Kelly
Childminder in London: Hackney
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Female Member since Jun 2022 Last Updated Sep 2025 Last Login 13 Oct 2025
My Summary
About Me
Hello Parents,
I am an Ofsted registered childminder.
I have worked in childcare for over 25 years experience. I have a small but homely set up that provides a home to home experience.
I am qualified to a level 4 in childcare, as well as Montessori trained and have experience of working with children who have special needs.
My aim is to provide a warm and welcoming environment, in a small but nurturing setting.
I have plenty of outdoor space, with the use of a large communal area that we use regularly, I am also local to two parks that we use regularly and the library.
I aim to provide opportunities for children to grow and flourish by allowing children to get the best individual attention they deserve. I promote curiosity and encourage critical thinking through investigation and a variety of activities both indoors and outdoors. The advantage of having small groups in a home setting allows each child to receive the same quality teaching and experience they deserve in a homely environment and at a pace that suits the individual child.
I aim to provide an atmosphere that will portrays a multi-cultural and diverse environment. This will be done through various activities e.g food, creativity and celebrating festivals.
I will send you daily updates on your child’s progress and photos of any special moments and activities your child has been part of.
Your child will have a journal book with memories of their milestones achieved, art work and drawings while at Little stars.
A little memory book for you to keep when they move onto big school.
Little stars Montessori is a loving and caring set up, offering a home from home experience
I offer activities such as art and craft, music and movement, cooking, forest school and yoga.
I can also arrange a video call prior to a visit.
I am located in upper Clapton E5, bus routes 393, 254, 253 and 106. Close to Clapton train station.
I offer the 30 hours funding for 9months and 2-3 year
My Experience
I have over 26 years experience of working in a Montessori nursery as a teacher and a nursery manager.
My Qualifications
Level 4 in childcare
Level 3 in management
Montessori qualified
First aid trained
Food and hygiene
Safeguarding
Behaviour management
Eco schools
SENCO
Sustainability training
EYFS
Safer eating
Yoga training
My Availability
I am open Monday to Thursday. Please contact me to discuss your childcare needs
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My Fees
- Childminding from £10.00 per hour
My day rate is £87.00 per a day
Hourly rate £10.00
30 hour Funding available, please contact me for more information.
Availability from October 2025, please Contact me to discuss hours
Childcare From 6 months to 3 years
All meals and snacks are included.
Breakfast, lunch and Dinner
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
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 05/12/2022)
- DBS Check (added 02/11/2022)
- Inspection Report: ofsted inspection 2025 (added 28/04/2025)
- Training Certificate: Climate action planning (added 04/02/2025)
- Training Certificate: Safeguarding updates (added 04/02/2025)
- Training Certificate: Action planning (added 04/02/2025)
- Training Certificate: Sustainably living goals (added 04/02/2025)
- Training Certificate: Health and safety update (added 04/02/2025)
- Training Certificate: safeguarding level 2 (added 19/02/2024)
- Training Certificate: safeguarding (added 19/02/2024)
- Other (added 09/02/2024)
- First Aid Certificate (added 31/01/2024)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 02/11/2022)
- Training Certificate (added 02/11/2022)
Reviews
5 out of 5
Parents say
The childminder provides excellent care in a loving, supportive environment. Parents praise the engaging activities, outdoor excursions, and focus on development. Communication is consistently highlighted as clear and thorough. Children are reported to be happy, thriving, and excited to attend, with many parents expressing gratitude for the high-quality care provided.
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Latest reviews
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We can’t say thank you enough to Kelly for how she looked after our daughter. She’s an outstanding childminder and we’d recommend her to anyone. Our daughter loved being with Kelly so much she often didn’t want to come home! As first time parents, the transition into childcare and back to work for mum felt really difficult, but Kelly immediately put us at ease with both her warmth and professionalism. With her assistant Caroline, Kelly has created a fun, loving, family atmosphere, with so many thoughtful activities, arts and crafts, and play, as well as exploring outside in forest school. It really reassured us how clear and consistent her communication is, day to day and around things like her curriculum. Kelly kept us up to date on all our daughter’s developmental milestones. She thrived in Kelly’s care, and we’re sure that contributed to her confidence and happiness.
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Paris
on 06/10/2025
As first time parents we were very anxious about or little boy going into childcare, he started with Kelly and Caroline just after his first birthday. Little stars keep us updated with everything throughout the day and take some great pictures of our little one of what he’s getting upto, I instantly felt reassured. They are big on the child’s development and it shows. As I first time anxious mum I would highly recommend little stars and just want to say thank you for the level of care that is shown to our little one. :) xxx
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Chelsey
on 30/10/2024
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kelly
on 28/07/2025:
Thank you for your kind words
We would very highly recommend Kelly and Caroline as childminders. They supported and cared for our young son for his second year and we felt that he grew a lot in confidence. There was always a sense that they carefully planned their days with the children, with a good balance of focused activities and playtime. We never felt that the children were just 'minded', but engaged with and led through explorations of games, imaginative play, art etc. which really fed their curiosity. He always came home talking about the day and what they did and the good food that they ate, as well as the wonderful connections he made with the other children. Kelly and Caroline were very careful and conscientious about his health and supported us whenever he needed additional attention. They were also very easy to communicate with. Overall, it felt like this was an excellent first step for our son out into a wider world of play and learning, that felt safe, considered and nurturing.
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Redmond
on 25/09/2024
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kelly
on 28/07/2025:
Thank you for your kind words
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