Katies Play House
Childminder in Salford (also available for babysitting)
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Female Member since May 2019 Last Updated May 2025 Last Login 02 May 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hello,
My name is Katie, and I’m a fully qualified, OFSTED-registered childminder with a strong passion for child development and early years care. I am committed to staying up to date with the latest training and guidance to ensure your child thrives in a warm, nurturing, and stimulating environment.
I believe that children learn best through real-world experiences, so I love taking them out as often as possible. We enjoy a wide range of outings—including trips to the beach, woodland walks, and exploring both local surroundings and exciting destinations further afield—all included in my pricing. I also regularly attend stay-and-play sessions, giving children the opportunity to interact and build social skills with their peers.
My home features a generously sized, secure, and fully enclosed back garden where children can play freely and safely. The garden is equipped with a variety of fun activities such as slides, a seesaw, sand and water play, bikes, and scooters. Children have free-flow access to the garden, allowing them to choose their own play and explore at their own pace.
I follow a structured daily routine and a well-rounded development programme based on the EYFS framework. My setting is equipped with a wide range of resources that support all seven areas of learning. I also provide healthy, home-cooked meals and cater to all dietary requirements.
We also have Bruno, our gentle and affectionate Bernese Mountain Dog, who absolutely loves spending time with the children and receiving cuddles and attention from them.
Thank you for taking the time to read about my setting. I look forward to hearing from you!
Warm regards,
Katie
My Experience
Mother of 2, loving and fun auntie to my nieces and nephews.
My Qualifications
Safeguarding (child protection)
Paediatric first aid
FGM
Food Hygiene level 2 certificate.
Prevent duty
Enhanced DBS
My Availability
My opening hours are from 7:30 am till - 17.30 pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays)
£47.50
7.30am till 12.30pm half day
OR
12.30pm till 17.30pm half day
£35
Full and Part time places available.
Babysitting service at the weekends.
School holidays,
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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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: 08/03/2024 | |||||||
My Fees
- Babysitting from £10.00 per hour
- Childminding from £5.00 per hour
£47.50 per day
£35 half day
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Moorside 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 15/05/2022)
- DBS Check (added 28/05/2019)
- First Aid Certificate: paediatric first aid (added 29/01/2024)
- Other (added 05/01/2024)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding level 3 (added 18/10/2023)
- First Aid Certificate: first aid (added 15/05/2022)
- Training Certificate: safeguarding (added 15/05/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: paediatric first aid updated (added 30/04/2021)
- Training Certificate: Food Hygiene (added 28/05/2019)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid (added 28/05/2019)
- Training Certificate: Certificate Of Training - Safeguarding (added 28/05/2019)
- Training Certificate: Prevent Duty (added 24/05/2019)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Katies Play House. 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.
Our younger joined Katie in Covid, when I return to work as nurse early. Delilah first day, went amazingly and no tears ( from her but I cried) so always felt reassured that she was being looked after well and her safety been maintained. We were from a family of animals- so I enjoy her been around animals!
She went to Katie till starting school in September 2022 from April 2020.
I can’t thank Katie enough. We miss katie x
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clairewr
on 01/01/2023
My little girl has been going to Katie for the last 3 years and absolutely loves it.
Katie is the best with all of the children and often takes them out for day trips to different places. She cares for them like they are her own and my little girl absolutely adores her.
When the time comes for her to leave next month we are all going to be extremely sad and I will be recommending Katie to everyone.
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AimeeB
on 16/06/2022
My son William has been going to Katie's for almost 2 years. He is so settled there, he loves going to see Katie and all his friends. We get regular photo updates of his activities through the day, and Katie has been so flexible around our work arrangements.
She ensures they get plenty of outdoor play opportunities and takes them to playgroups regularly too. Katie supported us with potty training so my son managed that with no problems at all.
I can't recommend Katie highly enough. My William will be very sad to leave when the time comes.
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LauraKF
on 22/03/2022
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Katies Play House
on 22/03/2022:
oh gosh, dont bring the leaving aspect up 🥺, sad moment when that happens. Its been my absolute pleasure taking care of him and seeing him grow up to the amazing little boy he is. ❤
Our child settled in really quickly and has thrived at Katie's. He looks forward to feeding the rabbits and Katie strikes a really good balance between routine and educational trips/new experiences. Highly recommended.
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Josie
on 22/03/2022
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Katies Play House
on 22/03/2022:
Thank you so much for your kind words Jo 🥰.
My sons been with Katie now for a few weeks and I can honestly say I’ve never seen him happier! I was really nervous about leaving him with someone but Katie was so warm and reassuring when we first met and she has been amazing since! She’s like a second mother to kobie and I can’t thank her enough for everything she does! Her beautiful dog Poppy is so friendly and great around the children so do not worry about her! I genuinely feel so secure and happy when Kobie’s at Katie’s because I know he’s being looked after properly! He’s come on leaps and bounds since joining such a happy boy! Thank you for everything katie❤️Xxxx
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Sophie
on 28/09/2019
My son is 2 1/2 and had been in nursery for 6 months but never really got into it, and was always upset to go. It was a great nursery but for my son we came to the conclusion that he craved a more one on one option where he would get a high level of interaction and attention.
We explored the childminder option and found Katie through this site. Katie is a warm, generous individual and we instantly felt at ease from our very 1st meeting.
We introduced our son over a week initially to Katie and then to Poppy the dog as we dont have a dog at home so wanted to make sure he was comfortable. And he was. It feels like a home from home and instantly my son built a lovely connection with Katie and the family.
My son is there 2 days a week and Katie fills his day with activities, indoors and outdoors, tailoring them exactly to his needs. There Is also a vast array of toys, materials, books etc to stimulate.
The house is so welcoming and there is a terrific safe play area in the garden for my son to play freely. Poppy the great Dane is a beautiful gentle giant who my son adores, and largely will keep to herself.
Katie regularly keeps us up to date throughout the day with pictures and commentary and for every session an update report is completed that talks through all activities of the day from food to sleeps to nappy changes to learning opportunities.
We feel so informed and so happy with the service Katie offers. It couldn't have gone better and for my son to be asking to go to katie’s now is so good to hear. I can see he loves his time there and is blossoming. It feels like an extension to our family.
I would highly recommend Katie as she is an excellent childminder with a warm generous attitude who offers a safe, caring environment.
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missylou
on 14/07/2019
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