Chris
Childminder in Coventry
My Summary
About Me
Home from home environment I work alongside my wife, julie hobley-flitcroft, who has been qualified for over ten years she holds nvq level 3 in early years, and care and education also hold a teaching assistant level 3. We both have first aid training and safeguarding training and food hygiene. I am a qualified childminder with all the relevant qualifications. We have a strong love of animals and have lots of pets, including dogs, cats, hens, and ducks. I am an outgoing person who loves to teach and watch the children grow and develop, not only the curriculum but also life skills. I have a very hands-on approach to life learning skills and love to encourage the children to try new skills. We will be using the EYFS to a high standard of planning activities and observing the children. We will pick up and drop off from ravensdale primary school only. Contact us for current space available Mon to Fri minimum of 2 days a week contract
My Experience
I've had lots of experience planning activities and observing children and completing learning journals and linking this to the eyfs. I have three children of my own i have experience with autism and adhd as our children are nuro diverse and just gained a qualification in learning with autism. I am welcom trained in speech and language as well as many other courses I have completed
My Qualifications
CHILDMINDING LOCAL AUTHORITY
PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID
FOOD SAFETY LEVEL 3
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN
Prevent duty
Learning in the outside play
Writing in the early years
Wellcomm
And many more as we are always updating our qualification's through the local authority and webinars
My Availability
Open Monday to Friday 7am till 5pm
spaces available
My Fees
- Childminding from £7.00 per hour
Including wipes. a morning snack, a hot cooked lunch, and a pm. snack and milk and water to drink
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Ravensdale Primary School
My Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
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Reviews
5 out of 5
Parents say
Parents consistently praise this caring, professional couple for providing a warm, home-from-home environment. Children flourish under their nurturing, knowledgeable approach, with excellent communication and support for individual needs, including additional needs. Families wholeheartedly recommend this friendly, family-oriented setting for outstanding childcare.
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Latest reviews
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Chris and Julie are a lovely kind yet professional couple.
They looked after my son, and Chris would do the school run..
They both have a wealth of knowledge in childcare, early years and teaching. Chris is a lovely laid back guy, always on hand to help.
I feel grateful for having them both help with my son.
A lovely family orientated home.
Excellent service.
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Cheryl
on 21/10/2026
Chris and Julie provide a lovely, welcoming environment for the children. They are both friendly, caring and approachable. It’s clear they put a lot of thought into creating a happy setting for the little ones. I would happily recommend Little Hedgehogs Childcare to other families.
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Rachel
on 20/10/2026
My child is coming on great here. Chris and Julie are both lovely people. First class care and attention is being given to my child's upbringing. Thank you
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Leo
on 20/10/2026
Chris and Julie are both absolutely amazing, and we honestly couldn’t ask for better people to care for our daughter. Since starting at their setting, she has truly flourished, and it has been wonderful to watch her grow into such a confident, happy and independent little girl.
Their setting really is a home from home. Our daughter feels so comfortable, safe and happy there, and knowing she is in such loving and caring hands gives us complete peace of mind as parents. She learns new things every single day, and we can see how much she is growing and developing with their support.
One of her favourite things is seeing their lovely pets, which makes her time there even more special!
We cannot thank Chris and Julie enough for everything they do for our daughter. The love, care, patience and encouragement they give her mean so much to us, and we feel incredibly lucky to have found them. Seeing how happy she is going there and how much she has blossomed speaks volumes about the wonderful environment they provide.
We would wholeheartedly recommend Chris and Julie to anyone looking for childcare. Thank you both for being such a special part of our daughter’s journey and for helping her become the amazing little girl she is today! ❤️
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Robyn
on 20/10/2026
Both my children had gone to little hedgehogs childcare, I think altogether they were there for around 4 years. I could not fault them. A home away from a home. They were a second family to my children providing that necessary care and comfort so needed in their early lives. They were supportive of not only the children but of myself and worked alongside me during difficult times to ensure everyone was being supported. When my child got a dairy diagnoses they were more than happy to accomdate and also supported my son who is neuro diverse who's awaiting a diagnosis. They have adapted things for him and supported him with his Communication and even sent off referrals when needed to ensure he gets all the support he needs. Communication is brilliant and could not fault them. If by any means I do have another child in the future, would definitely go back to them. I plan to still use them if possible for teaching training days as well as my children love them and miss them very much.
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Brie
on 20/10/2026
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