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Cruise C

Childminder in Rotherham

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Female Member since Aug 2011 Last Updated Oct 2024 Last Login 19 Oct 2024

My Summary

Ofsted Registered
Special Needs Experience
First Aid Training
DBS Check
Newborn Experience
Full Driving Licence
Own Car
School Pickups
Childcare Qualifications
2 Year old Funded Childcare
3 and 4 Year old Funded Childcare
Tax-Free Childcare
Flexible Hours
Outstanding Rated
I'm Covid-19 Vaccinated
9 months old Funded Childcare

About Me

Cruise Childcare - Ofsted Registered Maltby Childminder

Ofsted Outstanding since December 2013, latest inspection January 2020, published report February 2020.

Cruise Childcare holds Gold Award Healthy Foundations Accreditation.
The Healthy Foundations Programme is aimed at embedding the whole setting approach to promoting all children's Personal, Social and Emotional Development while linking into and supporting public health priorities.

Childcare.co.uk have awarded Cruise Childcare the Certificate of Excellence for local 5* parent & carer online feedback.

5* Food Hygiene Rating 4 times running (inspected every 3-4 years) October 2011, October 2014, October 2017 & January 2021 (online) from RMBC and The Food Standards Agency.

My name is Sally, and I am 47 years old, married to Nick for 26 years with two girls of our own, Maia is 18 & lives term time at Salford University, and Evie is 14. We are an animal loving family and have a veteran miniature sausage dog called Sizzles who is blind.

Cruise Childcare operates a flexible approach to childcare with extensive age and stage appropriate facilities and resources with large indoor and outdoor play spaces.

Cruise Childcare is open Term Time only, Monday to Thursday from 7.30am - 5.30pm.

All sessions include unlimited drinks i.e. milk or water preferably and sugar free juice on occasion, morning and afternoon healthy snacks i.e. variety of fruit, vegetables, breadsticks, yoghurts, toast, baked crisps, cheese, crumpets, malt loaf at £4.50 per hour.

School drop offs available to Maltby Lilly Hall Academy Monday to Friday, and School pick ups Monday to Thursday.

All Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS – 0 to 5yrs) children are observed, assessed and planned for as if in a school or nursery setting with individual Daily Diary Communication Online Learning Journey using Famly software package. In addition a two year assessment report is provided around the same time as your child's assessment with their Health Visitor to enable a clear picture of your child's development from multiple Childcare professionals.

Days out and visits to various playgroups, farms, parks, shops, library rhyme time, play barns, such as Camelots, Treasure Island, Play Valley, Magna, York, The Deep, Castles, Museums, Eureka, Cannon Hall Farm, Tropical Butterfly House, RSPB, Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Creswell Crags, Rother Valley, Rufford Park, Bowling, Roller Skating, Trampolining to name a few are also provided and prearranged with parents/carers. I have a fully equipped 7-seater vehicle, an abundance of car seats to suit all ages to ensure everyone gets a chance to get out and about!

I am an active member of Maltby Childminding Group, for which I am Treasurer, which gives access to a network of fantastic childminders to enable cover for holidays, fundraising days, and larger trips and entertainment for all the children in our care, such as coach trips to the seaside, large scale sports days, Birthdays, Christmas Parties, Fundraising and other celebrations.

My holidays will always be taken during school holidays, the occasional term time day may be needed for a special occasion, in which plenty of notice will be given, and the offer of sorting cover with another member of the Maltby Childminding Group will be made.

Cruise Childcare currently has two registered assistants, my husband Nick and sister Mandy, who can be called upon as and when the need arises.

My Experience

Cruise Childcare was established in July 2011, and to date has cared for in excess of 80 children along with bringing up my own two children, all of varying ages, stages of development, I also have experience with SEN.

I regularly visit various playgroups and meet up with members of Maltby Childminding Group, parks, woodland walks and the local library. This is a great way for children to build up positive relationships with other children and adults, and to experience new and different settings and resources to assist with their learning and development through play.

There are currently 18 children on Cruise Childcare's roll, all varying in age from 12 months, the oldest being 9 years old at the moment. Some children are day time only, some are before and after school and some are ad-hoc cover to fit around parents shifts - flexible to suit each child and their families individual needs.

INCLUSION INFORMATION:
I am committed to include children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities including medical and dietary requirements.
I work in partnership with outside agencies that support with your child to guarantee a multi-agency approach when meeting your child’s identified individual needs.
I have accessed training around areas relating to Special Educational Needs and disability with a commitment to keeping this updated.

Please contact me directly where I will welcome any queries or questions regarding my setting.

My Qualifications

Cruise Childcare constantly strives to provide the very best in childcare, and is a member of PACEY - Professional Association for Childcare and the Early Years, with whom the Public Liability Insurance Certificate is held. Cruise Childcare also ensures to be kept continually up to date with the latest training and development. The following certificates are currently in place:

I have an MBA (Masters in Business & Finance) from Hull University 2004 and a Black Belt 1st Dan in Kickboxing (2018).

Child Psychology Diploma with New Skills Academy completed April 2022.

Compulsory Certificates:
* Advanced Safeguarding (Core 3) 3 yearly renewal - Expires July 2027
* Paediatric First Aid – Expires April 2027
* Food Hygiene Level 2 – Expires Mar 2026

Good Practice & Voluntary Certificates:
* Abundance of weekly online training webinars to further advance existing knowledge, self evaluation, reflections and action planning:
*New EYFS Frameworks continuous;y envolving
*0-5 Universal Speech, Language & Communication Training
*Supporting Downs Syndrome Children
*Understanding Breast Feeding
*Anti-Bullying Alliance 7 module course
*Hygge in the Early Years - learning through nature
* Advanced Safeguarding
* Human Trafficking
* Schemas
* Sexual Exploitation
* FGM Recognising & preventing
* Prevent (radicalisation) e-learning
* Early Education Funding
* Terrorism General Awareness
* Ofsted Common Assessment Frameworks
* Crazy Creatures - bringing music into play
* ICAN speech, language & communication in the Early Years
* Basic Child Protection
* Observing Children at Play
* Assessing Children in the EYFS
* Planning for children in the EYFS
* Treasure Baskets
* Child Development Level 1 & 2
* NVQ 2 in Children’s Care Learning and Development
* Level 3 Children’s & Young People's Workforce
* Makaton Level 1, 2, 3 & 4
* ROMA - Cultural Awareness
* Bereavement Awareness and Support
* Children's Epilepsy
* SENCO - Special Educational Needs Training
* EYFS - New Guidance and Frameworks
* 12 week Toddler Project Course
* Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness
* Caring for Young Teeth 2015 & renewed 2017, renewed 2022
* Characteristics of Effective Learning

I can offer Government Free Funding on the following:

15hrs free funding to 9mth - 2 year olds available to qualifying families through Rotherham Borough Council, please enquire.

I can also offer 15 & 30 hours free funded places for 3 & 4 year olds for the term starting after your child's 3 birthday, please enquire.

My Availability

***Not taking on any more children***

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Before School no no no no no no no
Morning no no no no no no no
Afternoon no no no 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: 08/10/2024

My Fees

  • Childminding from £4.50 per hour

***NOT CURRENTLY TAKING ANYMORE CHILDREN***

Cruise Childcare operates within the trends and norms of the area, therefore the following tariff has been produced in conjunction with other Professional Childcare settings to ensure equality and fairness throughout.

Description Childcare rate
Childminding £4.50 per hr (Min 6 hours 9am-3pm per day/ min 2 days a week)
School Drop off after 7.30am £6.50per day
Before 7.30am to be discussed & agree

Breakfast includes a choice of cereals, toast, egg, beans, tomatoes, fruit, yoghurt & drink

School Pick up incl snack £11.50 per day up to 5.30pm Monday - Thursday.

All snacks and drinks are included in the hourly rate all day.

Daytime children, own packed lunches are mandatory.

If your child is ill or on holiday, full fee's are applicable. If I am ill or on holiday, there is no charge.

Any forced closure due to health pandemics and outbreaks will require full fee of contracted hours to secure your child’s place & sustainability of the setting for the future.

Additional charges are made for playgroups, play centres, trips out etc but are agreed in advance of the event.

Parents/carers will be asked to provide nappies, wipes, cream and formula milk, sun cream, and any medicines where necessary.

All children will need a pair of indoor shoes/slippers to prevent slipping on wooden floors, a change of clothes, and outdoor wear suitable for weather conditions at the time of year.

Invoices are done in arrears monthly on the 1st and can be paid either by Cash, Bacs Transfer, Direct Debit, Standing Order or I accept any Childcare Vouchers, Tax Free Childcare scheme - Strict 7 day payment terms - Many thanks !

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My Ofsted Inspections

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Outstanding
28 January 2020
20 December 2013 - 1
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My Documents

  • Inspection Report (added 17/02/2020)
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Reviews

Below are the latest reviews for Cruise C. 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.

After having our second little boy In the middle of a pandemic & the majority of his first year being Spent in lockdowns my little boy was very clingy and wasn’t great at meeting new people both myself and partner were very reluctant to put him in childcare but needs must & cruise childcare came highly recommended, and what an amazing person sally is she completely put us at ease and Roman settled straight away he absolutely loves going to Sally’s crazy loving full of fun home even now recognising & getting excited when he sees the house and as soon as he sees Sally’s smiling welcoming face his arms go straight out to go to her
Roman has been all over with sally & every day is doing something new we thoroughly enjoy reading as a family his little daily diary to see what he’s been up to, roman is so happy and content when going to sally it has made the process of leaving him so much easier and I genuinely feel like I’m leaving him with a close family member
I cannot thank and recommend cruise childcare enough after using private nurseries with our first born the only thing I can say is I wish I would have found sally sooner! Sally’s home is immaculately clean and home from home and the snacks that roman has on his sessions are brilliant sally has also helped me with meal ideas and recommended toys that roman enjoys playing with... roman has only been attending since September but I feel like we’ve known sally forever I would never use anyone else now & recommend cruise childcare to anyone looking for childcare they definitely are the best In the business! X

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by Avatar for Ashleigh Ashleigh about Avatar for Cruise C Cruise C on 26/10/2021

Sally covers for my daughters childminder during holidays and sickness. My daughter can't wait to get to Sally's in a morning, always new and exciting things to do. Sally is a fun, loving and caring person,when your daughter tells you not to hurry home from work that just says it all! Happy daughter. Happy Mummy. Thank you Sally.

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by Avatar for Parent Parent about Avatar for Cruise C Cruise C on 13/03/2018

I can not recommended Cruise Childcare enough! I have two boys who go to Sally, four days a week. My eldest who is now 6, started when he was 9 months old and we didn't think twice about where our youngest son would go. He is now 15 months and has been with Sally since he was 7 months old. Nothing is too much trouble for Sally. She makes you feel very welcome and the children are well cared for. She makes the days fun, exciting and stimulating for the children in her care and they all love going. She follows the interest of the children and ensures all abilities, likes and interests are catered for. She always informs us of our child's next steps and the communication diary is excellent for working parents. I don't know how she does it, she really is a super woman! We love Cruise Childcare!

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by Avatar for Parent Parent about Avatar for Cruise C Cruise C on 13/03/2018

Sally offers an amazing array of activities to suit every child needs and interests. Her playroom is constantly altered to stimulate children’s learning through play, and all the children are happy and content thanks to the friendly environment that Sally has created.

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by Avatar for Parent Parent about Avatar for Cruise C Cruise C on 12/03/2018

I would absolutely recommend cruise childcare to anyone, both of my boys have gone to Sally, and have loved the setting and Sally. My eldest is at school and still asks to go back rather than school. My youngest is their now and refers to Sally as his best friend, I love that he feels they have a friendship and he looks forward to going each week, even sometimes wanting to stay when I collect him. It’s clear to see Sally has amazing relationships with all the children. I prefer a childminder to a nursery setting as my child has great opportunities to explore. They go out on trips and to play areas and parks, something you wouldn’t get in another setting.

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by Avatar for Parent Parent about Avatar for Cruise C Cruise C on 11/03/2018

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