt your heart gorgeous. Jak has always been super flexible which is great for us as we have changing needs. We can’t recommend Jak highly enough.
Jak has looked after our daughter since she was 10 months old, she is now approaching 2 and absolutely loves her time with Jak. Jak is caring and fun but also consistent and safe in her approach to looking after the children in her care. I especially love that the children often get outside and have a day packed with learning and play. She takes time to cater for the individual needs of each child and is amazing at keeping a dialogue between herself and us the parents to keep us updated and informed about what our daughter is up to. I trust Jak completely with looking after my daughter and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for childcare in the area.
What really stands out about Jak is how much you can tell she really cares about the children she looks after - this is something that a number of mums in the area who use Jak's services have agreed on. She is a very warm, caring, friendly, fun person who is fantastic with children of all ages. She has a lovely warm, welcoming home with a wealth of wonderful toys that my little boy loves! She also has a gorgeous, gentle golden retriever who is so good with all the children - my little boy is so confident and gentle with dogs now as a result and loves giving Simba big cuddles. Jak is always creative in coming up with different ideas to fill the day, which often involve getting outside and exploring nature and sends me fantastic photos of what he's doing every day. She always provides a range of tasty home-cooked and healthy food and my little boy always has a big appetite when he stays with her. She's also brilliant at being calm and soothing him and the other children to sleep with stories. She encourages children of different ages to socialise together with different activities which can be made relevant to a variety of ages, and always encourages the children to be kind and helpful to each other. Her own children are also very caring and good with her mindees. She often meets up with other childminders and local groups in her area too, providing the opportunity to play with different children and toys in another environment. My little boy learns so much from his time with her and has made so many friends of all ages - it is always so lovely wandering round the village with him and hearing different local children call out 'hello!' to him. I always completely trust Jak to look after my little boy as well as she can and, from the first day he went to stay with her, he has always seemed so at home. She will give her time to answer any questions you have and is very reassuring. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
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