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Wonder

Childminder in Crawley

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Female Member since Jan 2017 Last Updated Oct 2025 Last Login 13 Oct 2025

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My Summary

Ofsted Registered
Special Needs Experience
First Aid Training
DBS Check
Newborn Experience
Full Driving Licence
Own Car
Childcare Qualifications
2 Year old Funded Childcare
3 and 4 Year old Funded Childcare
Tax-Free Childcare
Flexible Hours
Key Worker Childcare
Outstanding Rated
9 months old Funded Childcare

About Me

I am Sophie Waddington owner of Wonderland Childminding situated in Furnace Green, Crawley.
I was rated OUTSTANDING in my most recent Ofsted report (a grade I had received previously)
I live in a clean, tidy, smoke free home with a large garden and playroom.
My aim is to offer a home from home environment which carefully balances the children’s needs for outdoor activities, social groups and outings with the ability to have some quiet time, creative or sensory play.
I have a large family car but prefer to encourage the children to walk to school and our local activities wherever possible.
I have 2 children both over 14yrs old and with my husband we share our home with our 2 dogs (miniature cockapoos) and our tabby cat.

My Experience

I have been working with children for over 30 years in various roles from nursery nurse, play scheme leader, preschool teacher, nanny, TA as well as childminder.
I’ve been a registered childminder for almost 18 years now.

My Qualifications

I am NNEB qualified (level 4 equivalent) and I have been working as a childminder for almost 18 years with a total of more than 30 years working in childcare.
I have the required DBS checks, paediatric first aid, safeguarding training as well as several other desirable courses that I’ve attended.

My Availability

I am registered to provide care for 3 early years children.
I don’t currently offer school wraparound care.
I can provide full days during school holidays.

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Last Updated: 03/10/2025

My Fees

  • Childminding from £6.50 per hour

Childminding fees start from £6.30 per hour

My Local Schools

  • I provide drop offs at St Andrew's CofE 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.

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Outstanding
25 February 2020
An inspection found outstanding care and education across all areas. Children thrive in an environment promoting learning through play and exploration. The childminder excels at identifying individual needs, maintaining strong parent partnerships, and seamlessly integrating behavior management. This supports children's confidence and emotional well-being. Effective safeguarding and a commitment to improvement contribute to the high-quality experience offered.
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13 October 2015 - Met
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Fantastic!

5 stars

I cannot tell you how happy we have been whilst using Wonderland childminding. Sophie is fantastic, she has an incredibly calm presence with the children. They are well cared for and have lots of fun with lots of outdoor and indoor activities.
Our little girl has been going for 2 and a half years and I can genuinely tell you I've dropped her off and headed to work with absolutely no worries as to her care, more than I can say for the previous setting.
Sophie is incredibly patient with firm boundaries that all the children respect. I have even spent time as a play date when on school holidays because my little girl misses it so much!
We are only leaving as moving on to school, I would be keeping her otherwise!
Every family needs a Sophie in it, I'm truly going to miss her support.
Thank you.

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  • 5 stars Cleanliness
  • 5 stars Food
  • 5 stars Communication

by Avatar for Katalina Katalina on 06/08/2019

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