My Summary
About Me
I am an Ofsted registered childminder. I am married and I have three children of my own. I live within walking distance of a park and transport links to my house are very good. Having brought up three children aged 31,28 and 21 in my setting and with over 16 years of experience in child-minding, I have built up a warm and secure environment for children in my care. I have taken care of children of various ages ranging from 6 months to 11 years and have received positive feedback in every case. References are available upon request.
I place a particular emphasis on healthy eating and provide a variety of meals to suit the children’s tastes. Steamed vegetables are accompanied with every meal.
My setting has been altered to cater to the needs of the children in my care, with the garden having an extensive range of toys and activities for entertainment purposes. I plan activities for children of all ages every day that helps with their learning, and they cover all 7 areas of development. Some of these activities include play dough, sand, orbeez, mud kitchen and coloured rice and pasta. For example, the activity which involves coloured pasta and rice can help with children's (aged 9 months - 5 years) maths skills, when measuring cups and counting toys and pasta; communication skills and personal, social and emotional developmental skills when talking to others, and physical development, when using their hands to grasp the rice.
Finally, I believe that there are many skills that children can learn indoors as well as outdoors, which is why I regularly take them out on trips. Due to COVID, I have not made extensive trips to places I used to go to, such as the Science Museum, London Eye, Fire Station, Playgroup, but I plan to do so in the near future as places open up.
My Experience
I have 31years of experience in childcare including my own 3 children.
My Qualifications
I have completed several courses which enhance my skills in childcare. These include:
1. Paediatric First Aid for babies and children
2. Food Safety Award
3. Diploma in Homebase Childcare
4. Early Year Foundation Stage
5. Outdoor Play
6. Safeguarding and Child Protection
And many more.
My Availability
I will have 1 space under 5 years as of September 2024and can do school pickups for 3 children over 5 years from Fullwood Primary School.
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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 | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 25/08/2025 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £9.00 per hour
Daily charges tend to be a little less. Please contact me via email or phone for more details about fees.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Fullwood Primary School
- I provide pick ups at Gearies 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
- DBS Check (added 21/03/2021)
- Ofsted Certificate (added 21/03/2021)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Syeda72. 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.
I have two lively sons, and both have attended Syeda’s setting. I often say that if I ever have a third child, they’ll be going there too! My first son started with her at around 17 months old and settled in immediately. This was such a relief, as he had previously attended a nursery where he cried at both drop-off and pick-up every single day for six months. I knew he needed a different environment. My second son started at the age of one and also settled in wonderfully.
Syeda runs an outstanding setting that is both nurturing and structured. She encourages the children to join in with activities such as messy play and reading, and she takes them into the garden every day—which is always a highlight for my boys. In the summer, she organises day trips, including a memorable visit to London Zoo this year. She even arranges an annual Sports Day with a variety of games, which the children absolutely love.
What truly sets Syeda apart is her ability to tune in to the needs of each child. She is attentive and responsive, always adapting to support them. She was, in fact, one of the first people to notice that my eldest was drinking an unusual amount of water, which led to his Type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Not only did she raise this concern, but she also went on to complete the necessary hospital training so she could continue caring for him safely. This level of dedication and commitment is something I will always be grateful for, especially since we have no family nearby.
It is safe to say that my children see Syeda as family. Now aged four and two, I often hear them chatting excitedly about going to her house and planning which games they’ll play there. On one occasion, my two-year-old said he didn’t want to go (as toddlers sometimes do), but my four-year-old quickly corrected him: “You should go, because Syeda is kind and she’s good to us.” I can’t think of a better review than that—from the children themselves.
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GoldenM
on 15/09/2025
Response by
Syeda72
on 15/09/2025:
Thank you so much for taking the time to review my website. I really appreciate your feedback and support. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for improvement!”
My daughter started with Syeda when she was 13 months old. This is our first time using a childminder and Syeda immediately put me at ease. She is incredibly friendly, approachable and her setting is extremely clean, well equipped and ideally set up for children.
Syeda took time to understand my daughter's likes/dislikes and adjusted her settling in period to make it as smooth as possible for her which we really appreciated.
My daughter looks forward to going to Syeda and is excited to spend the day there. Syeda has provided a very warm and caring environment for my daughter and she has developed so much in confidence and skills since starting childcare with Syeda and I put this down to her nurturing environment.
Syeda provides me with a daily update of activities, nappies, food and naps which I find really helpful. My daughter has expanded her range of foods since attending Syeda's setting and the food provided is nutritious and healthy.
Syeda also takes her out on various outings to the library, playgroup and park which my daughter really enjoys.
Overall, I would not hesitate to recommend Syeda. She is an outstanding childminder and she takes a truly joint approach with parents in ensuring the children under her care have the best experience and growth.
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SH2112
on 30/11/2022
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Syeda72
on 30/11/2022:
Thank you very much for your kind review, I really appreciate it. It’s always a pleasure caring for your daughter.
Our daughter was at Syeda's setting from when she was 17 months until 3 and a half years. Since the beginning she settled incredibly well and absolutely loved being there. Syeda is an incredible childminder, very calm and confident; the children do many lovely activities during the day and often went to the park or the library. The food provided was delicious and healthy and helped my daughter expand the range of flavours and food she'd eat. It's been great to always feel my daughter was in a very safe, happy, loving and enriching environment.
We all miss Syeda and her lovely family.
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Anna
on 10/11/2021
My daughter attended Syeda's setting from 10months to three and a 1/2 years and settled in quickly. I always felt completely relaxed about her enjoying herself and being really well looked after. Right from the first meeting, I saw that Syeda was wonderful with the children, with a really calm and secure manner.
Syeda's setting is comfortable and welcoming, and the children are made to feel part of the family.
Syeda's food was excellent, healthy and varied, and really encouraged my daughter to develop a broad appetite.
They did loads of educational play and varied activities, which helped my daughter with letters and numbers among other things, were taken out to the park and indoor play settings often, and generally had a great time with all Syeda's wonderful toys, books and costumes.
Syeda maintained daily, detailed communication with the parents, which I really appreciated. She has encouraged close friendships between the children, and hosted the parents together occasionally too (with amazing food!).
We all really miss her now that she's moved away and I am sad that my second child won't benefit from her wonderful care!
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BdL
on 20/10/2021
My daughter settled in with Syeda straight away when she joined as an almost 1 year old. She stayed in her setting until she was 3 1/2 years and was always happy to go. Syeda was happy to adjust routines to support my daughter and was always willing to listen and try new ways to make things work. She cooks delicious food, with a great variety and caters well to allergies. Syeda provides detailed daily feedback and would also send photos of what my daughter had been doing. Syeda's whole family welcomed my daughter into their home and we were very lucky to have her look after our daughter.
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Sophie
on 16/10/2021
Our daughter started with Syeda when she was just 10 months old and settled in well from the start.
She went on to stay in Syeda's setting until she was 3 and a half and it was hard to leave!
The setting is a wonderful home-like setting and Syeda provides everything you would want in terms of activities, nourishing food and learning. Our daughter made great friends of different ages and often talked of Syeda and her family as if they were her own.
I would thoroughly recommend Syeda's setting to anybody looking for a Childminder in the area.
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Jessied
on 11/10/2021
Our son Josh started with Syeda when he was 1 year old and flourished there. It's a warm, caring environment for children. She provided excellent care and his vocabulary, movement and general development came on in leaps and bounds. He loved going there and we had no trouble with settling him in her setting. Syeda provided a wide range of engaging activities every day, with lots of garden play, and the children seemed to be enjoying themselves when we went to pick him up.
The food Syeda provided was exceptional, and catered for specific dietary requirements - Josh started eating lots of foods he wouldn't try before. She's very sensitive to allergies and provides specific food if required.
Syeda provided lots of feedback on Josh's development, and excellent communication with us at all times. All in all we would highly recommend Syeda and her setting.
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Laura
on 29/12/2020
Syeda has looked after our son, Felix, for over a year now, and we could not be happier with the love and care that he has received from her and her family.
Felix settled in very quickly, due to Syeda's gentle and warm approach and welcoming home from home environment that she has lovingly created. Syeda takes real pride in her job, and works hard to ensure the children are kept busy and engaged; be it learning about the body, messy play with sand and water, baking, creating artwork and cards, free play etc.
Syeda is ambitious and aims to achieve the highest standards in care and education appropriate to this age group. She sets clear expectations of how the children should treat each other and we've been very impressed at how good Felix has become at sharing and waiting his turn etc since being there. His manners are also improving! She also encourages them to be responsible, tidying up at the end of the day for example.
The children always seem to be having lots of fun, and whenever I arrive to pick Felix up the house is always filled with laughter. Felix really loves it there and often talks about Syeda, her family and the other children.
Syeda cooks a delicious variety of home cooked meals every day and shares my interests in healthy eating, which was important for me when looking for a childminder for Felix. She is also great at accommodating for Felix's vegetarian diet, which we really appreciate.
Syeda is very good at communicating with the parents on the progress of the children and each day writes down information on what they have eaten, their nap time, nappy info, what they've been up to and any other information that she feels would be useful for the parents to know, including any concerns she may have. In addition to all of this, she puts on parties at special occasions and invites all the parents so that they can get to know one another which is great (again, more delicious food provided!).
We wouldn't hesitate in recommending Syeda and really feel she is one of a kind.
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Melanie
on 29/09/2016
Our boisterous toddler- Joshua- started with Syeda at around 1 year old. He had previously been at nursery but we felt a home environment would be more suitable for him. We have been very happy with the care he has received since then.
Syeda is firm but gentle and provides structured activities . These include activities such as messy play, drawing, reading, toys in the garden and some outings. We receive written feedback regarding these, how he has slept etc on a daily basis. She does a range of homecooked food, which Joshua seems to enjoy.
Joshua enjoys spending time in her home, has become part of Syeda's family- frequently referring to her, her husband and daughter when not there. He has made friends also with the other children who are of different ages. He has grown in confidence since starting, his language has developed and we feel that he has become better at sharing and interacting with other children.
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on 14/08/2016
Our daughter was looked after by Syeda for a year (from 18mths-2.5years old) after which time we moved house and the distance was too far to travel. We had desperately wanted to keep our place with Syeda as the care she has provided our daughter has been exceptional.
Syeda has an outstanding childcare setting in her home and every day seems to have gone to extraordinary efforts to provide a range of engaging activities - looking for bugs, messy play, sensory play, reading stories, playing music, sorting games, water play in the garden. She prempted the distress at being 'dropped off' and a parent leaving by preparing distractions and a warm and inviting environment.
She regularly takes the children out on trips to local activities such as the toy library, playgroup, music sessions, sports day and a local farm.
She prepares all her own food and our daughter has been introduced to a new array of freshly cooked foods for lunch which she devours. Syeda also provides healthy snacks and a good breakfast.
We always have clear written, visual and verbal feedback from Syeda about our daughter's development day-to-day and over the time she has been with her. Furthermore Syeda goes out of her way to engage all the children and their families in her care by hosting parties at her home at Christmas and in the Summer, plus a trip for everyone to a local firestation.
We are always confident that our daughter has eaten well, played happily with other children and her time with Syeda is loving and enriching. In fact, when asked who her best friend is, our daughter most often says 'Syeda' (closely followed by Syeda's husband and daughter)!
We are so sad to leave Syeda. She is warm, affectionate and playful and she enriches our daughter's life as well as our own.
I cannot recommend her highly enough.
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on 27/07/2016
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