Claire
Childminder in Sutton
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Female Member since Aug 2022 Last Updated Apr 2024 Last Login 26 Apr 2024
My Summary
Little Hedgehogs Home Nursery
About Me
Welcome to my profile, I’m glad you’re here!
My name is Claire, I have been childminding since October 2022 and haven’t looked back since. My previous career was working as a registered nurse in the NHS. However, as I have 3 children it was becoming increasingly difficult to manage the demands of family life and continue my career in oncology nursing. Then Little Hedgehogs was born!
My setting is a true home from home and children will be welcomed with open arms. The children feel very comfortable with me and my family. We are a happy home full of love, laughs and children can be free to express themselves. I take the time to really get to know your child, likes, dislikes, favourite toys, activities, interests and build my relationship from there. I believe each child has their own unique interests and I follow their lead, children are listened to, understood, and validated here. The childrens mental and physical wellbeing is my upmost priority and in my setting we are working on the foundations to build children with confidence and self-esteem.
We are an inclusive predominantly outdoor setting, and we spend most of our time around the local area exploring nature and wildlife or in the garden. I take the children out in all weathers and all children are appropriately dressed in wellies and waterproof clothing which are provided by the parents. The children love our forest picnic with a story. I have a huge passion for children being able to play freely and allow their own imagination to shine through. The children adore the muddy puddles, having the freedom to climb, run, pick up sticks and leaves and work on those important gross motor and fine motor skills, we often bring out the mud kitchen accessories and the children love playing in the mud, the learning we do here is organic, not over planned, or rigid. There are 3 quotes I stand by, and I believe makes my setting special and unique.
“No such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing”
“Children are washable”.
“Children can’t climb the walls if we take them away”.
We meet up with other childminders and friends and do regular day trips such as National Trust Parks, Wisley Gardens, Farms, Chessington Zoo and lots of other exciting places!
On the days we do decide to stay at home, your children will have plenty to do. I have a dedicated well-resourced playroom to suit children of all ages, I adapt the space to the ages of children in my care and we do regular toy rotations to continuously spark new interests. We use tuff play and play trays for sensory play set ups and encourage the children to get stuck in! The playroom leads onto a decking area with water and sand play, mud kitchen area and playhouse. Stairs leading down to a grassed area with a bespoke jungle gym complete with swings and monkey bars.
My Experience
A mother of 3 children is the best experience you can have, my eldest is almost 15, I have a 6 year old son and a 3 year old daughter. I understand the realities of working parents and how challenging it can be. Which is why I work so hard to keep your little ones happy, secure and very busy so you can go about your daily life knowing they're in safe hands. My last ofsted report was completed in October 2023. I was awarded an overall 'Good' score with some areas emerging into 'outstanding'. I am assessed every year to ensure we are working at the highest standards.
A copy of my report is available to you.
My Qualifications
Paediatric first aid course
Registered Nurse
Full childminder training completed including food hygiene, early years foundation stage and safeguarding children
My Availability
Monday to Friday 7.30am - 6pm
Term-time only
Minimum 2 days a week contract accepted
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After School | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
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Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Last Updated: 23/04/2024 |
My Fees
- Childminding from £8.00 per hour
Opening hours 07.30-18:00 Monday to Friday (term time only)
£80 per day
£12 school drop off fee
£22 pick up and after school session
All meals and snacks included.
Trips may be extra but will try to keep this to a minimum.
My Local Schools
- I provide drop offs and pick ups at Cheam Fields Primary Academy
My Documents
- Childminding Agency Certificate (added 27/10/2022)
- Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination (added 22/09/2022)
- DBS Check (added 22/09/2022)
- First Aid Certificate: Paediatric First Aid (added 05/09/2022)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Claire. 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.
Claire has looked after our little 1 year old for the last five months, and we honestly couldn’t have hoped to find anyone better!
Claire is warm, caring and full of energy, giving our girl the best and safest days in her nursery. Claire is so creative and full of ideas, teaching our girl to love nature and the outdoors and helping her learn so much. Our little one has grown SO much in confidence over the last few months, both socially and with her language, and we are so grateful to have found such a loving and kind childminder to take care of her. As well as trips to local parks, national trust places etc, she also gets taken out for her faves, babyccinos and sausage rolls, what’s not to love?!
Claire’s setting really does feel like a home away from home, our girl absolutely loves it and comes home so happy. We genuinely couldn’t recommend Claire more.
So pleased to have found Claire and her family for our 2 year old daughter.
We had a very comfortable few days settling in and lead up for our official first days. Since starting, our daughter has grown massively in confidence and courage, coming home bubbly and enthusiastic, it’s a pleasure to see.
Kids are meant to be having fun, enjoying games and life in a safe, loving environment - that’s exactly what we crave, need and get at Claire’s.
Claire is amazing. The best childminder we could even imagine. Our son was 20 months old when we left with her full time every day of the week and he just loved her and her family! Very caring, kind and friendly, they were a second family for him! We are very grateful and highly recommend Claire and the little hedgehogs!
Claire is a lovely and caring childminder. She has been a reliable source of support in caring for our daughter before and after school. Our daughter is always busy having on fun nature trips to different parks as well as indoor activities. Couldn’t ask for better person to care for our daughter. Highly recommend!!
by Leyre about Claire on 29/11/2022
Response by Claire on 29/11/2022:
Awww thank you for your kind words, it means a lot! Absolutely pleasure looking after your daughter :)
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