Little Places
Childminder in Elmbridge
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Member since Jul 2020 Last Updated Jun 2025 Last Login 21 Jul 2025
My Summary
Childminder's Based In Walton On Thames
About Me
Hi! We live in a spacious, welcoming home in Walton-On-Thames. Our house is fully set up to support a fun, safe, and nurturing environment for children. Every room is used for different activities, and all bedrooms are equipped with travel cots, fresh bedding, video monitors, and can be adapted to each child’s needs—whether that's blackout blinds, white noise machines, or anything else that makes them comfortable.
Our garden is one of our favourite places to spend time. It features a safe, enclosed play area for babies, and a larger astro-turfed space for bikes, scooters, ride-on toys, and more. We use the garden daily, rain or shine, thanks to a spacious covered area. At the end of the garden, we also have a dedicated playroom that is completely child-led and full of opportunities for imaginative play.
We’re lucky to live near beautiful parks, open fields, and the river, and we head out on daily adventures. We’re members of the National Trust, Painshill Park, and Brooklands Museum, which gives us access to lots of exciting outdoor experiences.
We have two children of our own—a daughter and a son born in 2018 and 2020—who are now in full-time school. As parents and childcare providers, we are kind, patient, and deeply passionate about working with children. We complement each other’s strengths, and working as a team benefits not only us but also the children in our care. They get the experience of growing and learning in a loving, family-based setting.
We provide nutritious, balanced meals and love introducing little ones to new foods from a variety of cultures. Our approach follows the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) framework, tailoring learning to each child’s individual pace and personality. We recognise that every child is different, and we work closely with them to build confidence, independence, and a strong "have-a-go" attitude to prepare them for school.
We love singing, dancing, reading, exploring, and encouraging creativity in every form. Our goal is to help each child thrive while having as much fun as possible.
My Experience
We have two of our own lovely children both have previous nursery experience. We always are the first to be asked to look after family and friends children. We have experience with new born and up.
My Qualifications
We are both Ofsted Registered and Childminders in our own rights.
We are both qualified in safeguarding and FGM.
We have both completed 12 hours Pediatric First Aid Training.
We are both Food and Hygiene Level 2 Qualified.
We are both hold our own full DBS.
Members of Information Commissions Office.
Courses we have attended and gained our certificates-
A good place to be two
A magical place to learn
An enabling environment
An outdoor space to learn
Characteristics of effective learning and behaviours .
Communication and the EYFS
Continuous professional development
Cultural awareness
Developing learning resources
Difficult emotions and emotional regulation
Forest school and outdoor learning
Fundamental British values
Improving children's learning through play
Inclusion in early years
Literacy in EYFS
Numeracy in EYFS
Ofsteds 3- Intent, Implement and Impact
Partnership with parents
Promoting positive behaviours
Recognising and supporting children with SEND
Supporting children on the Autism spectrum
Supporting children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Supporting children with Dyslexia
The progress check at two
Wellbeing in early years
We like doing courses to expand our knowledge whilst working with children and keeping up to date with effective teaching/learning.
My Availability
We are available Monday-Friday 7.45am to 5.45pm.
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My Fees
- Childminding from £8.25 per hour
Childminding £8.25 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 Ofsted Inspections
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My Documents
- Ofsted Certificate (added 10/07/2020)
- Training Certificate (added 11/07/2020)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Latest reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Little Places. 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.
We have been very lucky to find Jade and Matt. They were our first choice as a childminder for our son. He started with them when he was 11 months old. They have been very supportive and gave us lots of advice and encouragement which we really needed as a first time parents. They are very kind and caring people. Our son really liked the weekly music classes, the walks in the parks and the visits to Brooklands Museum. It was so nice to have updates throughout the day about our Little One.
We are very thankful for you.
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ZBuda
on 18/05/2025
We could not speak more highly of Matt and Jade. We have been absolutely delighted to send our son to their setting. He started at 10 months as we wanted to ramp up slowly. This worked really well. We were so grateful for their kind and gentle support as we transitioned from having Burt at home full time to ramping back up to full time working. It was a really tough time (especially as mum) but Matt and Jade were so thoughtful they made the process so much easier.
Their setting is so homely with a few different spaces for the children to utilise throughout the day. Personally, I visited some nurseries when deciding on childcare and felt that the mood of the children was very flat in the afternoons. However, Matt and Jade are able to move the children into their different zones to keep things fresh.
Burt (and I) particularly love the playroom at the back of the garden. It is filled with so many fantastic toys for role play, including many real world objects. Burt (like many kids, I’m guessing) loves playing with “real life” toys - remote controls, keyboards. This room is perfect for him as it lets him explore his curious developing mind. We love receiving updates and photos throughout the day of Burt having fun and his beautiful arts and crafts creations. And one of the highlights of the week is MUSIC class every Thursday morning.
Jade and Matt have also been incredibly helpful with Burt’s routine as well as encouraging with Burt’s milestones. They have been super flexible around nap times, supporting the times we already had set with Burt and following our lead as we finished up his sleep training as he wasn’t yet fully nap trained. He’s now already walking really well at 13 months and they have got him using his own fork when eating. Speaking of eating, I’m sure he eats so much more when he is with them as he obviously loves their home cooking (which always smells delicious when we collect him in the afternoon).
Burt has cow’s milk protein allergy, but that hasn’t been an issue at all. They are well experienced at tackling this and work their meal plans around it. At the beginning, Burt couldn’t have soy either but they were really happy to accommodate with different bread etc to make sure soy flour wasn’t present in his food (it’s such a faff - I really hope your kids don’t have allergies - but if they do you can rest assured with Jade and Matt).
Burt also has torticollis - a tight neck muscle which gives him a head tilt. (If untreated it can lead to issues with facial displacement.) We’ve had to work with a physio to resolve and Jade and Matt have been super helpful on this too. They were so willing to learn about it and do what they could while he is in their care to help contribute towards resolving this issue for him.
The final - and for us the best - thing about their setting is the feeling of love and warmth that exudes from the door. We have loved that Burt receives care from a man and woman and because they are mum and dad to their own kids you cannot get closer to a truly home from home experience. Thank you Jade and Matt for your attentive and loving care of our little boy. We will all miss you.
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Bianca
on 28/04/2023
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