Delphine
Childminder in London: Bromley
Female Member since Jun 2018 Last Updated Oct 2021 Last Login 14 Apr 2024
My Summary
About Me
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My name is Delphine and I am a FULLY REGISTERED childminder offering care in a bilingual FRENCH/ENGLISH setting.
I am passionate about creating an environment that will enable children to become confident and independent. In that effect, I provide an extensive range of natural and real resources, a carefully thought environment and plenty of opportunities to spend times outdoors.
I very much like to integrate nature and mindfulness into our day to day lives. Our days our based and structured around the children's interests which creates such higher levels of engagement and in turn opportunities to learn. We also have a very special ritual once a week where we celebrate the week, slow down and bake our snack ourselves to enjoy in the afternoon with a hot chocolate while we reflect upon all of the things we have done and record it in our special book.
My Ethos is that children learn through play in a happy home from home setting where they are nurtured and supported, to enable them to develop to their fullest potential.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like to arrange a visit.
My Experience
I started looking after children from a young age as it was something I enjoyed and found extremely natural (I am the eldest of a brood of 4). I carried it on while studying for my degree (Master in International Management- Université de Paris Panthéon-Assas) providing after school care and ad hoc childcare.
I have also worked as an assistant at a French Saturday school.
Now that I have my own children I have dedicated myself to it on a full time basis.
My Qualifications
I have training in paediatric first aid and my food hygiene certificate as well as training in the Safeguarding of children.
I have also obtained my Level 2 Understanding Autism.
My Availability
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | yes | yes | yes | no | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 26/10/2021 | |||||||
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
My Local Schools
This childminder has not yet informed us whether or not they provide any drop off or pick up services at local schools.
My Documents
- UK Passport (added 04/01/2024)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Delphine. 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.
Delphine really is a wonderful childminder. She cared for our daughter between the ages of 1-2 years and it couldn’t have been more perfect. It was lovely to hear about all the fun and learning they would get up to and Delphine keeps you up to date throughout the day so we could see what she had been up to and know whilst we were at work she was in safe hands and having lots of fun. She goes above and beyond to keep you updated, with an update at pick up too you feel like you’ve almost been with her, and really understand what your child has been up to from how long she has napped, to what she has eaten, to the amount of nappies she has had changed!
Our daughter really flourished there, from dropping off our little lockdown baby who had never spent the day with anyone else, she settled really quickly attending only one day a week, which we put down to Delphine’s calm, caring and wonderful nature. She is now a confident, chatty and bright two year old and came back from Delphine’s house doing yoga, singing and dancing (hop little bunnies is still a favourite), learning her numbers, shapes and colours.
It is lovely to still meet up with Delphine and her children and little ones for a play date, our daughter still asks excitedly if she can go to ‘Delphine’s house today’ and talks about Delphine’s children and the little ones that attend fondly, a sure sign of how much of an impact she had in her little life.
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Our daughter has been in Delphine’s care for 2 years and absolutely adores her!! We simply can’t recommend Delphine enough, she is wonderful!!
From the moment we met Delphine we could so clearly see how passionate she is about what she does! We’ve had such a wonderful relationship right from the beginning and always knew that we were putting our child in the most competent, caring, safe and supportive hands.
Delphine plans every day with care, with trips to the local parks and visits to the library along with various playgroups and seasonal-related activities, together with thoughtful themes, games and exercises to support child learning and development through play and exploration.
She provides us with detailed daily updates along with photos, as well as regular catch-ups and activities to support learning during our holidays & outside of the setting.
Our daughter has really blossomed there and is always so excited to spend the day with Delphine, and she just adores Delphine’s children who have taken on a bit of an older sibling role. Our baby boy will absolutely join them all when the time is right, as we feel incredibly lucky to have found such a wonderful, caring and passionate Childminder.
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Delphine is exactly the kind of person you would want to look after your children. I was very nervous about putting my baby girl into childcare but when I found Delphine all my worries disappeared.
My daughter adores being with Delphine, she has progressed so much during her time with her. I love receiving regular updates and photos throughout the day. By day 3 of being in Delphine’s care my daughter was reaching out for her the minute the door opened!
Delphine is great at coming up with inventive games and activities that the children love. There is also the added bonus of your child learning French in a fun, relaxed environment!
I really can’t recommend her highly enough.
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My 2 girls attended Delphine’s setting. (one full time and the other 1day/week). She is the most marvellous Childminder I have ever met. Delphine has a true passion for children and took care of my little 1 year old like she would her own.
They did outings, trips to the park, library, playgroups and Insta-worthy activities at home. My daughter really flourished and developed so many skills and character.
Delphine cooked everything at home. Always fresh food. I can honestly say that my daughter had more fruit and veg at her childminder’s than at home!The girls have absolutely loved coming to Delphine’s setting and it is with a true heavy heart that we are finding ourselves needing to stop.
Communication was also always very clear. I loved receiving photos during the day about what they were up to. Always made my day.
I most definitely would recommend Delphine to anyone contemplating working with her. She has incredibly great work ethics and always goes the extra mile with a smile.
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